Creativity and learning in musical education

In arts education, student creativity and freedom are often connected. This article examines the function of restrictions in creative classroom activities, in particular, improvisation and composition activities. The process of devolution, first conceptualized by mathematics educators, is examined here in music education. What does this process imply? How can the learner take on the teacher's research directions and choices in the context of a musical sequence dedicated to original productions? This is one of the central questions discussed here.