Improvising across abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument

AUMI Editorial Collective; Thomas Ciufo; Abbey Dvorak; Kip Haaheim; Jennifer Hurst; J. Ione; Grace Shih-En Leu; Leaf Miller; Ray Mizumura-Pence; Nicola Oddy; Jesse Stewart; John Sullivan; Sherrie Tucker; Ellen Waterman; Ranita Wilks

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Improvising across abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument

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Improvising across abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument

AUMI Editorial Collective, Thomas Ciufo, Abbey Dvorak, Kip Haaheim, Jennifer Hurst, J. Ione, Grace Shih-En Leu, Leaf Miller, Ray Mizumura-Pence, Nicola Oddy, …

Music and social justice, University of Michigan Press

2024

DOI: 10.3998/mpub.11969438

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Improvising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI) brings together scholars, musicians, and family members of people with disabilities to collectively recount years of personal experiences, research, and perspectives on the societal and community impact of inclusive musical improvisation. One of the lesser-known projects of composer, improviser, and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016), the AUMI was designed as a liberating and affordable alternative to the constraints of instruments created only for normative bodies, thus opening a doorway for people of all ages, genders, abilities, races, and socioeconomic backgrounds to access artistic practice with others. More than a book about AUMI, this book is an invitation to readers to use AUMI in their own communities. This book, which contains wisdom from many who have been affected by their work with the instrument and the people who use it, is a representation of how music and extemporized performance have touched the lives and minds of scholars and families alike. Not only has AUMI provided the opportunity to grow in listening to others who may speak differently (or not at all), but it has been used as an avenue for a diverse set of people to build friendships with others whom they may have never otherwise even glanced at in the street. By providing a space for every person who comes across AUMI to perform, listen, improvise, and collaborate, the continuing development of this instrument contributes to a world in which every person is heard, welcomed, and celebrated.

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Title: Subtitle: Improvising across abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument
Creators: AUMI Editorial Collective (Editor)
Thomas Ciufo (Editor) - Mount Holyoke College
Abbey Dvorak (Editor) - University of Iowa, School of Music
Kip Haaheim (Editor) - University of Kansas
Jennifer Hurst (Editor)
J. Ione (Editor)
Grace Shih-En Leu (Editor) - University of Kansas
Leaf Miller (Editor)
Ray Mizumura-Pence (Editor) - University of Kansas
Nicola Oddy (Editor)
Jesse Stewart (Editor) - Carleton University, School for Studies in Art and Culture
John Sullivan (Editor) - Université Paris-Saclay
Sherrie Tucker (Editor) - American Studies Department, University of Kansas
Ellen Waterman (Editor) - Carleton University
Ranita Wilks (Editor) - AUMI-KU InterArts
Resource Type: Edited book
Series: Music and social justice
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.11969438
Publisher: University of Michigan Press; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Number of pages: 391 pages
Grant note: Partial funding for this book was provided by IICSI; Research Excellence Initiative, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas; Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, SAM; CURIE, Carleton University's Open Access Fund; & RPI.
Language: English
Date published: 2024
Academic Unit: School of Music; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation
Record Identifier: 9984543856402771

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