Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz

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dc.contributor.advisorHerbst, Theo
dc.contributor.authorMosola, Bonga
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-15T06:34:07Z
dc.date.available2025-09-15T06:34:07Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-09-15T06:30:17Z
dc.description.abstractMusical performance requires improvised interaction between performers. Though the degree of improvisation and the nature of interactions may vary between different types of music, it is clear that our ability for synchronized action and improvisation is integral to musical performance. Music is also a product of human interaction on a macro or societal/cultural level. But how can the interpersonal interaction within musicians be explained, what cognitive processes underpin this interaction and how does this fit in with our conceptions of music as a social product? This dissertation aims to explain the interaction that musicians engage in through a model based on Randall Collins' interaction ritual theory (2004) and a modification of Garret Michaelsen's (2019) model of divergent interactional strategies. It also explores the cognitive underpinnings of musical interaction from a post-cognitivist perspective – viewing cognition from an embodied and ecological standpoint.
dc.identifier.apacitationMosola, B. (2025). <i>Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMosola, Bonga. <i>"Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMosola, B. 2025. Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mosola, Bonga AB - Musical performance requires improvised interaction between performers. Though the degree of improvisation and the nature of interactions may vary between different types of music, it is clear that our ability for synchronized action and improvisation is integral to musical performance. Music is also a product of human interaction on a macro or societal/cultural level. But how can the interpersonal interaction within musicians be explained, what cognitive processes underpin this interaction and how does this fit in with our conceptions of music as a social product? This dissertation aims to explain the interaction that musicians engage in through a model based on Randall Collins' interaction ritual theory (2004) and a modification of Garret Michaelsen's (2019) model of divergent interactional strategies. It also explores the cognitive underpinnings of musical interaction from a post-cognitivist perspective – viewing cognition from an embodied and ecological standpoint. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Music KW - Performance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz TI - Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMosola B. Music as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41800en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCollege of Music
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectPerformance
dc.titleMusic as an interaction ritual: A post-cognitivist framework for understanding musical interaction within Jazz
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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