Redefining music in terms of musical activity rather than musical works affects how we think of the musical experiences from which students will learn. In particular, it changes the way in which we think about creativity and different creativities. Rather than attributing the ability to create music solely to the composer of a 'work' that is realized in performance and listened to by an audience, we can recognize different forms of creativity in different musical traditions. The ways that DJs remix existing tracks and that jazz musicians listen to and respond to one another in improvisation, for example, represent different musical creativities. This means that experiencing creativity in music is not limited to experiencing the role of the individual composer, who creates a musical work in an act of personal expression. It can embrace more collaborative, collective and communal creative practices. Conversely, it also means that if students are to understand the range of activities that music involves, then they must experience the different musical creativities that coexist within the diverse culture that they inhabit.