Body Mapping is becoming increasingly popular among musicians as an educational approach to improve bodily movement and thereby the audible quality of music performances. This study used MIDI data to quantitatively measure changes in scale and arpeggio piano performance one day before and one day after a Body Mapping workshop. While there were subtle changes in the MIDI data, these changes were generally neither statistically significant, nor a magnitude that would be audible. Based on these findings, we theorise that reports of immediate improvements to music performance originate in visual dominance: audience members observe changes in bodily movement and perceive this as improved sound quality.

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在身体映射研讨会之后，钢琴的音阶和琶音表现的可测量变化

作为一种改善身体运动从而改善音乐表演的可听质量的教育方法，身体映射在音乐家中越来越受欢迎。本研究使用 MIDI 数据定量测量身体映射研讨会前一天和后一天的音阶和琶音钢琴演奏的变化。虽然 MIDI 数据有细微的变化，但这些变化通常在统计上既不显着，也没有听得见的幅度。基于这些发现，我们推断音乐表现的即时改善报告源于视觉优势：观众观察身体运动的变化，并将其视为改善的音质。