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This is a book about European acoustic heritage. The authors and editors are proposing multiple ways to define, describe, conceptualise, document and represent acoustic heritage of various sound cultures in Europe. The writers are sharing... more
This is a book about European acoustic heritage. The authors and editors are proposing multiple ways to define, describe, conceptualise, document and represent acoustic heritage of various sound cultures in Europe. The writers are sharing knowledge on major research projects and methodological tools developed among the different disciplines, such as architecture and soundscape studies. They are bringing forth the archival practices in preserving acoustic heritage and how environmental sounds have been utilised in different research and art projects. In addition the book will provide a full description of the online tools that have been developed with the aim of managing and preserving contemporary acoustic heritage in Europe, including a “good practices guide” for any individual, collective or institution interested in participating in the European Acoustic Heritage project. Above all, with this book the authors are hoping to make European sonic environments audible for listeners attracted by the cultural heritage of the continent in different times, places and contexts.
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Suomalainen radiokenttä on ollut yli 30 vuotta jatkuvan muutoksen tilassa. Kehitys ei tulevaisuudessa näytä rauhoittumisen merkkejä, pikemminkin päinvastoin. Internetin palvelut tarjoavat uusia mahdollisuuksia kaikille radioyhtiöille.... more
Suomalainen radiokenttä on ollut yli 30 vuotta jatkuvan
muutoksen tilassa. Kehitys ei tulevaisuudessa näytä rauhoittumisen
merkkejä, pikemminkin päinvastoin. Internetin palvelut
tarjoavat uusia mahdollisuuksia kaikille radioyhtiöille. Samalla
musiikkiradioiden ja ääniteteollisuuden keskinäinen suhde ja siihen liittyvä ansaintalogiikka on jatkuvan uudelleenarvioinnin kohteena. Tämä artikkelikokoelma ei pyri ennustamaan tulevaisuutta, mutta siinä esitetyt analyysit radioiden lähimenneisyydestä tarjoavat aineksia myös tulevan kehityksen hahmottamiseen.
muutoksen tilassa. Kehitys ei tulevaisuudessa näytä rauhoittumisen
merkkejä, pikemminkin päinvastoin. Internetin palvelut
tarjoavat uusia mahdollisuuksia kaikille radioyhtiöille. Samalla
musiikkiradioiden ja ääniteteollisuuden keskinäinen suhde ja siihen liittyvä ansaintalogiikka on jatkuvan uudelleenarvioinnin kohteena. Tämä artikkelikokoelma ei pyri ennustamaan tulevaisuutta, mutta siinä esitetyt analyysit radioiden lähimenneisyydestä tarjoavat aineksia myös tulevan kehityksen hahmottamiseen.
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The relationship between radio and music has drawn particularly little attention from scholars in the field of communications and media studies, considering the prominence that music has in today’s radio programming. This lack of research... more
The relationship between radio and music has drawn particularly little attention from scholars in the field of communications and media studies, considering the prominence that music has in today’s radio programming. This lack of research may be due to theoretical and methodological shortcomings – music may not be approached with the same scholarly toolkit as other radio content.
This collection of writings is an attempt to contribute to the
obvious lack of scholarly literature on the topic – all the essays in this anthology focus first and foremost on music.
This collection of writings is an attempt to contribute to the
obvious lack of scholarly literature on the topic – all the essays in this anthology focus first and foremost on music.
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This is a book about European acoustic heritage. The authors and editors are proposing multiple ways to define, describe, conceptualise, document and represent acoustic heritage of various sound cultures in Europe. The writers are sharing... more
This is a book about European acoustic heritage. The authors and editors are proposing multiple ways to define, describe, conceptualise, document and represent acoustic heritage of various sound cultures in Europe. The writers are sharing knowledge on major research projects and methodological tools developed among the different disciplines, such as architecture and soundscape studies. They are bringing forth the archival practices in preserving acoustic heritage and how environmental sounds have been utilised in different research and art projects. In addition the book will provide a full description of the online tools that have been developed with the aim of managing and preserving contemporary acoustic heritage in Europe, including a “good practices guide” for any individual, collective or institution interested in participating in the European Acoustic Heritage project. Above all, with this book the authors are hoping to make European sonic environments audible for listeners attracted by the cultural heritage of the continent in different times, places and contexts.
The project European Acoustic Heritage is coordinated by Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais (AGADIC) and elaborated on by Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, TAMK), The Centre for Research on Sonic Space & Urban Environment (Centre de Recherche sur l’Espace Sonore et l’environnement urbain de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble, CRESSON – ENSAG), Phonogrammarchiv, the Austrian Audiovisual Research Archive (Phonogrammarchiv, the Austrian Academy of Sciences PHA-ÖAW ), the multidisciplinary collective Escoitar.org and the Isle of San Simón Foundation (Fundación Illa de San Simón).
The project European Acoustic Heritage is coordinated by Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais (AGADIC) and elaborated on by Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, TAMK), The Centre for Research on Sonic Space & Urban Environment (Centre de Recherche sur l’Espace Sonore et l’environnement urbain de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Grenoble, CRESSON – ENSAG), Phonogrammarchiv, the Austrian Audiovisual Research Archive (Phonogrammarchiv, the Austrian Academy of Sciences PHA-ÖAW ), the multidisciplinary collective Escoitar.org and the Isle of San Simón Foundation (Fundación Illa de San Simón).
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The book brings together research reports and essays on radio music in Finland. The main focus in the writings in on the breakthrough of popular music in local radioscape. The chapters raise a number of highly important issues in the... more
The book brings together research reports and essays on radio music in Finland. The main focus in the writings in on the breakthrough of popular music in local radioscape. The chapters raise a number of highly important issues in the recent history of radio broadcasting, ideologies of local radio, concentration of ownerships, homogenisations of music content, patterns of change in radio speech and process of music selection.
The book is an outcome of the research project "Music Cultures and Corporate Cultures: Changes in Music Broadcasting in Finland, 1963 - 2005".
Authors
Pentti Kemppainen, PhD
Maija Kontukoski, M.A.
Vesa Kurkela, PhD
Timo Syrjälä, LL.M
Heikki Uimonen PhD
The book is an outcome of the research project "Music Cultures and Corporate Cultures: Changes in Music Broadcasting in Finland, 1963 - 2005".
Authors
Pentti Kemppainen, PhD
Maija Kontukoski, M.A.
Vesa Kurkela, PhD
Timo Syrjälä, LL.M
Heikki Uimonen PhD
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In 1975, the Canadian World Soundscape Project research group visited five European villages. The villages, located in Sweden, Germany, Italy, France and Scotland were re-visited by the Finnish Acoustic Environments in Change project... more
In 1975, the Canadian World Soundscape Project research group visited five European villages. The villages, located in Sweden, Germany, Italy, France and Scotland were re-visited by the Finnish Acoustic Environments in Change project group, in the years 2000-2004, in order to study the changes in village soundscapes and undertake new approaches on the subject. In addition, the village of Nauvo in Finland was studied.
AEC formed one of the most extensive soundscape projects since the original World Soundscape Projects of 1970s. The project accumulated a large source of practical knowledge about grass roots level soundscapes of six European countries through narratives, memory and transitional documents. The collected data is presented and interpreted in the forthcoming publication. The work is based on international, multi-disciplinary studies of changes in the soundscapes. The study included European researchers, artists, journalists, local inhabitants and Canadian pioneers of soundscape studies.
AEC formed one of the most extensive soundscape projects since the original World Soundscape Projects of 1970s. The project accumulated a large source of practical knowledge about grass roots level soundscapes of six European countries through narratives, memory and transitional documents. The collected data is presented and interpreted in the forthcoming publication. The work is based on international, multi-disciplinary studies of changes in the soundscapes. The study included European researchers, artists, journalists, local inhabitants and Canadian pioneers of soundscape studies.
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Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the... more
Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the qualitative aspects of sonic environments within the Finnish geographical borders. Of particular interest are the ways recordings are socially used, exchanged, listened to and made in participatory fashion. Terrestrial radio and digital media, such as web mapping tools and portable recording devices, were utilised in collecting, preserving and presenting the materials. The analysis of data collected ten years apart enables a unique diachronic comparison of soundscapes.
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Ruoan, kattauksen, sisustuksen ja illallisseuran ohella ruokailutapahtumaa muokkaavat ruokailijoiden kokemukset ja muistot. Ruoan nauttimiseen ja valmistukseen liittyvalla kulttuurihistoriallisella tutkimusaineistolla voidaan valottaa... more
Ruoan, kattauksen, sisustuksen ja illallisseuran ohella ruokailutapahtumaa muokkaavat ruokailijoiden kokemukset ja muistot. Ruoan nauttimiseen ja valmistukseen liittyvalla kulttuurihistoriallisella tutkimusaineistolla voidaan valottaa aistikokemuksia osana sukupolven ruoka- ja aanihistoriaa. Laadullisilla tutkimusmenetelmilla keratyn tiedon soveltaminen mahdollistaa tila-, aani- ja ruokasuunnittelun kokonaisvaltaisen yhdistamisen. Lopputuloksena on soveltavan tutkimuksen periaatteiden mukaisesti yhdessa tuotettu tieto, joka parhaassa tapauksessa palvelee kaikkia hankkeen toteutuksessa mukana olleita henkiloita.
Since 2012 Finnish Broadcasting Company has been broadcasting a call-in programme on environmental sounds. A three-hour live programme called Aanien ilta (Evening of Sounds) with approximately 220,000 listeners consists of callers’... more
Since 2012 Finnish Broadcasting Company has been broadcasting a call-in programme on environmental sounds. A three-hour live programme called Aanien ilta (Evening of Sounds) with approximately 220,000 listeners consists of callers’ narratives of their personal experiences and memories on contemporary and historical sonic phenomena from urban, agricultural and nature settings. Sound requests are fulfilled with the help of sound archives and present-day soundscape recordings. This chapter studies the cultural, social and aesthetic nature of the requested sounds hypothesising them as being parallel to those of music call-ins in sharing music and experiences related to them. Theoretically the programme is critically evaluated in relation to the concept of the radiogenic referring to experiments made specifically for the medium of radio. The chapter is historically contextualised to Dziga Vertov’s and Paul Hindemith’s sound art in the 1920s on radio art and modes of listening.
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Kaupunkikokemukset rakentuvat yksityisistä ja yhteisistä muistoista ja aistitusta ympäristöstä. Tähän perustuen ympäristön kokeminen voidaan ymmärtää ihmissuhteisiin liittyvänä toimintana, joka rakentaa ja pitää yllä ihmisten... more
Kaupunkikokemukset rakentuvat yksityisistä ja yhteisistä muistoista ja aistitusta ympäristöstä. Tähän perustuen ympäristön kokeminen voidaan ymmärtää ihmissuhteisiin liittyvänä toimintana, joka rakentaa ja pitää yllä ihmisten yhteenkuuluvuutta ja muokkaa siten yhteisön sosiaalisia suhteita. Artikkelissa tarkastellaan eri tyyppisiä taiteellisia ja kaupunkitilapoliittisia interventioita ja erityisesti sitä, kuinka niihin liittyvien kaupunkisuhteiden on mahdollista rakentua dialogissa kahden ympäristöstään kertovan henkilön välillä. Tutkimustehtävänä on tarkastella ylisukupolvisen kaupunkitilan muodostumista kävelyjen ja keskustelujen yhteydessä sekä sitä, kuinka näin saatu tutkimusaineisto voidaan kontekstoida kaupunkia koskevaan kulttuurihistorialliseen tietoon ja tutkimukseen. Teoreettis-metodologisesti artikkeli nojaa yhteisvaranto-käsitteeseen sekä ympäristökokemuksia tutkivaan aistielämäkerralliseen kävelymenetelmään (sensobiographic walking). Artikkeli on osa aistittuja elinympä...
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Medioituneen musiikin digitaaliset sovellukset ovat entisestään vahvistaneet musiikin kaikkialla olevaa luonnetta ja muokanneet yhteistä kaupunkitilaa. Tapaamme kuluttaa ja kuulla jonkun muun kuin itsemme valitsemaa musiikkia muiden... more
Medioituneen musiikin digitaaliset sovellukset ovat entisestään vahvistaneet musiikin kaikkialla olevaa luonnetta ja muokanneet yhteistä kaupunkitilaa. Tapaamme kuluttaa ja kuulla jonkun muun kuin itsemme valitsemaa musiikkia muiden toimiemme ohella kutsutaan jokapaikkaiseksi kuunteluksi. Erityisesti kaupallisten tilojen taustamusiikki on tarkoitettu pääsääntöisesti muuten kuin keskittyneesti kuunneltavaksi, mikä ei kuitenkaan tarkoita sitä, etteivätkö tilan käyttäjät kiinnittäisi siihen huomiota. Artikkelissa tarkastelemme kaupallisten tilojen kokemista jokapaikkaisen musiikin ja jokapaikkaisen kuuntelun lähtökohdista. Empiirinen aineisto kerättiin kuuntelukävelyksi kutsutulla menetelmällä, pitämällä kenttäpäiväkirjaa sekä tematisoiduilla ryhmähaastatteluilla. Kenttätyöaineistoa analysoimalla pohdimme keinoja, joilla ottaa huomioon tilan käyttäjien kokemukset ja musiikkiin liitetyt merkitykset osana yhteisten tilojen suunnittelua.
This article presents the historical transformation of Finnish commercial radio popular music policies from 1985 to 2005 and contemplates the role of terrestrial radio in contemporary digital age. It argues that a sender-centred paradigm... more
This article presents the historical transformation of Finnish commercial radio popular music policies from 1985 to 2005 and contemplates the role of terrestrial radio in contemporary digital age. It argues that a sender-centred paradigm of early commercial radio was replaced swiftly by receiver-centred paradigm, which has been applied since the early 1990s. The change of radio music cultures is described in detail by dividing it into three different eras: Block Radio, Format Radio and Media Convergence. The study draws on the research project consisting of case studies analysing the music content of various radio stations. The primary empirical data is composed of 32 interviews of radio personnel and the analysis of 4,500 individual songs broadcast by popular music radio stations with newspaper and journal articles supporting the primary data. Radio music culture is approached theoretically from the ethnomusicological perspective and thus defined as all practices that have an effec...
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The paper (in Finnish only) studies the background for our research on compact cassette culture in Finland. C-cassettes were a success in 1970s Finnish music listening, since they answered important needs of music consumers. We look at... more
The paper (in Finnish only) studies the background for our research on compact cassette culture in Finland. C-cassettes were a success in 1970s Finnish music listening, since they answered important needs of music consumers.
We look at the reasons behind 1970s magnificent sales in music recordings in general and c-cassette sales in particular. Finnish people turned to c-cassettes especially when buying Finnish popular music. Home taping from the radio played an important role in the local cassette culture.
Consequences of c-cassettes on soundscape matters are also considered in the article; there were several developments that could be viewed as democratization of soundscape and music listening. These are to be studied more closely in the future.
We look at the reasons behind 1970s magnificent sales in music recordings in general and c-cassette sales in particular. Finnish people turned to c-cassettes especially when buying Finnish popular music. Home taping from the radio played an important role in the local cassette culture.
Consequences of c-cassettes on soundscape matters are also considered in the article; there were several developments that could be viewed as democratization of soundscape and music listening. These are to be studied more closely in the future.
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Abstract This article examines the transition from a public service radio monopoly to a more liberal and diverse radio culture in Finland. In addition, the Zeitgeist of local radio culture and a theoretical framework for three separate... more
Abstract This article examines the transition from a public service radio monopoly to a more liberal and diverse radio culture in Finland. In addition, the Zeitgeist of local radio culture and a theoretical framework for three separate stages of Finnish radio between 1980 and 2005 is ...
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Soundscape. The Journal for Acoustic Ecology. Pioneers, Pathfinders and Earcleaners. 2008, vol 8, nr.1.
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This article explores how the use of mobile phones has changed the contemporary Finnish soundscape. The change manifests itself firstly via telephone conversations which have spread from private premises to public places and secondly via... more
This article explores how the use of mobile phones has changed the contemporary Finnish soundscape. The change manifests itself firstly via telephone conversations which have spread
from private premises to public places and secondly via interchangeable ringing tones. Drawing on research carried out among cellular phone users, the article argues that the ringing tones are selected on the basis of musical taste, so they can no longer be regarded as impersonal telephone signals. They can be used as a means of distinction and identity like any music. Even if the quality of ringing tones is inferior to the original interpretation of the tune, they can still be considered to be music, because of their personal and collective associations.
from private premises to public places and secondly via interchangeable ringing tones. Drawing on research carried out among cellular phone users, the article argues that the ringing tones are selected on the basis of musical taste, so they can no longer be regarded as impersonal telephone signals. They can be used as a means of distinction and identity like any music. Even if the quality of ringing tones is inferior to the original interpretation of the tune, they can still be considered to be music, because of their personal and collective associations.
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In 1985, the profound structural change took place in Finnish radio history when the first commercial stations were granted experimental two-year licenses. The competition between two types of radio practices, the European public service... more
In 1985, the profound structural change took place in Finnish radio history when the first commercial stations were granted experimental two-year licenses. The competition between two types of radio practices, the European public service radio, and the American commercial radio changed the music contents irrevocably.
The paper claims that media deregulation and changes in radio music culture alter not only music consumption but also how public place is being sonically constructed. Theoretically, the paper draws on concept of transfonia, which was coined after critical evaluation of R. Murray Schafer’s term schizophonia. Anahid Kassabian term ubiquitous listening and its effect on constructing radio music canons will be presented as well. The paper seeks to find out how the changes of radio music policy have an influence on public space. The answer will be provided by presenting the case study on commercial radio music played in public transportation in Tampere, Finland. The analysis of broadcast music will be contextualised by presenting the music selection process and how the fictional marketing personas (“Dave and Sue”) are utilized in formatting the radios. The research material consists of interviews of radio station personnel and IFPI Finland music reports. (Presented in Urban Sound Studies. Norsound Seminar, Copenhagen 16–18.11.2012. )
The paper claims that media deregulation and changes in radio music culture alter not only music consumption but also how public place is being sonically constructed. Theoretically, the paper draws on concept of transfonia, which was coined after critical evaluation of R. Murray Schafer’s term schizophonia. Anahid Kassabian term ubiquitous listening and its effect on constructing radio music canons will be presented as well. The paper seeks to find out how the changes of radio music policy have an influence on public space. The answer will be provided by presenting the case study on commercial radio music played in public transportation in Tampere, Finland. The analysis of broadcast music will be contextualised by presenting the music selection process and how the fictional marketing personas (“Dave and Sue”) are utilized in formatting the radios. The research material consists of interviews of radio station personnel and IFPI Finland music reports. (Presented in Urban Sound Studies. Norsound Seminar, Copenhagen 16–18.11.2012. )
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During recent years instruments used in performing popular music have emerged in new and perhaps somewhat surprising contexts. Especially second hand electric guitars and the rising value of vintage instruments have received media... more
During recent years instruments used in performing popular music have emerged in new and perhaps
somewhat surprising contexts. Especially second hand electric guitars and the rising value of vintage
instruments have received media coverage not only in magazines targeted to guitar players, but also in
printed media and Internet sites aimed at wider audiences. Furthermore, the celebrity-owned instruments are changing hands in auctions held at fine art and collectibles brokers such as Sotheby’s. There is also a special magazine for wealthy guitar collectors and enthusiasts, Guitar Aficionado, which is presenting collectible and vintage guitars as part of luxury lifestyle.
The paper seeks to answer why during recent decades originally serial produced musician’s tools such as electric guitars are being transformed into luxury items and highly collectible artifacts. Special attention is paid to individual instruments, which have been previously owned by celebrities and/or rock
musicians and to instruments that have been modeled after them.
The research is being contextualized to cultural history of the electric guitar. The paper also elaborates how the high market value of the vintage guitars and their increasing demand are being utilized in contemporary instrument making by
manufacturing replicas of the celebrity-owned instruments.
Theoretically the work draws from anthropological and sociological concepts of fetishism, magic
and distinction to interpret the immaterial values attached to specific vintage electric guitars. Empirically
the paper draws from the contents of Guitar Aficionado magazine and the discussion this publication has
raised on Internet sites used by guitar players.
somewhat surprising contexts. Especially second hand electric guitars and the rising value of vintage
instruments have received media coverage not only in magazines targeted to guitar players, but also in
printed media and Internet sites aimed at wider audiences. Furthermore, the celebrity-owned instruments are changing hands in auctions held at fine art and collectibles brokers such as Sotheby’s. There is also a special magazine for wealthy guitar collectors and enthusiasts, Guitar Aficionado, which is presenting collectible and vintage guitars as part of luxury lifestyle.
The paper seeks to answer why during recent decades originally serial produced musician’s tools such as electric guitars are being transformed into luxury items and highly collectible artifacts. Special attention is paid to individual instruments, which have been previously owned by celebrities and/or rock
musicians and to instruments that have been modeled after them.
The research is being contextualized to cultural history of the electric guitar. The paper also elaborates how the high market value of the vintage guitars and their increasing demand are being utilized in contemporary instrument making by
manufacturing replicas of the celebrity-owned instruments.
Theoretically the work draws from anthropological and sociological concepts of fetishism, magic
and distinction to interpret the immaterial values attached to specific vintage electric guitars. Empirically
the paper draws from the contents of Guitar Aficionado magazine and the discussion this publication has
raised on Internet sites used by guitar players.
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A lot of acoustic information escapes our conscious attention partly for perceptual psychological reasons, partly because of the amount of acoustic information. These ubiquitous but often unnoticed sounds challenge not only the researches... more
A lot of acoustic information escapes our conscious attention partly for perceptual psychological reasons, partly because of the amount of acoustic information. These ubiquitous but often unnoticed sounds challenge not only the researches but also the soundscape educators. In order to enhance the effects and meanings connected to everyday sonic environment the soundscape researches have applied several methods including sound preference tests and listening walks.
The paper introduces the sound preference tests and recorded listening walks applied in Scottish Village of Dollar in May 2011. The pleasant and unpleasant sounds were charted during the fieldwork as a part of Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability (2010) project, which continues the Five Village Soundscapes (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2000) researches carried out in the same village.
The empirical part of the paper consists of aforementioned tests and walks carried out with different age groups in Strathdevon Primary School. The results are then compared to results of the previous studies of 1975 and 2000. In addition to that, the recorded listening walks carried out by the pupils of Strathdevon Primary School will be presented.
Furthermore, the paper contemplates the possibilities in bringing out the soundscape education and disseminating information concerning the ongoing Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability research over the Internet during and after the actual fieldwork. This includes the issues of returning not only the previous research results to the members of acoustic community studied, but also bringing back the environmental sounds already extinct to the community where they were recorded almost forty years ago.
The paper introduces the sound preference tests and recorded listening walks applied in Scottish Village of Dollar in May 2011. The pleasant and unpleasant sounds were charted during the fieldwork as a part of Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability (2010) project, which continues the Five Village Soundscapes (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2000) researches carried out in the same village.
The empirical part of the paper consists of aforementioned tests and walks carried out with different age groups in Strathdevon Primary School. The results are then compared to results of the previous studies of 1975 and 2000. In addition to that, the recorded listening walks carried out by the pupils of Strathdevon Primary School will be presented.
Furthermore, the paper contemplates the possibilities in bringing out the soundscape education and disseminating information concerning the ongoing Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability research over the Internet during and after the actual fieldwork. This includes the issues of returning not only the previous research results to the members of acoustic community studied, but also bringing back the environmental sounds already extinct to the community where they were recorded almost forty years ago.
A lot of acoustic information escapes our conscious attention partly for perceptual psychological reasons, partly because of the amount of acoustic information. These ubiquitous but often unnoticed sounds challenge not only the... more
A lot of acoustic information escapes our conscious attention partly for perceptual psychological reasons, partly because of the amount of acoustic information. These ubiquitous but often unnoticed sounds challenge not only the researches but also the soundscape educators. In order to enhance the effects and meanings connected to everyday sonic environment the soundscape researches have applied several methods including sound preference tests and listening walks.
The paper introduces the sound preference tests and recorded listening walks applied in Scottish Village of Dollar in May 2011. The pleasant and unpleasant sounds were charted during the fieldwork as a part of Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability (2010) project, which continues the Five Village Soundscapes (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2000) researches carried out in the same village.
The empirical part of the paper consists of aforementioned tests and walks carried out with different age groups in Strathdevon Primary School. The results are then compared to results of the previous studies of 1975 and 2000. In addition to that, the recorded listening walks carried out by the pupils of Strathdevon Primary School will be presented.
Furthermore, the paper contemplates the possibilities in bringing out the soundscape education and disseminating information concerning the ongoing Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability research over the Internet during and after the actual fieldwork. This includes the issues of returning not only the previous research results to the members of acoustic community studied, but also bringing back the environmental sounds already extinct to the community where they were recorded almost forty years ago.
The paper introduces the sound preference tests and recorded listening walks applied in Scottish Village of Dollar in May 2011. The pleasant and unpleasant sounds were charted during the fieldwork as a part of Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability (2010) project, which continues the Five Village Soundscapes (1975) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2000) researches carried out in the same village.
The empirical part of the paper consists of aforementioned tests and walks carried out with different age groups in Strathdevon Primary School. The results are then compared to results of the previous studies of 1975 and 2000. In addition to that, the recorded listening walks carried out by the pupils of Strathdevon Primary School will be presented.
Furthermore, the paper contemplates the possibilities in bringing out the soundscape education and disseminating information concerning the ongoing Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability research over the Internet during and after the actual fieldwork. This includes the issues of returning not only the previous research results to the members of acoustic community studied, but also bringing back the environmental sounds already extinct to the community where they were recorded almost forty years ago.
Environmental sounds manifest cultural, technological, and economical transformations of society. Like music, they mediate cultural meanings. The changing sonic environment poses methodological challenges for contemporary ethnomusicology... more
Environmental sounds manifest cultural, technological, and economical transformations of society. Like music, they
mediate cultural meanings. The changing sonic environment poses methodological challenges for contemporary
ethnomusicology and soundscape studies, in addition to the fact that everyday sounds are sometimes difficult to
verbalize. This paper seeks a solution to these problems by introducing a research method combining acoustic ecology and applications of social media.
According to Barry Truax acoustic ecology is the study of the effects of the acoustic environment, or soundscape on
the physical responses or behavioural characteristics of those living within it. The cultural meanings attached to
sounds should be included in research as well. Theoretically this can be based on concepts of acoustic epistemology
and soundscape competence both referring to sonic knowledge of a place.
Drawing on sound anthropologist Steven Feld, the empirical part of the research is carried out by making something
out of sound, not just writing about it. This was executed in collaboration with the informants and with relatively
inexpensive digital recorders, a pair of loudspeakers, and the Internet. The environmental sounds are recorded,
discussed, and then presented on the website including the commentary concerning the recording session.
The choice of method is supported by the fact that while recording, people are more involved and absorbed into the
sonic environment than they ordinarily are. The desired result is not a hi-fi recording but the recording event itself:
listening to the environmental sounds and the thoughts evoked by it.
The method proved successful when tested with the students at the University of Tampere in spring 2010. Further
applications will be carried out as part of the Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability project in Dollar, Scotland,
continuing the Five Village Soundscapes (1977) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2009) research .
mediate cultural meanings. The changing sonic environment poses methodological challenges for contemporary
ethnomusicology and soundscape studies, in addition to the fact that everyday sounds are sometimes difficult to
verbalize. This paper seeks a solution to these problems by introducing a research method combining acoustic ecology and applications of social media.
According to Barry Truax acoustic ecology is the study of the effects of the acoustic environment, or soundscape on
the physical responses or behavioural characteristics of those living within it. The cultural meanings attached to
sounds should be included in research as well. Theoretically this can be based on concepts of acoustic epistemology
and soundscape competence both referring to sonic knowledge of a place.
Drawing on sound anthropologist Steven Feld, the empirical part of the research is carried out by making something
out of sound, not just writing about it. This was executed in collaboration with the informants and with relatively
inexpensive digital recorders, a pair of loudspeakers, and the Internet. The environmental sounds are recorded,
discussed, and then presented on the website including the commentary concerning the recording session.
The choice of method is supported by the fact that while recording, people are more involved and absorbed into the
sonic environment than they ordinarily are. The desired result is not a hi-fi recording but the recording event itself:
listening to the environmental sounds and the thoughts evoked by it.
The method proved successful when tested with the students at the University of Tampere in spring 2010. Further
applications will be carried out as part of the Soundscapes and Cultural Sustainability project in Dollar, Scotland,
continuing the Five Village Soundscapes (1977) and Acoustic Environments in Change (2009) research .
The dissemination of the music cassette is closely related to issues of democratization and creativity in developing countries and in the post-communist Eastern Europe. These included large-scale piracy, the emergence of new popular music... more
The dissemination of the music cassette is closely related to issues of democratization and creativity in developing countries and in the post-communist Eastern Europe.
These included large-scale piracy, the emergence of new popular music and increased freedom of musical expression.
In Western Europe the cassettes have been neglected in research although music consumption was affected there as well.
In late 1970s the International Federation of Phonographic Industry researched the use of cassette recorders and music copying. The Finns were particularly enthusiastic in home taping when compared to other Nordic countries: 83 percent of the Finnish cassette users taped music mainly from the radio. The results can be partly explained by the scarcity of radio music: for instance the state-owned Finnish Broadcasting Company broadcast rock music only seven hours per week.Furthermore, the cassette players clearly outnumbered more expensive record
players.
The paper seeks to answer the following questions: what were the individual and social changes in music consumption in 1970s Finland caused by the cassette and home taping?
Were the Finns typical or atypical in their new music consumption practices compared to other countries?
How did record sales and copying from records relate to the matter?
How did the cassette function as a trailblazer to contemporary ubiquitous music culture?
The questions will be answered mainly by statistical information and the outcome of the Internet questionnaire started in April 2010 concentrating on cassette culture and music technology.
The paper is part of Academy of Finland Musiquitous
research project investigating past and present mobile and ubiquitous music.
Keywords: compact cassette, home taping, radio music, ubiquity, mobility
These included large-scale piracy, the emergence of new popular music and increased freedom of musical expression.
In Western Europe the cassettes have been neglected in research although music consumption was affected there as well.
In late 1970s the International Federation of Phonographic Industry researched the use of cassette recorders and music copying. The Finns were particularly enthusiastic in home taping when compared to other Nordic countries: 83 percent of the Finnish cassette users taped music mainly from the radio. The results can be partly explained by the scarcity of radio music: for instance the state-owned Finnish Broadcasting Company broadcast rock music only seven hours per week.Furthermore, the cassette players clearly outnumbered more expensive record
players.
The paper seeks to answer the following questions: what were the individual and social changes in music consumption in 1970s Finland caused by the cassette and home taping?
Were the Finns typical or atypical in their new music consumption practices compared to other countries?
How did record sales and copying from records relate to the matter?
How did the cassette function as a trailblazer to contemporary ubiquitous music culture?
The questions will be answered mainly by statistical information and the outcome of the Internet questionnaire started in April 2010 concentrating on cassette culture and music technology.
The paper is part of Academy of Finland Musiquitous
research project investigating past and present mobile and ubiquitous music.
Keywords: compact cassette, home taping, radio music, ubiquity, mobility
Compact cassette was introduced in 1960s but the actual breakthrough happened in the 1970s. Our presentation deals with consumer advertising in magazines from these decades. The research is contextualized with several trends: changes in... more
Compact cassette was introduced in 1960s but the actual breakthrough happened in the 1970s.
Our presentation deals with consumer advertising in magazines from these decades. The research is contextualized with several trends: changes in listening culture, dissemination of cassettes, growing demands for popular music availability and subsequent shift of music policies in the Finnish radio.
Our presentation deals with consumer advertising in magazines from these decades. The research is contextualized with several trends: changes in listening culture, dissemination of cassettes, growing demands for popular music availability and subsequent shift of music policies in the Finnish radio.
This article investigates how listening to music is connected with our bodily and multisensory relationship to the world around us. Particular attention is paid to the tangibility and intangibility of music, including its diverse... more
This article investigates how listening to music is connected with our
bodily and multisensory relationship to the world around us. Particular
attention is paid to the tangibility and intangibility of music, including its
diverse platforms as a source of multi- and intersensory information, and
the use of media consisting of both technical devices and human bodies/
minds which are repeatedly involved in the process. Methodologically, the
research draws on the concepts of sensobiography and sensobiographic
walks and interviews supported by a listening walk method. Utilising
empirical fieldwork data, the article elaborates issues of sensory turn and
puts sensory turn into a dialogue with theoretical and methodological
approaches from ethnomusicology and sound studies. Theoretical
approaches are supported by empirical evidence from previous research
addressing the sensory experiences of diverse generations and how they
relate to and overlap with each other.
Keywords: sensory turn; tangibility; listening; sound studies;
sensobiography
bodily and multisensory relationship to the world around us. Particular
attention is paid to the tangibility and intangibility of music, including its
diverse platforms as a source of multi- and intersensory information, and
the use of media consisting of both technical devices and human bodies/
minds which are repeatedly involved in the process. Methodologically, the
research draws on the concepts of sensobiography and sensobiographic
walks and interviews supported by a listening walk method. Utilising
empirical fieldwork data, the article elaborates issues of sensory turn and
puts sensory turn into a dialogue with theoretical and methodological
approaches from ethnomusicology and sound studies. Theoretical
approaches are supported by empirical evidence from previous research
addressing the sensory experiences of diverse generations and how they
relate to and overlap with each other.
Keywords: sensory turn; tangibility; listening; sound studies;
sensobiography
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Abstract: Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and... more
Abstract:
Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the qualitative aspects of sonic environments within the Finnish geographical borders. Of particular interest are the ways recordings are socially used, exchanged, listened to and made in participatory fashion. Terrestrial radio and digital media, such as web mapping tools and portable recording devices, were utilised in collecting, preserving and presenting the materials. The analysis of data collected ten years apart enables a unique diachronic comparison of soundscapes.
Publication Name: Nicolas Rémy, Nicolas Tixier (dir.), Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο, actes of the 3rd International Congress on Ambiances, Volos, Greece, co-edition : International Ambiances Network & University of Thessalie, Department of architecture, Sept. 2016, 1 016 pages.
Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the qualitative aspects of sonic environments within the Finnish geographical borders. Of particular interest are the ways recordings are socially used, exchanged, listened to and made in participatory fashion. Terrestrial radio and digital media, such as web mapping tools and portable recording devices, were utilised in collecting, preserving and presenting the materials. The analysis of data collected ten years apart enables a unique diachronic comparison of soundscapes.
Publication Name: Nicolas Rémy, Nicolas Tixier (dir.), Ambiances, demain | Ambiances, tomorrow | Ατμόσφαιρες, Αύριο, actes of the 3rd International Congress on Ambiances, Volos, Greece, co-edition : International Ambiances Network & University of Thessalie, Department of architecture, Sept. 2016, 1 016 pages.
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Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the... more
Transforming Finnish Soundscapes (2014–2016) is a project continuing but not restricted to themes introduced in the research project One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes (2004–2006). Both projects collect, document, archive and analyse the qualitative aspects of sonic environments within the Finnish geographical borders. Of particular interest are the ways recordings are socially used, exchanged, listened to and made in participatory fashion. Terrestrial radio and digital media, such as web mapping tools and portable recording devices, were utilised in collecting, preserving and presenting the materials. The analysis of data collected ten years apart enables a unique diachronic comparison of soundscapes.
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Musiikki ja merkityksenanto (Tutkimusyhdistys Suoni ry 2020) on juhlakirja musiikintutkija ja Helsingin yliopiston taiteiden tutkimuksen apulaisprofessori Susanna Välimäelle. Susanna Välimäki on monipuolinen kulttuurivaikuttaja ja... more
Musiikki ja merkityksenanto (Tutkimusyhdistys Suoni ry 2020) on juhlakirja musiikintutkija ja Helsingin yliopiston taiteiden tutkimuksen apulaisprofessori Susanna Välimäelle. Susanna Välimäki on monipuolinen kulttuurivaikuttaja ja palkittu opettaja, joka on julkaissut useita teoksia musiikintutkimuksen alalta.
Juhlakirjan ovat kirjoittaneet Susanna Välimäen kollegat, oppilaat ja ystävät. He julkaisevat teksteissään alansa uutta tutkimustietoa ja asettavat aiemmin tunnettuja asioita uusiin kehyksiin. Tekstit käsittelevät Välimäelle läheisiä kiinnostuksenkohteita, kuten musiikin tasa-arvokysymyksiä ja musiikin luontosuhteen, aktivistisen musiikintutkimuksen sekä musiikin historian näkymiä.
Kirjassa aiheita lähestytään uusista näkökulmista ja genrerajoja pelkäämättä. Näin kunnioitetaan Välimäen omaa tyylikirjoa, joka ulottuu vaativista tutkimusteksteistä yleistajuisiin tietokirjoihin, kritiikkiin ja musiikinhistorialliseen keittokirjaan. Lopputuloksena on muskottipähkinällä viimeistelty tekstikokoelma, jossa esseet, humoristiset kirjoitukset ja tutkimusartikkelit vuorottelevat.
Kirjan kirjoittajina ovat Kaj Ahlsved, Nuppu Koivisto, Petri Kuljuntausta, Kimi Kärki, Seija Lappalainen, Maarit Leskelä-Kärki, Markus Mantere, Sini Mononen, Janne Palkisto, Inka Rantakallio, Saijaleena Rantanen, Max Ryynänen, Eero Tarasti, Tanja Tiekso, Samuli Tiikkaja, Juha Torvinen, Heikki Uimonen, Marjaana Virtanen. Kirjan ovat toimittaneet Sini Mononen, Janne Palkisto ja Inka Rantakallio.
Juhlakirjan ovat kirjoittaneet Susanna Välimäen kollegat, oppilaat ja ystävät. He julkaisevat teksteissään alansa uutta tutkimustietoa ja asettavat aiemmin tunnettuja asioita uusiin kehyksiin. Tekstit käsittelevät Välimäelle läheisiä kiinnostuksenkohteita, kuten musiikin tasa-arvokysymyksiä ja musiikin luontosuhteen, aktivistisen musiikintutkimuksen sekä musiikin historian näkymiä.
Kirjassa aiheita lähestytään uusista näkökulmista ja genrerajoja pelkäämättä. Näin kunnioitetaan Välimäen omaa tyylikirjoa, joka ulottuu vaativista tutkimusteksteistä yleistajuisiin tietokirjoihin, kritiikkiin ja musiikinhistorialliseen keittokirjaan. Lopputuloksena on muskottipähkinällä viimeistelty tekstikokoelma, jossa esseet, humoristiset kirjoitukset ja tutkimusartikkelit vuorottelevat.
Kirjan kirjoittajina ovat Kaj Ahlsved, Nuppu Koivisto, Petri Kuljuntausta, Kimi Kärki, Seija Lappalainen, Maarit Leskelä-Kärki, Markus Mantere, Sini Mononen, Janne Palkisto, Inka Rantakallio, Saijaleena Rantanen, Max Ryynänen, Eero Tarasti, Tanja Tiekso, Samuli Tiikkaja, Juha Torvinen, Heikki Uimonen, Marjaana Virtanen. Kirjan ovat toimittaneet Sini Mononen, Janne Palkisto ja Inka Rantakallio.