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Particulars
Franziska Schroeder is a saxophonist, theorist, and a Professor for Music and Cultures at the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast. She is a Fellow of the HEA (Higher Education Academy in the UK). She serves on the peer review panel for the UK's AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) and is a registered expert for the EU's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Franziska was awarded her PhD from the University of Edinburgh in 2006, and has since written for many international journals, including Leonardo, Organised Sound, Performance Research, Cambridge Publishing and Routledge. She has published a book on performance and the threshold, an edited volume on user-generated content and in 2014 a book on improvisation entitled "Soundweaving".
Franziska has performed with many international musicians including Joan La Barbara, Pauline Oliveros, Stelarc, the Avatar Orchestra, and Evan Parker. Franziska has released two CDs on the creative source label, a CD with Slam records, and a 2015 album (entitled 'Barely Cool" with improvisors from Brazil) on the pfmentum label.
Franziska is on the steering committee for the DRHA (Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts) conference, for which she was the Program Chair in 2010. She was the Artistic Director of the 2012 and the 2016 Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music, and is the initiator for the annual symposium series that runs alongside the Sonorities Festival.
Franziska was an AHRC Research Fellow between 2007-2009, where she investigated network performance environments. In 2013 Franziska was awarded 1 of 5 prestigious HEA Prof Sir Ron Cooke International Fellowships to carry out ethnographic work on improvisation in Brazil. In 2016 A Santander Mobility Scholarship extended her ethnographic enquiry into free improvisation practices into Portugal.
She leads the "Performance without Barriers" Research group, and is the PI on the 3 year AHRC funded "Bridging the Gap" project, which looks at how accessible music production studios are for the visually impaired.
Research Statement
Franziska' research interests include the intersection of critical theory and digital performance, the role of the body in the age of technological change, as well as free improvisation practices.
Teaching
BMus and BA Performance Module Convenor for Performance Modules.
School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen’s University Belfast. All academic and administrative tasks.
Head of the Music Performance Programme, guiding over 145 performance students and liaising with around 40 tutors instrumental specialists and several community organisations.
Other
Languages: German (native), Portuguese (fluent), French (Baccalaureat, 1992)
Kodály musicianship training: 1995 - 1998 and 2008 Intensive summer course
Advanced Video and Audio Editing Skills
Interests
Music, Yoga, Bike and Food
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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R8542AEL: Improvising Futures
Stapleton, P. (PI), Rodger, M. (CoI), Schroeder, F. (CoI) & Waters, S. (CoI)
16/09/2022 → …
Project: Research
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R1059AEL: Creative Industries CLuster Programme AHRC 61760R
Alcorn, M. (PI), Delaney, F. (CoI), FitzGibbon, A. (CoI), Hanna, P. (CoI), Mac Sithigh, D. (CoI), Patterson, G. (CoI), Rafferty, K. (CoI) & Schroeder, F. (CoI)
18/04/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1018AEL: AHRC - VR Inclusive Music Making NI (AH/s010505/1)
Schroeder, F. (PI)
09/01/2019 → …
Project: Research
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R1937AEL: AHRC Creative Economy Engagement Fellowships
Schroeder, F. (PI)
06/08/2018 → …
Project: Research
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Exploring the opportunities of haptic technology in the practice of visually impaired and blind sound creatives.
Harrison, J., Lucas, A., Schroeder, F., Cunningham, J. & McPherson, A. P., Aug 2023, In: Arts. 12, 4, 22 p., 154.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiplicities roots and horizontal music making practices
Schroeder, F., 07 Dec 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other contribution to conference › peer-review
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Facilitating accessibility in virtual reality musical environments
Mills, D., Schroeder, F. & D'Arcy, J., 14 Jun 2022, Proceedings of the 2022 International Computer Music Conference. Torre, G. (ed.). International Computer Music Association, p. 116-123 8 p. (Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference · ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Freely available virtual reality experiences as tools to support mental health therapy: a systematic scoping review and consensus based interdisciplinary analysis
Best, P., Meireles, M., Schroeder, F., Montgomery, L., Maddock, A., Davidson, G., Galway, K., Trainor, D., Campbell, A. & Van Daele, T., 01 Mar 2022, In: Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 7, 1, p. 100-114 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guest editors’ note: special issue on expanding frontiers of web audio
Font, F., Stolfi, A. & Schroeder, F., 01 Nov 2022, In: AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 70, 11, p. 916-917 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Datasets
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Improvisation Research
Schroeder, F. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 15 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.17034/a169d08a-f048-42de-9e4b-92bff6be8cdc, https://improvisationresearch.com/
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Prizes
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Arts and Humanities Research Board, Small Grant in the Creative and Performing Arts
Schroeder, F. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arts Council of Northern Ireland - New Work Commission Grant (£4k)
Schroeder, F. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Arts Tasmania: commission grant for new saxophone/piano work (£3k; Australia)
Schroeder, F. (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Other distinction
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British Council Northern Ireland / China - UK artist exchange (£7k), 2012
Schroeder, F. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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DAAD: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, One year Music Performance Study Grant
Schroeder, F. (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Performance without Barriers and Drake Music NI present: Communities of Practice and Inclusive Music Performance - research and implementation of accessible musical instruments and technology
Schroeder, F. (Keynote speaker), Lucas, A. (Keynote speaker) & McCormack, M. (Invited speaker)
24 Jun 2024 → 27 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Keynote Performance "Performance Without Barriers" at the Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland (HIRANI). Invitation by the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) at HIRANI, April 2024.
Schroeder, F. (Keynote speaker)
29 Apr 2024 → 30 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Keynote at ICDC2024 - Third Interdisciplinary Conference on Disability and Consumption
Schroeder, F. (Keynote speaker) & Lucas, A. (Invited speaker)
12 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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European Commission (External organisation)
Schroeder, F. (Reviewer)
12 Apr 2024 → 31 May 2024Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
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"The Ghosts in the Machine: A Practice-based Hauntography of Creative AI" - External Examining for Nicola Privato, University of Iceland, School of Humanities Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies
Schroeder, F. (Examiner)
01 Apr 2024 → 15 Apr 2024Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
Press/Media
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Queen’s Sonic Arts Research Centre hosts concert showcasing the works of musicians with a physical disability
06/11/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Being Human Festival interview on Belfast 89FM
10/11/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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4.5 Stars - Schroeder / Campello / Godoy 'Barely Cool'
21/03/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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'Barely Cool' Online Coverage on International Music Platform
08/11/2015
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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Being Human - a festival of the humanities (Northern Ireland Hub)
Schroeder, F. (Participant), Grant, D. (Participant), Taroff, K. (Participant), McLaughlin, C. (Participant), Lehner, S. (Participant), Murray, A. (Participant), Barber, S. (Participant) & Murphy, P. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Societial Impact
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Concert at Berlin Improvisation Research Group (BIRG)
Schroeder, F. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Cultural Impact
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Distributed Listening – socially engaged art
Schroeder, F. (Participant) & Rebelo, P. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Quality of Life Impact, Societial Impact
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Performance Without Barriers - Designing inclusive music technologies to transform lives of disabled musicians
Schroeder, F. (Participant), Samuels, K. (Participant) & Lucas, A. (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Health Impact, Quality of Life Impact, Societial Impact
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Performance Without Boundaries - a Global Stage
Schroeder, F. (Participant) & Rebelo, P. (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact, Cultural Impact