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ContentsAcknowledgementsiiiAbstractivChapter 1: Introduction 11.1 The Research question 31.2 Definition of “creative music response” 31.3 Study design 4Chapter 2: The Review of Literature 62.1 Defining Creativity 72.1.1 From God to Man 72.1.2 A contemporary perspective 82.1.3 Product versus process? 82.1.4 Asian Perspectives 132.2 Student-Centred Music Education 152.3 Research studies in music creativity 182.3.1 Student focused observations 18Chapter 3: Methodology 213.1 The research focus 213.2 Methodological approach 213.3 Methods 223.3.1 The setting 223.3.2 The participants 233.3.3 The Tasks 243.3.4 Informing students and gaining consent 253.3.5 Adopting pseudonyms 263.3.6 Interviews 273.4 Data Analysis 29Chapter 4: Results and Discussion 304.1 Data Analysis of Student Reflections 304.1.1 The Structure and Dynamic Interaction of The Groups 304.1.2 The process 364.1.3 Other influences 464.2 Data Analysis of Interviews 50Chapter 5: Conclusion 575.1 Pedagogical implications 575.2 Limitations of the study 595.3 Future directions 59References 61Appendix 1 - Tasks 68Appendix 2 – Plain Language Statement 69Appendix 3 – Consent Form 70Appendix 4 – Interview questions 72Appendix 5 – Final Anonymous Reflections 73i