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Music Interaction: Understanding Music and Human-Computer Interaction

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Music and Human-Computer Interaction

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We introduce, review and analyse recent research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), also known as Music Interaction. After a general overview of the discipline, we analyse the themes and issues raised by the other 15 chapters of this book, each of which presents recent research in this field. The bulk of this chapter is organised as an FAQ. Topics include: the scope of research in Music Interaction; the role of HCI in Music Interaction; and conversely, the role of Music Interaction in HCI. High-level themes include embodied cognition, spatial cognition, evolutionary interaction, gesture, formal language, affective interaction, and methodologies from social science. Musical activities covered include performance, composition, analysis, collaborative music making, and human and machine improvisation. Specific issues include: whether Music Interaction should be easy; what can be learned from the experience of being “in the groove”, and what can be learned from the commitment of musical amateurs. Broader issues include: what Music Interaction can offer traditional instruments and musical activities; what relevance it has for domains unconnected with music; and ways in which Music Interaction can enable entirely new musical activities.

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Thanks to Rose Johnson, Grégory Leplâtre, co-organisers of the 2011 BCS HCI International Workshop on Music and Human-Computer Interaction and to all workshop participants. Thanks to Paul Marshall, Andy Milne and Martin Clayton for reading parts of this chapter. Thanks to Helen Desmond and Ben Bishop of Springer for patient support.

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Holland, S., Wilkie, K., Mulholland, P., Seago, A. (2013). Music Interaction: Understanding Music and Human-Computer Interaction. In: Holland, S., Wilkie, K., Mulholland, P., Seago, A. (eds) Music and Human-Computer Interaction. Springer Series on Cultural Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2990-5_1

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