Social & Cultural – Page 3

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February 20, 2015February 15, 2026Alternative Therapies, Audio Industry, Community Projects, CP Research Practice, CP Session Practice, Creative Practice, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, DCI Project 1 - Contextualising the Study, DCI Project 1+ - Proactively Pursuing Sound, DCI Project 1+ - Proactively Pursuing the Emerging Study, DCI Project-1+ - Proactively Pursuing Meaning-making and Self, Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development, HDR Academic Practice, Holistic, Analytical & Critical Listening, Industry, L&T Session Practice, Leadership, Learning & Leadership, Learning & Teaching Practice, Listening, Personal Development of Self, Research Studies, Self, Social & Cultural, Sound HealingLeave a comment

Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1b This blog represents the second in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. Please refer to my previous blog post for Part 1a, Required skills of a Contemporary Music & Sound-making...

Required skills of a Contemporary Music & Sound-making Practitioner

February 5, 2015February 16, 2026Audio Industry, CP Research Practice, CP Session Practice, Creative Practice, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, DCI Pilot Study - Bordering the Study, Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development, HDR Academic Practice, Holistic, Analytical & Critical Listening, Industry, L&T Session Practice, Leadership, Learning & Leadership, Learning & Teaching Practice, Listening, Music & Sound Theory & Practice, Music Theory, Personal Development of Self, Research Studies, Self, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

Four Tiers of Listening in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice Series – Part 1a This blog represents the first in this series, the four (4) tiers of listening required in Contemporary DIY Music & Sound-making Practice. (Self-reflection sphere, 2016) Self-learning: the ‘discipline’ required to be a contemporary DIY music practitioner Effective DIY learning requires...

Doctoral Research Study – Part 1

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Reflective Practice, CP Research Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Writing, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Leadership, Learning & Leadership, Observational Narrative, Self, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

My journey begins…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. Year 2015: 1st Observation Commencing the doctoral program, I had a relative clear idea of my proposed research study problem. I say relative as, as I have progressed through the many twists and turns of...

Pre-Doctoral Research Study – Part 2

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Reflective Practice, CP Research Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Writing, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Leadership, Learning & Leadership, Observational Narrative, Self, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

A year to remember…. (Page 2014a) This blog is a continuation of a series. See here (Page 2014b) for the previous blog. My life – music-making and education & learning My journey in music-making commenced a number of decades ago. I made music via physical instruments. I strummed chords on a guitar or piano, hummed or...

Pre-Doctoral Research Study – Part 1

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Reflective Practice, CP Research Practice, Creative Practice, Creative Writing, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Leadership, Observational Narrative, Self, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

Preparing for my research study (Page 2014a) Learning and development Just being me…… I have never considered my self smart. My schooling test results were mainly above-average, but I worked consistently, and often for long hours in order to achieve these. I recall I often looked to those who got the top grades – those...

Media Identity & Curation Part 2

November 14, 2014November 14, 2014Audio Industry, CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Research Practice, Creative Practice, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Distribution, Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development, Learning & Leadership, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

As revealed in my blog last month, Media Identity & Curation Part 1, I hold a very broad view of creative practice. My interests, activities and roles are diverse. I love life and the aesthetic of life. Whether it is a visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, gustatory or olfactory-based creations, I embrace them all. As my personal motto describes,...

Media Identity & Curation Part 1

October 18, 2014October 18, 2014Audio Industry, CP Reflective & Reflexive Practice, CP Research Practice, Creative Practice, DCI Phase 0 - Starting Point Practice, Distribution, Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development, Learning & Leadership, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

This blog is a continuation of a series. See here for the previous blog. A creative practitioner As a creative practitioner I am conscious of the dynamic nature of creative endeavours. I am aware of the relationship between my self and my practice: my self informs my practice, and in turn, my practice informs my self...

Introduction to Audio Engineering

May 9, 2013May 9, 2013Audio Industry, Audio Theory & Practice, Creative Practice, Extra-Technical/Soft Skills Development, Industry, L&T Session Practice, Learning & Teaching Practice, Signal Flow, Social & CulturalLeave a comment

Welcome to Audio Engineering and the world of studios. A studio represents different things to different people. Some see it as a technical place to track and mix artists’ expression (Burgess 2014; Burgess 2013; Burgess 1997). Others see a studio as an instrument, in which to develop an artist’s ideas into something more, possibly fusing several musical...