To map and enhance Australian musical improvisation as a creative industry

该项目绘制了自1970年以来澳大利亚音乐即兴演奏网络的变化图，以了解文化创新是如何发展和传播的。新的统计技术（时间网络分析）的应用将与深入的焦点小组相结合，以展示卓越的即兴表演如何依赖于艺术工艺、网络合作和机构支持的结合。这些知识将有助于音乐场所和行业在2019冠状病毒病后将即兴创作培养成一种文化力量和商业机会，以促进出口和旅游吸引力。这种将计算网络分析与定性研究相结合的新方法，也将为未来对文化领域和产业的理解提供信息和培养能力。

The project maps transforming improviser networks in Australian music since 1970, to inform how cultural innovation develops and disseminates. Application of new statistical techniques (temporal network analysis) will combine with in-depth focus groups to show how improvisation excellence depends on a mix of artistic craft, networked collaboration and institutional support. This knowledge will assist music venues and industry in nurturing improvisation as a cultural force and commercial opportunity for export and tourism attraction post Covid-19. The novel method, integrating computational network analysis with qualitative research, will also inform and build capacity for future understandings of cultural fields and industries.