Together in music : coordination, expression, participation / edited by Renee Timmers, Freya Bailes, Helena Daffern.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Timmers, Renee, 1974- editor.

Bailes, Freya, editor.

Daffern, Helena, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Performance.

Music.

Ensemble playing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Recent years have seen a rise in interest, from a diversity of fields, in the musical ensemble as an exemplary form of creative group behavior. Musical ensembles can be understood and investigated as high functioning small group organizations that have coordinative structures in place to perform under pressure within strict temporal boundaries. Rehearsals and performances exemplify fruitful contexts for emergent creative behaviour, where novel musical interpretationsare negotiated and discovered through improvisatory interaction. Furthermore, group music-making can be an emotionally and socially rewarding experience that enables positive outcomes for wellbeing and development.This book brings together these different perspectives into one coherent volume, offering insight into the musical ensemble from different analytical levels. Part 1 starts from the meso-level, considering ensembles as creative teams and investigating how musical groups interact at a social and organizational level. Part 2 then zooms in to consider musical coordination and interaction at a micro-level, when considering group music-making as forms of joint action. Finally, a macro-levelperspective is taken in Part 3, examining the health and wellbeing affordances associated with acoustical, expressive, and emotional joint behavior. Each part contains a balance of review chapters showcasing the most recent developments in each area of research, followed by demonstrative case studiesfeaturing various ensemble practices and processes.A rich and multidisciplinary reflection on ensemble music practice, this volume will be an insightful read for music students, teachers, academics, and professionals with an interest in the dynamics of group behavior within a musical context.

Contents:

Introduction to “Together in music: Coordination, expression, participation”

PART 1. Coordination And Ensemble Organization

1. Music ensembles as self-organized groups

2. Group behaviors as music

3. Organizational dynamics in community ensembles

4. Agency in ensemble interaction and rehearsal communication

5. Investigating emergent coordination in small music groups

6. The ministry of sound: Musical mediations in an English parish church

7. Playful production: Collaborative facilitation in a music ensemble context

8. Teaching through ensemble performance

9. The impact of group identity on the social dynamics and sustainability of chamber music ensembles

10. Come together: An ethnography of the Seattle Men’s Chorus family

11. Working practices of professional piano accompanists outlined through a conceptual framework

12. Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly formed duo

PART 2. Expression, Communication, And Interaction

13. Embodiment, process, and product in ensemble expression

14. Gestures in ensemble performance

15. Technologies for investigating large ensemble performance

16. Understanding expressive ensemble singing through acoustics

17. Ensemble timing and synchronization

18. Ensemble interaction in indeterminate music: A case study of Christian Wolff’s Exercises

19. Using performance sociograms to investigate inter-performer relationships in music ensembles

20. Together in cyberspace: Collaborative live coding of music

21. “Crystal clear” or “as clear as mud!”: Verbalized imagery as successful communication between singers and choir directors

22. An historical perspective on ensemble performance: Asynchrony in early recordings of the Czech Quartet

23. Beyond synchronization: Body gestures and gaze direction in duo performance

PART 3. Participation, Development, And Wellbeing

24. Ensembles for wellbeing

25. Ensemble musicians’ health and wellness

26. Musical interaction, social communication, and wellbeing

27. Ensemble participation and personal development

28. Empowering ensembles: Music and world- building past and present

29. Ensembles in music therapy

30. Ensemble participation in late adulthood

31. Emotional, cognitive, and motor development in youth orchestras: A two- year longitudinal study

32. Enhanced learning through joint instrumental education

33. Collaborative composition and performance in arts and health workshops: How notating in groups enables creative interaction and communication for social wellbeing

34. Encountering the singing body: Vocal physicality and interactivity

35. Ensemble singing for wellbeing and social inclusion of street children: Music-based social action research

36. Together in music: Embodiment, multidimensionality, and musical– social interaction

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780198860761 (print)

9780192605177 (ebook)

0-19-189299-8