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• Cognition in My Creative Practice: An Exploration of Two Thought Processes (2024) author(s): Ellis Howarth Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Within my personal compositional process, there has been a growing conflict between what I identify as my ‘intuitive’ and ‘conscious’ types of thought. The dissonance between these thought processes has led to long periods of creative drought. The premise of this research paper is to examine these cognitive entities throughout my compositional process, in order to observe and understand the dissonances and conflicts that exist within my creative practice. The focus of this paper is the relationship between these two types of thought, their roles in compositional procedures, their impact on the musical outcomes of my pieces, and how to trigger these modes of thought. The research is seen through the lens of 3 pieces, in which the process of composing said pieces is recorded through notebooks, sketches, and scores, followed with analyses and reflections on both processes and outcomes.
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• (A) Space to listen (2024) author(s): Hidde Kramer Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  (A) space to listen is a research into how I can orient my composition practice towards the listening experience during live performance, and towards including methods of listening into my composition process. In this paper I reflect on the nature of listening and the listening experience, and create works that relate to these themes. I discuss relevant details of the works that relate to the research topic. I have found over the course of this period that making the listening experience a crucial part of my process and end result helps me in creating authentic experiences through my works.
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  From a harpist's perspective (2024) author(s): Marieke Schoenmakers Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  This research concerns the specific challenges harpists face when playing together with other musicians and the hidden processes of making music in an ensemble setting. The focus is on visual aspects in orchestral and ensemble performance.
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  Towards a forgotten language I implications of prelinguistic language and aphasia in my vocal works (2024) author(s): Nikos Galenianos published in: KC Research Portal
  Prelinguistic language and aphasia share common ground, both in theory as in practice. Approaching the two fields as a pool of information and even more as a metaphor for composing vocal – based music, opens up a new window of tools and potentials. This paper is a collection of concepts, originating from prelinguistic language, aphasia and from my general vocal composition practice. Application examples are given from my own work, for each of these concepts. These concepts are gathered together into one diagram, which eventually questions whether the playful deconstruction that creators often look for is a step forward or backwards in time. Eventually, the paper questions the use of existing texts in composition under the scope of Jungian theory.
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• Keys and Cords: A Comparison of Piano and Vocal Teaching Strategies (2024) author(s): Renske Luijten published in: KC Research Portal
  The profession of a music teacher has developed over the past years in a way where teachers are required to be more versitale and not focussed on one specific element. A lot of collegues of mine, including myself, work at a music school where they teach children not only their main instrument, but also a secondary instrument, in my case piano. This brings up interesting challanges as a lot of teaching strategies overlap, but there might also be approaches that differ between various instruments. In this research, we explore how private vocal lessons compare to private piano lessons and what the specific teaching strategies are of these instruments. Following up on this, we analyze how these finding inspire my own teaching practice and how one instrument might benefit from the teaching strategies of the other instrument. This research includes a dive into already existing literature, interviews with Conservatory teachers who specify in vocal and piano pedagogy and interviews with private school teachers. Additionally, observations were made of multiple vocal and piano lessons given by myself as well as the other teachers mentioned above.
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  The space we are in (2024) author(s): Sergio Sánchez Perera published in: KC Research Portal
  As musicians, we work in a variety of different spaces, some of which are unfamiliar and with their own dynamics. But in order to be as productive as possible, we have internalized the notion that, particularly as performers, we must keep our personal and professional lives apart. In my personal case, after moving to the Netherlands to begin my master's program and finding myself without a place to live, I became aware of how much this circumstance affected my playing. Despite the initial negative impact of the situation, I was able to see potential for an artistic endeavor, leading me to embark on the creation of an interdisciplinary piece titled "The space we are in" – a composition for amplified viola, tape, and video – in an attempt to materialize the feelings and thoughts surrounding my personal situation. In this study, I documented each stage of the artistic development process, alongside an analysis exploring the philosophical and psychological connotations of the concept of space, and contrasting it with the idea of place. Additionally, I delved into intriguing concepts such as Kathleen Coessens' artistic web of practice and examined various artistic works where the interaction with space plays a significant role. While working on this project, I discovered a specific interaction with my environment that not only helped me adjust to my new living situation but also –and this is something that I hope to share with the readers of this research– increased my sensitivity and helped me comprehend my artistic vision.
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