Research

An overview of some of the research produced by our team, relating to topics of inclusion, accessibility, improvisation and disability.

• Best, P., Meireles, M., Schroeder, F., Montgomery, L., Maddock, A., Davidson, G., Galway, K., Trainor, D., Campbell, A. & Van Daele, T. Freely Available Virtual Reality Experiences as Tools to Support Mental Health Therapy: A Systematic Scoping Review and Consensus Based Interdisciplinary Analysis. 24 May 2021, (Accepted) In: Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science.
  
• Lucas, A., Schroeder, F., & Ortiz, M. (forthcoming, July, 2021). Enabling Communities of Practice Surrounding the Design and Use of Bespoke Accessible Music Technology. In: Schroeder, Romain (eds). Computer Music Journal. MIT Press (2021).

• Mills, D.; Schroeder, F.; D’Arcy, J. GIVME (Guided Interactions in Virtual Musical Environments): The Case for Invisible Instruments. (Accepted , 21 Mar 2021). New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2021). p. 1-35.

• Lucas, A., Harrison, J., Schroeder, F.; Ortiz, M. Cross-Pollinating Ecological Perspectives in ADMI Design and Evaluation. (Accepted , 21 Mar 2021). New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2021). p. 1-19.

• Lucas, A., Schroeder, F., & Ortiz, M. (2020). The Longevity of Bespoke, Accessible Music Technology: A Case for Community. New Instrument for Musical Expression Conference, Birmingham. NIME conference paper.

• Schroeder, F.; Samuels,K.; Caines, R. (eds.) (2019). Improvisation and Social Inclusion. Contemporary Music Review, Taylor & Francis., Volume 38, 2019 – Issue 5.      
  
  
• Samuels, K. & Schroeder, F., (2019). Performance without Barriers: improvising with inclusive, accessible digital musical instruments. In: Contemporary Music Review. 38, 5, p. 476–490.
  
  
• Lucas, A., Ortiz, M. & Schroeder, F., (2019). Bespoke Design for Inclusive Music: The Challenges of Evaluation.New Instrument for Musical Expression Conference paper (NIME), 5 p.
  
  
• Schroeder, F. & Meireles, M., (2019). How we’re designing musical instruments with the help of disabled musicians and VR. The Conversation.
  
  
• Samuels, K. (2019). The Drake Music Project Northern Ireland: providing access to music making for individuals with unique abilities using music technology. Cogitato Press. DOI.
• Schroeder, F. (2018 – 2020). Improvisation Research. An online resource dedicated to Improvisation Research.
  
  
• Schroeder, F. (December 2016). Museum City – Improvisation and the narratives of space. Organised Sound: An International Journal of Music and Technology, Volume 21, Number 3. Issue on ‘Sound and Narrative’. Available through Organised Sound.
  
  
• Schroeder (2016). Improvisation in Portugal – an ethnographic study of the Portuguese improvisation scene.
• Samuels, K. (2016). Performance Without Barriers Project Report.
• Samuels, K. (2016). Enabling creativity : a study of inclusive music technology and practices at The Drake Music Project Northern Ireland (PhD Thesis).
  
  
• Samuels, K. (2015). The Meanings in Making: Openness, Technology and Inclusive Music Practices for People with Disabilities, Leonardo Music Journal, MIT Press.
• Schroeder, F. (2014). Soundweaving: Writings on Improvisation: Performing Improvisation – weaving fabrics of social systems. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Schroeder, F. (2014). Improvisation in Brazil – an ethnographic study of the Brazilian Music Improvisation scene.
  
• Schroeder, F. et al (2014). Big Ears – sonic art for public ears: Reflections on collaborative training. In Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 35-48.