The History of the Bow
A historical exploration of the evolution of the bow, from early models to contemporary developments, viewed through the relationships between materials, acoustics and musical communication.
Publications
Books
Publications exploring the relationships between musical thought, movement, acoustics and musical experience.
Published
L'archet au cœur de l'acoustique, du geste et de la pédagogie
The first published book associated with the research that led to Isophonia.
Written in French, this book introduces the central relationships between the bow, sound production, biomechanics and musical learning.
It examines the bow not simply as the tool that sets the string in motion, but as an acoustic interface through which musical intention, movement and mechanical energy are transformed into sound.
The book brings together musical experience, acoustics, instrument making and pedagogy, proposing a systemic understanding of the relationship between the musician, the bow, the instrument and listening.
Language: French
Publisher: Symétrie
ISBN: 978-2-36485-349-2
Working Papers
Musical Fidelity
Working Paper No. 1
From Musical Thought to Acoustic Reality
This paper introduces the Isophonia framework and proposes a new understanding of the bow as an acoustic encoder placed at the centre of musical performance.
Forthcoming Books
Building the Musician
An interdisciplinary study of how auditory intention, movement, biomechanics, learning and instrument design interact throughout musical performance.