Research Contexts for Sound

and VisionSound and Performance: Expanded Practice - 2014

Learn by Doing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ur69rjRQFs

Sound and Performance: Expanded Practice Learning Guide - 2014

“Define the nature of your expanded music

performance practice: The incorporation of

theatrical, multi-media or sound technology

elements, or a combination of these. What

precedents are there for your work? How do

you think your performances sit in the context

of other work in the field? References may

include journals, books, recordings, films and

live performances.”

Why do I need a research

context for a creative project?

• Because a research context makes your studio-based

enquiry a scholarly activity

• Because this allows you to talk about the relationship

between theory and practice

Why? Who? When? How?

What?

• Why is your research needed and what evidence is there

to support this?

• Who else in the field has addressed significant aspects of

your research?

• When and where was the research carried out?

• How has the research been carried out?

• What aspects remain unexplored?

Gray, C., & Malins, J. (2004). Visualising

Research: A guide to the research process in

art and design, England: Ashgate

But HOW do I structure knowledge on my

topic?

Fun with Venn

Diagramsdanmeth.com

Shamelessly lifted from vennthattune.com

The Moving Picture Show

Research Context

How it fits together

The Electroacoustic Field

Dennis Smalley

https://soundcloud.com/u-w-1/denis-smalley-the-pulses-of

Dennis Smalley

Research Context

The Audiovisual Field

Ge-Suk Yeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mS_v13xJNI

Ge-Suk Yeo

Research Context

The Musical Theatre Field

Eric Whitacre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oDnUga0JU

Eric Whitacre

Research Context

Where do you fit?