To join the study to explore music and sustainability,
contact Sarah Schmalenberger at ssd161@uregina.ca

What is required of you as a research participant?

• Attend at least one 90-minute session, held at the Riddell Center at the University of Regina. (you may attend multiple sessions if you wish)

• Contribute a written reflection of your session experience from prompts provided 

• An open mind and enthusiasm for trying something new.

What can you expect to do in a session?​

• Create sounds on various repurposed materials to explore and describe their sonic properties.

• Create expressive forms of communication using repurposed materials and unconventional uses of voice, text, gesture

• Interact with other participants to design rhythms, pitches, unique sounds, movement or gesture, all toward exploring connections between music and sustainability

• Improvise artistically expressive ideas with others 

• Synthesize new learning in sound-making and sustainability, toward gaining insight into the value of material and human resources within our communities

What can you gain by participating in this research project?

• Spark or strengthen your creativity

• Spark or strengthen your connectivity to others through creative musical play, movement, and dialogue

• Develop ideas for generating sustainable community-building

• Develop creative ideas to share with your own peers, students, and communities.​

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This research seeks a broad participant cohort: students, community members, educators, non-musicians, musicians, creative artists, improvisors, problem-solvers, anyone interested in collaborating through music and creativity!

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This research project is funded by the Fulbright international scholarship foundation. Dr. Sarah Schmalenberger, a Fulbright Canada award recipient, is conducting the research as a visiting scholar at the University of Regina.

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The project has been reviewed and received approval by the ethics board of the University of Regina, which requires participants to consent to the terms of the project activities.

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The link at bottom of this page opens to a sample copy of the research Consent Form for purposes of review. Participants must sign the Consent Form electronically within a secured site to participate in the research. To request a link to the secure site, contact the researcher, Sarah Schmalenberger, at ssd161@uregina.ca

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