Avila2026
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| BibType | INCOLLECTION |
| Key | Avila2026 |
| Author(s) | Juan Martinez Avila |
| Title | The repertoire in motion: an ethnography of musical materials |
| Editor(s) | Peter Tolmie, Dave Randall, Mark Rouncefield, Andy Crabtree |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Music |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| City | Abingdon, Oxon |
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| Pages | 92–115 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003358886-6 |
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| Book title | Ethnomethodological Studies of Music |
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Abstract
Regular live music performers are generally engaged with repertoire development. To support their performance preparation practices they employ a wide range of support materials, such as audio recordings, musical notation and lead sheets, among others. To illustrate the role of these materials across a range of musical activities I draw upon a series of observations and interviews I made during an ethnographic study I conducted with 45 musicians actively learning repertoire and preparing to perform. Most musicians involved in the study were regular live performers of popular music genres from the UK, such as rock and pop, and performed at venues such as weddings, parties, pubs and cafés. I present my findings through nine exemplars that describe the complex and diverse ways in which musicians employ support materials. Based on my findings I report on the dynamic nature of these materials, describing the different forms they take, and the various creative purposes they fulfil. These materials also traverse multiple levels of privacy and intimacy amongst individual musicians, their bands and their communities, ranging from the intimate to the publicly available. These observations highlight the critical role of materials in the socio-musical practice of repertoire development, suggesting a need for further investigation in this area.
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