“…The third task, Improvisation on a Motif, was designed to examine how young instrumen talists could generate a balanced melody of at least eight measures in length after being provided with a short introductory opening (see Figures 25.4a and 25.4b). Again, this form of exercise is common in the literature (Baker, 1969;Berkowitz, 1975;Chase, 1988;Coker, 1964;Dale, Jacob, & Anson, 1940;Dean, 1989;Department of Education and Science, 1990;Dickinson, 1964a;Frackenpohl, 1985;Frazee, 1987;Froseth & Blaser, 1980;Hunt, 1968;Judy, 1990;Kratus, 1990;Nicholls & Tobins, 1937;Rowley, 1955;Sawyer, 1923;Schlieder, 1927;Stubington, 1940;Thackray, 1968Thackray, , 1978Wittlich & Mar tin, 1989;Wunsch, 1972). Once again, we also see this type of task in early creativity measures such as Gorder's (1976Gorder's ( , 1980 Measures of Musical Divergent Production.…”