The Electroacoustic Resource Site (Ears) Approaches its Next phase: Going Global and Addressing the Young

The ElectroAcoustic Music Resource Site (EARS, www.ears.dmu.ac.uk) research team has completed a major phase of development and is about to embark on its further internationalisation as well as the creation of a significant new multi-faceted resource for people of all ages, in particular young people, who have little to no experience with this diverse musical corpus. This paper summarises the project’s points of departure, significant recent developments and accomplishments and describes the exciting path ahead, not only focusing on EARS’ raison d’être as a resource hub, but also looking at the planned combination of didactic methods which will support: access to appreciating the music, interested parties’ first creative experiences as well as a holistic pedagogy to further understanding.