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Performing the Scratch Orchestra's Nature Study Notes: creating and exploring a third sphere through improvised communal action. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hails, J. (2014, October). Performing the Scratch Orchestra's Nature Study Notes: creating and exploring a third sphere through improvised communal action. Presented at Music and shared imaginaries: nationalisms, communities, and choral singing, Aveiro, Portugal

In June 2014, a disparate group of trained and untrained performers gathered together at the Chisenhale Dance Space to perform items from the Scratch Orchestra’s 1969 Nature Study Notes. The performance was not a nostalgic recreation of past practice... Read More about Performing the Scratch Orchestra's Nature Study Notes: creating and exploring a third sphere through improvised communal action..

Mesmer EP (2014)
Digital Artefact
Moir, Z. (2014). Mesmer EP. [Audio]

No abstract available.

Making Connections. (2014)
Other
Burton, K. (2014). Making Connections. [PDF Score]. Edinburgh, Scotland

The piece is written for an ensemble of alto/bass flute, alto saxophone, viola, vibraphone/bongos and piano.

Written as part of a telematic research project connecting musicians and dancers in remote sites, the work involved a collaboration with m... Read More about Making Connections..

Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination. (2014)
Journal Article
Medbøe, H., & Dias, J. (2014). Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination. First Monday, 19, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v19i10.5553

Those that create, promote and disseminate jazz are experiencing a period of radical change. The dwindling interest from the major labels in releasing jazz has led to a mushrooming of both traditionally imagined and virtual independent jazz labels, o... Read More about Improvisation in the digital age: New narratives in jazz promotion and dissemination..

An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, September). An Ecology of Music Making: Participation, Pressures, and Progressions. Presented at Creativities, Musicalities, and Entrepreneurships, Institute for Contemporary Music Performance, London, UK

No abstract available.

Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2014, September). Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz. Paper presented at Rhythm Changes 2014 - Jazz Beyond Borders

Scandinavian jazz is arguably the most established appropriation of the genre outside the United States, with a uniquely defined cultural identity stretching back to the early 1970s. The region’s repurposing of an acculturated American music has resu... Read More about Dictated dichotomies: Locating Scandinavian jazz..

Curating popular music: authority and history, aesthetics and technology (2014)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (2014). Curating popular music: authority and history, aesthetics and technology. Popular Music, 33(3), 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1017/s026114301400035x

The practice of curation in popular music may be seen as a form of historical enquiry that works in a similar way to the critical projects of the ‘new museology’. Self-curation can be employed by musicians to re-present their work as a historiograph... Read More about Curating popular music: authority and history, aesthetics and technology.

Jazz Scenes and Networks in Europe: Repackaging Independent Jazz – New Strategies for Emerging Markets. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2014, July). Jazz Scenes and Networks in Europe: Repackaging Independent Jazz – New Strategies for Emerging Markets. Paper presented at KISMIF conference: Underground music scenes and DIY cultures

Recent years have witnessed significant changes to the methods by which artists connect with their fans. Where in the previous century these connections were primarily made through touring, media promotion and the physical distribution of product, th... Read More about Jazz Scenes and Networks in Europe: Repackaging Independent Jazz – New Strategies for Emerging Markets..

Stillie, B. & Russell, G. (2014) Using Logic Pro X to meet SQA N5 Music Technology qualification requirements. Presented to the Scottish Association of Music Educators Technology Conference. 11th January 2014 (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stillie, B. (2014, April). Stillie, B. & Russell, G. (2014) Using Logic Pro X to meet SQA N5 Music Technology qualification requirements. Presented to the Scottish Association of Music Educators Technology Conference. 11th January 2014

This session will demonstrate how to work with video files in Logic X and address the requirements of N5 Music Technology. We will explore editing tools, track functionality and workflows to enhance learner projects. We will also offer insight into r... Read More about Stillie, B. & Russell, G. (2014) Using Logic Pro X to meet SQA N5 Music Technology qualification requirements. Presented to the Scottish Association of Music Educators Technology Conference. 11th January 2014.

Replies to the Critics: The Grounded Theories of Simon Frith (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2014, April). Replies to the Critics: The Grounded Theories of Simon Frith. Paper presented at Studying Music: An International Conference in Honour of Simon Frith

No abstract available.

Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., & McLaughlin, S. (2014, March). Popular Music Pedagogy: Assessment, Evaluation, and Context. Paper presented at International Festival for Artistic Innovation, Leeds College of Music, UK

No abstract available.

from Webern to dance to Burton. (2014)
Other
Burton, K. (2014). from Webern to dance to Burton. [PDF score]. Dublin, Ireland

Commissioned by the Concorde Ensemble. Paul Roe gave the premiere performance at the RHA Gallery, Dublin, 23rd February 2014.

The piece is informed by the choreography of Jiri Kylian, in particular two three minute sections of his work No More Pl... Read More about from Webern to dance to Burton..

Communicative Improvisation: A practical Workshop (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, February). Communicative Improvisation: A practical Workshop. Presented at Invited practical workshop, University ofEdinburgh, UK

No abstract available.

Improving Access to Musical Activity for Young People (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2014, January). Improving Access to Musical Activity for Young People. Presented at Invited Guest Lecture, Institute for Music in Human and Social Development, University of Edinburgh,

No abstract available.