Flattening the curve: Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra’s use of virtual improvising to maintain community during COVID-19 pandemic

Raymond MacDonald; Ross Birrell

Flattening the curve: Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra’s use of virtual improvising to maintain community during COVID-19 pandemic

Edinburgh College of Art

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Abstract

Musicians/academics Raymond MacDonald and Ross Birrell discuss the technological challenges and affordances of improvising over Zoom with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra.

This article documents experiences of Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra’s virtual improvisation sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic via a critical overview of process and two films.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Journal	Critical Studies in Improvisation
Volume	14
Issue number	2-3
Publication status	Published - 6 May 2021

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