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Introducing New Audiences to Sound-Based Music through Creative Engagement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2019

David Holland  and
Duncan Chapman
David Holland*
Affiliation:
Music, Technology and Innovation – Institute for Sonic Creativity (MTI2), Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
Duncan Chapman*
Affiliation:
Music, Technology and Innovation – Institute for Sonic Creativity (MTI2), Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK
*
Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Abstract

This article will outline the experience of researchers at De Montfort University (DMU) (Leicester, UK) in devising and delivering workshops on sound-based creativity (sbc). These workshops supported and guided participants through the process of listening training, recording and composing their own sound-based pieces. As well as engaging participants in sound-based composition, the aim of these workshops was to introduce them to examples from the repertoire of sbm. The final workshops involved the collection of Intention/Reception (I/R) data from participants in response to a piece of sbm. Nearly 180 participants from a diverse range of ages and backgrounds took part in the workshops and the data indicate that engagement with sbm was high. This article will provide the context for the project, describe the methodology and analyse and evaluate the data that were collected. Finally, the implications for future work will be discussed.

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Organised Sound , Volume 24 , Issue 3: Bringing New Music to New Audiences , December 2019 , pp. 240 - 251
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© Cambridge University Press, 2019 

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