Towards a “musicianship model” for music knowledge organization
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 22 August 2011
Abstract
Purpose
How does one classify instructional videos uploaded by musicians of different caliber and mastery on video‐sharing sites? What kinds of communities are forming around these content sources? How does one address the different perception and understanding of what music means to a diverse audience? How does one identify and address the needs of new kinds of users, who learn how to play music by using primarily online resources? While this paper does not seek to directly address all these questions, it aims to raise them with the aim of contextualizing the discussion as a necessary foundation to effectively address the more practical questions above.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper presents a knowledge organization model of music knowledge based on the concept of musicianship as used in music education. A balanced and holistic approach is sought, especially in light of the interdisciplinary nature of the challenge being addressed. Drawing on Hjørland's work on domain analysis, and Hennion's concept of the user of music, this paper discusses music as a domain, music as information, and music as knowledge.
Findings
In particular, the concept of listening and genre are considered important ways through which one mediates one's understanding of music as knowledge. There are four “layers” in the model: Vocabulary of Music; Structures and Patterns of Music; Appreciation of Music; and Cultural‐Historical Contexts.
Originality/value
The model addresses knowledge organization challenges specific to the domain of music.
Keywords
Citation
Lam, M. (2011), "Towards a “musicianship model” for music knowledge organization", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 190-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751111164560
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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