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The Path to Mastery (Mastered Activity) - Narrative Analysis of the Story of Becoming a Musician
Bartoň, Matěj ; Heider, David (advisor) ; Chrz, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis focuses on a narrative analysis of the process of becoming a master musician and the identification of the key factors that the subject perceives as important in their journey towards achieving mastery of a musical instrument. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part of the thesis discusses the concept of mastery and the process of achieving it, the importance of the flow state and its connection to mastery, the theory of Affordance, the differences between master and beginner players in chess, and the connection between psychology and music. The empirical part of the thesis implements a qualitative research design, specifically conducting seven narrative interviews with musicians who have achieved a certain level of mastery. Analysis of these interviews reveals that the key resources in achieving mastery are disposition, motivation, self-awareness, the influence of significant others, managing nervousness, and state of flow. These resources may interact with each other. The discussion presents a comparison of the results obtained with the existing literature and identifies possible limitations of the work. The contribution of this thesis lies in the detailed mapping and identification of key factors leading to mastery in music. Particular attention is paid not only to...
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Comparison of vowel formants with string and wind instrument formants
Steiner, Dominik ; Musil, Jaroslav (referee) ; Jirásek, Ondřej (advisor)
This thesis deals with the analysis and subsequent comparison of the formant regions of sung vowels of different singing voices with the formants of string and musical instruments based on FFT and LPC analysis. The results of the work are primarily intended for musicians and arrangers for compositional and musical artistic purposes. However, it will also help linguists regarding the analysis of formants and resonant cavities for phonetic and phonological research.
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Funkční poruchy pohybového aparátu u hráčů na české dudy
KORDÍK, Vojtěch
Physical therapy for musicians, especially bagpipe players, remains a relatively understudied area. Bagpipes present a specific strain on the musculoskeletal system, with much of their weight resting on one shoulder and being fixed to the body and forearm. This unilateral strain can lead to various functional disorders and discomfort during both play and daily activities. The aim of this study is to identify and describe these disorders and propose effective physiotherapeutic interventions to alleviate them. The research will be qualitative, focusing on 5-10 bagpipe players aged 10-25 who have completed their initial training in bagpipe playing. Data will be obtained by comparing kinesiological analyses of the subjects, including examinations both with and without the instrument and palpation of overstrained muscles. The findings of this study can serve as educational material for bagpipe players, their teachers, and parents. Additionally, they may stimulate further research into physiotherapy for musicians experiencing similar issues. This work may also raise awareness of the importance of musculoskeletal care in musical instrument performance, which can impact the long-term health and comfort of players.
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Development of musicial abilities of children of preschool age through chosen musical instruments
ŠTEFÁNIKOVÁ, Kristina
This bachelor thesis deals with the development of musical skills in preliminary education with the support of specified musical instruments. This thesis contains four extended parts. The first part covers a formal characteristic of preschool age from a psychical, mental, emotional and social aspect. The influence of games on this development period is also covered here. The next chapter hosts the structure of musical skills. They can be comprised into eight separate categories: musical auditory skills, rhythmic sense, tonal sense, harmonic sense, musical memory, musical imagination, musical thinking as well as musical creative abilities. The third part of this thesis covers the musical evolvement of preschool children. The closing part deals with the process of designing and making simple musical instruments from available materials. It also presents suggestions for activities featuring musical instruments to further improve musical skills.
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Theremin: Touchless Musical Instrument
Baštýř, Lukáš ; Šimek, Václav (referee) ; Strnadel, Josef (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the design and implementation of a digital touchless musical instrument theremin. In the first part, the theremin, its features and existing solutions are first documented. The second part focuses on the documentation and testing of the software and hardware that can be used to solve this thesis. The penultimate part focuses on the actual implementation of the instrument and the creation of a working prototype. The final section tests functionality of the final prototype instrument.
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Materials for Production of Chords for Musical Instruments
Krhut, Štěpán ; Němec, Karel (referee) ; Molliková, Eva (advisor)
My bachelor’s work is about materials used for making the musical strings and its protection against its wear off. The introduction deals with evolution and history of the musical strings and the next chapters explain physical basics of the vibrations and how to make the musical string. There are also highlighted and many times mentioned guitar strings in my work due to the string manufacturers are made to develop and implement various high level demands into the strings because of the many various guitar playing techniques.
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Electric Violin
Domorád, Petr ; Bělohlávek, Jan (referee) ; Zdařil, Zdeněk (advisor)
The bachelor thesis deals with the design of the new design of electric violins. The aim of the work is to break away from the stereotypes and traditional forms of baroque acoustic violins, which are in the design of electric violins often occur . Electric Violin therefore become a kind of substitute for classical violin , this may include a specific instrument , which allows to experiment with violin tones considerably richer . The new design of the shape electric violin should be ergonomically correct for easy violin , but interesting , new and unusual . When designing and manufacturing must be some part of classical violin left ( eg the shape of the neck or fingerboard ) . These parts may slightly vary because each said portion has a specific role to play violin . Proposal for violin based on the basic ergonomic features violin. From classical violin are left only parts which are to preserve functionality may change shape. Three into the protruding part of the body support a comfortable grip of instrument and mechanics, which is located at its ends , allows adjustability holding of instrument by violinist characters . Violin comply with rotational symmetry , which is an advantage , since the instrument can be used right-handed and left-handed. The proposal addresses the fact that the various components do not interfere with the violin ( eg potentiometers for volume and tone controls or instrument input cable for connecting the instrument to the apparatus ) . As these details when control may not see a violinist , but is usually controlled through hearing , are placed in the bottom of the hull of the violin , where playing the violin will not mind a useless way. The material used for the prototype of a violin is wood (possible combinations of various different types of wood for a better visual effect and to promote the curves of the body tools), which, after milling the surface treatment and paint several layers of lacquer . Components for attaching strings and adjustable drives are made of metal. Electronics, which is mounted inside the cavity of the tool body is bought, the additional component.
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Design of Digital Piano
Sikora, Halina ; Chorý, Tomáš (referee) ; Sládek, Josef (advisor)
This master’s thesis deals with the design of a digital piano. This increasingly popular musical instrument offers possibilities not available in an acoustic piano (outputting sound into headphones, utilizing sample libraries, recording, use of sheet music in digital form and more). From technical standpoint, it attempts to closely mimic the qualities of traditional instruments, both in its tactile feedback and sound quality. The aim of this work was to design a solution which would starkly differentiate from the very conservative classical design without being overly extravagant. The main focus is therefore on aspects of visual appearance, with emphasis on ergonomics, and an outline of the technical solution.
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Experimental Software Musical Instrument on Android Platform with Ability to Control Parameters by Moving Phone
Barák, Filip ; Kavan, Jan (referee) ; Dlouhý, Dan (advisor)
The purpose of this thesis is to create an application on the Android platform, which is characterized by an unconventional way of controlling the main melodic signal – by moving the phone. At the same time, the application allows you to edit the audio parameters on your phone's display. Another important feature is the ability to compose and later play chords, or other simple harmonies. The application design is preceded by a theoretical introduction, where I briefly analyze the musical terms and parameters of the application that I developed in the Android studio, Java language. Furthermore, I mention the actual methods of application implementation including code samples.
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