Where they sing solo: Accounting for cross-cultural variation in collective music-making in theories of music evolution
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x20001089
Abstract: Abstract Collective, synchronous music-making is far from ubiquitous across traditional, small-scale societies. We describe societies that lack collective music and offer hypotheses to help explain this cultural variation. Without identifying the factors that explain variation… read more here.
Keywords: music; music making; collective music; variation collective ... See more keywords
Informal music making in studio music instruction: A Canadian case study
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DOI: 10.1017/s0265051716000450
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of how one classically trained musician adapted his pedagogical practices to accommodate the needs and interests of his students. A case-study methodology was employed… read more here.
Keywords: instruction; study; music making; music ... See more keywords
Exploring musician-educators’ reflections on a collaborative cross-cultural music making encounter in Singapore
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DOI: 10.1177/02557614211072169
Abstract: Professional musician-educators from a tertiary arts institution in Singapore collaborated on a cross-cultural performance in Beijing as part of their professional development. Through a case study, semi-structured interviews explored the music making experiences of four… read more here.
Keywords: music; musician educators; cultural music; music making ... See more keywords
Independent music-making during Covid-19 and mental health
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DOI: 10.1177/03057356221126198
Abstract: In 2020, when the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic surfaced in the United States, physical distancing and quarantine practices terminated group music rehearsals, such as choirs and bands. This study explores the experiences of individuals… read more here.
Keywords: music; independent music; music creation; music making ... See more keywords
Active Music Making Facilitates Prosocial Behaviour in 18-month-old Children
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DOI: 10.1177/1029864919892308
Abstract: Whenever we celebrate in a group, music and dance are usually part of it. Music making is a highly social activity and even listening to recorded music in a group still gives us a sense… read more here.
Keywords: facilitates prosocial; active music; making facilitates; prosocial behaviour ... See more keywords
Becoming the right musician for the job: Versatility, connectedness, and professional identities during personalized, online music-making in hospital maternity wards
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DOI: 10.1177/10298649231165028
Abstract: The beneficial potential for music in hospital contexts is well established, with research showing that music can promote patient well-being and support recovery. However, less attention has been paid to the ways in which musicians’… read more here.
Keywords: music; hospital maternity; professional identities; music making ... See more keywords
Computational elucidation of the effects induced by music making
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213247
Abstract: Music making, in the form of free improvisations, is a common technique in music therapy, used to express one’s feelings or ideas in the non-verbal language of music. In the broader sense, arts therapies, and… read more here.
Keywords: elucidation effects; computational elucidation; effects induced; music therapy ... See more keywords
Am I (Deep) Blue? Music-Making AI and Emotional Awareness
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DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2022.897110
Abstract: Artificial Intelligence has shown paradigmatic success in defeating world champions in strategy games. However, the same programming tactics are not a reasonable approach to creative and ostensibly emotional artistic endeavors such as music composition. Here… read more here.
Keywords: music; deep blue; making emotional; music making ... See more keywords
Functions of Music Making Under Lockdown: A Trans-Historical Perspective Across Two Pandemics
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.616499
Abstract: This paper describes how music fulfills two of its broadly recognized functions—“mood regulation” and “social cohesion”—in times of pandemics and social isolation. Through a trans-historical comparison of the musical activities of the Milanese during an… read more here.
Keywords: trans historical; functions music; lockdown trans; music making ... See more keywords
Online Group Music-Making in Community Concert Bands: Perspectives From Conductors and Older Amateur Musicians
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.878307
Abstract: At the beginning of the pandemic, many music ensembles had to stop their activities due to the confinement. While some found creative ways to start making music again with the help of technologies, the transition… read more here.
Keywords: music; music making; older amateur; online ... See more keywords
Exploring agency and entrainment in joint music-making through the reported experiences of students and teachers
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.964286
Abstract: This qualitative interview-based study draws on the reported experiences of students and teachers to explore how agency and entrainment resource and constrain each other in joint music-making. The participants were 23 students of Grades 6… read more here.
Keywords: music; joint music; music making; agency ... See more keywords