· 2015
Sensing Sound: Singing and Listening as Vibrational Practice
- 360citations
- 2015year
Short summary
This paper proposes a new framework for understanding music not as abstract sound, but as a physical, vibrational practice involving both the singer and listener. It argues that music's essence lies in these embodied, material interactions.
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Key points
- Music is conceptualized as a vibrational practice, not just abstract sound.
- Singing and listening are presented as active, physical processes.
- The material and embodied aspects of music creation and reception are central.
- The paper draws on examples like underwater opera and Odysseus's ears.
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Abstract
Music's material dependency : what underwater opera can tell us about Odysseus's ears -- The acoustic mediation of voice, self, and others -- Music as action : singing happens before sound -- All voice, all ears : from the figure of sound to the practice of music -- Music as a vibrational practice : singing and listening as everything and nothing
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Field: Music
MusicArts and Humanities