Musicking

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1. GuinansEyebrowsDec 2025
   for a really illuminating look into some of the more "social" aspects of this field of study, i would highly recommend the book "Musicking" by Christopher Small [0].

   it dives into many ways that humans interact with and experience music, using the foil of classical western concert music against many other forms of traditional and popular music (including the popular phase of what's now considered classical).

   really interesting stuff!

   [0]: https://www.weslpress.org/9780819572240/musicking/

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2. haywirezDec 2017
   Make them understand that the medium and context of music will be different going forward. They don't need to make a living creating and selling recordings; there are many unexplored avenues and they should pursue those instead. As an example, I'm imagining my music more and more as an interactive app compared to a standard album.

   Christopher Small's Musicking[0] has influenced my thinking on this topic. The gist of the book is to understand music more as a verb ([communal] activity) than a noun (product, object).

   [0] https://www.amazon.com/musicking-meanings-performing-listeni...

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3. transmit101Oct 2012
   Great article. Have you read Musicking by Christopher Small? If not, you definitely should.

   http://www.amazon.co.uk/Musicking-Meanings-Performing-Listen...

   Also, it might be interesting to chat a bit more. Drop me an email - rob at [see profile for domain].

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