The first meeting of a new study on Metamorphonics and the company's approach to community-based music was held this week.
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, professor at the Iceland University of the Arts, leads the research, but the team includes Sigrún Sævarsdóttir-Griffiths, who owns the MetamorPhonics company and founded the Korda Samfónía community band in Iceland, Ásbjörg Jónsdóttir, project manager, Anna Hildur Hildibransdóttir, assistant professor at the University of Bifröst, Lee Higgins, professor at the York St. John University in Great Britain and head of The International Center for Community Music, and Dr. Jo Gibson, researcher at The Institute for Social Justice at the same university, also participate in the research and came to Iceland for the team's first meeting.
The description of the study states:
There are a variety of community-based music projects that work with diverse groups and communities, for example individuals in custody or clients of health institutions, individuals of different ages, with diverse skills and backgrounds. These projects reflect the philosophy that music and music practice can have a positive impact on people and even change their lives for the better. The main goals of this project are to study MetamorPhonics (MP), which is an example of a community-based music project. The purpose is to understand the various aspects of MP, including the background and motivation of the participants, the philosophy and guiding principles of MP and compare them with other community-based music projects. The project will also examine the pedagogical approach of MP to train the artistic management and decision-making of the participants to develop a diverse approach. In addition, it will be examined what impact in MP projects has and whether it has any lasting impact on band members and their lives outside of the project. The project also focuses on research results, where researchers are involved in research projects, and research results are focused on research projects.
In the picture: Fv. Jo Gibson, Ásbjörg Jónsdóttir, Sigrún Sævarsdóttir-Griffiths, Þorbjörg Daphne Hall, Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdóttir and Lee Higgins.