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  Attracting young Spanish audience to classical music concerts (2024) author(s): Anna Atanasova Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  The audience is one of the most important things for an interpreter. Playing for other people is one of the reasons we perform music in concert halls and why many musicians choose this career path. The attendance of people to classical music concerts is important to the continued existence of live concerts and active orchestras and chamber ensembles. So how can live classical music still exist if there is no one who wants to attend concerts? Previous research on this topic shows that this issue has become a concern for many musicians today. This research addresses the concern about the aging of the audiences attending classical music concerts in Spain. It also investigates ways to attract the attention of a younger audience and to try to connect with them using tools that are relevant to this type of audience – for example the use of social networks. Young people were asked about what we, as musicians, can do to attract them and to make concerts attractive to a younger audience. The results were collected and analysed.
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  Artificial Voices (2024) author(s): Vanessa Guinadi Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  During the pandemic, I started experimenting with AI-assisted compositions through singing and collaborating with composers Robert Laidlow in “Songs without Meaning” and Tywi Roberts in “Blodeuwedd” for the PRiSM Future Music Festival. Coupled with the rise of AI in the zeitgeist, I was inspired to understand why I was so interested in AI as a cultural worker. I was also interested in commissioning composers for new work written with AI and programming a concert incorporating my views. Through this research, I trace my pathway from contextualizing AI within algorithmic composition, to understanding how I would want to coexist with the threat and creative possibilities of AI. I discovered I was not satisfied with clean mimicry. Instead, I was seeking an uncanny parody that inadvertently exposes the behaviours of the human condition. The theories that guided me were Halberstam’s Low Theory, which discusses failure as a form of counter-commercial resistance; Freud’s idea of the uncanny as a liminal mirror of subconscious human fears; and the Surrealist found object, which taps into our subconscious in a ‘naïve’ manner. My research also discusses my various experiments with my composers with different AI programs, from text to midi to sound generators. The research also discusses the application of my curational approach to AI in concert programming, which uses the archetype and metaphor of the Siren as a programming narrative. This reflection and research hopes to be useful for other singer-commissioners who would want to work with AI.
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• A new wave of fusion jazz. Traits and features of the music of Snarky Puppy, Funcky Knuckles and Huntertones. (2024) author(s): Jaime Pineda Soler Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  During the last two decades, a new wave of fusion jazz has appeared. Young musicians are experimenting with crossovers between jazz and the music styles they grew up with, such as Funk, Rock, Gospel, Hip-Hop etc. As a result, we find this new genre of music that is groovy and intellectual at the same time. The intention of this work is to analyse it's carachteristics and collect the techniques used to achieve this.
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• A deep dive into the violin bow hold: advantages and disadvantages of different ways of holding the bow (2024) author(s): Emiel de Jongh Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  This research focused on the technical and expressive advantages of the different bow holds for the violin and viola. To explore these topics, I have conducted a literature study and practical experimentation. Literature shows that there are roughly three periods during which different bow holds and basic principle in holding the bow developed. In the Classical period the foundation for the bow hold was laid alongside advancements in the bow making profession. The Romantic period saw a competition between the Franco-Belgian, German and Russian bow holds, of which two survived into the Modern Period. In the Modern Period further consolidation of the different schools of bowing occurred, resulting in a dominance of the Franco-Belgian bow hold. Although the Russian school is not taught widely anymore, there may be advantages as to using this bow hold. Modern violinists like Aaron Rosand and Ray Chen are examples of violinists using both bow holds for specific ends. During my studies I have experimented with both bow holds. My experience is in line with literature and with the experiences expressed by Aaron Rosand and Leonidas Kavakos. In conclusion, it is valuable to explore both bow holds and how it affects violin playing and sound.
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• A conductor's effect on embouchure problems (2024) author(s): Dyon Jansen Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  The musician with performance issues. A conductor’s guide.
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• 1000stappen - Developing an Idea (2024) author(s): Miguel Pissarra Correia Pinto Varela Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  The percussion family of instruments is an ever-evolving one, that knows no boundaries. This makes it so that new instruments are constantly being created and developed by fellow percussionists all around the world. This privilege is also what makes percussionists so creative, having to constantly adapt to their environment, and learn new techniques for the infinite amount of instruments there are. Following this creativity and freedom to try out ideas, I created my show in 2023, “1000stappen” working together with a composer and a dancer. In its first chapter, this research approaches the importance of cultivating creativity in percussionists, analyzing my adventures in my artistic life, and how they eventually led to what is my biggest creation to date. The second and third chapters dissected the development of the original idea of my show, and how it turned into something as concrete as a performance on stage, touching on creation, production, and marketing, as well as what problems were faced during the process. The fourth and final chapter deeply analyzes the whole development of the project and its premiere, and what methods were used in its co-creation.
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