Outputs (204)

The Sound of Architecture - Guest Blog Historic Environment Scotland (2021)
Digital Artefact
Burton, K. (2021). The Sound of Architecture - Guest Blog Historic Environment Scotland. [Website]

Historic Environment Scotland published a guest blog about my site-specific compositions for three post-war and contemporary churches in Scotland. The blog was published in June 2020 as a response to the Covid pandemic, facilitating opportunities... Read More about The Sound of Architecture - Guest Blog Historic Environment Scotland.

Music and Place: How Site-Specific Compositions can Complement the Architects' Vision (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burton, K. (2018, April). Music and Place: How Site-Specific Compositions can Complement the Architects' Vision. Presented at AMPS Moving Images - Static Spaces: Architectures, Art, Media, Film, Digital Art and Design, Istanbul, Turkey

Schafer (2011) said, ‘Without sound space feels lifeless.’ While some site-specific compositions seek to explore the acoustical properties of a building, with music that best exemplifies the resonance of the space, others are borne out of a desire to... Read More about Music and Place: How Site-Specific Compositions can Complement the Architects' Vision.

Writing for St Albert's (illustrated lecture) (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burton, K. (2018, October). Writing for St Albert's (illustrated lecture). Presented at Holy Ground Talks, the Chapel of St Albert the Great, Edinburgh, Scotland

This lecture was presented at the Chapel of St Albert the great, two days after my composition, for St Albert's was presented in the space as part of Edinburgh Doors open Day 2018. I was invited to speak about my work as part of the Chapel's Holy Gro... Read More about Writing for St Albert's (illustrated lecture).

Music and Place (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burton, K. (2018, November). Music and Place. Presented at Inverness Architectural Association convention (2018), Inverness, Scotland

I was invited to present a talk on my site-specific practice at the Inverness Architectural Association convention at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness.

Music and Place Illustrated Lecture (with live performance) (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Burton, K. Music and Place Illustrated Lecture (with live performance). [Public talk]. Exhibited at Edinburgh, Scotland. 24 September 2018 - 24 September 2018. (Unpublished)

I was invited by the Cockburn Association, organisers of Edinburgh Doors open Day, to present an illustrated lecture to kick off the Doors open Day 2018 Public Lecture Series.

Writing for Craigsbank (illustrated lecture with live performance) (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Burton, K. Writing for Craigsbank (illustrated lecture with live performance). [Illustrated lecture with live performance]. Exhibited at Edinburgh, Scotland. 30 November 2021 - 27 November 2017. (Unpublished)

Following the premiere of my site-specific work for performance at Craigsbank Parish Church (originally titled Floating Sanctuary), I was invited to talk to the Church of Scotland's Committee on Church Art and Architecture.

Learner autonomy in music performance practices (2020)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., Wong, P. W. Y., & Lam, C. Y. (2020). Learner autonomy in music performance practices. British Journal of Music Education, 37(3), 234-246. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0265051720000170

The language of music shares a number of basic processing mechanisms with natural languages, yet studies of learner autonomy in music education are rare. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of fostering music students’ learner autonomy in per... Read More about Learner autonomy in music performance practices.

Musical competency development in a laptop ensemble (2018)
Journal Article
Cheng, L. (2019). Musical competency development in a laptop ensemble. Research Studies in Music Education, 41(1), 117-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/1321103x18773804

The laptop ensemble is a platform that has recently been made possible by computer technology that enables individuals to perform music collaboratively. Research in this area has largely focused on the performance aspects, with very few studies focus... Read More about Musical competency development in a laptop ensemble.

Educational affordances and learning design in music software development (2017)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., & Leong, S. (2017). Educational affordances and learning design in music software development. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 26(4), 395-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939x.2016.1267037

Although music software has become increasingly affordable and widely adopted in today’s classrooms, concerns have been raised about a lack of consideration for users’ needs during the software development process. This paper examines intra- and inte... Read More about Educational affordances and learning design in music software development.

Effects of real-time visual feedback on pre-service teachers' singing: Effect of real-time visual feedback (2013)
Journal Article
Leong, S., & Cheng, L. (2014). Effects of real-time visual feedback on pre-service teachers' singing: Effect of real-time visual feedback. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 30(3), 285-296. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12046

This pilot study focuses on the use real-time visual feedback technology (VFT) in vocal training. The empirical research has two aims: to ascertain the effectiveness of the real-time visual feedback software ‘Sing & See’ in the vocal training of pre-... Read More about Effects of real-time visual feedback on pre-service teachers' singing: Effect of real-time visual feedback.

Music classroom as the shifting ground for patriotism: National Anthem Law in Hong Kong (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheng, L. (2020, July). Music classroom as the shifting ground for patriotism: National Anthem Law in Hong Kong. Presented at 20th International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Policy: Culture, Media and Education, Online

Music as an expressive art form can convey meaning and carry emotional associations. It can promote universal values such as anti-war and equality, or political ideology including both pro- and anti-establishment sentiments. As a result, various coun... Read More about Music classroom as the shifting ground for patriotism: National Anthem Law in Hong Kong.

Digital Ensemble Skills in a Laptop Orchestra (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, C. (2018). Digital Ensemble Skills in a Laptop Orchestra. In Proceedings of the 2018 International Computer Music Conference (267-270)

The emerging practices and growing number of laptop orchestras associated with university music programs raise questions about the capability of the laptop orchestra to develop students' ensemble skills, and how skills development differs from other... Read More about Digital Ensemble Skills in a Laptop Orchestra.

Digital Musicianship Training for Classically Trained Music Students in a Laptop Orchestra (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cheng, L. (2016, May). Digital Musicianship Training for Classically Trained Music Students in a Laptop Orchestra. Presented at 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art, Hong Kong

Laptop orchestra is a music platform that focuses on collaborative music making within a computer-mediated environment. It is usually formed by an interdisciplinary team with expertise in different disciplines such as music, composition, multimedia,... Read More about Digital Musicianship Training for Classically Trained Music Students in a Laptop Orchestra.

A model of sustainable ecosystem for software development, software business and music education (2013)
Thesis
Cheng, L. (2013). A model of sustainable ecosystem for software development, software business and music education. (Thesis). The Education University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2792659

This interdisciplinary study addresses the issue of creating a sustainable ecosystem consisting of the ecologies of software development, software business and music education. These are three key areas contributing to the end users’ applications of... Read More about A model of sustainable ecosystem for software development, software business and music education.

Shanshui (2020)
Other
Cheng, L. (2020). Shanshui. Hong Kong

Shanshui is a work for flute and interactive media. Through the reception of sonic artefacts from the flutist during the performance, the software programme dedicatedly developed for this piece transforms the flute voice into visual artefacts that de... Read More about Shanshui.

Sketch of Tai Nan Street (2013)
Other
Cheng, L. (2013). Sketch of Tai Nan Street. Hong Kong

大南街是位於深水埗的街道，漫步此道，就像走過歷史，看到當年的香港。這裡沒甚麼歷史大事件，而是極盛極衰的環境下生活的人們，堅守本分，這些片段來得更誠實真摯。樂曲將會以單簧管、中提琴及低音大提琴演奏，凝聚這細緻和諧的一幕。 Read More about Sketch of Tai Nan Street.

DingDing (2018)
Other
Cheng, L. (2018). DingDing. Hong Kong

Ding Ding is a video-and-music work that recreates the experience of a soundwalk on the tramway with pre-recorded artefacts, synthesized and instrumental sound.

Canonic (2018)
Other
Cheng, L. (2018). Canonic. Hong Kong

Canonic is a collaborative electronic improvisation using graphic notation in a spatial setting. The musical content is in four-part canonic structure in which different parts improvise based on the same graphical materials starting at different time... Read More about Canonic.

Sound Map V (2019)
Other
Cheng, L. (2019). Sound Map V. Hong Kong

Sound Map V is a piece depicting the soundwalk of the Victoria City, an early city limit set in1903 by the British Colonial Government in Hong Kong. History and the sonic footprint of this de facto capital of Hong Kong has mostly been vanished, but s... Read More about Sound Map V.

Teaching Live Coding of Electronic Dance Music: A Case Study (2018)
Journal Article
Cheng, L. (2018). Teaching Live Coding of Electronic Dance Music: A Case Study. Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.12801/1947-5403.2018.10.01.10

Live coding is a relatively new performance practice that emphasizes the expressive possibilities afforded by computer programming. Live coding has often been associated with contemporary musical styles such as electronic dance music (EDM), which fav... Read More about Teaching Live Coding of Electronic Dance Music: A Case Study.