Spectacular listening : music and disability in the digital age /

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-187) and index.List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : listening as an expressive act ; Defining disability and normalcy ; Normal listening ; Against normal listening; Scope and methods ; Outlline of the book -- 1. Use your illusion : disability masquerade in the U.S. Air Guitar Championships ; Methods ; Overviw of air guitar ; Disclosure and masquerade ; Shreddy Boop ; Damaged ; Cinderella ; Kara ; Giant Junk ; Conclusion -- 2. Fluent circulation : lip-syncing from musical.ly to Tiktok to YouTube ; Methods ; Defining musical.ly ; Defining the disability community on musical.ly ; Musicking on musical.ly ; ASL in-groups ; Conclusion -- 3. Tactical reactions : towards a Crip music criticism ; Methods ; The broad context of reactions ; The tactical reactions of diabled creators ; Mobilizing chain reactions ; Conclusion -- 4. Accessible listening : podcasts as audible models ; What is a Podcast? ; What is the point of listening? ; Methods ; Listening as exchange ; Listening technologies ; Listening through others ; Podcasting as accessible -- Conclusion : when spectacular becomes standard ; The sharing imperative ; Syncing out loud ; Marginal practices ; Performing listening -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."How do people turn listening into a musical performance? Through a series of compelling case studies, author Byrd McDaniel offers "spectacular listening" as a concept that explains the pervasive appeal of translating music consumption into a public practice, in a book that encompasses air guitar competitions, lip syncing apps, podcasts, music memes, reaction videos, video platforms, and attention-grabbing content creators. Through a series of mixed methods from ethnomusicology and media studies, McDaniel investigates the way digital platforms incentivize people to share their listening with others. Exploring themes related to circulation, vulnerability, accessibility, and reactivity, McDaniel examines how the increasing popularity of these practices challenges dominant listening norms, while focusing in particular on the stakes for listeners with disabilities. He reveals how listening-as-performance can be an opportunity for play, as well as a critical practice that exposes ableism in music institutions, technologies, and discourse"--