The Viola d'Amore - its heritage reconsidered (2013)
Journal Article
Durkin, R. (2013). The Viola d'Amore - its heritage reconsidered. The Galpin Society journal, 66, 139-147

The origins of the viola d’amore – identified as the addition of sympathetic strings to a viol – has, as a research field remained largely untouched since the work of Harry Danks was published in 1976. First identified by John Evelyn in 1679, the vio... Read More about The Viola d'Amore - its heritage reconsidered.

Dialogue for bass clarinet and bassoon (2013)
Other
Burton, K. (2013). Dialogue for bass clarinet and bassoon. [PDF score]. London, UK

This work specifically focuses on the lower register of both instruments, an area I've been led to explore as a result of my profound high frequency hearing loss.

It was selected for performance following an international competitive call for sc... Read More about Dialogue for bass clarinet and bassoon.

The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2013, November). The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place. Paper presented at Jazz Talks: 1st university of Aveiro jazz conference

This paper examines the interdependencies and frictions between the creators and the promoters of jazz in the city of Edinburgh, UK.
In providing a platform for the delivery of the cultural message of jazz (in all its many guises), the promoter wal... Read More about The promoter as cultural conduit: between jazz and a hard place..

Cultures of Listening: The popular aesthetics of 'difficult music'. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (2013, October). Cultures of Listening: The popular aesthetics of 'difficult music'

Difficulty and complexity are values most often associated with a modernist avant-garde of ‘serious’ music. Their presence in popular music tends to attract the opprobrium of critics who seek to maintain a purity for popular music founded on values... Read More about Cultures of Listening: The popular aesthetics of 'difficult music'..

The Impact of Cochlear Implants on Musical Experience (2013)
Book Chapter
Moir, Z., & Overy, K. (2013). The Impact of Cochlear Implants on Musical Experience. In V. Bates, A. Bleakley, & S. Goodman (Eds.), Medicine, Health and the Arts: Approaches to the Medical Humanities (246-263). Routledge

No abstract available.

Analysing, Evaluating, and Assessing Musical Improvisation (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., MacDonald, R., Moran, N., & Edwards, M. (2013, July). Analysing, Evaluating, and Assessing Musical Improvisation. Presented at International Conference on Analysing Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UK

No abstract available.

Start With What You Know: Popular Music Analysis for First Year Undergraduate Students (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., Moran, N., & Worth, R. (2013, July). Start With What You Know: Popular Music Analysis for First Year Undergraduate Students. Paper presented at International Conference of Analysing Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UK

No abstract available.

Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration (2013)
Thesis
Medbøe, H. Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6124

This study focuses on three albums of original music performed and recorded by the author as the leader of the Haftor Medbøe Group and released variously by Linn Records and Fabrikant Records between 2006 and 2010.

Through the prisms of historiogr... Read More about Cultural identity and transnational heritage in contemporary jazz: a practice-based study of composition and collaboration.

The Fundamentals of Music Theory (MOOC) (2013)
Digital Artefact
Moir, Z., Worth, R., Moran, N., Edwards, M., & Kitchen, J. (2013). The Fundamentals of Music Theory (MOOC). [Online Learning (Video, Music, Lessons, Tests Etc.)]

This course will introduce students to the theory of music, providing them with the skills needed to read and write Western music notation, as well as to understand, analyse, and listen informedly. It will cover material such as pitches and scales, i... Read More about The Fundamentals of Music Theory (MOOC).

Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall (2013)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., Cortazzi, M., & Jin, L. (2014). Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall. Psychology of Music, 42(4), 483-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735613480257

This article proposes the use of recorded music chosen by researchers to elicit participant accounts of life experiences, a technique we name ‘da capo recall.’ Fifteen mainland Chinese students who had studied in the UK were played seven contrasting... Read More about Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall.

Using Low-Latency Net-Based Solutions to Extend the Audio and Video Capabilities of a Studio Complex. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ferguson, P. (2013, May). Using Low-Latency Net-Based Solutions to Extend the Audio and Video Capabilities of a Studio Complex. Presented at Audio Engineering Society International Convention #134

Two low-latency IP-based systems, RedNet and LOLA, were selected by Edinburgh Napier University to link a new music building with existing broadcast and drama facilities and to allow low-latency audio and video collaboration with other institutions/o... Read More about Using Low-Latency Net-Based Solutions to Extend the Audio and Video Capabilities of a Studio Complex..

Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Medbøe, H. (2013, April). Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular. Paper presented at Rhythm Changes 2013

Debate over origin and authenticity aside, the musical language of jazz is today spoken and understood amongst a diversity of communities the world over. Standard repertoire, evolved formal structures, and aesthetic tenets provide a lingua franca sup... Read More about Groovin’ High and Low: exploring the jazz vernacular..

Guided Experience: Cochlear Implants and Music (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z. (2013, February). Guided Experience: Cochlear Implants and Music. Presented at Guided Experience Workshop, Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities, University of Edinburgh,

No abstract available.