The Study Group on Creativity in Music has gained significant visibility through its research and publications, attracting the attention of the Arts and Communication Journal, an open-access publication based in Singapore. The journal's editorial team reached out to the group's coordinator, requesting the complimentary publication of a new study. This work, titled "The Musical Creation Lab as an Environment for Free Expression: An Ethnographic Observation of Creative Dynamics," was developed and co-authored by anthropologist Me. Luciene Mourige in collaboration with the group's coordinator, Dr. Luciano Nazario. Scheduled for publication in 2024, the article will explore, from the perspective of the Anthropology of Emotions, the experiences of volunteer musicians who participated in the Musical Creation Lab between October and December 2023.

The article “Café sem Compromisso”: An Ethnomusicological Perspective on Creativity as Support in Coping with Cancer, written by Luciene Mourige Barbosa and Luciano Nazario, was published in the journal Mosaico (UFPel). This text tells the story of Risomá, a double bassist from the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, who was diagnosed with cancer. Based on his experience, the article shows how music and creativity helped him cope with the illness and maintain a sense of purpose in life. One of the highlights is "Café sem Compromisso," a weekly gathering created by Risomá, where friends come together to play music, talk, and support each other. The study shows that creativity served not only as emotional relief, but also as a way to transform pain into strength, creating new ways of living, relating, and making music.

The Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), through the Directorate of Art and Culture (DAC), announces the selection process for participants in the training course Special Topics in Musical Creativity. The course is open to graduates in Music from various subfields (music education, performance, composition, musicology, among others), technicians with verified complete training in music (conservatories, music schools, federal institutes, among others), and music professionals who do not have formal certification in the field but work as music teachers in educational settings (such as band conductors, instrument teachers, among others), with or without affiliation with FURG. The registration period is from August 5 to 23, 2024. The course Special Topics in Musical Creativity is an educational training activity that involves direct teaching, research, and outreach activities. The course aims to develop skills focused on the practice of musical creativity. The focus of the course is on technical improvement, that is, on learning fundamental tools and methodologies for the development of musical creativity. Participants will be equipped with tools for their creative self-development and for promoting a more human-centered pedagogy aimed at enhancing the creative potential of their students. Registrations must be made through FURG’s Registration System: https://sinsc.furg.br/detalheseventos/2438

The article "Beyond Jauss's Provocation: From Literary Aesthetics to Musical Aesthetics" has been approved for publication. The article was co-written with Gabrielle Lauria, a student of the Portuguese Literature program at FURG. The text addresses the points of convergence between the approaches of reception aesthetics proposed by Jauss in the fields of literature and music, exploring to what extent the reading of a literary work can be assimilated to the reading of a musical work. Methodologically, the authors of this study conducted a bibliographic investigation focused on national scientific literature, addressing two main aspects: (a) the use of the reception aesthetics proposed by Jauss as a theoretical and analytical bias, and (b) the focus on specific uses of Jauss's reception aesthetics approach in both literary and musical texts. The results revealed similarities in the reception processes in both fields of study, as they share similar characteristics of horizons of expectations, as well as the presence of the fundamental categories of poiesis, aisthesis, and karthasis. Additionally, both fields are subject to criticism that varies according to the adopted perspective, whether modern or postmodern. The article will be published in the journal "Linguagens - revista de Letras, Artes e Comunicação" of the University of Blumenau (FURB).

The article "Intersections between Neoliberalism and Musical Creativity: A Historical Analysis" will be published in the journal "Temporalidades," a publication of the postgraduate program in history at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). In this study, authors Luciano Nazario and Rheuren Lourenço present a comprehensive view of the historical and sociocultural panorama that governed the understanding of musical creativity in the West, envisioning the elements that enabled the emergence of a "neoliberal sense of creativity" and its actions in the field of music.

The results of the research conducted at the University of Würzburg (Germany) are available through the publication of the article "Facilitating and Inhibiting Factors of Musical Creativity: Towards a Pedagogy of Re-signification" (ABEM Journal, v. 30, n. 2).

Link for access: http://abemeducacaomusical.com.br/revistas/revistaabem/index.php/revistaabem/article/view/1127

From October to December 2021, Dr. Luciano Nazario, leader of this research group, conducted an investigation at the University of Würzburg (Germany). The research was funded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). During his study, the researcher conducted workshops on musical creation with a group of undergraduate and graduate music students. The results of this research were presented at the international seminar Forschungsseminar Ethnomusikologie, hosted at this university.

The article "Neoliberalism and the Construction of the Creative Subject," written by researchers Leonardo Ultramari, Luciano Nazario, Benjamin Pacce, and Eduardo Martins, has been accepted for publication in the journal "Psicologia & Sociedade" (Qualis CAPES A2). In this text, we aim to demonstrate the discursive mechanisms through which contemporary society produces the category of the "creative subject." To achieve this, we interrogate, through an interdisciplinary approach, the relations between neoliberalism and the subject. Our main contribution compared to other studies on the subject lies in understanding the creative subject as a discursive category, which has strong potential to transform the ways of understanding creativity in its relationships with culture and forms of social bond.

The essay discussing the approach of the Musical Creation Laboratory developed during the joint research conducted by this group is now published. The essay can be found in the book: ENCOUNTERS, CONVERSATIONS, AND SHARING ON MUSIC AND MUSICAL EDUCATION DAC Instrumental 2020. In this essay, Dr. Luciano Nazario presents an epistemological and methodological discussion on musical creativity, as well as detailing the musical, psychological, and social foundations addressed during educational activities.

Link to access the book and the essay: https://repositorio.furg.br/handle/123456789/10545?fbclid=IwAR3glX8mgeoH7GMjWCswy1dPh7UAVUYcWIvTuZZD-QB3s6Ddn_ANk6fDWpc

"The Production of Broad and Strict Senses in the Discourse on Musical Creativity and their Influences on the Self-concept of Musicians as Creative," authored by musician Luciano Nazario and psychology students Leonardo Ultramari and Benjamin Pacce, has been published in the journal Psychology of Music (UK), one of the most internationally impactful journals in the field of music. In this article, we present an analysis of the belief and value systems that individuals apply regarding musical creativity. Through the perspective of discourse analysis proposed by Fairclough, we seek to understand how individuals construct the strict and broad senses of creativity and how these senses impact their self-conceptions as creative subjects.

The article "Freedom as a Trigger for Musical Creativity," written by musician Luciano Nazario, has been published in the journal Research Studies in Music Education (UK), ranked sixth in the world in terms of impact factor in the field of music. This article presents compelling data indicating that freedom in music can stimulate the creative development of students, minimizing dysfunctional thoughts, and promoting a more positive self-concept.