Search results for "Folk music"

Interaction Between Systematic Musicology and Research on Traditional Music

2018

The origin of systematic musicology is strongly linked to the studies of music cultures of non-Western origin. From the methodological point of view, folk music research applied systematic methods to collect and analyze data. Anthropology of music and later ethnomusicology had a different focus: musical phenomena should be interpreted in their cultural context. The cognitive approach was the third paradigm change in the field of systematic musicology, which again changed both methodology as well the point of view of research topics. In cross-cultural music cognition, as well as in cognitive ethnomusicology, previous approaches in systematic musicology, ethnomusicology, and cognitive science…

Expertise in folk music alters the brain processing of Western harmony

2012

In various paradigms of modern neurosciences of music, experts of Western classical music have displayed superior brain architecture when compared with individuals without explicit training in music. In this paper, we show that chord violations embedded in musical cadences were neurally processed in a facilitated manner also by musicians trained in Finnish folk music. This result, obtained by using early right anterior negativity (ERAN) as an index of harmony processing, suggests that tonal processing is advanced in folk musicians by their long-term exposure to both Western and non-Western music.

Economic Impacts of Cultural Events on Local Economies: An Input—Output Analysis of the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival

2005

This paper examines the economic impacts of Finland's Kaustinen Folk Music Festival. The impacts are calculated on output, demand and wages, employment and on national and regional taxes. The results indicate, first, that the effects of the festival on output are about ₠1.7 million. Kaustinen can also be seen as a good investment for the local municipality, as regional tax revenues increased by about ₠65,600 in the year studied, while the annual subsidy was ₠40,365. From the perspective of the Keski-Pohjanmaa region as a whole, the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival has a substantial impact on regional incomes through subsidies (about one-fifth of the costs of the festival is offset by subsidie…

John Blacking Revisited—Comparative Analysis of Venda Tshikone Dance (1958 and 2009)

2019

One of the first research topics of interest for folk music researchers was the stability/instability of folk tunes. Particularly the question which parts and elements in folk tunes are sensitive to change and what are the stable elements of the melodies. Researchers had data collected over several decades, which gave a great opportunity to systematically explore stability of melodies over the years and decades.

Statistical features and perceived similarity of folk melodies

2001

Listeners are sensitive to pitch distributional information in music (N. Oram & L. L. Cuddy, 1995; C. L. Krumhansl, J. Louhivuori, P.Toiviainen, T. Järvinen, & T. Eerola, 1999). However, it is uncertain whether frequency-based musical features are sufficient to explain the similarity judgments that underlie listeners' classification processes. A similarity rating experiment was designed to determine the effectiveness of these features in predicting listeners' similarity ratings. The material consisted of 15 melodies representing five folk music styles. A multiple regression analysis showed that the similarity of frequency-based musical properties could account for a moderate amount …

Musiikkifestivaalit oppivina organisaatioina : tutkimuskohteina Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlat ja Haapavesi Folk Music Festival

2012

Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan kahden suomalaisen musiikkifestivaalin, Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlien ja Haapavesi Fok Music Festivalin, kohtaamia haasteita 2000-luvulla sekä sitä, miten haasteisiin on reagoitu ja toimintaa sitä kautta kehitetty. Kun festivaalien tarkastelun painopiste on kehittämistoiminnassa ja siihen johtavissa tekijöissä, tarvitaan oppimista sekä oppimiseen ja kehittämiseen suuntautunutta organisaatiota. Tutkimuksen teoreettisena viitekehyksenä on siis oppiva organisaatio, jonka luomien raamien puitteissa festivaaleja lähestyttiin johtajuuden, suunnan, kehittymisen esteiden, kehittymisen suunnan valinnan ja toteutuksen sekä palkitsemisjärjestelmien osa- alueiden kautta. Tutkim…

"Egzotikus" hangszerek és zene Magyarországon : magyar kutatók a Kárpát-medencén túl = "Exotic" instruments and music in Hungary : Hungarian r…

2012

Yleisöt musiikkifestivaalin toiminnassa : Kaustinen Folk Music Festivalin, Kuhmon Kamarimusiikin, Pori Jazzin ja Ruisrockin yleisöt, yleisöjen odotuk…

2011

Tutkielmassa tarkasteltiin, millaisia ovat musiikkifestivaalien järjestäjien käsitykset yleisöistä sekä erilaisista yleisön ja osin yhteiskunnankin odotuksista festivaalia kohtaan: millaiseksi festivaalitoimijat yleisön kokevat, miten erilaisia yleisöjä tavoitellaan ja mitä haastatellut festivaalijärjestäjät ajattelevat festivaalinsa tarjoavan. Kulttuurifestivaaleilla on aiemmin sekä Suomessa että kansainvälisesti toteutettu erilaisia yleisötutkimuksia, mutta tapahtumien järjestäjien näkökulmasta yleisökäsityksiä ja niihin liittyviä toimintatapoja on tutkittu vähemmän. Tutkimus toteutettiin empiirisesti, puolistrukturoitujen teemahaastattelujen avulla. Tutkimusaineistoksi valittiin harkinna…