Abstract
Laptop orchestra is a music platform that focuses on collaborative music making within a computer-mediated environment. It is usually formed by an interdisciplinary team with expertise in different disciplines such as music, composition, multimedia, and computer science that contribute to various aspects of a laptop orchestra. The iLOrk presented in this paper is a laptop orchestra from the Hong Kong Institute of Education that specializes in teacher education. It was formed by a group of music education students who were not familiar with computer music and performance technology. To complement the team’s lack of a technical foundation, it is necessary to develop iLOrk members’ knowledge and skills in the manipulation of digital instruments and participation in a laptop orchestra performance. A series of activities were designed to transform their classically oriented musical competencies into technologically oriented digital musicianship, including (1) development of an iOS app i-Orchestra for orchestral simulation; (2) the use of MIDI controllers as musical instruments; and (3) compositional work dedicated to a laptop orchestra. This paper details the strategies and pedagogical considerations in the digital musicianship training of classically trained members of this laptop orchestra.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - May 2016 |
Event | 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art - City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 16 May 2016 → 22 May 2016 http://isea2016.isea-international.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art |
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Abbreviated title | ISEA2016 |
Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
Period | 16/05/16 → 22/05/16 |
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Citation
Cheng, L. (2016, May). Digital musicianship training for classically trained music students in a laptop orchestra. Paper presented at The 22nd International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA2016), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.Keywords
- iLOrk
- Laptop orchestra
- Digital musicianship
- i-Orchestra
- iOS app