Since the lab does not always have the language to express its work, Bellocq said the use of metaphors and analogies is helpful to make the concepts accessible to everyone. In her work, Bellocq said she translates the lab’s work into visuals that juxtapose loud colors and intimate imagery with the goal of creating mini stories that emphasize sensory reactions. The lab’s graphic designer Juliette Bellocq said the power and limitations of language can be applied to all experiences, especially since people often develop thoughts to only address the mind rather than the whole sensorium. However, the PEER Lab is not limited to just music. “I think the Western vocabulary is very important and very effective in so many ways, but I don’t think it really helps us very well in understanding why we’re so moved by music or repelled by other music.” “That whole project is trying to help us articulate in a more nuanced way to think (about) what’s going on when we make, listen to or are affected by music,” Eidsheim said. One of her current projects, “Music Beyond Metaphor,” analyzes Western metaphors in music, such as describing melodies as ascending and descending, and works to build a new language and space for expressing musical understandings, Eidsheim said. Western music has long determined what is deemed legitimate knowledge, and Eidsheim said its hold over how people understand music excludes much of the world’s population because other cultures may use different methods of music notation and discussion. The lab’s research also focuses on marginalized and excluded musical work, she said. “The PEER Lab is always trying to think about how can we – from a multisensory assumption – explore music and the ways that we understand and feel,” Eidsheim said. The event is part of the community-building portion of the lab, but Eidsheim said its research focuses on breaking down the currently narrow academic methodologies that surround the senses. Founded by director and professor of musicology Nina Eidsheim, the PEER Lab lauched its debut event “Soundtrack to Creativity: Refiguring American Music Authors” April 29.
New research is building a recipe for uniting the senses.Īs a new addition to the Herb Alpert School of Music, the Practice-Based Experimental Epistemology Research Lab explores the realm of creative practice through an experiential and experimental lens. This post was updated May 2 at 10:44 p.m.
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