Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Recent submissions
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Central Australian Women’s Traditional Music: Yawulyu/Awelye. Indigenous Music Case Study Report for the Sustainable Futures for Music Cultures Project. Revised Version.
Published 2013-09-12This report concerns yawulyu/awelye, an important ceremonial genre of traditional songs performed by women in Central Australia. Drawing on extensive published literature, our fieldwork in the area over many years, and a ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Unison and "disagreement" in a mixed women's and men's performance from the Ellis collection, Oodnadatta, 1966
Published 1995-01-01This chapter explores the nature of musical 'disagreements' in a performance of the Kungka Kutjara (Two Women) performed by Antikirinya women and men at Oodnadatta in 1966, recorded by Catherine Ellis. Although unisonic ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Absolute tempo in multiple performances of Aboriginal songs: analyzing recordings of djanba 12 and djanba 14
Published 2011-01-01Songs that are not notated but transmitted through live performance are of particular interest for the psychological study of the stability of tempo across multiple performances. While experimental research points to highly ...Open AccessArticle -
Engaging with archived Warlpiri song
Published 2018-01-01In the Central Australian Warlpiri community of Yuendumu, efforts to document and revitalise Warlpiri songs take place in an era where there are fewer contexts for the performance of associated ceremonies, consequently ...Open AccessConference paper -
Sustaining women's yawulyu/awelye: some practitioners' and learners' perspectives
Published 2013-01-01In 2010 the authors visited various Central Australian communities including Willowra, Tennant Creek, Alekarenge, Barrow Creek and Ti Tree, to interview some of our research collaborators past and present about how they ...Open AccessArticle