Developing compositional strategies based on the auraldiversity of Neurodivergent musicians

根据神经分歧音乐家的听觉多样性制定作曲策略

• 批准号: 2891188
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Goldsmiths University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2891188
• 关键词: Developing; compositional; strategies; based; auraldiversity

Neurodivergent people have always contributed to human cultures. Yet neurominorities such as Autistic people have long been the subject of discrimination, from microaggressions to a systematic questioning of their right to exist.In this medicalised view of neurodivergence, characteristics that make a mind different from socially accepted norms are seen as negative attributes that need to be "cured". It is therefore unsurprising that limited literature on Neurodivergent culture exists, despite the fact Neurodivergent individuals represent 15-20% of the population. Research on the musical experiences of Neurodivergent people is meagre, and emphasis is placed on therapeutic uses of music. The focus of such research is often decided without involving Neurodivergent communities, and as a result it fails to address areas that are of interest to these communities.This project on the other hand approaches the relationship between neurodivergence and music from the perspective of Neurodivergent artists, expanding our understanding of Neurodivergent culture. It addresses three questions: how does the auraldiversity (the diversity of hearing) of Neurodivergent musicians influence their creative process? How can we develop compositional strategies that valorise this diversity? And how can these strategies be used to work towards a paradigm shift in the music world, promoting neuro- and auraldiversity?An expected outcome of this project is the advancement of our understanding of Neurodivergent musical culture. The project will involve Neurodivergent performers and composers, actively developing performance opportunities for these stigmatised minorities. Over the long term, it is expected that the knowledge and networks developed through this project will lead to the creation of a Neurodivergent Music Centre, promoting neurodiversity.The study I am conducting has a particular value to music education, as was evidenced by an action research project I conducted in 2022. Results indicated a clear need for strategies to enable Neurodivergent musicians to understand and express the embodied ways they think about sound, giving them tools to develop a creative practice that valorises their diversity. By expanding on these findings, my research will directly contribute to creating more equitable and inclusive environments for Neurodivergent musicians.

神经分歧者总是对人类文化做出贡献。然而，像自闭症患者这样的神经少数群体长期以来一直是歧视的对象，从微攻击到对他们生存权的系统性质疑。在这种医学化的神经分歧观点中，使思维与社会接受的规范不同的特征被视为需要“治愈”的负面属性。因此，关于神经分歧者文化的文献有限也就不足为奇了，尽管事实上神经分歧者个体占人口的15-20%。对神经分歧者的音乐体验的研究很少，重点放在音乐的治疗用途上。这种研究的重点往往是在没有涉及神经分歧群体的情况下确定的，因此无法解决这些群体感兴趣的领域。另一方面，本项目从神经分歧艺术家的角度探讨了神经分歧与音乐的关系，扩大了我们对神经分歧文化的理解。它解决了三个问题：听觉多样性（听觉的多样性）的神经分歧音乐家如何影响他们的创作过程？我们怎样才能发展出一种组合策略，来保护这种多样性呢？如何利用这些策略来实现音乐世界的范式转变，促进神经和听觉的多样性？这个项目的预期结果是我们对神经分歧音乐文化的理解的进步。该项目将涉及神经分歧的表演者和作曲家，积极为这些被污名化的少数民族开发表演机会。从长远来看，预计通过这个项目开发的知识和网络将导致创建一个神经发散音乐中心，促进神经多样性。我正在进行的研究对音乐教育具有特殊价值，正如我在2022年进行的行动研究项目所证明的那样。结果表明，明确需要的战略，使神经分歧的音乐家理解和表达的具体方式，他们认为声音，给他们的工具，发展创造性的做法，珍视他们的多样性。通过扩展这些发现，我的研究将直接有助于为神经分歧音乐家创造更公平和包容的环境。