Improvising Across Abilities - 9780472075737

Improvising Across AbilitiesPauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument\nAuthor(s): Thomas Ciufo, Abbey L. Dvorak, Kip Haaheim, Jennifer Hurst, IONE, Grace Shih-en Leu, Leaf Miller, Ray Mizumura-Pence, Nicola Oddy, Jesse Stewart\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472075737, 978-0472075737\nSynopsis\nImprovising Across Abilities: Pauline Oliveros and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument (AUMI) brings together scholars, musicians, and family members, with and without disabilities, to collectively recount years of personal experiences, research, and perspectives on the societal and community impact of inclusive musical improvisation. One of the lesser-known projects of composer, improviser, and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros [tel], the AUMI was designed as a liberating and affordable alternative to the constraints of instruments created only for normative bodies, thus opening.