This book explores the concept of Creative Music Making through three core ideas: repetition, call & response, and drone for music creation and improvisation. Retracing the history of creative music education practices and Creative Music Making in Japan and the Asian context, it carefully examines shared structures in music across global cultures that are drawn into a pedagogical arrangement of techniques.

Boasting contributions from a knowledgeable set of musician-educators experienced in the delivery of creative music making activities for teachers and their students, this edited collection introduces the Teacher-Advisor-Supporter (TAS) model and offers pedagogical examples to work with as well as thoughtful reflection on why/how things work in facilitating creative musical expressions in students. An in-depth analysis of the development of student musicality and polymusicality, this work supports learners toward a cross-cultural understanding of music’s structures and the potential of moving those structures into original creative works. It is a must-read for researchers in music pedagogy, psychology of creativity, and philosophy in arts education, as well as music teachers of primary and secondary schools.

Mayumi Oie is Professor at Tokyo Woman’s Christian University, specializing in educational psychology, creativity, and learning motivation. She serves as a Board Member of Reischauer Gakuen School for the Deaf (since 2025). She is also an Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Creativity in Music Education and an international board editor for Springer's Creativity in the Twenty First Century book series.

Yukiko Tsubonou is Professor Emeritus at Japan Women’s University, Guest Fellow at the Arts Center at The University of Tokyo, and President of the Institute of Creativity in Music Education. Her work has encompassed a variety of workshops and concerts on creative music for children, teachers, the elderly, and professional musicians. She served as the President of the Japanese Music Education Society from 2005 to 2008 and was also a member of the Committee of Art Education of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology in Japan (MEXT) from 2005 to 2007.