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Covers music, theater, dance, and performance studies, showcasing both artistic practice and theoretical perspectives

50 Publications

Dance through Traditional Rhythms: A Practice-as-Research Exploration of Colombian Rhythms Informing and Shaping Contemporary Dance
Demetrios Project
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.11.4.996

Dance through Traditional Rhythms: A Practice-as-Research Exploration of Colombian Rhythms Informing and Shaping Contemporary Dance

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Aspasia Marmaritsaki

Department of Dance Studies, School of Performing Arts, University of Malta

This research employs a practice-as-research methodology to investigate ways to expand choreographic creativity through ‘Colombian traditional rhythms’ in dance improvisation practice. Drawing inspiration from Vida Midgelow’s approach (2020), the study…

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Grundfrequenz und harmonische Oberschwingung: die Obertonreihe – musikalische Physik im fächerübergreifenden Unterricht – The Overtone Series – musical Physics in interdisciplinary Teaching
Demetrios Project
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.8.4.779

Grundfrequenz und harmonische Oberschwingung: die Obertonreihe – musikalische Physik im fächerübergreifenden Unterricht – The Overtone Series – musical Physics in interdisciplinary Teaching

Interdisciplinary teaching creates a learning environment where students and teachers can have complex discussions. This thesis not only provides profound background information about musical physics in interdisciplinary teaching but also…

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Music & Medicine
Medicine
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.7.5.711

Music & Medicine

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Franziska Buttgereit

Theater Freiburg, Germany

The use of music in medicine has been attested both among indigenous people and in the ancient civilizations up to Greco-Roman antiquity. In the 18th century, the therapeutic effect of…

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Perfect Pitch
Performing Arts, Music
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.7.3.678

Perfect Pitch

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Franziska Buttgereit

Theater Freiburg, Germany

Mozart had perfect pitch, as did Beethoven, Bach, and Jimi Hendrix. However, this ability does not a gifted musician make, as studies continually show that prodigies and amateurs alike may…

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