How people perceive bird calls
Sound and music researchers at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts have investigated how people perceive birdsong and how humans and birds interact sonically. One of the questions: Is birdsong really "music"?
How do birds learn to sing? Is birdsong really "music"? What meaning do we humans give to their vocalizations? These and other questions were addressed by an interdisciplinary team of sound researchers and sound specialists from the HSLU as part of the "Seeking Birdscapes" project. They worked together with external partners such as the Sempach Ornithological Institute, the BirdLife Lucerne Foundation and the Lucerne Nature Museum.
The project focused on the relationship between humans and their sounding environment, in particular the auditory, acoustic and musical dimensions of soundscapes created by birds (Birdscapes). The researchers and artists approached the topic in various sub-projects, some sound and musicological, some artistic, resulting in sound recordings, sound compositions, a performance, films and lectures.
