Remote Music Interactions Through Online Networks. This will put Australia at the leading edge of Web 2.0 research. The Australian sites of practice in the project, and also the wider community will benefit through access to musical expertise for remotely located musicians. The principles developed in this study will be transferable to other web 2.0 interactions. Not only will it give insight into the unique qualities of online but also face-to-face interactions which are not easily replicated i ....Remote Music Interactions Through Online Networks. This will put Australia at the leading edge of Web 2.0 research. The Australian sites of practice in the project, and also the wider community will benefit through access to musical expertise for remotely located musicians. The principles developed in this study will be transferable to other web 2.0 interactions. Not only will it give insight into the unique qualities of online but also face-to-face interactions which are not easily replicated in online space This will be one of the rare sites where informal learning contexts can actually be studied and this knowledge should inform more formal educational contexts. Additionally the study of user-generated content will have a stimulating impact on the future of music publishing in Australia.Read moreRead less
The 21st Century Orchestra: researching and developing sustainable models. The project will investigate and prototype innovations which reinvent the orchestra from its current 19th Century form, to one which maintains high quality but resonates with more recent changes in music consumption patterns, musical tastes, performance modes (e.g. immersive), distribution media, and the revolution in instrument design. A musical, technological, social and audience analysis of orchestral history will info ....The 21st Century Orchestra: researching and developing sustainable models. The project will investigate and prototype innovations which reinvent the orchestra from its current 19th Century form, to one which maintains high quality but resonates with more recent changes in music consumption patterns, musical tastes, performance modes (e.g. immersive), distribution media, and the revolution in instrument design. A musical, technological, social and audience analysis of orchestral history will inform an action research inquiry into possible future success paths. Resulting innovations in music repertoire, product and events will produce new revenue models for orchestras around an expanded market base and export of IP. Orchestral sustainability will also strengthen Australia's cultural fabric.Read moreRead less
Sustainable futures for music cultures: Toward an ecology of musical diversity. The project will contribute to a vibrant and diverse musical life in Australia, and by extension the sense of wellbeing of its population. Further, it has the potential to substantially contribute to Australia's reputation as an innovative, forward looking nation by taking the lead in the emerging sub-discipline of applied ethnomusicology. Finally, from the perspective of the National Research Priorities, the project ....Sustainable futures for music cultures: Toward an ecology of musical diversity. The project will contribute to a vibrant and diverse musical life in Australia, and by extension the sense of wellbeing of its population. Further, it has the potential to substantially contribute to Australia's reputation as an innovative, forward looking nation by taking the lead in the emerging sub-discipline of applied ethnomusicology. Finally, from the perspective of the National Research Priorities, the project will contribute to fostering understanding between cultures in Australia and the region by increasing insight into the working of other cultures, focusing on the Asia-Pacific.Read moreRead less
Sound Links: Exploring the dynamics of musical communities in Australia, and their potential for informing collaboration with music in schools. While considerable research has been devoted to formal school music programs and their curricula, including the recent National Review of School Music Education (DEST, 2005), little is known about Australia's more informal community contexts and the mechanisms and success factors underlying their approaches to teaching and learning music. Both the Nation ....Sound Links: Exploring the dynamics of musical communities in Australia, and their potential for informing collaboration with music in schools. While considerable research has been devoted to formal school music programs and their curricula, including the recent National Review of School Music Education (DEST, 2005), little is known about Australia's more informal community contexts and the mechanisms and success factors underlying their approaches to teaching and learning music. Both the National Review and the Australia Council for the Arts have recognised this imbalance, and plead for a more integrated approach to formal, school-based arts education and activities outside of schools. This project will deliver the insights to realise such an approach.Read moreRead less