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Language as an instrument - Discovering a language-based approach to practicing music (2024)

Krystyna Kulisiewicz
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The language-music connection is a topic many have already addressed. This artistic research aims to show another way of approaching it. Considering the importance of the text in the early music repertoire, the linguistic layer has been taken as a central idea. The research process consisted of self-experiments using an attentional focus on linguistic aspects of a musical piece. The purpose was to examine the possible benefits of this focus during practice sessions. The repertoire of these experiments consisted of vocal-instrumental pieces. The music material contained a basso-continuo part played on the violone. The text of the vocal line has been analyzed, determining a number of focal points to be used in practice. The practice sessions using these points have been recorded and compared to a reference recording. The whole process has been reflected on. Analysis of the self-experiments proved that focusing on the linguistic aspects of a musical piece influences the way of playing. It affects technical aspects such as tempo, rhythm, articulation, and dynamics. Focusing on the language makes the practice more rewarding, although it slows down the process. It has been observed that focusing on the text makes it easier to familiarize the music material. The research process was a personal approach to the language-music connection. It can therefore deliver different results when applied by different individuals, which is an encouragement to try this approach. Further study is possible on other sorts of repertoire and using other instruments, as well as in the context of performance.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsLanguage, Violone, practice, Attentional focus, Language and music, Musical Training Performance & Cognition, Language-based approach
date23/01/2024
published04/07/2024
last modified04/07/2024
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightKrystyna Kulisiewicz
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/2507405/2507406/0/100
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication

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