R. Keith Sawyer, Ph.D., plays an accordion riff while sitting in with the Soulard Blues Band during a recent performance at the Broadway Oyster Bar. Like children's "pretend" play, jazz is a collaborative form of "improvisational performance" requiring each musician to play off the others and, at the same time, use creativity to move the performance forward, Sawyer said. (For more information about the importance of children's "pretend" play, click here.) Photo by Joe Angeles.
The improv's the thing: Children's 'pretend' play helps develop conversational skills, Sawyer finds
MBA program targets health professionals
Familial factors explain link between depression, drinking, study shows
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Said lecture opens European studies symposium
Aerial deer count at Tyson reveals population of 125
Student performing arts take center stage in exhibit
Giovanni to deliver reading, commentary in Assembly Series
Chamber Choir to present premiere of work honoring late Olin librarian
Events celebrate Women's History Month
Obesity does not affect recovery from open-heart surgery
Wilson named director of pediatric hematology/oncology division
Mortimer focuses on improving quality of lives
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