This paper investigates sound and music interactions arising from the use of
electromyography (EMG) to instrumentalise signals from muscle exertion of the human body …

This article examines how digital systems designers distil the messiness and ambiguity of
the world into concrete data that can be processed by computing systems. Using Karen …

This paper introduces micro-phenomenology, a research discipline for exploring and
uncovering the structures of lived experience, as a beneficial methodology for studying and …

This paper discusses the design of the Singing Knit, a wearable knit collar for measuring a
singer's vocal interactions through surface electromyography. We improve the ease and …

Through experience, the techniques used by professional vocalists become highly ingrained
and much of the fine muscular control needed for healthy singing is executed using well …

Multi-sensory experiences underpin embodiment, whether with the body itself or
technological extensions of it. Vocalists experience intensely personal embodiment, as …

The lived body, or soma, is the designation for the phenomenological experience of being a
body, rather than simply a corporeal entity. Bodily knowledge, which evolves through bodily …

We present a systematic review of voice-centered NIME publications from the past two
decades. Musical expression has been a key driver of innovation in voice-based …

This paper introduces my PhD research on the relationship which vocalists have with their
voice. The voice, both instrument and body, provides a unique perspective to examine …

Abstract Evaluation is essential to understanding the value that digital creativity brings to
people's experience, for example in terms of their enjoyment, creativity, and engagement …