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

这项研究解决了社区音乐领域中以参与者为中心的合作作曲方法的迫切需要，以便在与非西方或非主导音乐合作时，对既定的音乐传统变得更加文化敏感。利用行动研究，以爪哇甘美兰为试验场，本博士研究将非主导传统的音乐元素融入社区实践的影响，重点关注参与者的体验、创作过程和产品。这项研究将产生新的构成框架，拥抱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.