Becoming an Irish traditional musician : learning and embodying musical culture /
Coupling the narratives of twenty-two Irish traditional musicians alongside intensive field research, Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician explores the rich and diverse ways traditional musicians hone their craft. It details the educational benefits and challenges associated with each learning pra...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021
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| Series: | SOAS Studies in Music
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Coupling the narratives of twenty-two Irish traditional musicians alongside intensive field research, Becoming an Irish Traditional Musician explores the rich and diverse ways traditional musicians hone their craft. It details the educational benefits and challenges associated with each learning practice, outlining the motivations and obstacles learners experience during musical development. By exploring learning from the point of view of the learners themselves, the author provides new insights into modern Irish traditional music culture and how people begin to embody a musical tradition. This book charts the journey of becoming an Irish traditional musician and explores how musicality is learned, developed, and embodied. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781000174335 1000174336 9781003083344 100308334X 9781000174359 1000174352 9781000174373 1000174379 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 25, 2020). |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Dr Jessica Cawley is an active performer, educator, and researcher in the area of Irish traditional music and music education. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of New Hampshire (2006), an MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick (2008), and a PhD from University College Cork (2013). She established the non-profit organization Creative Tradition in 2013, where she currently teaches traditional music in schools and in the community in partnership with Music Generation. |
