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WAAM WEB: An Online Interface for Telematic Community Music Making [Funder: Carleton University COVID-19 Rapid Research Response Grants]

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    Other Funders (Canada)

  • Principal Investigator

    Jesse Stewart

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    Carleton University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Building on the success of the We Are All Musicians (WAAM) research-creation project, this project will develop an innovative online musical interface known as WAAM WEB that will allow multiple people to control a mechanical percussion system remotely while they shelter in place during the pandemic and beyond. A live video feed of the WAAM WEB percussion installation will allow people to see and hear the results of their interactions with the system and with each other in real time. After the successful creation of this telematic musical interface, I will use it to conduct research into the nature and impact of telematic community music making on health and well-being, building on concepts and methodologies drawn from the emergent fields of community music studies and digital ethnography.