Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo
How does a newly formed duo of expert musicians negotiate a shared understanding of an unfamiliar work? Two musicians learned two songs over the course of seven days, each musician memorizing one of the songs. A multistrategy approach was used to analyze and triangulate data from their individual pr...
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| author | Bennett, Dawn Ginsborg, Jane |
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| description | How does a newly formed duo of expert musicians negotiate a shared understanding of an unfamiliar work? Two musicians learned two songs over the course of seven days, each musician memorizing one of the songs. A multistrategy approach was used to analyze and triangulate data from their individual practice sessions and joint rehearsals. In this case study, the musicians’ rehearsal talk was analyzed to examine the nature of their socio-emotional interactions, preferred rehearsal strategies, and the features of the music to which they referred. Their interactions were positive: they made suggestions and agreed with each other, provided orientation, relieved tension with humor, and demonstrated solidarity. They tended to repeat short sections, referring most often to tempo, and then ensemble, entries, and dynamics. The study highlights the value of taking an observational approach to the study of collaborative rehearsal and performance, not least for the musicians themselves. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-816342025-01-17T07:16:43Z Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo Bennett, Dawn Ginsborg, Jane Timmers, R Bailes, F Daffern, H 1904 - Performing Arts and Creative Writing 1303 - Specialist Studies in Education How does a newly formed duo of expert musicians negotiate a shared understanding of an unfamiliar work? Two musicians learned two songs over the course of seven days, each musician memorizing one of the songs. A multistrategy approach was used to analyze and triangulate data from their individual practice sessions and joint rehearsals. In this case study, the musicians’ rehearsal talk was analyzed to examine the nature of their socio-emotional interactions, preferred rehearsal strategies, and the features of the music to which they referred. Their interactions were positive: they made suggestions and agreed with each other, provided orientation, relieved tension with humor, and demonstrated solidarity. They tended to repeat short sections, referring most often to tempo, and then ensemble, entries, and dynamics. The study highlights the value of taking an observational approach to the study of collaborative rehearsal and performance, not least for the musicians themselves. 2021 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81634 10.1093/oso/9780198860761.003.0012 Oxford University Press fulltext |
| spellingShingle | 1904 - Performing Arts and Creative Writing 1303 - Specialist Studies in Education Bennett, Dawn Ginsborg, Jane Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title | Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title_full | Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title_fullStr | Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title_short | Developing familiarity: Rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| title_sort | developing familiarity: rehearsal talk in a newly-formed duo |
| topic | 1904 - Performing Arts and Creative Writing 1303 - Specialist Studies in Education |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81634 |