Essays about: "Musician"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 61 essays containing the word Musician.

  1. 6. From Duo to Quartet : Improvisational and compositional methods in three different settings

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för jazz

    Author : Björgvin Ragnar Hjálmarsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Duo; trio; quartet; different roles within a smaller setting; improvisation; open arrangements; using the main instrument in the composing process;

    Abstract : The purpose of this project is to use different improvisational and compositional methods to compose music for a duo, trio, and a quartet. The goal is to explore the possibilities of each setting regarding the different improvisational methods and if it has an impact on decision making as an improviser. READ MORE

  3. 7. Studio class purpose for performance : A comparison on how a musical piece performed in a final recital concert is different when prepared in studio class

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för klassisk musik

    Author : Madara Tupina; [2022]
    Keywords : Studio class; performance; inner and outer factors for performance; Jānis Mediņš; Sonata for viola and piano;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to find out if and how studio class improves a live performance at a final examination concert. Although the specific research described in this paper was about playing the viola, the argument is made that the exploration and knowledge of pratice would be of benefit to any musician. READ MORE

  4. 8. Yoga for musicians How can yoga help a musician physically and mentally?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Konstnärliga fakulteten i Malmö

    Author : Juliane Philine Rothmaler; [2022]
    Keywords : Musicians; hatha yoga; pranayama; relaxation; concentration; malposition; Performing Arts;

    Abstract : Special hatha yoga classes for musicians and variations of postures (asana) in normal yoga classes. Why and how to apply the different branches of hatha yoga in a yoga class. Practicing breathing exercises (pranayama), concentration (dharana)/meditation (dhyana), postures (asana) and relaxation (savasana). READ MORE

  5. 9. In the mood: An investigation into how my moods influence my piano playing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Musikhögskolan i Malmö

    Author : Reetamaria Rajala; [2022]
    Keywords : Piano; Music; Performance; Playing; Learning; Risk-taking; “Survival mode”; Performing Arts;

    Abstract : An investigation into how the authors moods influences her piano playing. The methods has been used on this thesis were diary keeping, authors concert experiences and recordings as well as an interview, all in combination with literature on moods and concentration. READ MORE

  6. 10. Designing for Musical Bodies : An Exploration of the Musician–Instrument Relationship

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Tove Grimstad Bang; [2021]
    Keywords : Soma design; Dalcroze eurhythmics; musical instrument;

    Abstract : Drawing on phenomenology and the theory of embodied music cognition, and the idea that music is movement and the way we experience music is related to movement and to our bodies, the design and conception of a musical instrument is carried out through a soma design process, with the non-dualistic body at center. In addition to the use of design fiction as a means to imagine new design possibilities, practical somaesthetics are a part of the design process through the bodily practices of Dalcroze eurhythmics and instrument defamiliarisation. READ MORE