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Abstract
The ‘Performance without Barriers’ research group (PwB), based at the Sonic Arts Research Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has been exploring the potential of sonic arts practices and music improvisation for enhancing social inclusion. To date the group has primarily focussed on research activities related to the inclusive potential of providing access to music improvisation for people with physical disabilities via the use of digital technologies. In this paper we discuss the critical thinking behind our work which draws together the social and connective functions of music making, the open and relational practice of music improvisation and technological solutions utilising open, adaptable and accessible digital technologies. Three case studies of our work are discussed and the voices and experiences of participants in these projects are introduced. In this article we argue that activities in music improvisation have inclusive potential for opening constructive dialogues between performers, their instruments and people of different backgrounds and abilities. Furthermore, as we have approached our research activities reflexively, we reflect on the contradictions, dilemmas and points of learning we have discovered when engaging in collaborative and public engagement work between researchers working in a university context and the wider society.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 476–490 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Contemporary Music Review |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Accessible Music Technology
- Digital Musical Instruments (DMI)
- Improvisation
- Inclusion
- Music and Disability
- Performance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Music
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Performance Without Barriers - Designing inclusive music technologies to transform lives of disabled musicians
Franziska Schroeder (Participant), Koichi Samuels (Participant) & Alex Lucas (Participant)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Health Impact, Quality of Life Impact, Societial Impact
Activities
- 2 Participation in conference
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New Instruments for Musical Expression (NIME) 2020: Paper Chair
Franziska Schroeder (Chair) & Romain Michon (Chair)
21 Jul 2020 → 25 Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Disability and the Arts: Rights and Pathways of Support for Artists
Franziska Schroeder (Organiser), Victoria Durrer (Organiser) & Paula Larkin (Organiser)
01 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Vice Chancellor's Prize for Research Innovation 2020
Schroeder, Franziska (Recipient), 17 Dec 2020
Prize: National/international honour