AIRS Digital Library

AIRS Digital Library

Newest Additions to the Collection

AIRS Digital Library will enable researchers to share audiovisual files from all three themes including text transcripts and researcher annotations.

 

The context for this content arises from the studies carried out by AIRS co-investigators and collaborators in their aim of meeting the milestones described in the milestone document. In the pages of the Temporary Digital Library, you can find a description of the milestone for each of the 9 research sub-themes (3 for each the main themes), and the researchers engaged in these activities. The value of this individual work becomes greater when it can be shared and that is the purpose of the Digital Library. The audio video data collected is very rich and admits to analysis in many different ways, not only in the way of the initial analysis.

 

This is the first iteration of the digital library. At present, it provides placeholders for the various studies under the auspices of AIRS. They are organized by theme and sub-theme. To search the digital library, navigate to the main menu bar at the top right of the window, click on "AIRS Digital Library" from there you will see menu options for each of the themes and sub-themes. (Currently there are no audio visual files linked. In some cases materials can be obtained directly from investigators. We have included that information as appropriate.)

Examples of possible audio visual files from each AIRS theme are provided below:

Theme 1 - Singing and Development

- Brain images while singing

- VAMDA test battery, for example, sing musical intervals, sing short melodies

- Audio Visual recordings of mother infant singing

- Facial mimicry during listening to singing

- AIRS test battery data, for example, sing a familiar song, make up a song, remember and unfamiliar song

 

Theme 2 - Singing and Education

including examples of the following:

- Children singing informally in playgrounds

- Elders singing

- Good teaching in the studio

- Choirs and choir conducting

- Private vocal practice

- Rehearsals

- Performances (amateur and professional)

- Singing used to teach language skills

- The use of computer technology to teach singing

- Singing used to teach performance on other instruments

- Singing used to teach social studies, healthy behaviors, etc.

 

Theme 3 - Singing and Wellbeing

- Children singing songs of their culture

- Children in the classroom learning songs from other cultures

- Adults singing songs of their culture

- Multicultural choirs (rehearsing or performing)

- Intergenerational choirs

- Intergenerational singing lessons (illustrations of curriculum)

- Singing with special populations (for example, persons with Parkinsons Disease, lung or cardiac disease, etc.)

- Singing groups for seniors

- Singing performances geared towards seniors (for example, musical theater)

 

If you would like to contribute to this library, please contact: M Nyssim Lefford: nlefford@upei.ca

 

Links to

Theme 1. Development | Theme 2. Education | Theme 3. Wellbeing | Resources

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