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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 476–490 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Contemporary Music Review |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 18 Nov 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Early online date - 18 Nov 2019 |
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Performance without Barriers: improvising with inclusive, accessible digital musical instruments. / Schroeder, Franziska (Editor); Samuels, Koichi; Schroeder, Franziska.
In: Contemporary Music Review, Vol. 38, No. 5, 18.11.2019, p. 476–490.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance without Barriers: improvising with inclusive, accessible digital musical instruments
AU - Samuels, Koichi
AU - Schroeder, Franziska
A2 - Schroeder, Franziska
PY - 2019/11/18
Y1 - 2019/11/18
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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DO - 10.1080/07494467.2019.1684061
M3 - Article
VL - 38
SP - 476
EP - 490
JO - Contemporary Music Review
T2 - Contemporary Music Review
JF - Contemporary Music Review
SN - 0749-4467
IS - 5
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