Traditional Music in the Age of Digital Abundance

TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL ABUNDANCE Breandán (Ó
Nualltáin) Knowlton – @bfk

@bfk | ICTM & BFE 2013 | 6 April 2013
MAN IS AN ANIMAL SUSPENDED IN WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE HE HIMSELF HAS SPUN. – CLIFFORD GEERTZ

I TAKE CULTURE TO BE THOSE WEBS, AND THE ANALYSIS OF IT TO BE THEREFORE NOT AN EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE IN SEARCH OF LAW BUT AN INTERPRETIVE ONE IN SEARCH OF MEANING. – CLIFFORD GEERTZ

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THE INTERSECTION OF THE CULTURAL, THE SOCIAL, THE COGNITIVE, AND THE AESTHETIC WITH COMPUTING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. – JOHN M. CARROLL

•Plays social Irish traditional sessions •Practices concertina on his lunch breaks •Started taking lessons at Comhaltas as an adult •Plays GAA rugby with friends •Wants to play at a fairly high standard •Learns tunes from recordings and websites •Feels good when he can blend into a session •Likes the structure of a common repertoire •30+ male tune website user Michael session player

AS A ___ I WANT TO ___ SO I CAN ___. session player learn Paddy Fahy’s Jig play it at the session next week.

SCENARIO 1: IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC ARCHIVE

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SCENARIO 2: THESESSION.ORG

SCENARIO 3: EUROPEANA

How do we evaluate UX?

PRAGMATIC UX: USABILITY clear confusing familiar strange predictable unpredictable simple complex

PRAGMATIC UX: ITMA clear confusing familiar strange predictable unpredictable simple complex

PRAGMATIC UX: THESESSION.ORG clear confusing familiar strange predictable unpredictable simple complex

PRAGMATIC UX: EUROPEANA clear confusing familiar strange predictable unpredictable simple complex

HEDONIC UX: PLEASURE interesting boring exciting dull original ordinary pleasant unpleasant

HEDONIC UX: ITMA interesting boring exciting dull original ordinary pleasant unpleasant

HEDONIC UX: THESESSION.ORG interesting boring exciting dull original ordinary pleasant unpleasant

HEDONIC UX: EUROPEANA interesting boring exciting dull original ordinary pleasant unpleasant

NEED-BASED UX the need for … autonomy competence relatedness influence security physical training pleasure self-esteem self-actualising money

BOUNDEDNESS

CONCLUSIONS

I look forward to your questions! Breandán Knowlton Programme Manager Europeana Foundation B @ breandan.org @bfk

IMAGE CREDITS http://www.flickr.com/photos/79818573@N04/8012132584 - summer photo holiday http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsasso/164178197 - dsasso
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/6362150571 - CubaGallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/angeljim46/6739803735 - AndyBrii photo of Brian Prior by Dr. Steven Knowlton woodcuts courtesy of Europeana PRESENTATION

Traditional Music in the Age of Digital Abundance

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