Relationships Between Generated Musical Structure, Performers’ Physiological Arousal and Listener Perceptions in Solo Piano Improvisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14872116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger T Dean (0000-0002-8859-8902, Western Sydney University, corresponding author), Freya Bailes (0000-0002-7009-8133, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 361-374 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of New Music Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0929-8215 • E-ISSN: 1744-5027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09298215.2016.1207668 |
| OpenAlex | W2528208678 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
What musical structures do improvisers produce, and how do these relate to their physiological arousal while performing and to listener perceptions? Nine professional improvisers performed both structured and free improvisations. We hypothesized that increases in performers’ arousal and attention during structural transitions would be reflected by changes in skin conductance. Consistent with the hypothesis, skin conductance changed particularly around transitions. Improvisers then listened to their improvisations, continuously rating musical change. Fourteen non-musicians also rated change, and separately rated perceptions of affect. Their perceptions related to structural parameters, though these were less influenced by musical features than those of the performers
Acoustics · Arousal · Art · Cognitive psychology · Improvisation · Musical · Perception · Physics · Piano · Skin conductance · Violin · Visual arts · Communication · Diverse Music Education Insights · Engineering · Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |