Essays about: "Sweden music"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 103 essays containing the words Sweden music.

  1. 1. The Sounds of Pain : An ethnography of musicians living with migraine in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Rosanne Heijstek; [2024]
    Keywords : migraine; anthropology; pain; music; affect;

    Abstract : Migraine is an extremely common and disabling disease that affects three times more women than men, and is characterized by recurring migraines comprised of disturbances in sensation perception, intense head pain, nausea, and increased sensitivity to light and sound that can last from several hours to multiple days. Currently, there are no cures for the disease, no official social services that can help a person to handle living with it, and limited studies on its mechanisms or impact on a person’s life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Swedish Upper Secondary School Students’ attitudes toward intramural and extramural English

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Tomas Lundh; [2024]
    Keywords : Attitudes; EFL learners; extramural English; Swedish upper secondary school;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ attitudes toward English in school as well as to identify in what ways and to what extent they interact with English outside of school. An online questionnaire was used to collect data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Experiencing Lockrop : A phenomenological approach to contemporary practice of Swedish herding calls

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

    Author : Elizabeth Carlyon; [2023]
    Keywords : herding calls; folk music; lockrop; forest; nature; ethnography; music; ethnomusicology; phenomenology; performance; well-being; performance anxiety; aesthetics; interview; participant-observation; autoethnography; kulning; Sweden; musical practice;

    Abstract : The purpose of this master’s thesis is to gain knowledge and understand of contemporary lockrop(Swedish herding calls) practices from the perspectives of those who engage with it. It aims to dothis by paying close attention to the nuanced phenomenological aspects that may shape experiencewithin the moment in which practice occurs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hit song analysis on the Swedish music market : An exploration of hit song classification

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

    Author : David Hurtig; Petter Lager; [2023]
    Keywords : Music; Audio; Machine-learning; Hit-songs; Hit song prediction;

    Abstract : Assessing hit song potential is a challenge in the music industry. The question of what song to promote, which song to release first and whether or not it will succeed has always been an issue for stakeholders in the music business. The ability to statistically evaluate hit song potential is a growing field with several studies exploring the topic. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spectromorphological Reductions : Exploring and developing approaches for sound-based notation of live electronics

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

    Author : Hans Lennart Jonsäll; [2023]
    Keywords : live electronics; electronic music; electroacoustic music; notation; spectromorphology; typo-morphology; Sound Notation; digital musical instruments.;

    Abstract : In this master’s thesis, a sound-based notation system is explored and developed in the composition and performance of a musical work for live electronics. My approach builds on existing systems for electroacoustic music analysis, most notably Dennis Smalley’s (1997) theory of spectromorphology and the symbolic language of Lasse Thoresen & Andreas Hedman (2007) based on Pierre Schaeffer’s typo-morphology, as well as Mattias Sköld’s (2023) adaptation of this system for composition and transcription (Sound Notation). READ MORE