Study of musical improvisation has proven a significantly worthwhile topic of psychological and musicological research. This qualitative study asked: How do musicians experience sense of agency and state of mind while freely improvising? Twenty-four experts in free form music (Morris, 2012. Perpetual frontier: The properties of free music. Riti) performed short free improvisations that were explored via semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis. Participants reported low sense of agency, minimal conscious thought, and decisions experienced as body-doing or action guided by intuition, as well as moments of increased agency. Frequent reports of focused present-moment awareness suggest parallels between improvisation and mindfulness.

音乐即兴创作的研究已被证明是一个非常有价值的心理学和音乐学研究课题。这项定性研究询问：音乐家在自由即兴创作时如何体验代理感和心态？二十四位自由形式音乐专家（Morris，2012。永久前沿：自由音乐的属性。Riti）表演了简短的自由即兴创作，通过半结构化访谈和主题分析进行了探索。参与者报告说，他们的能动性意识较低，有意识的思考很少，决策是由直觉引导的身体动作或行动，以及能动性增强的时刻。关于集中当下意识的频繁报道表明即兴创作和正念之间存在相似之处。