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1. 11. A Palette of my Inner Universe – To Use Synesthesia in Artistic Processes

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

   Author : Maria Palmqvist; [2021-10-21]
   Keywords : Synesthesia; musical processes; artistic processes; improvisation; composition; lyrics; graphic scores; intuition; creativity; inspiration; water colour; visual music;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the author investigates how the active use of synesthesia can be a tool for artistic work and creative processes, with the aim of finding new creative paths and to find a deeper understanding for inner synesthetic patterns. A method is created by using elements from the author’s synesthesia. READ MORE

3. 12. All You Need Is LOVE: Applying Conceptual Metaphor Theory to the Beatles' Song Lyrics - A Comparative Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Simon Christensson; [2021]
   Keywords : CMT; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Cognitive Linguistics; semantics; metaphors; metaphorical concepts; conduit metaphors; orientational metaphors; ontological metaphors; The Beatles; Lennon; McCartney; song lyrics; love; the mind; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay analyses conceptual metaphors in the Beatles’ song lyrics and observes how Lennon and McCartney’s use of metaphorical concepts evolved in the 1960’s. The study has an empirical and qualitative approach with quantitative elements, and employs the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). READ MORE

4. 13. THE POTENTIAL OF TRALLPUNK : Constituting masculinity in a Swedish punk scene

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anders Boström; [2021]
   Keywords : Trallpunk; Swedish punk; punk; interviews; song lyrics; discourse analysis; performativity; gender performance; hegemonic masculinity; masculinity; gender;

   Abstract : Music is a ubiquitous part of society and has some capacity for spurring social change by stirring emotions with people. The music genre of punk is overtly political and promotes different kinds of social change, and all this makes punk relevant to study for the social sciences and humanities. READ MORE

5. 14. A Musical Personality : A quest towards discovering my identity in music and developing it into a musical personality

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazz

   Author : Marína Ósk Thorolfsdottir; [2021]
   Keywords : Storytelling; identity; melodies; lyrics; scatting; improvising; expression; rooted; musical ear; comfortable; personality;

   Abstract : The purpose of my research was to develop and strengthen my personality in music as a vocalist, so I would be able to freely let it out during any musical encounter. My base for the research was a duet with guitarist Mikael Máni Ásmundsson, but it was during a rehearsal with him that I realised for the first time I even had a musical personality – that I liked. READ MORE

6. 15. Revival of the Cambodia’s music as a form to sustain national identity : a case study of SmallWorld SmallBand in producing authentic songs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Sophornna Chea; [2020]
   Keywords : national identity; cultural identity; authenticity; revival; cultural citizenship; youth culture; social media; imagined community; media studies; production studies; music studies; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis critically examines the experiences of young artists in Cambodia’s music industry with regard to their experiences of incorporating traditional instruments and genres into music-making processes. The investigation is based on a case study of an original music band known as SmallWorld SmallBand, which is one of the leading bands in Cambodia. READ MORE