Comparing Continuous versus Static Measurements in Music Listeners' Preferences

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10201220
AutoresRuth V Brittin (Syracuse University Deborah A. Sheldon, University of Illinois, autor de correspondencia)
Año1995
Volumen43
Número1
Páginas36-46
Fecha de publicación1995-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Research in Music Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4294 • E-ISSN: 1945-0095
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/3345790
OpenAlexW2089661269
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas17

In this investigation, we compared listeners' preferential ratings of art music, derived by conventional static ratings taken through 10-point Likert-type scales, and continuous ratings taken throughout the duration of each excerpt with a Continuous Response Digital Interface (CRDI). Music majors (n = 100) and non-music majors (n − 100) rated twelve excerpts of Western art music, including three substyles (Baroque, Romantic, and 20th-century) and three performance media (strings, keyboard, and winds). Music majors' preference ratings were significantly higher than were nonmusic majors' preference ratings. Although no significant effect was found due to using the CRDI or static rating scale, there was a significant interaction between type of measurement and major. Music majors' static and continuous ratings were similar; however, nonmusic majors' continuous ratings were noticeably higher than were static ratings. Nonmusic majors using the CRDI averaged almost one Likert-scale rating higher than those using the static measure

Audiology · Developmental psychology · Likert scale · Music education · Pedagogy · Preference · Rating scale · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Diverse Music Education Insights · Mathematics · Medicine · Music and Audio Processing · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology