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Speak to me: A self reflective approach to improving classical music concert presentation (2023)

Peter Bourne
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Speak to me: A self-reflective approach to improving classical music concert presentation. Research by Peter Bourne Supervised by Heloisa Amaral How can musicians improve their in-concert verbal communication with an audience? Why might they want to? Is there a method that can allow any musician to develop this skill without the need for tutoring or specialised training? Summary: This research began as a personal quest by one musician to find a reliable, repeatable and effective method of improving their own concert presentation. By doing so it was hoped that they might improve audience engagement with both music and artist, whilst helping to make their music accessible to a broader public. This could in turn increase the impact and reach of their performance. Various strategies for self-improvement and independent learning have been reviewed and integrated into a simple four-step approach to be carried out with each performance where a musician chooses to speak to their audience. The resulting method consists of four R’s: Role-setting, Recording, Reflection and Repetition. By deciding on a role to perform ahead of the performance, a musician sets clear goals for themselves and identifies the reasons for speaking to their audience. By recording their presentation and rewatching it at a later time, they obtain distance from and perspective of their work. This allows them to best use specialised techniques to reflect deeply and gain insight on their work, before developing strategies to improve in their next performance. This exposition presents a how-to guide for implementing the method itself, as well as background on the use and importance of each element. It also features a case study of this method being applied to a chamber music concert performance. Biography: Peter Bourne is a British clarinettist from the small island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. His music studies took him through France, at the conservatoires of Bordeaux and Strasbourg, and on to the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Peter now holds the position of Bass Clarinettist with the Latvian National Opera in Rīga. In addition to his orchestral work he is an active chamber musician, and a founder member of CrossWinds, a clarinet and accordion duo.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsreflection, reflective journal, mediation, Presentation
date22/02/2023
published19/07/2023
last modified19/07/2023
statuslimited publication
copyright2023 Peter Bourne
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1765662/1934517
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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