MOTIONCOMPOSER: A DEVICE THAT TURNS MOVEMENT INTO MUSIC

Using video-based motion tracking technology, it is possible to make music without touching a musical instrument, but instead by gesturing in space. With a focus on therapeutic, healthcare and pedagogic contexts, the MotionComposer (MC) is one of a small but growing number of tools being developed today which let all kinds of users participate, including those with different abilities. The aim of the MotionComposer is not just to make a fun trick, but rather to delve into the deeper muscle-music relationships that lie at the heart of healthy music and dance expression. After briefly describing the device, this paper describes some of the therapeutic and pedagogical aspects of its use.La utilización de tecnología de captura de movimiento basada en el vídeo permite hacer música sin necesidad de tocar un instrumento musical, sino gestualizando en el espacio. Con un foco en contextos terapéuticos y pedagógicos, el MotionComposer (MC) es una de las herramientas que están siendo desarrolladas en la actualidad, que permite a todo tipo de usuarios participar, incluyendo a las personas con capacidades diversas. El objetivo de MotionComposer no consiste en conseguir un juego fácil, sino investigar en las relaciones musculares-musicales que están en la base de la expresión sana de la danza y la música. Tras describir brevemente el dispositivo, este artículo describe algunos de sus aspectos terapéuticos y pedagógicos de su uso, incluyendo su facilidad de utilización; la posibilidad de uso y adaptación del dispositivo al movimiento a diversas partes del cuerpo; las posibilidades de programar diversos modos de uso; la causalidad que permite comprender la relación entre gestualidad y sonoridad; la posibilidad de tocar músicas estéticamente interesantes independientemente de las capacidades de las personas; y la posibilidad de utilizarse con múltiples usuarios

Sonification as Negotiation - Learning from Translation Studies.

This paper introduces a first comparison between the re-search domains of translation studies and data sonification.This contribution explores the idea of considering the prac-tice of sonification as an hermeneutic motion which entailsthe transfer of information across different media. Sonifi-cation is then envisioned as an adaptation concerned withthe transfer of incoming data into sonic forms. Transla-tion theories are used to reflect on various sonification ap-proaches: three translation perspectives are discussed andcompared to different sonification scenarios. The notionof negotiation is suggested to frame the translation of datainto sound as a process by which the designer mediates be-tween the source data and the target sound

CLAVES PARA UNA EDUCACIÓN MUSICAL TEMPRANA, CREATIVA E INCLUSIVA

Music education is going through a crisis. It is needed to think of the key aspects of an impact of music education in general education. Diverse approaches are presented that develop transverse competencies such as creativity, gaming seen as exploration and investigation, emotions, critic capacities, team working, making decisions and a true inclusive education that allows everybody to enjoy music.La educación musical está atravesando un momento de crisis en la actualidad. Es preciso por tanto reflexionar sobre cuáles son los elementos clave para que la educación musical tenga un impacto en la educación general. Para ello se plantean diversas aproximaciones orientadas hacia el desarrollo de competencias transversales como la creatividad, el juego como investigación y exploración de las capacidades, las emociones, la capacidad crítica, la capacidad de trabajo en equipo, la toma de decisiones y una educación musical inclusiva, que llegue a todos verdaderamente

CLAVES PARA UNA EDUCACIÓN MUSICAL TEMPRANA, CREATIVA E INCLUSIVA

Music education is going through a crisis. It is needed to think of the key aspects of an impact of music education in general education. Diverse approaches are presented that develop transverse competencies such as creativity, gaming seen as exploration and investigation, emotions, critic capacities, team working, making decisions and a true inclusive education that allows everybody to enjoy music.La educación musical está atravesando un momento de crisis en la actualidad. Es preciso por tanto reflexionar sobre cuáles son los elementos clave para que la educación musical tenga un impacto en la educación general. Para ello se plantean diversas aproximaciones orientadas hacia el desarrollo de competencias transversales como la creatividad, el juego como investigación y exploración de las capacidades, las emociones, la capacidad crítica, la capacidad de trabajo en equipo, la toma de decisiones y una educación musical inclusiva, que llegue a todos verdaderamente

Music Technology and Alternate Controllers for Clients with Complex Needs

ABSTRACT: Music technology can provide unique opportunities to allow access to music-making for clients with complex needs. While there is a growing trend of research in this area, technology has been shown to face a variety of issues leading to underuse in this context. This literature review is a collation of information from peer-reviewed publications, gray literature, and practice. Focusing on active music-making using new types of alternate controllers, this re- view aims to bring together information regarding the types of tech- nology available, categorizes music technology and its use within the music therapy setting for clients with complex needs, catalogues work occurring within the eld, and explores the issues and poten- tials surrounding music technology and its use in practice

MAMI Tech Toolkit Utilising Action Research to Develop a Technological Toolkit to Facilitate Access to Music-Making

Music is essential to most of us, it can light up all areas of the brain, help develop skills with communication, help to establish identity, and allow a unique path for expression. However, barriers to access or gaps in provision can restrict access to music-making and sound exploration for some people. Research has shown that technology can provide unique tools to access music-making but that technology is underused by practitioners. This action research project details the development and design of a technological toolkit called MAMI – the Modular Accessible Musical Instrument technology toolkit - in conjunction with stakeholders from four research sites. Stakeholders included music therapists, teachers, community musicians, and children and young people. The overarching aims of the research were: to explore how technology was incorporated into practices of music creation and sound exploration; to explore the issues that stakeholders had with current music technology; to create novel musical tools and tools that match criteria as specified by stakeholders, and address issues as found in a literature review; to assess the effectiveness of these novel tools with a view to improving practices; and to navigate propagation of the practices, technologies, and methods used to allow for transferability into the wider ecology. Outcomes of the research include: a set of design considerations that contribute to knowledge around the design and practical use of technological tools for music-making in special educational needs settings; a series of methodological considerations to help future researchers and developers navigate the process of using action research to create new technological tools with stakeholders; and the MAMI Tech Toolkit – a suite of four bespoke hardware tools and accompanying software - as an embodiment of the themes that emerged from: the cycles of action research; the design considerations; and a philosophical understanding of music creation that foregrounds it as an situated activity within a social context

MAMI tech toolkit: utilising action research to develop a technological toolkit to facilitate access to music-making.

Music is essential to most of us, it can light up all areas of the brain, help develop skills with communication, help to establish identity, and allow a unique path for expression. However, barriers to access or gaps in provision can restrict access to music-making and sound exploration for some people. Research has shown that technology can provide unique tools to access music-making but that technology is underused by practitioners. This action research project details the development and design of a technological toolkit called MAMI – the Modular Accessible Musical Instrument technology toolkit - in conjunction with stakeholders from four research sites. Stakeholders included music therapists, teachers, community musicians, and children and young people. The overarching aims of the research were: to explore how technology was incorporated into practices of music creation and sound exploration; to explore the issues that stakeholders had with current music technology; to create novel musical tools and tools that match criteria as specified by stakeholders, and address issues as found in a literature review; to assess the effectiveness of these novel tools with a view to improving practices; and to navigate propagation of the practices, technologies, and methods used to allow for transferability into the wider ecology. Outcomes of the research include: a set of design considerations that contribute to knowledge around the design and practical use of technological tools for music-making in special educational needs settings; a series of methodological considerations to help future researchers and developers navigate the process of using action research to create new technological tools with stakeholders; and the MAMI Tech Toolkit – a suite of four bespoke hardware tools and accompanying software - as an embodiment of the themes that emerged from: the cycles of action research; the design considerations; and a philosophical understanding of music creation that foregrounds it as an situated activity within a social context

Proceedings of the 19th Sound and Music Computing Conference

Proceedings of the 19th Sound and Music Computing Conference - June 5-12, 2022 - Saint-Étienne (France). https://smc22.grame.f