Berliner, P.F. Thinking in jazz: the infinite art of improvisation,
University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London 1994.
In depth and scholastic investigation of the how
jazz musicians improvise - from an ethnomusicological
perspective...
John Biggs - Teaching for Quality Learning at University
Open University Press, 2003 This publication provides a
pragmatic approach to assist educators in enhancing
students' learning.
Bloom' Taxonomy of Educational Objectives:
Handbook I: Cognitive Domain.
Longmans, 1956.
Cigman and Davis (Ed). New Philosophies in Learning Oxford:
Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Much provocative stuff here,
challenging Howard Gardner
amongst others...
Guy Claxton - Wise Up. Network Educational Press Ltd: 2001.
Guy Claxton reveals what it takes for learning to occur.
An important book for anyone - including teachers
and learners of jazz!
Jerry Coker - The Teaching of Jazz Rottenburg: Advance 1989.
Hal Crook - How To Improvise - A Guide to Practising Improvisation. Rottenburg: Advance, 1991. Probably best book about improvising available, this is a book about improvising rather than the more common compendium of information. Hal Crook stresses the importance of design and control. Information serves process here, with dozens of practice routines. Suitable for all improvisors -
including drummers and singers.
Hal Crook - Ready, Aim Improvise! Exploring the Basics of Improvisation. Rottenburg: Advance, 1999. Excellent, practical and comprehensive, essentially a summary of an undergraduate jazz course.
Carol Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. New York: Ballantine Books, 2006.
Dyer. G, But Beautiful, London: Abacus, 1991/96.
Edwards, B. Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain. London: Harper Collins 1979, 1993.
Gallowey and Green, The Inner Game of Music, New York: Pan 1986, 1987.
