Native American Flute Ergonomics
نویسنده
چکیده
The ergonomic issues particular to playing musical instruments have been widely studied. However, most research studies have focused on orchestral instruments and trained, experienced musicians (for example, [Lonsdale 2014] for Western concert flute, [Furuya 2006] and [BoyleRB 2010] for piano, and [Wade-MA 2008] for trumpet). The bulk of the assistance and advice published for musicians and music teachers is similarly focused on experienced musicians and orchestral instruments (for example, [Norris 1993], [Horvath 2010], [Guptill 2010], and [Musikerhalsan 2014]).
منابع مشابه
An Exploration of Physiological Responses to the Native American Flute
The Native American flute, a traditional ethnic wind instrument developed by indigenous Native American cultures, is enjoying a renaissance in various sectors of society. The instrument evolved from traditional uses in courtship (Black Hawk & Patterson, 1834; Burton, 1909), treatment of the sick (Densmore, 1936), ceremony (Gilman, 1908; Stacey, 1906), signaling (Densmore, 1929), legends (Delori...
متن کاملThe Mathematics of Musical Instruments
This article highlights several applications of mathematics to the design of musical instruments. In particular, we consider the physical properties of a Norwegian folk instrument called the willow flute. The willow flute relies on harmonics, rather than finger holes, to produce a scale which is related to a major scale. The pitches correspond to fundamental solutions of the one-dimensional wav...
متن کاملNative EFL Raters’ Criteria in Assessing the Speech Act of Complaint: The Case of American and British EFL Teachers
Despite the importance of interlanguage pragmatic rating (ILP) in the second language teaching and learning context, scant attention has been devoted to it. This study aims to investigate native EFL teachers’ major criteria in assessing the speech act of complaint produced by Iranian EFL learners. To fulfill this end, two groups of experienced native raters, including American (n=47) and Britis...
متن کامل"C u @ d Uni": Analysis of academic emails written by native and non-native English speakers
The present study examined email communication practices of two groups of students in Iran and the United States to uncover the probable differences between Iranian and American email communication norms. The study also aimed at investigating how power distance in academic centers influences students’ choices of communication strategies in email writing. The use of two politeness strategies nam...
متن کاملNative and Non-native English Teachers’ Rating Criteria and Variation in the Assessment of L2 Pragmatic Production: The Speech Act of Compliment
Pragmatic assessment and consistency in rating are among the subject matters which are still in need of more profound investigations. The importance of the issue is highlighted when remembering that inconsistency in ratings would surely damage the test fairness issue in assessment and lead to much diversity in ratings. Our principal concern in this study was observing the criteria that American...
متن کامل