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Harnessing the everyday use of technology to create inclusive musical interactions in the classroom
No full textBusiness studies: review of 'Michael Costa: England's first conductor: the revolution in musical performance in England, 1830–1880' by John Goulden
No full textBook review: 'Body Knowledge: Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century' by Mary Simonson, Oxford University Press
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Birds, apes, and grandmothers: the personal side of music and health research [book review]
No full textReview of 'Psychological Health Effects of Musical Experiences: Theories, Studies, and Reflections in Music Health Science'
by Töres Theorell, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2014. 106 pp. ISBN 978-94-017-8920-2
Incognito
No full textMusic for the short film 'Incognito' directed by Jeremiah Quinn and starring Jonathan Hansler, Elizabeth Nicholson, Dolores Reynals, and Kerry Shale.
An extract with music is available on the Video tab below. The full film can be seen on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvSCcH9a0E
Validation of the Arts Observational Scale (ArtsObS) for the evaluation of performing arts activities in health care settings
No full textBackground: As the number of arts-in-health programmes globally continues to increase, there is an growing need for a systematic approach to evaluation both to provide evidence of the efficacy of projects and support continuous quality improvement. The Arts Observational Scale (ArtsObS) is proposed as a mixed-methods tool to evaluate performing arts activities in health care settings. Methods: The tool was developed over two years involving a consultation process with 1,500 patients, relatives and staff, and validated over a six-month period with 805 patients. Construct validity was assessed through extensive literature reviews, and score distributions, inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity were assessed using Pearson’s/Spearman’s coefficient. Results: Organising constructs were grounded in both empirical and theoretical research. Data collected with the tool were well distributed. Inter-rater reliability was very strong (r = .721, p < .001) and concurrent validity was strong (r = .641, p < .001). Conclusions: ArtsObS is a reliable way of evaluating the impact of arts programmes in health care settings and is recommended to practitioners, project managers and researchers
Revelstoke: a kiss in the wind
No full textMusic for the documentary film Revelstoke: A Kiss in the Wind, directed by Nicola Moruzzi
The aura of Stradivari's violins
No full textThe aura of Stradivari's violins is examined from the standpoint of the history of performance. Why and how have they been valued for so long and by so many players and collectors? What makes them so special, and why do tests reveal that experts cannot aurally distinguish them from specimens by other violin makers? The attempt to identify an authentic Stradivari sound is beside the point when we consider that none of the violins Stradivari made exist in their original condition, all having been modified to various degrees. Furthermore, these violins have been and continue to be valued for musical, psychological and historical reasons, which lie beyond their purely sonorous properties. For the Romantics, Stradivari was an isolated genius living only for his art--an anachronistic image bearing little relation to the working methods of the real Stradivari. For violinists today, the violins represent links in a historical chain--connecting them to the players and repertoires of preceding generations--and bear the imprint of that history in a way that is true for them. Stradivari violins have a musical aura, from the perspective of the players--those who know and love them most intimately--because of their relationship and relationship history. Considering these violins as more than merely objects of artifacts that produce sound therefore extends Walter Benjamin's concept of aura as the ritual power of original artworks
