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
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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
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