Modes of Listening and their Implications to Audience Experience of Orchestral Concerts, with a Case Study of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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dc.contributor.advisorBailey, Steven C.
dc.creatorWillshire, Catherine Anne
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T14:08:49Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T14:08:49Z
dc.date.copyright2017-08-22
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T14:08:49Z
dc.degree.disciplineCommunication & Culture, Joint Program with Ryerson University
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractAlthough listeners adopt similar behaviours according to sociocultural norms in the concert hall, they do not all experience an orchestral performance in the same way. Stockfelts theory of Adequate Modes of Listening provides the framework necessary to examine contemporary listening practices in the modern orchestral context, and provides an alternative to the dominant marketing paradigm. Using a representative case study of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the current research performs interviews, document survey and analysis, and concert observation to answer questions such as; do facilitators, orchestra, and audience members agree on a single (or related group) of genre-normative modes of listening? What happens when there is a breakdown in the assumed sociocultural conventions? How can the orchestra facilitate its listeners? By examining the way in which a listener experiences orchestral music, we can strengthen our understanding of contemporary listening practices and develop nuanced approaches to promoting sustainable audiences.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34384
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectArts management
dc.subject.keywordsMusic
dc.subject.keywordsOrchestra
dc.subject.keywordsArts management
dc.subject.keywordsArts administration
dc.subject.keywordsToronto Symphony Orchestra
dc.subject.keywordsClassical music
dc.subject.keywordsArt music
dc.subject.keywordsConcerts
dc.subject.keywordsConcert hall
dc.subject.keywordsMusic education
dc.subject.keywordsStockfelt
dc.subject.keywordsListening
dc.subject.keywordsListener
dc.subject.keywordsAudience
dc.subject.keywords2015-2016
dc.subject.keywordsAudience development
dc.titleModes of Listening and their Implications to Audience Experience of Orchestral Concerts, with a Case Study of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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