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Music to Make Things To (part 1)
No full textLive stream performance commissioned by The Meteor Theatre
Created during the 2020 Lockdown.
Utilising performance ideas to inspire a period of combined art making. Sharing an art experience through technology
A musical exploration of internet based collaboration in realtime through long-form musical textures and structured improvisation.
A compositional realisation of slow music. A meditative type of musical structure that is predicated by the limitations of technology, and informed by traditions of ambient music, soundscape, minimalism and contemporary classical music.
Live streamed with technical assistance from ACL
Ahakoa he iti he pounamu (Tectonic Echoes II)
No full textPerformed as part of a livestream concert organised through SOUNZ.
Commissioned piece for piano trio and taonga puoro.
Premiered by NZ Trio and Horomona Horo for Matariki 2019.
Ahakoa he iti he pounamu - Although it is small, it is greenstone
This whakataukī refers to the gift of something small, but precious. Something given from the heart.
This little piece is exploring the relationship between the western musical traditions and the world of taonga puoro. This combination of sound worlds is a gift to me, and it is a space where it is an honour and privilege to create work that contributes to this growing legacy. Particularly in collaboration with Horomona. In this piece, the trio echoes some of the sounds of the taonga puoro - mainly that of the tumutumu and the pukaea. The title is also a reference to the use of the pahu pounamu - a treasure with a beautiful sound that rings twice throughout the piece
Walk of light
No full textAn 18min audio and light installation as part of Te Ruru Pop Up Light Festival in Jubilee Park.
Composed by Jeremy Mayall
Lighting by Aaron Chesham
This light and sound installation pairs field recordings and music with a unique light installation. The area moves through various states of being, different environmental states, and moves between moments of calm reflection, to a state of pure energetic spectacle
Design-build-use. Expansion in the Waikato.
Get PDFCome and listen to an expert panel present the work they did to support, expansion in the Waikato for, the APL Group. You will be treated to a multidisciplinary feast of engineering presentations including architects, construction, structural and Geo, electrical, and the client as manufacturing experts. The evening will end with a question and answer session where we discuss the journey.
Engineering NZ Multidisciplinary presentation evening
A night with Hamilton operatic at The Meteor: Consulting director
Get PDFConsulting director on the musical theatre production 'A Night with Hamilton Operatic at The Meteor
Utilizing digital assessment strategies for theory & practical work in mechatronics
Get PDFIn recent times, education has become ubiquitous due to the digital revolution. Learning is now possible from a plethora of online resources in formats such as text, audio, or video. While it is common practice to use digital formats for providing learning resources, many educators still prefer traditional methods such as paper-based (handwritten and/or typed) or in-person for assessment. This is often used to reduce the risk of plagiarism and ghostwriting, or to verify practical work achievement. On the other hand, emphasis is now being placed on learning 21st century skills which includes Information, Media, and Technology Skills (Trilling & Fadel, 2009). These fall under the general umbrella of Digital Literacy Skills. It is important for engineering students to develop these skills because it is very likely they will have use them in their work life as engineers or technicians. For example, manufacturers and suppliers of mechatronics related tools/equipment (e.g. for automation and control) now provide technical resources in digital formats such as web pages, document files, and even videos (Mathworks, n.d.; SchneiderElectric, n.d.). In addition to this, online collaborative work environments across diverse geographic locations are becoming popular and these skills are likely to very valuable. This paper considers the perspective that digital assessment outweighs traditional methods in benefits due to its applicability in the changing work environment. Traditional assessment methods could be used as a secondary tool to follow up when educators have concerns about student work submitted via digital means. Hence, the focus of this paper is on discussing some options for moving towards digital assessment for theory work (such as tests) and practical work in mechatronics related courses on the diploma and degree programmes
Process mining: a special type of data mining to discover, check and improve your business processes
Get PDFIn this workshop, we will discuss how Process Mining, a novel Data Science technique, could be used to discover, in a matter of seconds (if you have data), the actual processes your organisation is performing. Also, we will cover how to identify bottlenecks and deviations from the expected processes
Tag team patient safety simulation (TTPSS): Generic template package
No full textTag Team Patient Safety Simulation (TTPSS) was developed to overcome the challenges associated with providing meaningful and engaging patient safety simulations to large groups of learners. In TTPSS each participant and observer has a specific, active and integral role in the simulation and purpose-built facilities and expensive equipment are not required. This approach enables flexibility in terms of location and group size, while at the same time creating an immersive experience for all learners. Although TTPSS has been designed for undergraduate nursing students, the approach can be easily transferred to other health disciplines
A review of equestrian polo and a methodology for testing the mechanical properties of the mallet.
Get PDFTwenty years ago, sports engineering researchers struggled to attract funding due to a misguided image perception that such study did not contribute to athlete performance. So it is with the sport of polo, the image is of a game played by the royals and the elite and not a real sport. This work attempts to improve the image of the sport by highlighting the real-world achievable aspects that are seen in many other racket and ball sports.
This paper presents the second in a series of studies that are intended to investigate the sport of polo from an engineering perspective. This first study looks at the material properties and performance of the stick used in the game. The stick is similar in materials construction to the cricket bat in that it is primarily constructed of natural materials. The shaft is traditionally made from a cane, the handle and the head sculptured from hardwood and attached to the shaft. The handle is subsequently wrapped in a grip cloth tape. There is also a range of composite sticks with fibre composite shafts, hardwood heads and thermoplastic handles starting to gain acceptance.
This study looks at the data collected from static load tests done using a universal testing machine in several different planes. The planes are chosen to replicate the most common lines of action seen during match play.
The testing methodology is discussed and the outcomes considered with relation to player performance and the concepts of motion established in the previous study on shot characteristics
Sweet music: How taste may improve dance performance
Get PDFTaste is a homeostatic function that conveys valuable information such as energy content, or toxicity of foods. Taste is not limited to the mouth and has the potential to affect and interact with multiple physiological systems, such as the brain, the gastrointestinal tract and muscles. In this presentation, the potential performance enhancing mechanisms of sweet, bitter, hot and cold tastes administered prior to and during exercise performance are examined. Carbohydrate mouth rinsing is shown to affect perceptions of energy availability; quinine and caffeine rinsing has also been shown to improve short duration, power performance – although ingestion of bitter tastants is seemingly required to enhance performance. Hot and cold tastes may prove beneficial in circumstances where athletes’ thermal state may be challenged. Effectiveness is not limited to taste alone, extending to dedicated receptors throughout the digestive tract, relaying signals pertaining to energy availability and temperature to appropriate neural centres