Het praktijkgerichte, verkennende onderzoeksproject Sound Soils speelt in op de vraag van muziekprofessionals om rurale contexten als toekomstig werkveld te willen verkennen. Het heeft als doel het formuleren van kansen voor musici en muziekorganisaties in Noord-Nederlandse rurale gebieden, met specifieke aandacht voor participatieve muziekpraktijken, als mogelijke opmaat naar (ontwerpend) actie-onderzoek als vervolg op dit projectvoorstel.
Amidst evolving landscapes and contemporary pressures affecting both the arts and rural living, policymakers and artists alike are directing more attention to rural and non-urban cultural practices. Participatory art forms, such as music, offer a unique potential to (re)connect people with each other and their surroundings by fostering reflection and reshaping societal perspectives. However, developing or attempting to integrate existing and new practices into rural communities can pose challenges for artists, especially when coming from outside these locales. Moreover, there is a notable absence of clear and sustainable pathways for artists to engage in participatory practices within rural settings, and research on this subject is limited.This report discusses the results of a case study which took place as part of the broader Sound Soils research project – a practice-oriented initiative aimed at exploring opportunities, roles and approaches for professional musicians to contribute to rural life in the northern Netherlands. In this case study, we aimed to understand the unique qualities and cultural lives of villages in the North-Netherlands region. To do so, we conducted immersive visits to three villages and spoke to locals about the existing cultural fabric of their village, as well as the current concerns and wishes of their inhabitants, both in general and in relation to music activities.Alongside providing other valuable insights into village life in our region more generally, our findings help identify potential ways for musicians to develop (new) collaborative music practices in rural communities, with a focus on forms that are in dialogue with existing local interests and community life. In this way, we seek approaches that have a higher potential for sustainability by being embedded into existing community structures and cultural practices. In this report, we explain the purpose, methodologies, and main findings of the three villages case study and discuss how these results may lead to follow-up research-in-practice projects in the villages studied and others like them.
Hoe klonk het landschap van je jeugd? Wat hoor je buiten aan geluiden? Welk lied herinnert jou aan een geliefde?Muziek verbindt, ontroert, verruimt en prikkelt. Zo koesteren we de stilte of het ruisen van de zee. Zo gidst muziek ons naar onze ervaringen, herinneringen en verlangens en markeert het de bijzondere en alledaagse momenten in ons leven. We zijn intiem verweven met geluid en muziek.Hoe geven mensen in landelijke gebieden in Noord-Nederland muziek en geluid bewust of onbewust een plek in hun leven en leefomgeving? En hoe zijn deze ervaringen te vertalen naar het werk van musici in de regio. Wandel in gedachten mee in het muzikale- en geluidslandschap van mensen die je collega, buurman of muziekleraar kunnen zijn.
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