Project Proposal - Groove Culture

Intro

Music is a vital part of any culture. Wherever you see a unique and distinct culture, you are likely to find an equally unique and distinct musical style. Where language can become a barrier in cultural rapprochement, music provides us with an effective and simple way to communicate - whatever our culture.

Background

The idea of combining different world rhythms in order to highlight multiculturalism is nothing new. Drum circles are a common example of this where groups of people play layered percussion pieces together for team building or educational purposes. What I’m proposing to do is to develop an online interactive rhythm platform called Groove Culture where users can mix and play around with different world rhythms themselves allowing them to discover the different cultures through this medium. This approach does not exist already.

Aim

To highlight cultural rapprochement by making an interactive rhythmic piece which incorporates rhythms from major world cultures.

Objectives

My objectives are:

Week 4 - 8

Research and collate suitable major world rhythms.

Research and utilize the Cork School of Music’s music technology resources.

Capture/create appropriate sound clips to use in the piece.

begin to develop the Flash environment for the piece.

Week 9-12

Keep the project as interactive and as simple as possible.

Further develop the Flash structure/framework for the piece until satisfactory interactivity has been achieved.

User test the piece and make relevant adjustments

Overall

Be flexible in my approach and technique.