Research
Una’s research is informed by contemporary views of musical improvisation as an accessible activity though which people of all ages and abilities can develop their creativity in collaboration with others.
Her PhD investigated ways of facilitating improvisation in groups with preschool children. Some activities from this will be published in General Music: Dimensions of Practice edited by Gault and Abril and out with OUP later in 2022.
Una was part of an editorial team with Dr Guro Gravem Johansen, Dr Kari Holdus and Dr Christina Larsson for an international anthology: "Expanding the Space for Improvisation Pedagogy", which was published by Routledge in 2019.
Current research projects
With Dr Guro Gravem Johansen, exploring teachers’ conceptual tools for teaching free improvisation in European Higher Education. Watch a recent talk we did about our research here.
With Dr Rob Burke and Dr Guro Gravem Johansen as topic editors for Frontiers in Education: Jazz and Improvisation in Education: Towards Gender Diversity and Equity. Find out more here.
Find out more about Una’s postdoctoral work on the Music, Creativity and Wellbeing page.