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  CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE HOME (last edited: 2019) author(s): Francesco Collavino This exposition is in progress.
  MISSION L’idea per questo nuovo progetto di ricerca coreografica nasce dal mio incontro con lo scienziato e astrofisico Mario Benassai ( https://www.altecspace.it/persona/mario-benassai ) Il punto di partenza è quello di sperimentare in prima persona il training e le tipologie di allenamento che affrontano gli astronauti nella loro preparazione per il volo e il loro soggiorno spaziale. Indagheremo quelli che sono i principi fisici che possono essere “tradotti” in ambito coreografico, nutrendoci di tutto l’immaginario estetico e poetico delle esplorazioni scientifiche nel cosmo.
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  Goodbye Intuition (last edited: 2019) author(s): Ivar Grydeland, Morten Qvenild, Andrea Neumann, Sidsel Endresen This exposition is in progress.
  With Goodbye Intuition we seek to challenge our roles and artistic preferences as improvising musicians by improvising with "creative" machines. In our project the machines can both take the role of a performer for us to play with and they can be extensions of our own instruments. They can become both our duet partners and they can be additions, expansions or augmentations of our sound. Playing is core in our investigation, and it is based on this experience we try to articulate thoughts and answers to the following questions: - How do we improvise with "creative" machines, how do we listen, how do we play? - How will improvising within an interactive human-machine domain challenge our roles as improvisers? - What music emerge from the human-machine improvisatory dialogue? The project's artists are Andrea Neumann (GER), Morten Qvenild (NOR) and Ivar Grydeland (NOR). The artist Sidsel Endresen (NOR) is our observer, commentator, critic and discussion partner. Norwegian Center for Technology in Music and the Arts (NOTAM) is our technological collaborator. Additionally, musician, composer and researcher Henrik Frisk (SWE), writer, musician, composer David Toop (UK) and director and writer Annie Dorsen (US) contributes to the project.
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  My Brother Heroin - Research Cartography (last edited: 2019) author(s): Trifilo Gianluca This exposition is in progress.
  Meine Arbeit ist eine Suchbewegung entlang von Zusammenhängen, die sich mit Dringlichkeit in unserer Gesellschaft zeigen. Es sind vor allem jene Felder in denen der Mensch sich zwischen Überforderung, Abhängigkeit und Isolation oder Sehnsucht nach Entgrenzung bewegt: Drogen, Religion, Social Media. Meine Kindheit gab mir prägende Erfahrungen mit, durch meine beiden Brüder, die dem Heroin erlagen. – Seit 2014 setze ich mich mit diesen Inhalten mittels 3D Technologie, in Form von interaktiven Videos, mit Sprache aber auch mit Objekten auseinander. Mich beschäftigen Fragen des Vergessens und der Wiederholung. Wie kann ich Vergangenes in einen Zustand transferieren, der nicht in der ursprünglichen Situation gefangen bleibt? Kann ich der Überflutung von Bildern und Information entkommen und den Fundus produktiv nutzen?
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• Finding Focus (2019) author(s): Susan Williams published in: Academy of Creative and Performing Arts
  An important question facing musicians both in the practice room and on stage is “What should I focus on?” There is a great deal of research in the fields of movement sciences and sports that suggests that adopting an external focus of attention – focusing on the intended effects of one’s movements – can be beneficial both for learning and for performance of complex motor skills. There has been very little research done on the effects of external focus on musicians. The aims of this study on external focus were as follows: to translate the idea of external focus from movement science into the field of music (how can external focus be characterized for music-making?); to design several ways to use, test and explore the application of external focus in field situations; and to collect data and find information to elucidate the effects of external focus and the instances in which it can work for musicians. A series of three empirical projects were designed and carried out in both semi-controlled as well as natural environments. The mixed methods research approach included both quantitative and qualitative elements. A music-pedagogical practice tool based on external focus was designed and used in all three projects. The first project involved natural trumpet players (n=7) who practiced fragments of repertoire using an external focus practice tool. Results were compared the their ‘usual’ practice methods. Quantitative data was collected to show the effects of external focus on accuracy, self-efficacy, confidence and motivation of the players. In the second project the same seven players participated in the preparation and performance of a chamber music concert for trumpet consort. The third project involved a chamber ensemble of 18 players including string players, trumpeters and keyboard players. In projects two and three the performances were prepared and rehearsed by using tools and techniques based on external focus. Qualitative data was collected from questionnaires, surveys and interviews. Results from the three projects tentatively supported the overall hypothesis: External focus is beneficial to musicians’ learning and performance experience. Statistical results showed positive effects of external focus on accuracy and suggest a positive trend for confidence and for self-efficacy in performance. Qualitative data from interviews and surveys over the three interventions showed the performers’ ensemble playing was enhanced by using an external focus approach, and that they suffered much less from performance anxiety than usual. External focus could play a larger role in music pedagogy for musicians at every level and stage of learning. The kind of procedural implicit learning that results from using tools based on external focus means that technique (motor control) is being informed by musical intention and not the other way around.
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  Home page JSS (2019) author(s): Journal of Sonic Studies published in: Journal of Sonic Studies
  Home page of the Journal of Sonic Studies
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  Habitual touches (carvings) of beings (2019) author(s): eli eli published in: Research Catalogue
  This is a story of consecvenses of concecvenses of concekvences of concecuences of consequenses of consequences of concequenses and how i almost learned to spell this word. Its a never ending story. I study what was before us, i draw lines and connect. Some lines are direct, others are nonlinear and take crooked paths, where we cannot trace where it all started.
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Joa Hug
Finland, Germany (residence)

Alexander Damianisch
Austria

Quirijn van Regteren Altena
Netherlands

Katarina Šoškić

Jonathan Reus

Shauna McMullan

Jaakko Ruuska
Finland

Bastiaan van der Waals
Netherlands

Hermans Carolien
Netherlands