RESONANCES: EXPLORING IMPROVISATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION Jared Burrows Bachelor of Fine Arts, Simon Fraser University 1996 Master of Music in Jazz Studies, University of Oregon 2000 THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION O Jared Burrows 2004 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY March 2004 All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by photocopy or other means, without permission of the author.