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A compelling account of contemporary Sacred Harp singing, Traveling
Home describes how this vibrant musical tradition brings together
Americans of widely divergent religious and political beliefs.
Named after the most popular of the nineteenth-century shape-note
tunebooks--which employed an innovative notation system to teach
singers to read music--Sacred Harp singing has been part of rural
Southern life for more than 150 years. In the wake of the folk
revival of the 1950s and '60s, this participatory musical tradition
attracted new singers from all over America. All-day "singings"
from The Sacred Harp now take place across the country, creating a
diverse and far-flung musical community. Meanwhile, the advent of
internet discussion boards and increasing circulation of
singer-produced recordings have changed the nature of traditional
transmission and sharpened debates about Sacred Harp as an
"authentic" form of southern musical expression. Blending
historical scholarship with wide-ranging fieldwork, Kiri Miller
presents an engagingly written study of a musical movement that
some have christened "a quintessential expression of American
democracy."
Why don't Guitar Hero players just pick up real guitars? What
happens when millions of people play the role of a young black gang
member in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? How are YouTube-based
music lessons changing the nature of amateur musicianship? This
book is about play, performance, and participatory culture in the
digital age. Miller shows how video games and social media are
bridging virtual and visceral experience, creating dispersed
communities who forge meaningful connections by "playing along"
with popular culture. Playing Along reveals how digital media are
brought to bear in the transmission of embodied knowledge: how a
Grand Theft Auto player uses a virtual radio to hear with her
avatar's ears; how a Guitar Hero player channels the experience of
a live rock performer; and how a beginning guitar student
translates a two-dimensional, pre-recorded online music lesson into
three-dimensional physical practice and an intimate relationship
with a distant teacher. Through a series of engaging ethnographic
case studies, Miller demonstrates that our everyday experiences
with interactive digital media are gradually transforming our
understanding of musicality, creativity, play, and participation.
A compelling account of contemporary Sacred Harp singing, Traveling
Home describes how this vibrant musical tradition brings together
Americans of widely divergent religious and political beliefs.
Named after the most popular of the nineteenth-century shape-note
tunebooks--which employed an innovative notation system to teach
singers to read music--Sacred Harp singing has been part of rural
Southern life for more than 150 years. In the wake of the folk
revival of the 1950s and '60s, this participatory musical tradition
attracted new singers from all over America. All-day "singings"
from The Sacred Harp now take place across the country, creating a
diverse and far-flung musical community. Meanwhile, the advent of
internet discussion boards and increasing circulation of
singer-produced recordings have changed the nature of traditional
transmission and sharpened debates about Sacred Harp as an
"authentic" form of southern musical expression. Blending
historical scholarship with wide-ranging fieldwork, Kiri Miller
presents an engagingly written study of a musical movement that
some have christened "a quintessential expression of American
democracy."
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