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Zoom Link
https://muw.zoom.us/j/97907467015
Link to Recorded Presentations
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/urc/2021/performances/1/
Department
Music
Format of Presentation
Performance
Research Category
Arts
Description
The title of my composition that I am using for this performance presentation is "Around Me." It is a solo violin work performed by Dr. Serena Scibelli, a music professor from the University of North Georgia, and composed by me, Hannah Heaton. Serena Scibelli requested if I could write a solo violin work for her upcoming album that would be a reminder of reflection through music during the 2020 Pandemic. I intend to take this work and show any listener how they can relate with my piece, “Around Me.”
"Around Me" is a relatively short work, but through use of the play in pauses and space, I am introducing a space for thought and acknowledgment for the listener. Through the use of dynamics and musical phrasing, I am introducing the idea of emotion that one might go through in their act of reflection. Lastly, through the use of musical development of a single theme, I am introducing the idea of reflection that continues to grow. Pauses and space, dynamics and musical phrasing, and musical development are all deeper analyzed through the performance and score of the piece in this presentation.
After analyzing these three points from the first performance of "Around Me," the performance is then played a second time with the intent for the listener to recognize the connections from the presentation to the repeated performance. With the analyzed points and performance in mind, the listener is finally challenged to confront their own surroundings and how they feel about them. It is important that we acknowledge our surroundings and how we feel in the process of what is going on around us, especially during all of our journeys during 2020 Pandemic. The objective of this presentation is to bring any listener the awareness in how they can connect their own circumstances to the violin solo, “Around Me.”
Recommended Citation
Heaton, Hannah, "What is "Around Me" in 2020?" (2021). Undergraduate Research Conference. 1.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/urc/2021/performances/1
Included in
Composition Commons, Music Performance Commons, Music Theory Commons
What is "Around Me" in 2020?
The title of my composition that I am using for this performance presentation is "Around Me." It is a solo violin work performed by Dr. Serena Scibelli, a music professor from the University of North Georgia, and composed by me, Hannah Heaton. Serena Scibelli requested if I could write a solo violin work for her upcoming album that would be a reminder of reflection through music during the 2020 Pandemic. I intend to take this work and show any listener how they can relate with my piece, “Around Me.”
"Around Me" is a relatively short work, but through use of the play in pauses and space, I am introducing a space for thought and acknowledgment for the listener. Through the use of dynamics and musical phrasing, I am introducing the idea of emotion that one might go through in their act of reflection. Lastly, through the use of musical development of a single theme, I am introducing the idea of reflection that continues to grow. Pauses and space, dynamics and musical phrasing, and musical development are all deeper analyzed through the performance and score of the piece in this presentation.
After analyzing these three points from the first performance of "Around Me," the performance is then played a second time with the intent for the listener to recognize the connections from the presentation to the repeated performance. With the analyzed points and performance in mind, the listener is finally challenged to confront their own surroundings and how they feel about them. It is important that we acknowledge our surroundings and how we feel in the process of what is going on around us, especially during all of our journeys during 2020 Pandemic. The objective of this presentation is to bring any listener the awareness in how they can connect their own circumstances to the violin solo, “Around Me.”
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/urc/2021/performances/1