"Where there is power there is resistance". - Michel Foucault I siste artikkel dreide det seg om spenning, i musikk så vel som i oss. Begrepene spenning og motstand henger tett sammen, da det ene gjerne er et resultat av det andre. Som begrep er «motstand» fascinerende mangfoldig og kan gi noen interessante vinklinger på dét … Continue reading Største motstands vei
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Psykoakustikken – Våre biologiske lytterinnstilinger
Psykoakustikken - våre biologiske lytterinstillinger Det er lett å tenke at våre preferanser når det gjelder musikk så vel som Hi-Fi utstyr er styrt av vår personlige smak og det erfaringsgrunnlaget som vi har lagt oss opp gjennom livet. Men enkelte av disse preferansene går lenger tilbake enn vi tror. De er felles for oss … Continue reading Psykoakustikken – Våre biologiske lytterinnstilinger
Everything is connected – sammenfiltrede sanseopplevelser
Blant Berlins mangefasetterte spisetilbud finner du restauranten Unsicht-Bar, et sted hvor gjestene sitter i stummende mørke og serveres av blinde kelnere. Her skal jeg ikke gå inn i rollen som matkritiker (noe som heller ikke ville gavne restauranten noe videre) men opplevelsen satte i gang noen tanker rundt de forbindelsene som finnes mellom hørsel og … Continue reading Everything is connected – sammenfiltrede sanseopplevelser
Master thesis concerning listening and listening intentions
My initial interest in listening and listening intentions started while writing my master thesis at the Conservatory of music in Oslo where I was introduced to the subject Aural Sonology, developed and taught by the two composers Lasse Thoresen and Olav Anton Tommesen. This masterthesis focuses on form-awareness and investigates why this is an important … Continue reading Master thesis concerning listening and listening intentions
Listening intentions part 1: It is all about attitude
In order to talk about music you need words to name the different parts of it. In traditional music there is a wealth of terminology for elements such as pitch, rhythm, timbre, dynamics and tone which can all be used in order to put our experience of the music into words. But what happens when you are … Continue reading Listening intentions part 1: It is all about attitude
Listening intentions, sound-pollution and singing tapestries
In an earlier post on this blog, I mentioned the book "The Soundscape" by Canadian composer and writer R. Murray Schafer. The word “soundscape”, one of Schafer’s designs, is used to describe our sonic environment, all of the everyday sounds which surrounds us in our lives. Schafer talks about how these soundscapes have changed because … Continue reading Listening intentions, sound-pollution and singing tapestries
The inner and outer experiences of music
Having just returned from the annual Trondheim chamber music festival KAMFEST I had some thoughts in my head, spurred by the many musical experiences there. KAMFEST has always been one of my favourite festivals in Norway as it always seems to somehow be able to think outside of the Box when it comes to chamber music and … Continue reading The inner and outer experiences of music
The listening experience 