Stoeckl2021
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
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| Author(s) | Hartmut Stoeckl, Monika Messner |
| Title | Tam pam pam pam and mi – fa – sol: constituting musical instructions through multimodal interaction in orchestra rehearsals |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, multimodal (inter)action analysis, musical instructions, orchestra rehearsals |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Language | English |
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| Journal | Multimodal Communication |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pages | 193-209 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1515/mc-2021-0003 |
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Abstract
Using multimodal (inter)action/conversation analysis, the present contribution inventories the repertoire of higher-level actions that constitute musical instruction in orchestra rehearsals. The study describes the modal complexity of the instructional actions as built from a varied combination of speech, gesture, gaze, vocalizing and body posture/movement. A high modal intensity of speech and vocalizing is explained with recourse to their contextually useful modal reaches. While some modes, like vocalizing and body posture appear to be action-specific, others turn out to be pervasive default modes. Besides modal intensity, the study also attends to the transitioning between higher-level actions through gaze and the role of the score as frozen action. The analyses help demystify orchestra rehearsals as a special type of professional communicative interaction, which builds on a rich multimodal texture motivated by recurring instructional functions. The methodological rationale demonstrated will be suited to exploring the social variation of instructional interaction in orchestra rehearsals.
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