power of Music ABSTRACTS The 34th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia and the 2nd International Conference on Music and Emotion Hosted by The University of Western Australia 30 November – 3 December 2011 A Colourful Conference The ‘Power of Music’: Joint MSA/ICME Conference, 2011 stitches together a dynamic program of scholarship across a broad spectrum of disciplines. The vibrant colours of the conference program and bags illustrates the diversity of music’s power and high- lights the variety of scholarship and delegates attracted to this seminal conference. Bazura Bags are made by a women’s cooperative using non-biodegradable juice con- tainers recycled from the landfills, fields and streets of the Philippines. The ‘Power of Music’ conference is pleased to support these efforts in cooperation and sustain- ability. Conference program cover design: Rebecca Taylor Published by: The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, November 2011. power of Music ABSTRACTS The 34th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia and the 2nd International Conference on Music and Emotion Hosted by The University of Western Australia 30 November – 3 December 2011 Contents MSA President’s Welcome p2 About the Conference p4 Forums p8 Abstracts A - Z p10 Acknowledgments p3 Keynote Speakers p6 Collaboratories p9 List of Delegates p130 POwer OF Music p 1 MSA President’s Welcome Welcome from Jane Davidson, Conference Director and President of the Musicological Society of Australia Welcome to The University of Western Australia (UWA) and nous bursaries; and the SEMPRE international travel awards this conference which joins together The 34th National Con- which have supported the attendance of some twelve col- ference of the Musicological Society of Australia and the leagues and students from many parts of the globe. Special 2nd International Conference on Music and Emotion. It is a thanks go to the Vice-Chancellor of UWA whose support has pleasure to host this international gathering on this beautiful facilitated venue use and whose discretionary funding has campus which is situated on Noongar land. We acknowl- generously offered support to twenty student delegates and edge that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural contributed to conference running expenses. Also, the Aus- custodians of their land, and continue to practise their val- tralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History ues, languages, beliefs and knowledge here. We hope you of Emotions is to be thanked for its support of two sessions enjoy this land and the experiences available from a stroll within this conference and the presence of one of our key- along Matilda Bay to Kings Park and beyond. note speakers. The Perth Convention Bureau has provided funding for some of our guest speakers and The University Music is a crucial technology used to regulate moods and Club of Western Australia has kindly opened its doors to our actions of both self and others. Its ‘power’ is experienced delegates during their stay. The Co-op Bookshop (UWA) has as a pervasive and crucial form of human communication coordinated the trade display from a range of local, national and expression. At this conference, music’s many different and international publishers and we also acknowledge the contexts are to be explored and investigated. Delegates from School of Music at UWA which has generously allocated ad- more than twenty-nine countries are in attendance, repre- ministrative support to this event. senting many sub-disciplines of music scholarship including music perception and cognition, sociology of music, ethno- This conference has been in preparation for some twelve musicology, music education, music therapy, music analysis months and would not have been possible without the hard and historical musicology. We are delighted to have keynote work of the MSA Executive and the MSA Awards Chair, sup- presentations from Professor Nicholas Cook (University of ported by the unerring work of the local conference teams. Cambridge), Professor Andrew Lawrence-King (Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Special gratitude goes to Kaye Hill for her meticulous man- Emotions, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Dan- agement of the entire program of events, for without Kaye ish Academy of Music), and Associate Professors Dorottya this conference simply could not have happened. Final Fabian and Emery Schubert (both from The University of thanks go to Michael Spitzer (University of Liverpool) for New South Wales). having developed and hosted the First International Confer- ence on Music and Emotion at Durham University, United This conference could not have happened without the gen- Kingdom, in 2009. erous support of: the MSA Student and Indigenous Travel Grants Scheme which has funded some thirty-five Australian I hope you enjoy your time in Western Australia. and New Zealand student delegates, including two indige- MSA President’S WelcOme p 2 Acknowledgments Conference Conference MSA Awards Committee Technical Chair Team John Phillips. Kaye Hill (Manager), Kaye Hill (Manager), Patricia Alessi, Jesse Stack, Mary Broughton, Sponsors and Pip White. Jane Davidson, Supporters Brian Dawson, Vice-Chancellor, Andrea Emberly, UWA School The University Robert Faulkner, of Music of Western Australia Jonathan McIntosh, Administrative Esmeralda Rocha, Support School of Music, Victoria Rogers, Sarah Brittenden, The University David Symons. Karen Sainsbury. of Western Australia Academic Selection ARC CHE Australian Research Panel Administrative Council Centre Support of Excellence for the History of Emotions Jane Davidson, Pam Bond, Andrea Emberly, Erika Von Kaschke. SEMPRE: Jonathan McIntosh, Society for Education, Jon Prince, Music and Psychology Esmeralda Rocha, Conference Research Victoria Rogers, Helpers David Symons. Joshua Bamford, Perth Convention Conference Selena Clohessy, Bureau Administrative Elsie Gangemi, Team Trevor Hill, The University Nikki Man, Club of Western Freya Petersen, Australia Kaye Hill (Manager), Laura Pitts, Brian Dawson, Amanda Probst, The Co-op Sophie Field, Thea Rossen, Bookshop Rebekah Prince. Janelle Terpstra, (UWA) Ruth Thomas, Olivia Thorne, Ruth Wise, Sharon Wong. AcknOwledgments p 3 About the Conference The ‘Power of Music’, hosted by The University of Western Venues Australia (UWA) brings together The 34th National Conference of the Musicological Society of Australia (MSA) The historic and picturesque Crawley and the 2nd International Conference on Music and Emotion campus of The University of Western (ICME). This unique three-way partnership has resulted Australia is home to the conference. in a program that is wide in scope and diverse in activity, The University and its gardens are featuring events which otherwise would not be available in ideally positioned on the shores of the a single location: Swan River, overlooking Matilda Bay • The prestigious 2011 Callaway Lecture which serves and in close proximity to the city of as the opening keynote address and which honours Perth. the late Sir Frank Callaway (1919-2003), a leading international figure in music education in the second The conference venues, all with mod- half of the twentieth-century and the Foundation ern facilities, are distributed across Professor of Music at UWA; three buildings within easy-walking • More than 200 conference presentations from a broad distance from one another: the Arts range of disciplines with strong international, national building, the Social Sciences building, and local content, including fifty poster sessions; and the Music building. More detail, • Two collaboratories emanating from the Australian including maps, can be found in the Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History Program booklet. of Emotions at UWA; • Two participatory forums – the Gender and Sexuality Forum, and the Indigenous Music Think Tank – both hosted by the MSA. More information on these events can be found in this Ab- stracts book. ABOut the CONFerence p 4 Hospitality Computers, Internet, Using the Conference and Printing Abstracts and Program Conference registration includes morning and afternoon teas as well Delegates requiring access to comput- Information about this conference is as lunch. Dietary requirements nomi- ing facilities are invited to use the Arts presented in two publications: the nated at the time of registration have computer laboratory 1.54 in the Arts Abstracts book; and the Program been catered for. Delegates wishing building. Please note that printing is booklet. to purchase coffee, refreshments and not available from these computers, meals from the modern café facilities but can be accessed through our on- The Abstracts book presents all of the neighbouring University Club campus commercial printing service, abstracts in alphabetical order by the have been granted complimentary UniPrint (www.uniprint.uwa.edu.au or surname of the first-named author of membership for the duration of the phone 6488 4289). the presentation. For a schedule of conference. Access is also available session times, refer to the Program to the Club Restaurant, but bookings For those with laptops Wi-Fi access is booklet and index. are essential (phone: 6488 8770). A available in two ways: temporary Club membership card is • Eduroam, a federated-service included in each conference pack. allowing personnel from TIP: where authors are participating institutions to represented in two or more Two special events