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A Space for Collaborative Creativity. How Collective Improvising Shapes 'a Sense of Belonging'.
Verneert, Filip; NIJS, Luc; De Baets, Thomas
2021In Frontiers in Psychology, 12, p. 648770
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Keywords :
PERMA; collaborative creativity; community music; eudaimonia; free improvisation
Abstract :
[en] In this contribution, we draw on findings from a non-formal, community music project to elaborate on the relationship between the concept of eudaimonia, as defined by Seligman, the interactive dimensions of collective free improvisation, and the concept of collaborative creativity. The project revolves around The Ostend Street Orkestra (TOSO), a music ensemble within which homeless adults and individuals with a psychiatric or alcohol/drug related background engage in collective musical improvisation. Between 2017 and 2019 data was collected through open interviews and video recordings of rehearsals and performances. Participant data was analyzed through inductive analysis based on the principles of grounded theory. One interesting finding was the discrepancy in the participant interviews between social relationships indicative of a negative affect about social group interaction versus strong feelings of group coherence and belonging. Video recordings of performances and rehearsals showed clear enjoyment and pleasure while playing music. Alongside verbal reflection through one-on-one interviews video recordings and analysis of moment-to moment observations should be used, in order to capture the complexity of community music projects with homeless people. The initial open coding was aligned with the five elements of the PERMA model. Overall, we observed more focus on Relationship (sense of belonging), Engagement (flow in rehearsals and performances) and Meaning (belonging to something greater than yourself) and less on Positive Emotion and Accomplishment (goal setting).
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Verneert, Filip;  Associated Faculty of the Arts, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Department of Music, LUCA School of Arts, Campus Lemmens, Leuven, Belgium
NIJS, Luc  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Institute of Musicology and Arts ; IPEM, Department of Musicology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; CORPoREAL, Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
De Baets, Thomas;  Associated Faculty of the Arts, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Department of Music, LUCA School of Arts, Campus Lemmens, Leuven, Belgium
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
A Space for Collaborative Creativity. How Collective Improvising Shapes 'a Sense of Belonging'.
Publication date :
2021
Journal title :
Frontiers in Psychology
eISSN :
1664-1078
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., Switzerland
Special issue title :
Eudaimonia and Music Learning
Volume :
12
Pages :
648770
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funding text :
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. FV is supported by the LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven.The authors would like to thank the musicians and the coaches of TOSO and vzw KleinVerhaal. Funding. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. FV is supported by the LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven.
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