Investigating creative tensions between tradition-led and participant-led approaches to community composition using Javanese gamelan

本研究解决了社区音乐领域中以参与者为中心的协作作曲方法的迫切需要，以便在处理非西方或非主流音乐时对既定的音乐传统变得更加文化敏感。采用行动研究和以爪哇佳美兰作为其试验场，本博士研究了将非主流传统的音乐元素融入社区实践的影响，重点关注参与者体验，创作过程和产品。这项研究将产生新的作文框架，包含文化敏感性和文化民主之间的紧张关系。

This research addresses an urgent need for participant-centred approaches to collaborative composition in the field of community music to become more culturally-sensitive to established musical traditions when working with non-Western or non-dominant musics. Using action research and taking Javanese gamelan as its testing ground, this PhD investigates the impact of incorporating musical elements from non-dominant traditions into community practice, focusing on participant experience, creative process and product. The research will generate new composition frameworks that embrace tensions between cultural sensitivity and cultural democracy.