John Corbett is a writer, curator, and producer whose work primarily engages with music and visual art. His essays and critical writing explore a wide spectrum of musical genres, from jazz and experimental music to funk and the avant-garde. He excels at highlighting the connections between different art forms and uncovering overlooked narratives within music history. His output is characterized by a deep understanding and passionate engagement with the arts.
This is a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of a practical introduction to intercultural education for teachers of English as a second language. This new edition addresses developments in the field since the publication of the 1st edition, including the impact of online resources for English language education.
In the first book of its kind, John Corbett's A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation provides a how-to manual for the most extreme example of spontaneous improvising: music with no pre-planned material at all. Drawing on over three decades of writing about, presenting, playing, teaching, and studying freely improvised music, Corbett offers an enriching set of tools that show any curious listener how to really listen, and he encourages them to enjoy the human impulse-- found all around the world-- to make up music on the spot.