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Journal of Dispute Resolution Volume 2007 Issue 2 Article 1 2007 Mediation, Improvisations, and All That Jazz John W. Cooley Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr Part of the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons Recommended Citation John W. Cooley, Mediation, Improvisations, and All That Jazz, 2007 J. Disp. Resol. (2007) Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2007/iss2/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Dispute Resolution by an authorized editor of University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Cooley: Cooley: Mediation, Improvisations, and All That Jazz JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION VOLUME 2007 NUMBER 2 ARTICLES Mediation, Improvisation, and All That Jazz John W Cooley* I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 327 II. IMPROVISATION-GENERAL ...................................................... ........ 329 A. Improvisation in the PerformanceArts ................................................... 329 1. Improvisation in Theater Performance-Improvisation as Problem Solving and Playing the Game............................................................ 329 2. Improvisation in Dance Performance ................................................. 331 3. Improvisation in Comedy Performance............................................... 332 4. Improvisation in Musical Performance............................................... 333 a. Improvisation in Musical Performance-General........................... 333 b. Improvisation in Jazz Performance ................................................. 333 B. Mediation as a PerformanceArt ............................................................ 334 C. Jazz as a Performance Art ...................................................................... 335 1. D efi nition of Jazz ................................................................................. 335 2. O rigins of Jazz ..................................................................................... 338 3. Performing Jazz ................................................................................... 339 D. Jazz as a Metaphorfor Improvisation in Mediation .............................. 340 III. THE JAZZ MUSICIAN, THE MEDIATOR, AND THE MEDIATION ADVOCATE AS CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVERS ....................................................................... 341 A . Introduction............................................................................................ 34 1 B. Jazz and H um or...................................................................................... 342 C. M ediation and H um or ............................................................................ 343 IV. ELEMENTS OF JAZZ IN MEDIATION ................................................................ 343 * John W. Cooley is a former United States Magistrate, Assistant United States Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a partner in a Chica- go law firm. In private practice on the JAMS panel in Chicago, he is author of THE MEDIATOR'S HANDBOOK (2d Ed., 2006) and MEDIATION ADVOCACY (2d Ed., 2002), and the CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVER'S HANDBOOK FOR NEGOTIATORS AND MEDIATORS (2005), and he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law where he teaches a course on negotiation and media- tion. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he received a year of his legal training at School's Centre for Legal Studies in London, England. In his spare time, he is a musical composer, performer, teacher, and jazz pianist. Published by University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship Repository, 2007 1 Journal of Dispute Resolution, Vol. 2007, Iss. 2 [2007], Art. 1 326 JOURNAL OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION [Vol. 2007 A. UnderstandingStructure ........................................................................ 343 1. Structure in Jazz .................................................................................. 343 a. LearningStandard Compositions .................................................... 344 b. Learning Vocabulary ....................................................................... 345 c. Learning Improvising M odels and Patterns..................................... 345 d. Learning by Observation of Skilled Improvisers.............................. 347 e. Fusing of Knowledge and Transformation....................................... 347 f Applying Knowledge for OriginalComposition ............................... 347 2. Structure in M ediation......................................................................... 348 a. Learning Standard Compositions .................................................... 348 b. Learning Vocabulary ....................................................................... 349 c. LearningImprovising M odels and Patterns..................................... 350 d. Learning by Observation of Skilled Improvisers.............................. 351 e. Fusing of Knowledge and Transformation....................................... 352 f Applying Knowledge for OriginalComposition ............................... 352 B. Understandingthe Roles of the Players.................................................. 352 1. Understandingthe Roles of the Players in Jazz .................................. 353 a. The Rhythm Section .......................................................................... 353 (1) The bassist...................................................................................... 353 (2) The drummer .................................................................................. 354 (3) The pianist...................................................................................... 355 (4) The audience .................................................................................. 356 b. The Soloist........................................................................................ 357 2. Understanding the Roles of the Players in Mediation ......................... 358 a. The mediator.................................................................................... 358 b. The mediation advocate ................................................................... 358 c. The party .......................................................................................... 359 d. The observer(s) ................................................................................ 359 C. Understanding Conversation.................................................................. 359 1. Understanding Conversation in Jazz ................................................... 359 a. Conversing with Self About the Piece .............................................. 360 b. Conversing with the Players ............................................................ 360 2. UnderstandingConversation in Mediation ......................................... 361 a. Conversing with Self About the Case ............................................... 361 b. Conversing with Participants........................................................... 362 D. Composing in the M oment ...................................................................... 362 1. Composing in the M oment in Jazz ....................................................... 362 a. Inner Dialogue................................................................................. 363 b. Storytelling ....................................................................................... 364 c. Techniques of Improvisation............................................................ 365 (1) Altering M elody .............................................................................. 365 (2) Altering Harmony ........................................................................... 365 (3) Changing Form .............................................................................. 366 (4) M odifying Rhythm/Tempo .............................................................. 366 (5) Varying Dynamics .......................................................................... 366 (6) Using Combinations of Variations................................................. 367 2. Composing in the M oment in M ediation ............................................. 367 a. Inner Dialogue: Improvisation versus Use of Conventions ............. 367 b. Storytelling ....................................................................................... 368 https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2007/iss2/1 2 Cooley: Cooley: Mediation, Improvisations, and All That Jazz No. 2] Mediation, Improvisation, and All That Jazz 327 c. Techniques of Improvisation ............................................................ 368 (1) A ltering Melody .............................................................................. 368 (2) A ltering Harm ony ........................................................................... 370 (3) Changing Form .............................................................................. 371 (4) Modifying Rhythm/Tempo .............................................................. 373 (5) Varying Dynam ics .........................................................................