Essays about: "musical function"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words musical function.

1. 11. Expressive conducting gestures : Reflections on the function of the left hand

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för komposition, dirigering och musikteori

   Author : Espen Myklebust Olsen; [2017]
   Keywords : conductor; conducting; left-hand; expressive gestures;

   Abstract : This thesis will explore the function of the conductor’s left hand, with emphasis on its expressive possibilities and the gestures. In the first chapter, the role of the conductor is discussed, and some problems around the field of expressive gestures are brought up. READ MORE

3. 12. What is possible to learn? A study of learners´perspectives of a novel technology, MIROR Body Gesture

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Sarah Mercieca; [2014-11-27]
   Keywords : Learners´perspectives; Variation theory; Music technology; Object of learning;

   Abstract : Aim: Previous research within the Musical Interaction Relying On Reflection (MIROR) project has underestimated children’s own voices when investigating learning enhancing music technology. This study uncovers six young children’s perspectives regarding what is possible to learn when interacting with a novel music technology known as MIROR Body Gesture (BG). READ MORE

4. 13. An Algorithm for Optimal Guitar Fingering

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : Vladimir Grozman; Christopher Norman; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Almost every note on the guitar can be played in several different locations, using one of several fingers. The number of ways a musical piece can be played therefore grows exponentially with the number of notes in the piece. Several things influence a guitar player’s choice of fingering. READ MORE

5. 14. Folk as Art : my development as an artist

   University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för folkmusik

   Author : Sven Midgren; [2013]
   Keywords : Art Music; Functional Music; Folk Music; Artistic Research; Musical Experiments; Artistic Development;

   Abstract : The present paper discusses the two concepts 'music as art' and 'music as function', put in a historical context but also based on my own experiences and development throughout the Nordic Master in Folk Music. Special regard is given to how my changing relationship to these two concepts have affected my own development. READ MORE

6. 15. A singing people : choir singing among the Karen people in Northern Thailand and Burma

   University essay from Institutionen för musik, pedagogik och samhälle

   Author : Eva-Maria Munck; [2012]
   Keywords : ethnography; choir singing; religious choir singing; Christian choir singing; the Karen people; Mae La Refugee Camp; Karen Kawthoolei Baptist Bible School and College; Karen Baptist Theological Seminary; Siloam Bible Institute;

   Abstract : This Minor Field Study was carried out in Thailand and Burma during June, July and August 2011. The aims of this study were to investigate the role and function of choir singing among the Karen people, an ethnic minority group mainly living in Northern Thailand and Burma. Choir singing in four-part harmony (i.e. READ MORE