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Music-theatre as music: A practical exploration of composing theatrical material based on music-centric conceptualisation of myth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This thesis examines the notion of 'music-theatre as music' in its relation to myth. It is provided as an indispensable tool of critical commentary for the accompanying performances (that are included in the submission in DVD documentation) and as an in-
Zavros, Demetris
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Yoruba Culture and Its Influence on The Development of Modern Popular Music in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis focuses on the contributions of the Yorùbá culture to the development of modern Nigerian popular music. It traces the origin, conception and growth of popular music styles in Nigeria and highlights the underlying Yorùbá cultural cum ...
Adedeji, Adewale
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From holism to compositionality: memes and the evolution of segmentation, syntax, and signification in music and language [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Steven Mithen argues that language evolved from an antecedent he terms “Hmmmmm, [meaning it was] Holistic, manipulative, multi-modal, musical and mimetic”.
Jan, Steven
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The combination of rhythm and pitch can account for the beneficial effect of Melodic intonation therapy on connected speech improvements in Broca’s aphasia

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
Melodic intonation therapy (MIT) is a structured protocol for language rehabilitation in people with Broca’s aphasia. The main particularity of MIT is the use of intoned-speech, a technique in which the clinician stylizes the prosody of short sentences ...
Anna eZumbansen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accuracy of Tempo Judgments in Disk Jockeys Compared to Musicians and Untrained Individuals

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Professional disk jockeys (DJs) are an under-studied population whose performance involves creating new musical experiences by combining existing musical materials with a high level of temporal precision.
Nicholas E. V. Foster   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Conceptual Challenges in the Study of Rhythm Processing Deficits

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2015
Interest in the study of rhythm processing deficits (RPD) is currently growing in the cognitive neuroscience community, as this type of investigation constitutes a powerful tool for the understanding of normal rhythm processing.
Pauline eTranchant   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Music is Language and Language is Music” [PDF]

open access: yesEthnologies, 2004
In this article, the author considers the effects of language attitudes, a sociolinguistic concern, on musical practice. This article assumes that language and music attitudes are related as different expressions in and of a common cultural context. The author demonstrates how Scots Gaelic language attitudes in Cape Breton (where a few hundred people ...
openaire   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in cross-cultural/multilingual music information seeking [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Understanding and meeting the needs of a broad range of music users across different cultures and languages are central in designing a global music digital library.
Lee, Jin Ha   +5 more
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Software agents in music and sound art research/creative work: Current state and a possible direction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Composers, musicians and computer scientists have begun to use software-based agents to create music and sound art in both linear and non-linear (non-predetermined form and/or content) idioms, with some robust approaches now drawing on various ...
Whalley, Ian
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