【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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Can Personality Factors and Body Esteem Predict Imagery Ability in Dancers?
Dancing is mainly regarded as a form of art, which has been linked to the expression of emotions. Imagery is a well-known technique for enhancing performance. Additionally, specific personality traits are likely to facilitate performance. In the dancer's
Remaking settlements for sustainability: the Simpler Way
In view of the global resource and ecological situation, per-capita resource consumption rates in the rich world probably need to be reduced by 90%. This can only be done if there is a de-growth transition to some kind of Simpler Way centered on mostly sm
THE ROLE OF GROUP EXPERIENCE IN ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUAL GATHERINGS
The focus of this study is alternative spiritual groups among the urban population in Slovakia. Those who participate in them may be characterized as spiritual, but not religious (Willard & Norenzayan, 2017)-people who are not affiliated to a traditional
From Monuments to Movements: Curating an Artistic Re-imagination of Kedah Tua
This article presents a performative reflection of the archaeological discoveries from Kedah Tua's early civilisation envisioned through the site-specific theatrical project entitled Bermulanya Di Sini... Kedah Tua. Different elements from archaeological
OUR LADY OF SQUATTERS: HOUSING AND RELIGION
This photo essay documents the religious celebration of Madonna dell'Arco -one of the many representations of Virgin Mary in south Italy- during the Easter Triduum. Celebrations involve dancing and singing performances that devotees put in place in order
The legal and technological battle in the music industry:: Information-push versus information-pull
Peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies are often seen as a threat by copyright owners because they encourage piracy by making digital copies easier to obtain. In response, major record companies have come up with new devices designed to protect original material
The clustering evolution of distant red galaxies in the GOODS-MUSIC sample
Aims. We study the clustering properties of Distant Red Galaxies ( DRGs) to test whether they are the progenitors of local massive galaxies. Methods. We use the GOODS-MUSIC sample, a catalog of similar to 3000 Ks-selected galaxies based on VLT and HST obs
Exploring pianist performance styles with evolutionary string matching
We propose novel machine learning methods for exploring the domain of music performance praxis. Based on simple measurements of timing and intensity in 12 recordings of a Schubert piano piece, short performance sequences are fed into a SOM algorithm in or
Sex differences in emotional and psychophysiological responses to musical stimuli
Although it is known that men and women differ in their music preferences and emotional reactions to music, little is known about sex differences in physiological reactions to music. In our study, we therefore set out to examine the differential reactivit
Analysis as interpretation: Interaction, intentionality, invention
This essay advocates analysis of the human-music interaction that articulates what the music does to or for someone (e.g., that it confuses, astonishes, or moves a listener), and how it does so. To connect analysis to musical sensibility, I reframe it as
The Secret Agent in the Netherlands: Interview with Izabela Pacholec
2017 was declared 'The Year of Joseph Conrad' in Poland, and this led to various events in his honour across Europe. Among these events was the 'Conrad Project' in the Netherlands, which culminated in Izabela Pacholec's radical adaptation of The Secr
Triangulation of red sprites observed above a mesoscale convective system in North China
The triangulation of red sprites was obtained, based on concurrent observations over a mesoscale convective system (MCS) in North China from two stations separated by about 450 km. In addition, broadband sferics from the sprite-producing lightning were me
The qualitative evaluation of Art Education in High School
This article proposes to elaborate learning objectives in the qualitative evaluation for the process of the education of Art in High School. The study presents criteria to analyze the effectiveness of Art teaching. It is understood by effective, the teach
Exploring the effect of realism at the cognitive stage of complex motor skill learning
Animation can be used for various purposes such as for procedural and motor skill learning (i.e., dance, sports, and motor rehabilitation). In the context of visual design, this study explores the possible influence of realism (levels of visual detail) in
Engaging with startups: MNC perspectives
Through a conceptual note and round table discussion, this article builds upon Buckley and Prashantham's (2016) division of entrepreneurial labour notion to consider more closely the perspective of multinational corporations (MNCs) in relation to partner