Search for dissertations about: "musician"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word musician.

2. 1. Musicianship and teaching : aspects of musculoskeletal disorders, physical and psychosocial work factors in musicians with focus on music teachers

   Author : Anncristine Fjellman-Wiklund; Gunnevi Sundelin; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; music; musician; teaching; occupational; musculoskeletal; psychosocial aspect; mind-body; tai chi chuan; basic body awareness therapy; electromyography;

   Abstract : Musculoskeletal disorders are common among musicians at all levels of performance. Since music teachers train our future musicians it is important to understand their work environment. By creating good examples of a healthy work environment, they can teach their students how to stay healthy and to prevent pain. READ MORE

4. 2. Never Heard Before: A Musical Exploration of Organ Voicing

   Author : João Segurado; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; voicing; voicing; sound; listening; pipe; organ; tone; musical composition; musical performance; experimental; collaboration; artistic research; ethnography; musique concrète; transient; attack; steady-state; ; harmonic spectrum; languid; toe-hole; mouth; flue; reed; Studio Acusticum; Gerald Woehl; Piteå;

   Abstract : This study describes the role of organ sounds in musical performance and exa- mines the visions and artistic perspectives of the voicer, who creates the sounds, and the organist, who uses them in performance. Organ pipe sounds are shaped in a process of gradual transformation called voicing, to suit the practice of musical performance, and they influence that practice in significant ways. READ MORE

5. 3. Surrounded by Sound : Experienced Orchestral Harpists’ Professional Knowledge and Learning

   Author : Lia Lonnert; Eva Sæther; Liora Bresler; Stephen Cottrell; Musikhögskolan i Malmö; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; harp; lifelong learning; music education; orchestral playing; practical knowledge; professional knowledge; Music Education; Musikpedagogik; harp; lifelong learning; music education; orchestral playing; practical knowledge; professional knowledge;

   Abstract : Orchestral playing is a central practice within Western European classical music. Previous research in the field of orchestral musicians’ learning and knowledge has mainly focused on students’ learning orchestral playing. Working conditions and work-related problems were also emphasized in previous studies. READ MORE

6. 4. Virtual virtuosity

   Author : Roberto Bresin; KTH; []
   Keywords : music; performance; expression; interpretation; piano; automatic; artificial neural networks; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This dissertation presents research in the field ofautomatic music performance with a special focus on piano. A system is proposed for automatic music performance, basedon artificial neural networks (ANNs). READ MORE

7. 5. Wind and Wood : Affordances of Musical Instruments: The Example of the Simple-System Flute

   Author : Markus Tullberg; CogComlabbet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Music education; Musical affordances; Musical instruments; Ecological Psychology; 4e cognition; Cooperative inquiry; Musikundervisning; Musikinstrument; Affordances; Ekologisk psykologi; 4e cognition;

   Abstract : The aim of this doctoral dissertation is to explore and describe the relationship and interaction between musicians and their instruments. In order to achieve a high level of detail, a certain instrument is in focus: the simple-system flute. READ MORE