【Music】Article four: 'Digital music and critical music literacy'
The Society of Music Analysis report indicated that digital music often sits uncomfortably within a curriculum where the main focus is on the non-digi... [more]
【Music】Music-making for music teacher identity: perspectives from novice music teachers in South Korea
Music teacher identity is constructed at the intersection between musician and teacher. This study investigated the meaning of music-making among Kore... [more]
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Archives of the Dance (28): Chisenhale Dance Space
This contribution to the 'Archives of the Dance' series explores Chisenhale Dance Space's collection and my work with it as a PhD researcher. My re...
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Dance matters: dancing in Tunisia
A Tunisian youth movement, Dancers Citizens South (DCS), founded on 31 May 2015, encourages young people to find agency in their communities by creati...
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Authentic identities - Straightedge subculture, music, and the internet
In this article, the author examines the relative roles of music and the internet for self-identifying members of the straightedge youth subculture. For nearly 30 years, subcultures have been conceptualized primarily in terms of music and style. Participa
The effects of synchronous music on 400-m sprint performance
The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of motivating and oudeterous ( neither motivating nor demotivating) synchronous music on 400-m sprint performance while controlling for the potential confound of pre-performance mood. A panel of volun
Effect of music on power, pain, depression and disability
Aim. This paper reports a study testing the effect of music on power, pain, depression and disability, and comparing the effects of researcher-provided music (standard music) with subject-preferred music (patterning music). Backround. Chronic non-malignan
From emotion perception to emotion experience:: Emotions evoked by pictures and classical music
Most previous neurophysiological studies evoked emotions by presenting visual stimuli. Models of the emotion circuits in the brain have for the most part ignored emotions arising from musical stimuli. To our knowledge, this is the first emotion brain stud
The influence of rhythm and personality in the endurance response to motivational asynchronous music
In this study, we examined participants' responses to motivational asynchronous music by isolating rhythmical properties and exploring personality correlates. Fifty-eight physically active participants (41 men and 17 women) aged 22.3 +/- 6.4 years perfor
The los cumpas of the San Lucas Cuisnahuat and San Cristobal de Jayaque mountain ranges
A flood gave meaning to the tradition of los cumpas; the brotherhood of two towns embraced their saints and their communities, which originally served to shelter those who had suffered the overflowing of the river. It was the perfect excuse for the introd
Representations of the Wutai Mountains in classical Japanese literature
China's Wutai mountains make scattered appearances in classical Japanese literature, but mostly outside the conventional literary mainstream. In courtly literature, Wutai is mentioned occasionally in works both in the vernacular and in classical Chinese.
THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MOTOR ACTIVITIES AT PE LESSONS ON MYOPIA PROGRESSION
The article deals with assessing the effect of different types of motor activity performed during physical education classes on myopia development. Materials and methods. 42 female university students aged 18 years participated in the study. All participa
When the echoes of red and blue turn to green: Disentangling alienated alter-ego self experiences th
This paper describes a therapeutic process between myself and Ben who, through his drawings and our co-creation of their meaning, came to articulate and transform deeply hidden and shameful aspects of himself. I look at the material through the lenses of
Scenical Representation and Acrobatic Performance The Forces of Love and Magic
In 1678, Saint-Germain's fair received the show The Forces of Love and Magic. The company Atard-Maurice was responsible for the staging that added acrobatics acts, rope balance, dancing and comedy. The spetacte has characteristics that will be present in
Synesthesia and common recognition concerning music and colour
This paper discusses the common recognition of music and colour from the viewpoint of synesthesia. The focus is especially placed on coloured hearing synesthesia. Coloured hearing synesthestesia experiences a crossing of senses where a brain recognizes mu
Rhythm in music: What is it? Who has it? And why?
THIS ARTICLE EXPLORES HUMAN rhythmic abilities and behaviors within a framework of evolutionary theory highlighting the need for research in this area to be grounded upon solid psychologically valid definitions of rhythm. A wide-ranging cross-species comp
Pure amusia reavealing an ischaemic lesion of right temporal planum - Participation of the right tem
Amusia is the impaired perception and performance of music due to brain lesions that do not affect motor or sensory skills. Amusia is usually associated with other neuropsychological disorders. We report an exceptional case of pure amusia of sudden onset
Developmental robotics, optimal artificial curiosity, creativity, music, and the fine arts
Even in the absence of external reward, babies and scientists and others explore their world. Using some sort of adaptive predictive world model, they improve their ability to answer questions such as what happens if I do this or that? They lose interest
The changing digital content landscape - An evaluation of e-business model development in European o
Purpose - To provide an empirically based analysis and evaluation of the existing and possible future evolution of Internet business models within the digital content market, focusing particularly on the possibilities for cooperation and coopetition withi