Bouwer, A.

Dalgleish, M.

Holland, S.

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UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl)UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository)Moving in harmony: the use of spatial metaphor and whole-body interaction toreframe harmonic tasksBouwer, A.; Holland, S.; Dalgleish, M.Publication date2012Document VersionAuthor accepted manuscriptPublished inMusic & Shape: Thursday 12-Saturday 14 July 2012: Senate House, University of LondonLink to publicationCitation for published version (APA):Bouwer, A., Holland, S., & Dalgleish, M. (2012). Moving in harmony: the use of spatialmetaphor and whole-body interaction to reframe harmonic tasks. In Music & Shape: Thursday12-Saturday 14 July 2012: Senate House, University of London (pp. 16-17). AHRC ResearchCentre for Musical Performance as Creative Practice. http://www.cmpcp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Shape_programme.pdfGeneral rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s)and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an opencontent license (like Creative Commons).Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, pleaselet the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the materialinaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letterto: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Youwill be contacted as soon as possible.Download date:09 Mar 2023Moving	  in	  Harmony:	  The	  Use	  of	  Spatial	  Metaphor	  	  and	  Whole-­‐Body	  Interaction	  to	  Reframe	  Harmonic	  Tasks	  	  	  Anders	  Bouwer	  Intelligent	  Systems	  Lab	  Amsterdam,	  Faculty	  of	  Science,	  University	  of	  Amsterdam	  andersbouwer@uva.nl	  	  Simon	  Holland	  Music	  Computing	  Lab,	  The	  Open	  University,	  Milton	  Keynes	  s.holland@open.ac.uk	  	  Mat	  Dalgleish	  Department	  of	  Music,	  SSPAL,	  University	  of	  Wolverhampton	  m.dalgleish2@wlv.ac.uk	  Background	  Harmony	   is	   a	   demanding	  part	   of	  music	   theory.	   Pre-­‐requisites	   typically	   include	  polyphonic	   instrumental	   skills	   and	   theoretical	   knowledge.	   Consequently,	  Harmonic	   skills	   are	   usually	   taught	   relatively	   late.	   To	   make	   learning	   about	  harmony	   more	   accessible	   for	   novices,	   while	   also	   offering	   new	   insights	   for	  experts,	  we	  have	  developed	   a	  physical	   computing	   system	  which	   systematically	  reframes	  harmonic	   tasks	  as	  spatial	  and	  navigational	   tasks	   focusing	  on	   two	  and	  three	  dimensional	  shapes,	  paths	  and	  relationships.	  Musical	  tasks	  are	  carried	  out	  by	   physical	   enactment.	   The	   system	   design	   employs	   whole	   body	   interaction	   to	  encourage	  beginners	  to	  re-­‐appropriate	  low	  level	  spatial	  and	  navigational	  skills	  to	  carry	  out	  a	  wide	  range	  of	  harmonic	  tasks.	  	  Research	  questions	  How	   can	   spatial	  metaphors	   support	   principled	   learning	   about	   tonal	   harmony?	  How	  can	  whole-­‐body	  interaction	  be	  used	  to	  carry	  out	  intricate	  harmonic	  tasks?	  Aims	  Support	   and	   enrich	   learning	   about	   tonal	   harmony	   by	   the	   principled	   re-­‐appropriation	  of	  existing	  spatial	  and	  navigational	  skills.	  Summary	  of	  content	  	  Song	  Walker	  Harmony	  Space	  allows	  beginners	  to	  gain	  experience	  of	  playing,	  and	  composing	   and	   analysing	   complex	   harmonic	   sequences.	   Theories	   of	   music	  perception	  and	  embodied	  cognition	  are	  used	  to	  reframe	  harmonic	  tasks	  spatially.	  	  Whole-­‐body	   interaction	   are	   used	   to	   encourage	   beginners	   to	   re-­‐appropriate	  existing	   spatial	   and	   navigational	   skills	   to	   physically	   enact	   a	   wide	   range	   of	  harmonic	   tasks,	   in	   small	   collaborative	   groups,	   using	   electronic	   dance	   mats,	  wiimotes	   and	   a	   large-­‐scale	   projection	   system.	   To	   guide	   learners	   in	   making	  effective	   use	   of	   the	   system,	   we	   have	   developed	   exercise	   materials	   addressing	  diverse	  musical	  tasks.	  Significance	  	  From	   evaluation	   studies	   with	   participants	   ranging	   from	   novices	   to	   expert	  musicologists,	   we	   found	   that	   the	   system	   allows	   beginners	   to	   rapidly	   learn	   to	  carry	   out	   relatively	   complex	   musical	   tasks	   while	   facilitating	   explicit	  communication	  about	  tonal	  harmony	  in	  new	  and	  useful	  ways.	    Audio-­‐Visual	  Equipment	  and	  other	  Requirements	  A	  demonstration	  of	  Harmony	  Space	  Song	  Walker	  requires	  at	  least	  one	  projector	  (preferably	   two)	   with	   VGA	   or	   HDMI	   adapter.	   In	   addition,	   we	   will	   bring	   1-­‐3	  electronic	   Dance	   Mats,	   1-­‐3	   Wiimotes,	   and	   1-­‐3	   Wii	   nunchuks,	   and	   1-­‐3	   foot	  controllers,	  depending	  on	  the	  number	  of	  players.	  	    	  

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