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The Influence of Music Genre, Style of Singing, and Gender of Singing Voice on Music Preference of Elementary School Children
(2009)
Hargreaves’ (1982, 1995) research on childrens’ development of music preference, which led to the hypothesis of “open-earedness”, has often been replicated and initiated empirical studies on different aspects. The presented ...
Variations of the perception of mood and tension of music excerpts depending on the visual context
(2009)
We study the influence that image features may have on music tension and liveliness perception. 72 music excerpts from different genres and periods were selected, and 72 still shots were taken from different animation ...
Grammar types in language explain tone sequence processing in music
(2009)
In this ERP study, linear and center-embedded musical sequences are built according to two artificial grammar types in language, named finite state grammar (FSG) and phrase structure grammar (PSG). The aim is to prove if ...
Tacit tonality - Implicit learning of context-free harmonic structure
(2009)
Musical knowledge, like native language knowledge, is largely implicit, being represented without awareness of its complex structures and incidentally acquired through interaction with a large number of samples. Two ...
Importance of Enharmonic Tone Spelling in Computational Analysis of Tonal Structure
(2009)
This paper will discuss various instances of enharmonic spellings of chords. Selected characteristic enharmonic chords in compositions of the tonal period will be presented. The paper's main purpose is to show: (1) the ...
Musical pitch in nonsense syllables - correlations with the vowel system and evolutionary perspectives
(2009)
In a first step we present correspondences between the inventories of vowel systems and musical scales across cultures. These correspondences concern an upper limit of roughly 12 elements, a lower limit of 2-3 elements and ...
Performing in concert and in rehearsal - a comparison using audio, video and movement data
(2009)
As a musician it is clear that a concert performance involves a specific engagement. Both the physical attitude and the musical expression change through the interaction with the public. However, the mechanisms involved ...
Pedagogical Styles for Melodic Improvisation - Comparing the Effects of Music-Theoretical and Dramaturgic Instruction
(2009)
The pedagogical literature on improvisation in jazz and related genres is chiefly concerned with scales, chords, and other music-theoretically defined elements. On the other hand, the literature on freer forms of improvisation ...
Do absolute pitch possessors have a field independent cognitive style?
(2009)
The factors contributing to the development of absolute pitch (AP) are still not fully understood. It seems to be neither completely inherited nor completely teachable. This study tested the hypothesis, that individual ...
More similarities than differences among elite music students in jazz, folk music and classical genre – Personality, practice habits, and self-rated music-related strengths and weaknesses
(2009)
The aim of the study was to investigate a) if music students have a unique personality profile, and b) if music students in different genres differ in practice habits and musical self-image. Participants were music students ...