This article explores how group playing by ear (GEP) through imitation of recorded material and opportunities for inventive work during peer interaction was used to support first year undergraduate western classical music students’ aural, group creativity and improvisation skills. The framework that emerged from the analysis of the data describes two routes taken by the students, whilst progressing from GEP to group improvisation and it is compared to Priest's (1989) model on playing by ear through imitation and invention. The article concludes with suggestion on how these two routes could be used to scaffold the development of western classical musicians’ improvisation skills.

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高等教育中的集体演奏：支持模仿、发明和集体即兴创作的过程

本文探讨了如何通过模仿录制的材料和同伴互动期间的创造性工作机会，利用耳朵集体演奏 (GEP) 来支持一年级本科西方古典音乐学生的听觉、集体创造力和即兴创作技能。从数据分析中得出的框架描述了学生采取的两条路线，同时从 GEP 发展到集体即兴创作，并将其与 Priest (1989) 通过模仿和发明通过耳朵玩耍的模型进行了比较。文章最后提出了如何利用这两条途径来支持西方古典音乐家的即兴创作技巧发展的建议。