Aural Diversity

__Aural Diversity__ addresses a fundamental methodological challenge in music and soundscape research by considering the nature of hearing as a spectrum of diverse experiences. Bringing together an interdisciplinary array of contributors from the arts, humanities, and sciences, it challenges the idea of a normative listening experience and envisions how awareness of aural diversity can transform sonic arts, environments, and design and generate new creative listening practices. With contributors from a wide range of fields including sound studies, music, hearing sciences, disability studies, acoustics, media studies, and psychology, __Aural Diversity__ introduces a new and much-needed paradigm that is relevant to scholars, students, and practitioners engaging with sound, music, and hearing across disciplines. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgements Contributors 1 Aural Diversity: General Introduction What Is Aural Diversity? The Aural Diversity Project About This Book Acoustic Environments and Soundscape Music and Musicology Conclusion References 2 Aural Diversity: A Clinical Perspective Introduction Hearing: Anatomy, Physiology, Functionality Hearing Well Hearing Disorders Diversity, Impairment, Or Loss? Acknowledgement References Part I Acoustic Environments and Soundscape 3 Sound Before Birth: Foetal Hearing and the Auditory Environment of the Womb Auditory Stress in Neonatal Wards Current Interest in the Womb as Auditory Environment The Foetal Auditory Environment The Foetal Filter Demonstrating Foetal Hearing With the Sonic Womb Orrb Experimentation Computational Modelling Conclusion: Auditory Philosophy Notes References 4 Phonating Hand Dryers: Exploits in Product and Environmental Acoustics, and Aural Diverse Composition and Co-Composition Introduction An Auraltypical World Important Subgroups in Toilet Research Hand Washing Practice High-Speed Hand Dryers Infant Hearing Noise Equals Power Acoustic Privacy Acoustic Testing of High-Speed Hand Dryers Toilet Acoustics Social Survey Sharing the Findings Sanitary Tones: Ayre #1 [Airblade] Litany of the Hand Dryers Sanitary Tones: Ayre #2 [Dan Dryer] Sanitary Tones: Ayre #3 [Kelston] Product Sound Design Audio-Phonation Conclusion References 5 The Auditory Normate: Engaging Critically With Sound, Social Inclusion and Design Introduction: An Idealised Sonic Citizen A Note On Lived Experiences The (Auditory) Normate Template A Social Relational Model of Sonic Exclusion Design and Systematically Distorted Communication The Artificially Intelligent Idealised Ear The Auditory Implications of the Built Environment Temporal Norms Legislating the ‘Normal’ Ear The Social (Re)Production of Auditory Normalism Conclusion References 6 Listening With Deafblindness Introduction Listening Together Imagination Rhythms Ways of Listening Acknowledgements References 7 Soundscapes of Code: Cochlear Implant as Soundscape Arranger Walking With Helinä – Methodological Background A Sense of Code/Space The Sound Processor as a Listening Machine Arranging the Soundscapes of Code References 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes References 9 Autistic Listening Introduction A Model of Auditory Processing Autistic Auditory Processing in the Literature Loudness Perception Pitch Perception Speech in Noise Speech Prosody Perceptual Capacity Auditory Attention Anecdotal Reports Using Structure Pleasure Detail Is Always There Discussion References 10 Fire, Drums and the Making of Place During a Correfoc Place, Senses and Correfoc Methodology Correfoc: History and Name Fire, Devils, and Clothing The Senses and Protective Gear Fire, Drums, Feelings, and Space Emotions in Fire and Drums Burning, Drumming, and Relating to Space Discussion Acknowledgements References 11 Alphabetula References 12 Textual Hearing Aids: How Reading About Sound Can Modify Sonic Experience Textual Hearing Aids Sonic Experience of the Family Grains of Sound Reading Ears References Part II Music and Musicology 13 The Show Must Go On: Understanding the Effects of Musicianship, Noise Exposure, Cognition, and Ageing On Real-World Hearing Abilities Introduction The Relationship Between Musicianship, Noise Exposure, and Hearing Problems The Relationship Between Musicianship, Auditory and Cognitive Skills, and Hearing Abilities The Relationship Between Age, Noise Exposure, Cognition, and Hearing Problems The Show Must Go On Acknowledgements References 14 Diverse Music Listening Experiences: Insights From the Hearing Aids for Music Project Introduction Taking Stock Asking Practitioners In-depth Interviews National Survey Mapping the Complexities Notes References 15 Consequences of MÉniÈre’s Disease for Musicians, Their Music-Making, Hearing Care, and Technologies Introduction Method Results Medical Consequences Treatments Personal Consequences Musical Consequences Musical Perceptions Hearing Consequences Hearing Care Hearing Technologies Discussion Acknowledgements References 16 Socialising and Musicking With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Case Study From Rural Cornwall Introduction Person-Centred Care and Acoustic Habitus Trevor’s Social Auditory Space: Wednesday Wanderers Trevor’s Barriers to Wednesday Wanderers Participation Trevor’s Musicking Trevor’s Barriers to Music Participation Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 17 Thomas Mace: A Hearing-Impaired Musician and Musical Thinker in the Seventeenth Century Introduction Mace and Disability Mace and Trinity College Musick’s Monument Mace’s Response Hearing Loss – The Lute Dyphone Inequality of Parts Mace and Acoustical Space Expression, ‘Humour’ and ‘Mood’ Conclusion: The Relevance of Mace Today Notes References 18 Do You Hear What I Hear?: Some Creative Approaches to Sharing and Simulating Diverse Hearing Introduction Context The Initial Activities of Do You Hear What I Hear Real-time Manipulation of Audio to Convey Varying Ways of Hearing Individual Headphones for Audience Members Audience Mobility Dialogue With the Audience Mediation of Audience Voices Audience Control of Audio Settings Potential Developments for Do You Hear What I Hear Diverse Collaborators and Audiences Hardware and Software Interaction and Engagement Summary References 19 Sign in Human–Sound Interaction Introduction The Wood and the Water By Eleanor Turner Signed Music and Human–Sound Interaction Conclusions References 20 The Aural Diversity Concerts: Multimodal Performance to an Aurally Diverse Audience The First Concert: The Old Barn, Kelston Roundhill, 6 July 2019 The Second Concert: Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, 30 November 2019 Critical Reflections Conclusion Acknowledgements Notes References 21 Music-Making in Aurally Diverse Communities: An Artist Statement Multisensory and Multimedia Visually Listening and Music in the Mind The Impact of Aural Diversity On Communities, Creativity, and Beyond References 22 Attention Reframed: A Personal Account of Hearing Loss as a Catalyst for Intermedia Practice Experimental Beginnings Accessible Practice 23 Lost and Found: A Pianist’s Hearing Journey More Loss Found Coda 24 Composing With Hearing Differences Hearing Autism Composition Thirty Minutes for Diplacusis Piano Kelston Birdsong Spectrum Sounds 25 Composing ‘Weird’ Music Index Aural Diversity : a general Introduction / John Levack Drever and Andrew Hugill -- Aural diversity : a clinical perspective / David M. Baguley -- PART 1. ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTS AND SOUNDSCAPE. Sound Before Birth : fetal hearing and the auditory environment of the womb / Julian Henriques, Eric Jauniaux, Aude Thibaut de Maisieres and Pierre Gélat ; Phonating Hand Dryers : exploits in product and environmental acoustics, and aural diverse composition and co-composition / John Levack Drever ; The Auditory Normate : Engaging Critically with Sound, Social Inclusion and Design / William Renel ; Listening With Deafblindness / Matt Lewis ; Soundscapes of code : Cochlear implant as soundscape arranger / Meri Kytö ; Patrick Farmer ; Autistic Listening / William J. Davies ; Fire, drums and the making of place during a Correfoc / Karla Berrens ; Alphabetula / Josephine Dickinson ; Textual Hearing Aids : How Reading About Sound Can Improve Sonic Experience / Ed Garland -- PART 2. MUSIC AND MUSICOLOGY. The show must go on : understanding the effects of musicianship, noise exposure, cognition and ageing on real-world hearing abilities / Samuel Couth ; Diverse music listening experiences : insights from the hearing aids for music project / Alinka Greasley ; Ménière's Disease and its consequences for musicians / Andrew Hugill ; 'Socialising and Musicking with Mild Cognitive Impairment : A Case Study from Rural Cornwall' / Christopher Cook ; Thomas Mace : a hearing-impaired musician and musical thinker in the seventeenth Century / Matthew Spring ; Do You Hear What I Hear? Some creative approaches to sharing and simulating diverse hearing / John D'Arcy ; Sign in Human-Sound Interaction / Balandino Di Donato ; The Aural Diversity Concerts : multimodal performance to an aurally diverse audience / Duncan Chapman ; Jay Afrisando : Music-making in Aurally Diverse Communities / Jay Afrisando ; Attention Reframed - a personal account of hearing loss as a catalyst for intermedia practice / Simon Allen ; Lost and Found : A Pianist's Hearing Journey / David Holzman ; Composing with hearing differences Andrew Hugill ; Composing "Weird" Music / Anya Ustaszewski "Aural Diversity addresses a fundamental methodological challenge in music and soundscape research by considering the nature of hearing as a spectrum of diverse experiences. Bringing together an interdisciplinary array of contributors from the arts, humanities, and sciences, it challenges the idea of a normative listening experience and envisions how awareness of aural diversity can transform sonic arts, environments, and design and generate new creative listening practices. With contributors from a wide range of fields including sound studies, music, hearing sciences, disability studies, acoustics, media studies, and psychology, Aural Diversity introduces a new and much-needed paradigm that is relevant to scholars, students, and practitioners engaging with sound, music, and hearing across disciplines."-- Provided by publisher