Joel Wapnick
Biographic Data
| ID | 5872165 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Wapnick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Wapnick |
| SIGNATURE | WAPNICK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Sectional Versus Intact Evaluations of Four Versions of a Chopin Étude
The purpose of this study was to determine how evaluations of four intact performances of a Chopin étude (Op. 25, No. 9, Butterfly ), differing in quality, related to evaluations of each performance’s sections. We presented each performance as five excerpts: (a) opening phrase, (b) first half, (c) second half, (d) coda, and (e) intact. We then presented 10 of the 20 excerpts a second time to assess listener reliability. Results revealed an intera…
Effects of Non-Musical Attributes and Excerpt Duration on Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine if judgments of expert piano performances would be affected by excerpt duration, non-musical attributes of performer attractiveness, dress, and stage behavior, and by an interaction between duration and these attributes. Given that non-musical attributes would be evident from the beginning of a performance but that information about performance quality would accrue with time spent listening, it was hypot…
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Evaluation of Children's Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine whether selected nonmusical attributes of sixth-grade pianists would affect ratings of their performances. Twenty pianists (10 girl and 10 boys) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 123 musically trained evaluators. Members of the visual group viewed a videotape with the sound turned off. They rated pianists on appropriateness of dress, stage behavior, and physical attractiveness. T…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Violin Performance Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain nonmusical attributes of violinists would affect judges' ratings of their performances. Twelve violinists (6 females and 6 males) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 72 graduate students and university music faculty members. Members of the visual group rated violinists by viewing a videotape with the sound turned off They rated them on appropriateness of dress, stag…
Structured and Unstructured Musical Contexts and Children's Ability to Demonstrate Tempo and Dynamic Contrasts
Twenty-two children, 5 through 9 years old, were tested in structured and unstructured contexts (software environments) to determine their ability to demonstrate contrasts in tempo and dynamics using a synthesizer keyboard. EZ Vision sequencing software provided the unstructured environment—students heard exactly what they played when they depressed keys. Instant Pleasure software produced a harmonized version of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” r…
Effects of Physical Attractiveness on Evaluation of Vocal Performance
The purpose of this study was to determine whether physical attractiveness of singers would affect judges' ratings of their vocal performances. Fourteen singers (6 female, 8 male) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 82 musicians, who were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The visual group rated singers on physical attractiveness only; they viewed the videotape with the sound turned off. The audiovisual group subject…
Consistency in Piano Performance Evaluation
Eighty pianists each listened to 21 trials of solo piano music. Trials consisted of two different performances of the same excerpt, and the same music was played on all trials for any given subject. Over the 21 trials, seven different interpretations were presented in all possible pair-wise combinations. Forty subjects listened to a slow excerpt from Liszt's Totentanz, and the other forty listened to a fast excerpt from the same piece. The subjec…
Preferences of Undergraduate Music Majors for Sequenced versus Performed Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to determine whether musicians would evaluate sequenced piano music recorded from a sampling synthesizer differently than they evaluated commercially recorded performances by concert pianists. Subjects, 40 undergraduate music majors, of whom 17 were piano majors, listened to four performances each of four different piano pieces: one performance of each piece was sequenced; the other three were commercial recordings. …
Pitch, Tempo, and Timbral Preferences in Recorded Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to obtain pitch, tempo, and timbre preferences of undergraduate music students. The effects of each of these variables were assessed independently of the other two within a realistic listening situation. Ninety-six subjects were randomly assigned to four groups. All subjects heard 12 excerpts of familiar and unfamiliar solo piano music. Subjects in groups 2, 3, and 4 selected pitch level, tempo, and timbral quality, …
Effects of Dark-Bright Timbral Variation on the Perception of Flatness and Sharpness
Fifty undergraduate music majors listened to 48 pairs of clarinet tones. Both tones in each pair were three seconds long, the interstimulus interval lasted one second, and the interval between trials was ten seconds. The subjects' task was to indicate whether the pitch of the second tone sounded sharp, flat, or the same as the first pitch. The tones had been altered by an audio equalizer so that they were either bright or dark relative to the ori…
Effect of Videotape Feedback Techniques on Performance, Verbalization, and Attitude of Beginning Conductors
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two videotape feedback techniques on improvement in conducting skills of beginning conductors. One videotape feedback technique consisted of sessions spent with an experienced conducting instructor; the other technique used sessions in which each student independently viewed videotapes with behavioral observation forms and checklists. Pre- and posttests consisted of four-measure examples in 2…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Evaluation of Children's Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine whether selected nonmusical attributes of sixth-grade pianists would affect ratings of their performances. Twenty pianists (10 girl and 10 boys) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 123 musically trained evaluators. Members of the visual group viewed a videotape with the sound turned off. They rated pianists on appropriateness of dress, stage behavior, and physical attractiveness. T…
Consistency in Piano Performance Evaluation
Eighty pianists each listened to 21 trials of solo piano music. Trials consisted of two different performances of the same excerpt, and the same music was played on all trials for any given subject. Over the 21 trials, seven different interpretations were presented in all possible pair-wise combinations. Forty subjects listened to a slow excerpt from Liszt's Totentanz, and the other forty listened to a fast excerpt from the same piece. The subjec…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Violin Performance Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain nonmusical attributes of violinists would affect judges' ratings of their performances. Twelve violinists (6 females and 6 males) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 72 graduate students and university music faculty members. Members of the visual group rated violinists by viewing a videotape with the sound turned off They rated them on appropriateness of dress, stag…
Effects of Dark-Bright Timbral Variation on the Perception of Flatness and Sharpness
Fifty undergraduate music majors listened to 48 pairs of clarinet tones. Both tones in each pair were three seconds long, the interstimulus interval lasted one second, and the interval between trials was ten seconds. The subjects' task was to indicate whether the pitch of the second tone sounded sharp, flat, or the same as the first pitch. The tones had been altered by an audio equalizer so that they were either bright or dark relative to the ori…
Effects of Physical Attractiveness on Evaluation of Vocal Performance
The purpose of this study was to determine whether physical attractiveness of singers would affect judges' ratings of their vocal performances. Fourteen singers (6 female, 8 male) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 82 musicians, who were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The visual group rated singers on physical attractiveness only; they viewed the videotape with the sound turned off. The audiovisual group subject…
Pitch, Tempo, and Timbral Preferences in Recorded Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to obtain pitch, tempo, and timbre preferences of undergraduate music students. The effects of each of these variables were assessed independently of the other two within a realistic listening situation. Ninety-six subjects were randomly assigned to four groups. All subjects heard 12 excerpts of familiar and unfamiliar solo piano music. Subjects in groups 2, 3, and 4 selected pitch level, tempo, and timbral quality, …
Preferences of Undergraduate Music Majors for Sequenced versus Performed Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to determine whether musicians would evaluate sequenced piano music recorded from a sampling synthesizer differently than they evaluated commercially recorded performances by concert pianists. Subjects, 40 undergraduate music majors, of whom 17 were piano majors, listened to four performances each of four different piano pieces: one performance of each piece was sequenced; the other three were commercial recordings. …
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
Effect of Videotape Feedback Techniques on Performance, Verbalization, and Attitude of Beginning Conductors
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two videotape feedback techniques on improvement in conducting skills of beginning conductors. One videotape feedback technique consisted of sessions spent with an experienced conducting instructor; the other technique used sessions in which each student independently viewed videotapes with behavioral observation forms and checklists. Pre- and posttests consisted of four-measure examples in 2…
Effect of Videotape Feedback Techniques on Performance, Verbalization, and Attitude of Beginning Conductors
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two videotape feedback techniques on improvement in conducting skills of beginning conductors. One videotape feedback technique consisted of sessions spent with an experienced conducting instructor; the other technique used sessions in which each student independently viewed videotapes with behavioral observation forms and checklists. Pre- and posttests consisted of four-measure examples in 2…
Pitch, Tempo, and Timbral Preferences in Recorded Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to obtain pitch, tempo, and timbre preferences of undergraduate music students. The effects of each of these variables were assessed independently of the other two within a realistic listening situation. Ninety-six subjects were randomly assigned to four groups. All subjects heard 12 excerpts of familiar and unfamiliar solo piano music. Subjects in groups 2, 3, and 4 selected pitch level, tempo, and timbral quality, …
Effects of Dark-Bright Timbral Variation on the Perception of Flatness and Sharpness
Fifty undergraduate music majors listened to 48 pairs of clarinet tones. Both tones in each pair were three seconds long, the interstimulus interval lasted one second, and the interval between trials was ten seconds. The subjects' task was to indicate whether the pitch of the second tone sounded sharp, flat, or the same as the first pitch. The tones had been altered by an audio equalizer so that they were either bright or dark relative to the ori…
Preferences of Undergraduate Music Majors for Sequenced versus Performed Piano Music
The purpose of this study was to determine whether musicians would evaluate sequenced piano music recorded from a sampling synthesizer differently than they evaluated commercially recorded performances by concert pianists. Subjects, 40 undergraduate music majors, of whom 17 were piano majors, listened to four performances each of four different piano pieces: one performance of each piece was sequenced; the other three were commercial recordings. …
Consistency in Piano Performance Evaluation
Eighty pianists each listened to 21 trials of solo piano music. Trials consisted of two different performances of the same excerpt, and the same music was played on all trials for any given subject. Over the 21 trials, seven different interpretations were presented in all possible pair-wise combinations. Forty subjects listened to a slow excerpt from Liszt's Totentanz, and the other forty listened to a fast excerpt from the same piece. The subjec…
Structured and Unstructured Musical Contexts and Children's Ability to Demonstrate Tempo and Dynamic Contrasts
Twenty-two children, 5 through 9 years old, were tested in structured and unstructured contexts (software environments) to determine their ability to demonstrate contrasts in tempo and dynamics using a synthesizer keyboard. EZ Vision sequencing software provided the unstructured environment—students heard exactly what they played when they depressed keys. Instant Pleasure software produced a harmonized version of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” r…
Effects of Physical Attractiveness on Evaluation of Vocal Performance
The purpose of this study was to determine whether physical attractiveness of singers would affect judges' ratings of their vocal performances. Fourteen singers (6 female, 8 male) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 82 musicians, who were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The visual group rated singers on physical attractiveness only; they viewed the videotape with the sound turned off. The audiovisual group subject…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Violin Performance Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain nonmusical attributes of violinists would affect judges' ratings of their performances. Twelve violinists (6 females and 6 males) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 72 graduate students and university music faculty members. Members of the visual group rated violinists by viewing a videotape with the sound turned off They rated them on appropriateness of dress, stag…
Effects of Performer Attractiveness, Stage Behavior, and Dress on Evaluation of Children's Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine whether selected nonmusical attributes of sixth-grade pianists would affect ratings of their performances. Twenty pianists (10 girl and 10 boys) were videotaped. They and their performances were rated by 123 musically trained evaluators. Members of the visual group viewed a videotape with the sound turned off. They rated pianists on appropriateness of dress, stage behavior, and physical attractiveness. T…
Effects of Excerpt Tempo and Duration on Musicians' Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine how judgments of solo performances recorded at an international piano competition might be affected by excerpt duration (20 versus 60 seconds) and tempo (slow versus fast). Musicians rated performances on six test items. Results indicated that piano majors rated slow excerpts higher than they rated fast excerpts, and that they rated slow excerpts higher than nonpiano majors rated either slow or fast exce…
Effects of Non-Musical Attributes and Excerpt Duration on Ratings of High-Level Piano Performances
The purpose of this study was to determine if judgments of expert piano performances would be affected by excerpt duration, non-musical attributes of performer attractiveness, dress, and stage behavior, and by an interaction between duration and these attributes. Given that non-musical attributes would be evident from the beginning of a performance but that information about performance quality would accrue with time spent listening, it was hypot…
Sectional Versus Intact Evaluations of Four Versions of a Chopin Étude
The purpose of this study was to determine how evaluations of four intact performances of a Chopin étude (Op. 25, No. 9, Butterfly ), differing in quality, related to evaluations of each performance’s sections. We presented each performance as five excerpts: (a) opening phrase, (b) first half, (c) second half, (d) coda, and (e) intact. We then presented 10 of the 20 excerpts a second time to assess listener reliability. Results revealed an intera…
Psychology (12 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (10 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (10 works) · Audiology (9 works) · Communication (8 works) · Acoustics (7 works) · Art (7 works) · Communication (7 works) · Piano (7 works) · Medicine (6 works)