dc.contributor.author | HARRISON, JTF | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | McPherson, AP | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-06T10:06:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-24 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-28 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2017-06-30T10:47:48.276Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0929-8215 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/24726 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents a prototype system for adapting the bass guitar for one-handed musicians. We discuss existing solutions to accessible musical instruments, followed by the results of an online survey of bass guitarists, which informed the design of a prototype bass guitar adaptation. The adaptation comprises a foot-operated MIDI controller with a solenoid-actuated fretting mechanism, providing access to six frets across two strings of the bass. A study involving six bassists rehearsing and writing a bass guitar accompaniment with the adapted bass highlighted unexpected facets of bass guitar playing, and provided insights into the design of future accessible string instruments. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 270 - 285 | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of New Music Research | en_US |
dc.rights | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of New Music Research following peer review. The version of record is available http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09298215.2017.1340485 | |
dc.subject | instruments | en_US |
dc.subject | interfaces | en_US |
dc.subject | performances | en_US |
dc.subject | social aspects | en_US |
dc.title | Adapting the Bass Guitar for One-Handed Playing | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.holder | © Taylor and Francis 2017 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09298215.2017.1340485 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 3 | en_US |
pubs.notes | 18 months | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en_US |
pubs.publisher-url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09298215.2017.1340485 | en_US |
pubs.volume | 46 | en_US |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-05-24 | en_US |
qmul.funder | Design for Virtuosity: Modelling and Supporting Expertise in Digital Musical Interaction::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | en_US |