First Connections
ABOUT FIRST CONNECTIONS
The voice is one of our first sonic connections with our babies. Research suggests that vocal communication is a natural tool babies use to ensure their survivability. As they grow, sounds become an important element in their intersubjective beings as they develop into social creatures. Their sonic experiences go beyond hearing; and is often accompanied by rhythmic bouts of motions. Between mothers and babies, these are often expressed through playsongs and lullabies.
I would like to use this opportunity to connect with other mothers and their babies (3 years and below) who are residing in Singapore (whether citizen, PR or working here), to research and document traditional tunes that they sing to and with their babies. I hope to be able to gather songs from a range of cultures and languages, to demonstrate the diversity of our local culture in current times.
In the 1st phase, I hope to conduct digital personal communication (through zoom/skype/google meet) to learn about mothers, babies and their families. I wish to understand the context of their parenthood, childhood and musical practices within the family.
In the 2nd phase, I hope to use the songs I have gathered to create rearrangements in my own interpretation, together with Baby Dodo. I hope to utilise natural and recycled sonic objects, materials and nature-inspired sounds in these rearrangements. I hope to make them available online and provide home-based activities that can be done together with babies for mothers.
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Connecting with GRATITUDE
First Connections is only possible thanks to ROAR (Rolling On Arts Residency), a joint collaboration by Rolypoly Family and the Kueh Tutus.
Thank you Faye, Bernice and Melissa for this wonderful initiative.
ROAR needs you to continuously support artists like myself. The arts thrives on donations.