For the specialisation assignment I am deciding to streamline my research for a number of reasons;
- Due to my Sound Piece and Audio Paper being similar in the sense of topic, that being of Rituals I’m conscious of my research overlapping and becoming a huge mess. For the sound piece I intend to focus on the voice and healing whereas the audio paper will focus on Percussion and Protest (in the form of raves). Both are within the same family but can be discussed separately.
- Initially I wanted to focus my attention to the Folklore and English Magic, but due to the almost overwhelming amount of avenues I could take this subject I began to lose track of the elements relating back to Sound Arts practice. Although, now I have a wealth of ideas for a project on these themes, I would prefer to explore this path in the near future.
- Thirdly, simply by chance one particular recording that occurred rather naturally has now given me a clear direction. This recording being the H3 Improvised session with my friends. Before this I knew where I wanted to take my sound piece but I couldn’t visualise how I wanted it to sound.