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  Singing in flow (2019) author(s): Marta Loncar Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Research Question: How can a classically trained singer enhance the quality and efficiency of his/her practice sessions with the focus on specific short-term goals and their execution in the context of preparation process of a music composition, using the tools from the book Quality Practice by Susan Williams and the principles of the psychology of flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly? Summary of Results: If the quality of our performance depends on the quality of our practice, then it is necessary to work on the practice process itself. With this research I wanted to find out how would better management of short-term goals in my preparation process influence the quality of the process. According to what I have learned and experienced during my entire music education, I created a series of ten worksheets with specific, more or less usual exercises. With the help of the tools and exercises from the Exploration, External focus, Audiation chapters of the book Quality Practice by Susan Williams and principles of flow according to Mihaly Csikszentmihaly I enriched the content of the worksheets and improved their execution. Not only the process of creating the worksheets was enjoyable but also my practice sessions became more exciting, time saving and voice saving. I started feeling as the owner of my practice time and its content and I am going out of my practice room with a feeling of achievement and satisfaction.
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• Danse de Linos (2019) author(s): Tirza Leenman Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Danse de Linos
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• Becoming a baroque bassoon player after having studied the recorder: (2019) author(s): Jeong Guk Lee Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  tracking my last few years of my bassoon studying
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• Changing Approaches to the Interpretation of Chopin's Piano Works. (2019) author(s): Lorenzo Laguna Ortega Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  At the end of the 19th century, methods of recording sound appeared, but it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the technical quality of these recordings was advanced enough to allow us to fully appreciate the musical performances they captured. In the approximately 100 years of recordings that have since passed, performances by the world's best pianists have been preserved—forming a kind of canon of 'definitive' interpretations. The world has plenty changed since the beginning of the 20th century, and this has inevitably influenced how piano music has been interpreted, especially though not exclusively as a result of globalization, whereby understandings of ‘standard performances’ of various repertoires have gained strength, leading to fewer personal and divergent interpretations. This phenomenon is partly due to the fact that nowadays the training of pianists is hugely focused on competitions, where a 'right' and 'indisputable' approach to performance is demanded. How can studying the evolution of performance approaches to Chopin's Four Scherzos for piano over the past 100 years via the study of recordings, performance history and wider musical trends, help modern pianists to create new and more personal approaches to playing this repertoire? Being aware of this changes and make an exhaustive analysis of recordings of the entire last century can give us as performers a lot of valuable information with the aim of developing a more informed and even more free performance, getting rid of any dogma.
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• Stimulating musical creativity (2019) author(s): Huub de Vriend Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Abstract to be added.
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  The Importance of Rhythm in Jazz Voice Phrasing and Improvisation (2019) author(s): Anna Barbara Koziel Limited publication. Only visible to members of the portal : KC Research Portal
  Practising irregular meters proved very effective in broadening the variety of rhythmic choices available when rephrasing an existing song or creating an improvisation. It also increased rhythmic security in interactions between the vocalist and the rest of the band in unpredictable situations. Providing that there is a strong integration of the body as the source of the core rhythm (groove) with the voice as the source of the sound, I found that a vocalist could achieve rhythmic freedom and spontaneity in performance in a relatively short period of time. Playing small percussion instruments such as shaker, guiro or cowbell also proved very helpful in developing rhythmic awareness, and moreover, when used on stage they create an additional texture in the sound of the whole band. Bigger instruments such as handpan, congas and djembe, demand more physical engagement, and might affect the fluency of the vocal lines and one's concentration on the main instrument. Practising these can take a lot more time, as they require a high level of fitness, and should be a conscious choice—a choice thus recommended only for vocalists who are aware of these demands.
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