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* Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the [[Talk:Main_Page|talk page for this Main Page]], while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.
* Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the [[Talk:Main_Page|talk page for this Main Page]], while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.


===Contributions from the scene===
===Community portal===
'''There are now [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} M3P registered users]] contributing at various levels.'''
'''There are now [[Special:ListUsers|{{NUMBEROFUSERS}} M3P registered users]] contributing at various levels.'''


Further details previously listed here have now been moved to the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]] as we're in the process of rethinking what should be on the Main Page. Suggestions and comments are very welcome on the [[M3P_talk:Community_Portal|M3P:Community Portal talk page]].
We're in the process of rethinking what should be on the Main Page. Regular contributions from the scene are handled through the [[M3P:Community_Portal|M3P Community Portal]].
 
* Further suggestions and comments are very welcome on the [[M3P_talk:Community_Portal|M3P:Community Portal talk page]].


==M3P Launch==
==M3P Launch==

Revision as of 09:43, 12 December 2010

Welcome to M3P: the Malta Music Memory Project
a collaborative database of Maltese music and associated arts
currently holding 4,876 items with contributions from 12,903 registered users


Getting started

If you would like to know how to get started contributing or editing the M3P database and website have a look at this basic step by step guide to getting started.

We're still working on developing our simple help documentation even further for users of this website who want to collaborate on this project. Also check out the Editorial Policy for some practical content guidelines. Meanwhile, please feel free to explore and check back later if you still need guidance.

If you've already contributed something or other you'll find ideas about what to do next and details about what other contributing users are doing on the M3P Community Portal.

Sharing memories

The main goal of the M3P is to provide an inclusive repository for memories of Malta's music and associated arts, ensuring that these are kept in posterity for current and future generations.

On 28 June 2010 we started exploring the basic information architecture by developing entries related to Xtruppaw.

Initial text for a page about the project was entered on 13 August 2010.

Contribution from the scene started trickling in soon after that and we've also developed a page Exploring Music Genres as a checklist for potential music genres that may be applicable to Maltese Music. Another exploratory list relates to Digital Audio Distributors. Both pages are fully open for contributions from the M3P community.

  • Further updates and discussions on the back-end work can be found in the talk page for this Main Page, while some of the more transient work on the front end is listed below...at least for now.

Community portal

There are now 12,903 M3P registered users contributing at various levels.

We're in the process of rethinking what should be on the Main Page. Regular contributions from the scene are handled through the M3P Community Portal.

M3P Launch

The project was launched during Notte Bianca: Lejl Imdawwal in Valletta, Malta on 25th September 2010, with an Inaugural Symposium and Networking Workshop at the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity. The launch events included evening concert called You Rarely Hear This On the Radio! at Hastings Garden.

Academic Research

Academic research is an essential dimension of this project. The collaborative partners on this aspect of M3P are from the University of Hull (led by Dr Toni Sant from the School of Arts & New Media and supported by researchers Alex Grech and Tony Grimaud) and the University of Malta (Dr Ing Saviour Zammit from the Dept. of Communications & Computer Engineering and Dr Albert Bell from Youth & Community Studies). A position paper by Toni Sant appears in the current issue of the Journal of Music, Technology & Education. An academic conference is being planned to take place at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in Valletta on 3-4 June 2011 to address this particular aspect of M3P. Support for this event is partially provided by the Malta Arts Fund of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts.