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Embodied pedagogy for strings: preparing and performing Ysaÿe’s solo violin sonata no. 2 op. 27 – a journey of unexpected discoveries

Daly, Diane Kathleen (Routledge Taylor & Francis, 2022)

Swiss educator, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze observed over 100 years ago that often music conservatoires focus primarily on the development of technique and repertoire, at the expense of musicianship. His embodied approach to ...
Group singing for health and wellbeing in the Republic of Ireland: the first national map

Helitzer, E.; Moss, H. (SAGE, 2022)

Aims: (1) To catalogue and map all singing for health and wellbeing groups in the Republic of Ireland (ROI); (2) determine how they prioritise health outcomes; (3) understand what they consider success; and (4) identify ...
Together in song: designing a singing for health group intervention for older people living in the community

Moss, Hilary; Lee, Sophie Elizabeth; Clifford, Amanda M.; Ní Bhriain, Orfhlaith M.; O'Neill, Desmond (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

Introduction: International research evidence on the physical, cognitive and social benefits of group singing for older people is growing rapidly. However, singing interventions are inconsistently reported, with details ...
Dementia-inclusive group-singing online during COVID 19: A qualitative exploration

Lee, Sophie Elizabeth; O'Neill, Desmond; Moss, Hilary (Taylor and Francis, 2021)

Introduction: There is increasing evidence of the social, physical and cognitive benefits of group-singing for people living with dementia and their family carers. However, COVID-19 has necessitated the suspension of ...
Unearthing the artist: An arts practice research investigation into the impact of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on the practice of a classically trained professional violinist

Daly, Diane Kathleen (University of Limerick, 2019)

This research explores the role and value of improvisation and expressive creativity in Western classical music professional training and practice, through an arts practice investigation by a classically trained ...
Reflections from a feasibility study on maternal live singing to preterm infants in the neonatal unit

Zalisauskaite, R.; Cheung, Pui Sze; McCaffrey, Tríona Mary; Philip, Roy K. (Irish Medical Organization, 2021)

Research has shown that live singing (LS) can support the preterm infant's development and parents’ wellbeing. Reported physiological effects of singing for preterm infants include reduced respiratory rate and heart ...
A practice-based exploration of mask/clown and the development of a new pedagogy

Thompson, Simon (University of Limerick, 2021)

This thesis explores the development of a creative pedagogy through mask and clown and the possibilities that these methods could present in the education of practitioners across other performance-related disciplines. In ...
Playing with the past: An autoethnography

Daly, Diane Kathleen (SAGE, 2021)

What does it take to become an elite professional performer in the culture of Western Classical music? Successful performers often begin lessons at an extremely early age, and many hours of childhood are given over to ...
Margaret McNair Stokes (1832–1900): negotiating cultural values within nineteenth-century Irish antiquarian discourse

NicGhabhann, Niamh; Thomas, Colleen M. (Historical Association & John Wiley & Sons, 2021)

In her own time, Margaret McNair Stokes (1832-1900) was an esteemed antiquarian and artist. Her work on early Christian architecture and monumental sculpture in Ireland was pioneering and foundational and continues to ...
An investigation into the effects of music psychosocial interventions on the well-being of people living with dementia and their family carers

Lee, Sophie Elizabeth (University of Limerick, 2021)

Dementia can negatively impact the well-being of people living with dementia and their family carers. Existing research suggests that music interventions may be effective, safe alternatives to pharmacological interventions ...
Sound tracts, songlines and soft repertoires: Irish music performance and the city of Chicago

Dillane, Aileen (University of Chicago, Illinois, 2009)

In this study, I view Irish (traditional) music as, first and foremost, a local (and ethnic/post ethnic) music in and of the City of Chicago. By placing the ‘City’ at the center of my exploration, and by acknowledging ...
Creativity, autonomy and Dalcroze eurhythmics: An arts practice exploration

Daly, Diane Kathleen (SAGE Publications, 2021)

This paper investigates the impact of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on fostering creativity and autonomy in classical instrumental pedagogy. The research took the form of an arts practice investigation which included devising, ...
Unearthing the artist: An autoethnographic investigation

Daly, Diane Kathleen (Nova Southeastern University, 2021)

In this paper I address how autoethnography was utilized to research the role and value of arts practice research in Western classical music professional training and practice, by a classically trained professional ...
Mo stór é mo leanbh: story, meaning, and relationship in Irish traditional lullabies

Thompson McKusker, Ciara (University of Limerick, 2021)

Lullabies are some of our first musical and social interactions, often rooting deep in memories that stay with people throughout their lives. They are a valuable aspect of bedtime routines, contributing to a strong ...
Class, masculinities and sideways nostalgia:encounters with Irish traditional music in Germany

Morgenstern, Felix (University of Limerick, 2021)

This dissertation examines manifestations and imaginaries, past and present, of Irish traditional music-making in Germany. From its outset, I posit that a focal shift towards the German performance context contributes ...
Participation in group music therapy: a preliminary study of the experiences and perceptions of adolescents who stammer

O'Donoghue, Jessica Margaret; Egan, Gráinne; Moss, Hilary; Clements-Cortes, Amy (Elsevier, 2021)

Music therapy and music-based interventions are increasingly used in the treatment of speech, language, and communication needs, and music therapy has been extensively applied to adolescent groups. To date, however, there ...
Collaborative knowledge sharing for mind and body: celebrating the role of arts in health

Ni Bhriain, Orfhlaith; Mc Caffrey, Tríona; Clifford, Amanda M.; Shanahan, Joanne; Beecher, Olive; Moss, Hilary (Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)

Introduction Arts and health is a collaboration of arts and health perspectives and exper tise (The Arts Council, 2015). The aim of those involved in arts and health is to create a united platform for maintaining and/or ...
Dominican chant and liturgical practices in the English province

Giraud, Eleanor J. (Brill, 2021)

Only a handful of liturgical books survive from the English Dominican Province, and only one contains musical notation. Consequently, it is difficult to make any generalisations about English Dominican liturgical and musical ...
The English Dominican province from its beginnings to the reformation: an introduction

Giraud, Eleanor J.; Linde, Cornelia (Brill, 2021)

This chapter provides a survey of the history of scholarly engagement with the English Dominican Province in the Middle Ages and gives a brief overview of recent research on the Dominican Order as a whole. It first provides ...
Melodic lection marks in Latin manuscripts for Mass

Giraud, Eleanor J. (Centre d'Etude des Manuscrits, 2017)

The neume-like signs found between text lines in many lectionaries are often over looked. Together with punctuation, these melodic lection marks helped readers to determine how a nd where to begin the melodic cadences ...

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