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Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments
Dissertation (MMus (Music Technology))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93225 Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments Warrington, Miles avukhngqang@gmail.com Netshivhambe, Ntshengedzeni Ngqangweni, Avuyile K.H. Recording Acoustics Technology UCTD Mbira music Traditional musical instruments Sound recording techniques Southern african music heritage Ethnomusicology Music technology and innovation Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Dissertation (MMus (Music Technology))--University of Pretoria, 2023. For this research an experiment was done in an attempt to establish a method for recording the mbira of Southern Africa. This work is important because it seeks to address some gaps in knowledge pertaining to recording practices of indigenous instruments. The idea was to bridge the gap between ethnomusicology and music technology to improve studio practices for recording African musical instruments, specifically the mbira. An experiment was carried out to determine how the acoustic properties of the mbira together with well-known standard recording techniques could assist in providing practitioners with information about best-practice for recording such an instrument. A recording technique to record the mbira was established. A mixed methods approach was implemented so that both qualitative and quantitative data could be obtained. This included the collection of quantitative data using investigative techniques and conducting interviews with participants to collect qualitative information. A summary of the findings may be found in the final chapter of this dissertation. Music MMus (Music Technology) Unrestricted 2023-11-09T13:26:05Z 2023-11-09T13:26:05Z 2023-09 2023 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93225 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Recording Acoustics Technology UCTD Mbira music Traditional musical instruments Sound recording techniques Southern african music heritage Ethnomusicology Music technology and innovation Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title | Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title_full | Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title_fullStr | Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title_short | Recording the mbira of Southern Africa : a case for establishing empirical acoustic-based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| title_sort | recording the mbira of southern africa a case for establishing empirical acoustic based recording methods of traditional instruments |
| topic | Recording Acoustics Technology UCTD Mbira music Traditional musical instruments Sound recording techniques Southern african music heritage Ethnomusicology Music technology and innovation Music theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Music theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Music theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Music theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities |
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