Notto J.W. Thelle: Mixed-Initiative Music Making.

Field of study: Performance Practice

A mixed-initiative user interface is one where both human and computer contribute proactively to a process. A mixed-initiative creative interface is the same principle applied in the domain of computational creativity support, such as in digital production of music or visual arts. The title “Mixed-Initiative Music Making” therefore implies a kind music making that puts human and computer in a tight interactive loop, and where each contributes to modifying the output of the other. Improvisational collective music making is often referred to as jamming. This thesis focuses on jamming-oriented approaches to music making, which takes advantage of the emergent novelty created by group dynamics.

Title: Mixed-initiative music making. Collective agency in interactive music systems.

The dissertation is a monograph, and it is written in English.

The dissertation is available in NMH's digital archive.