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Music and Comedy in the Films of Woody Allen (2023)
Book Chapter
Binns, A. (2023). Music and Comedy in the Films of Woody Allen. In E. Audissino, & E. Wennekes (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Music in Comedy Cinema (729-744). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33422-1_42

Japanese comedy cinema is varied but often reshapes and draws heavily on the historical conventions of Japanese theatrical practice, especially Kabuki, as well as the traditions of manzai. It is, therefore, strongly embedded within the wider contexts... Read More about Music and Comedy in the Films of Woody Allen.

Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal (2022)
Book Chapter
King, E., & Todd, R. (2022). Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal. In M. Doğantan-Dack (Ed.), The Chamber Musician in the Twenty-First Century (205-228). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-563-2

This chapter explores the phenomenon of play in the context of professional chamber ensemble rehearsal and argues that play lies at the heart of it. The account begins with an interrogation of the concept of play and a distinction is made between “pl... Read More about Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal.

Performing in the Studio (2022)
Book Chapter
Slater, M. (2022). Performing in the Studio. In G. McPherson (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance, Vol.1 (510-527). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190056285.013.31

While studio recordings can resemble live performances and draw upon similar reserves of knowledge and skill, the processes and experiences of performing in the studio are notably different from being on stage in front of an audience. This chapter si... Read More about Performing in the Studio.

Working With and In Small Groups (2021)
Book Chapter
King, E. (2021). Working With and In Small Groups. In A. Creech, D. A. Hodges, & S. Hallam (Eds.), International Handbook of Music Psychology in Education and the Community (320-334). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429295362

This chapter provides insight into two kinds of small group work: “supervised” – guided by a supervisor, such as a teacher or facilitator; and “unsupervised” – self- managed or without supervisory input. Evidence about group work is discussed, drawin... Read More about Working With and In Small Groups.

Jazz and its Sources: Searching for the Creative Process (2020)
Book Chapter
Elsdon, P. (2020). Jazz and its Sources: Searching for the Creative Process. In The Oxford Handbook of the Creative Process in Music. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190636197.001.0001

This chapter discusses the kinds of sources that jazz scholars have used when interrogating the creative process. It examines the uses of recordings and notational sources, and considers the different forms and functions they take and the possibiliti... Read More about Jazz and its Sources: Searching for the Creative Process.

Reports from the field: Connect: Resound as a support for music making in rural England (2020)
Book Chapter
King, A., Prior, H. M., & Waddington-Jones, C. (2020). Reports from the field: Connect: Resound as a support for music making in rural England. In J. L. Waldron, S. Horsley, & K. K. Veblen (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Social Media and Music Learning (265-273). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190660772.013.16

Connect: Resound is an ongoing project supporting music for schools in England with limited access to teachers and instruments. This field report focuses on the ways in which online technology in Connect: Resound is used to facilitate lessons. It is... Read More about Reports from the field: Connect: Resound as a support for music making in rural England.

Figuring improvisation (2018)
Book Chapter
Elsdon, P. (2019). Figuring improvisation. In N. Gebhardt, N. Rustin-Paschal, & T. Whyton (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Jazz Studies (221-230). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315315805-21

Improvisation is often regarded as a central, constitutive, and even defining element of jazz, and as a result it has figured large in jazz studies. This chapter sets out to explore the contingency of improvisation, looking at how it has been figured... Read More about Figuring improvisation.

Performers' Perspectives on "Feel" in Music (2018)
Book Chapter
King, E., & Waddington, C. (2018). Performers' Perspectives on "Feel" in Music. In N. Reyland, & R. Thumpson (Eds.), Music, analysis, and the body: Experiments, explorations, and embodiments. Peeters Publishers

This chapter explores the concept of 'feel' in relation to music performers in the Western art tradition.