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Validation of the Measure of Emotions by Music (MEM) Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Éric Hanigan, Arielle Bonneville-Roussy, Gilles Dupuis, Christophe Fortin
If music connects to our most resonant emotional strings, why have not we used it to assess emotions? Our goal was to develop and validate the Measure of Emotions by Music (MEM). A total of 280 par...
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The impact of formal musical training on speech intelligibility performance: Implications for music pedagogy in high-consequence industries Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-01-22 Alexandra L Bruder, Clayton D Rothwell, Suzanne A Baillargeon, Matthew S Shotwell, Judy R Edworthy, Joseph J Schlesinger
In high-risk industries, responding accurately and promptly to spoken commands is crucial to ensure safety and productivity. When simultaneous sounds occur, it increases the difficulty of respondin...
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Effect of music emotion on mu and beta oscillations Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Yang Wang, Tik Sze Carrey Siu, Him Cheung
That music elicits motor signals has been suggested as the key to understanding how emotion may be experienced from it. While previous studies have demonstrated that music both induces movement and...
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Personality and engagement with music: Results from network modeling in three adolescent samples Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Nicolas Ruth, Elina Tsigeman, Maxim Likhanov, Yulia Kovas, Daniel Müllensiefen
People who engage in musical activities may, on average, share certain personality features. For example, performing music in front of audiences may require greater extraversion. In contrast, long ...
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Meter without rhythmic pattern repetitions increases pre-attentive processing Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-01-04 Rui Gomes, Regina Abreu, Susana Silva
Processing musical meter—the organization of time into regular cycles of strong and weak beats—requires abstraction from the varying rhythmic surface. Several studies have investigated whether mete...
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Predicting singing ability from parents’ parental support and openness in high school students: Using a self-adjusted Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index Inventory Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2023-01-05 Ye Yuan, Xiao Jie Yu, Xiao Wei Yuan
Cognitive investment theory states that personality can predict individuals’ behavior patterns on one specific activity, and further predict a related ability. Besides, personality itself is predic...
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An examination of collegiate musicians’ ability to discern conductor intent Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Brian A Silvey, Mark Montemayor, Allison Davis
The purpose of this two-experiment study was to examine collegiate musicians’ ability to discern conductor intent. In Experiment 1, participants (N = 44) viewed two videos of Sir Simon Rattle condu...
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Defining “happy” in happy birthday: Singing accuracy a construct based on range and intervals Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-20 Bryan Nichols, Alex Hua, Zhiling Wang
Singing in tune, or singing accuracy, is a construct dependent on genre, key selection, singers’ ranges, and listener expectations. But across genres, singers are expected to sing in tune with them...
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Music performance anxiety and self-compassion in college-level music majors Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Alison Farley, Jamey Kelley
Music performance anxiety (MPA) can result in negative mental health outcomes in musicians and can range from minor stress to significant physiological symptoms that affect performance. Self-compas...
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The mediating role of music preference in the relationship between personality and pro-sociability Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Isabella Leandra Silva Santos, Carlos Eduardo Pimentel, Tailson Evangelista Mariano, Amanda Barros de Abreu
The present study aimed to observe the relationships between music preference, pro-sociability, and personality, considering the mediating role of music preference. A total of 236 Brazilians partic...
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Music self-efficacy predicted by self-esteem, grit, and (in)formal learning preferences among amateur musicians who use online music tutorials Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Gal Harpaz, Tal Vaizman
The present study explores the relationship between music self-efficacy (MSE) and self-esteem, grit, and learning and playing habits of amateur musicians who use online music tutorials (OMTs) while...
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Musical interpretative practices as a way to improve the relationship between the flow theory and musical performance Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Kai Chen
Musical interpretations can develop one’s tendency to experience flow during musical performances. This pretest/posttest study casts light on the effect of musical interpretation on music students’...
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Evaluation of the motivational characteristics of higher education students in music from the perspective of Self-Determination Theory Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Susana Blanco-Novoa, Sara Domínguez-Lloria, Margarita Pino-Juste
Higher education students in music respond to a very vocational profile, so that, we start from the general hypothesis that their motivation toward these studies is very high. The aim of this study...
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Exploring relations between Big Five personality traits and musical emotions embodied in spontaneous dance Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Juan Ignacio Mendoza Garay, Birgitta Burger, Geoff Luck
We explored the hypothesis that musical emotions are embodied differentially by people according to their personality. Nine hundred and fifty two individuals completed the Big Five personality inve...
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Self-assessment in jazz improvisation Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Troy E Davis
The purpose of this instrumental case study was to be able to determine ways that professional jazz musicians utilize self-assessment during jazz improvisation and to better understand how social c...
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Putting practice under the microscope: The perceived uses and limitations of slow instrumental music practice Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Emma Allingham, Clemens Wöllner
Practicing slowly is a commonly used, intuitive approach to music learning, and is widely considered the bedrock of musical skill acquisition. Yet, little is known about the different approaches an...
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Professors’ motivational styles, future orientation, and engagement: A qualitative study in professor–student dyads in the school of music Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Dora Herrera, Carlos Iberico, Lennia Matos, Yasmin Cerna
Self-determination and future orientation theories confirm a relationship between motivational context, hopes/fears, and positive/negative outcomes. This study’s aims are threefold: to provide a qu...
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Feedback in the instrumental music lesson: A qualitative study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Leon R de Bruin
This study focuses on the role of feedback in teaching with particular emphasis on its effect on learner performance, motivation, and self-regulation. A critical account of feedback and applicable ...
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Do emotions evoked by music modulate visuospatial working memory capacity? A physiological study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Fabiana Silva Ribeiro, Flávia H. Santos, Pedro B. Albuquerque
Previous studies have shown that emotions evoked through music can have transient effects on cognitive performance. Considering the importance of working memory (WM) in the processing of new inform...
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Effect of Internet-mediated music therapy intervention on reduction in generalized anxiety disorder symptoms among displaced Nigerians of the Russia–Ukraine war Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Chinasa Emelda Nnanyelugo, Timothy Onosahwo Iyendo, Nathan Oguche Emmanuel, Charles Okwuowulu, Ewulu Izuchukwu John, Oberiri Destiny Apuke, Verlumun Celestine Gever
This study aimed to ascertain the usefulness of music therapy as an intervention for reducing the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among Nigerian students who were evacuated from Ukra...
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Music genre and volume do not modulate energy intake, short-term satiety, and mood states: A randomized controlled trial Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-02 Cansu Çetin, Aylin Ayaz, Gülhan Samur, Aslı Akyol
This study was designed to investigate whether background music genre and volume can alter energy intake, short-term satiety, and mood states in women with normal body weight. Participants (N = 35)...
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Free rider recognition—A missing link in the Baldwinian model of music evolution Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-02 Piotr Podlipniak
The interactions between species-specific predispositions and cultural plasticity in the development of human musical behavior have recently become the rationale for a possible Baldwinian origin of...
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Measuring music-genre preferences: Discrepancies between direct and indirect methods Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-02 Manuel Cuadrado-García, Juan D Montoro-Pons, María-José Miquel-Romero
Preferences are essential in explaining consumer choice and have been studied from different standpoints. Some empirical studies aimed at measuring music preferences have used direct procedures (i....
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The efficacy of cognitive and behavioral interventions upon music performance anxiety: A meta-analysis Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Andrada Lavinia Faur, Sebastian Pintea, Sebastian Vaida, Adrian Nicolae Opre
Cognitive and behavioral interventions are widely used in dealing with anxiety problems. Many musicians face high anxiety levels when they have to perform in front of an audience, thus requiring ef...
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Just noticeable differences in sound intensity of piano tones in non-musicians and experienced pianists Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Teri Slade, Alex Gascon, Gilles Comeau, Donald Russell
Changes in sound intensity are important components of piano performance. Previous research in this area has largely focused on perception of changes in pitch and timing, with little investigation ...
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Music preference, social identity, and collective self-esteem Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Amber B Clark, Adam J Lonsdale
Previous research suggests there may be links between people’s self-esteem and their musical preferences, although this evidence is inconsistent and inconclusive. The present study aimed to reexami...
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Independent music-making during Covid-19 and mental health Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Erin Lewis
In 2020, when the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic surfaced in the United States, physical distancing and quarantine practices terminated group music rehearsals, such as choirs and band...
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Understanding the lived music listening experiences of adults on the autism spectrum Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-18 Frans Venter, Janelize Morelli, Ewie Erasmus
This study focused on the role music listening experiences play in the lives of three South African adults on the autism spectrum. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)...
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Reasons for participating in musical activities and their relationship with well-being during and before Covid-19 Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Luca Kiss, Karina J. Linnell
People tend to participate in musical activities—whether it is making or listening to music—for reasons that are related to basic psychological needs. This study explored whether the coronavirus pa...
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Remedial interventions for developmental dyslexia: Comparing the rhythmic reading training to the “Abilmente” approach Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Alice Cancer, Giulia Stievano, Gabriella Pace, Alessia Colombo, Federica Brembati, Roberta Donini, Alessandro Antonietti
The possibility of using rhythmic auditory interventions for addressing dyslexia-related difficulties has been empirically explored by several investigations, with encouraging results. Such finding...
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Written in the face? Facial expressions during pleasant and unpleasant chills Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Kai Klepzig, Katharina Stender, Martin Lotze, Alfons O. Hamm
Chills are emotional peaks especially in response toward acoustic stimuli. In the present study, we examined facial expressions associated with pleasant and unpleasant chill experiences during musi...
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The professional values of American undergraduate music majors Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Brian P Shaw
The purpose of this survey research was to examine undergraduate music majors’ professional identities and values. Participants (N = 277) at nine varied postsecondary institutions reported the valu...
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Performing sex: The representation of male and female musicians in three genres of music performance Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-10-08 Desmond C Sergeant, Evangelos Himonides
In this article, the representation of male and female musicians is compared between three major genres of music performance and across three geographical regions: the United Kingdom, Europe, and t...
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Song popularity and processing fluency of lyrics Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Sorcha Melvill-Smith, Amanda E Krause, Adrian C North
Several studies show that a concept or object is more popular when it is easier to process. The present research applies this notion of processing fluency to the lyrics of all 271 top 5 songs on th...
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Social and dimensional comparison effects on children’s music self-concept and intrinsic value: An extension of the generalized internal/external frame of reference model to the music domain Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Annette Lohbeck
Based upon a sample of 232 German elementary school students aged 9–12 years, the present longitudinal study aimed to examine the relations between achievement, self-concepts, and intrinsic values ...
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Visiting virtuosos’ expressivity across cultures: Acoustic analysis of a sanjo virtuoso’s performance Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-27 You Jin Kim, Moo Kyoung Song
Studies on music performance have received greater attention in the last several decades since the establishment of musical performance studies, and emotional expressivity has taken an important pl...
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Evaluating the three-network theory of creativity: Effects of music listening on resting state EEG Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Katherine E Eskine
Research evidences the ability of music listening to transiently improve performance on creative cognition. However, the mechanism for cognitive improvements as a result of music listening is still...
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Evaluation of the goodness of musical tempo Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Masaomi Oda, Keiko Sato
Numerous studies on how the tempo of music influences the assessment of physiology and emotion have concluded that “the higher the tempo derived the higher assessment.” However, these were based on...
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Environmental factors affecting classical music concert experience Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Yuxiao Chen, Densil Cabrera
Based on an online survey, this study investigated the effect of various factors, including those related to performance, acoustic condition, visual condition, price, comfort, architectural design,...
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“Love lies”: A content analysis of romantic attachment style in popular music Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 McKell A Jorgensen-Wells, Sarah M Coyne, Janna M Pickett
During adolescence, music consumption drastically increases and many adolescents become romantically involved. Popular songs often depict romance, and teens may incorporate tenets of these lyrics i...
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A randomized crossover study on the physiological arousal reducing effects of music in forensic psychiatry Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-24 Henk Nijman, Anne Jakobs, Mike Waters, Nigel Osborne, Mirjam Moerbeek, Arjan Herstel, Peter de Looff
Listening to music can have a calming effect on people, but the natural “consumption” of music is generally not used in a goal-oriented way to reduce physiological arousal (i.e., heart rate and ski...
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COVID-19 pandemic: Does musicianship matter? Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Margorit Rita Krespi Ulgen, M Nevra Kupana, Hanife Başak Altunbek
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively influenced mental health and the music industry. The present study examined the relationship of between personality traits and emotional regulation with emotional problems and compared this relationship across three groups of individuals living in Türkiye during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 542 participants (238 musicians, 97 artists excluding musicians
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Musical consonance in simple, static auditory stimuli and perceived pleasantness: The role of musical interval, harmonicity, and stimulus duration Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Petros Papavasileiou, Argiro Vatakis
Many investigations on the emotional responses to music focus on the use of music pieces that contain a plethora of characteristics. This multitude of characteristics hampers the detection of the specific acoustic properties that contribute to the evoked emotions. In the present study, we were interested in the potential contribution of specific acoustical parameters of consonance to induced emotions
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A PRISMA review of research on feedback in music education and music psychology Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Jennifer Blackwell, Nicholas Matherne, Gary E McPherson
The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of research literature about feedback in music. We employed the Preferred Reporting Systems for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method to systematically review literature about feedback in music education and music psychology from the first identified article in 1973 to November 2021. We identified a total of 4,499 records using
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General Musical Self-Efficacy Scale: Adaptation and validation of a version in Spanish Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Oscar Casanova, Francisco Zarza-Alzugaray, Luis Manuel Cuartero, Santos Orejudo
This article presents the process of translation into Spanish, adaptation, and validation of the General Musical Self-Efficacy Scale by Ritchie and Williamon. After having carried out reverse translation and a preliminary study, the scale was tested on a sample of 668 students enrolled in six Spanish music academies (secondary school and university level). Our results corroborated the two original
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Superior pitch identification ability revealed by cortical complexity measures in nonmusicians Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-08-02 Jiancheng Hou, Chuansheng Chen, Michael W O’Boyle, Qi Dong
Previous research has investigated the brain structure of musicians with absolute pitch (AP); however, pitch identification (PI) ability also exists in nonmusicians. The current study examined the relationship between PI ability and cortical complexity in nonmusicians using fractal dimensionality, a relatively novel way to analyze morphological patterns of cortical organization. Results showed that
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The use of group drumming-based music therapy with male adolescents in a school violence prevention program in Korea: A pilot study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-23 Eun Sil Suh
This study investigated how a drumming experience influences students’ aggression and narrative experience as related to school violence. Participants were 15- to 16-year-old students from two classes in a men’s high school in a Southeastern city in Korea. The students in one class (n = 38) participated in a group drumming-based music therapy school violence prevention program, while the 35 students
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#100daysofpractice: Selection and adaptation of self-regulated learning strategies in an online music performance challenge Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-18 Camilla dos Santos Silva, Helena Marinho, Carlos Fiorini
This reflective case study sought to identify self-regulation processes associated with daily music practice, focusing on the researcher-performer perspective. The first author of this article is also the study participant: a classical guitarist and graduate student at a South-American University who took part in the Instagram challenge #100daysofpractice, which involves recording and posting a video
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Musical training reduces the Colavita visual effect Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-16 Linzi Wang, Xiaoyu Tang, Aijun Wang, Ming Zhang
Although it has been documented that musical training enhances multisensory integration, there is not yet a consensus as to how musical training influences the visual dominance effect in sensory dominance. The present study adopted the Colavita visual dominance paradigm, presenting auditory stimuli concurrent with visual stimuli, to investigate the visual dominance effect between music majors and nonmusic
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The effects of prosocial lyrics music on attentional bias Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Xie Ma, Qijun Hu, Liu Xia, Xinyue Zhang, Yun Tao
Music is one of the most common social media in people’s lives, and music with prosocial lyrics can promote an individual’s prosocial behaviors. The social information processing model points out that an individual’s behavior is affected by the selective processing of attentional information. This study used a spatial cue paradigm to compare the differences in attentional bias for prosocial cues between
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Development and validation of the Music Cognitive Test: A music-based cognitive screening test Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Anthony Mangiacotti, Giovanna Cipriani, Emma Ward, Fabia Franco, Michele Biasutti
Specific tools to measure the cognitive benefits of music therapy and music-rehabilitation training available to music therapists are few and empirically weak: they are mostly psychometrically unrefined or based on unclear tasks and scoring protocols; they do not take into consideration distinct cognitive functions or are based on exclusively observational protocols. To overcome these limitations,
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The influence of school-based musical training on acculturation processes in children: Findings from a longitudinal study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Stefana Francisca Lupu, Ingo Roden, Mara Krone, Jasmin Chantah, Emily Frankenberg, Stephan Bongard, Gunter Kreutz
Previous work suggests that musical training can enhance acculturation processes. This study examined this assumption among third-graders with migrant backgrounds within a longitudinal framework. A total of 54 children (31 females; 23 males; mean age: 8.85 years) were assigned to one of three groups in a quasi-randomized procedure: (a) music training (singing or instrumental), (b) game-based mathematical
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The Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory-Revised (K-MPAI-R): Validation of the Italian version Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-02 Roberta Antonini Philippe, Cinzia Cruder, Michele Biasutti, Fabienne Crettaz von Roten
This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the 40-item Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory-Revised (K-MPAI-R). The certified Italian version was used and answered by 419 student musicians (aged M = 23.18 years, SD = 5.26 years) all were university-level students of a Bachelor’s or Master of Arts degree course in Italy. The revised Kenny Music Performance
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Intersections and conflicts between adolescent boys’ musical possible selves, university study, and parent values Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Jason Goopy
Adolescents require meaningful and achievable musical possible selves to imagine a future that includes music. Previous research has investigated how to support tertiary music students in their career identity development; however, adolescents make consequential decisions regarding future music study and career intentions in secondary school. This article reports on the intersections and conflicts
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Effects of attention focus instructions on amateur piano performance Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-27 Ines Jentzsch, Yukiko Braun
Detriments to performance under pressure are common in many performance settings, from public speaking to skilled sports or music performances. In the last few decades, sports scientists have suggested that the quality and accuracy of movements can depend on what the performer attends to while executing the action, with an external focus of attention directed at the effects of the movement on the environment
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Comparing the aesthetic experience of classic–romantic and contemporary classical music: An interview study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Iris Mencke, Christoph Seibert, Elvira Brattico, Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann
Current models of aesthetic experience of music (AEM) have emerged in the recent years capitalizing on evidence from psychology and neuroscience research, thus modeling mainly cognitive and information processes in the brain. However, a large part of the empirical research on which these models are based is related to Western tonal music, while another style of Western music, namely, contemporary classical
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Psychosocial change across a drum corps season Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 DaSean Lucas Young, Lisa Rosenthal, Thalia R Goldstein
Drum corps is a marching arts (MA) activity that combines movement, music, and visual performance. Education in the MA emphasizes performance, endurance, and group cohesion. However, research on the psychosocial effects of participation in MA education is rare. In the current study, we measured resilience, self-efficacy, goal orientation, and flow, over the course of a season of drum corps, hypothesizing
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Separating the art from the artist: The role of narratives on music enjoyment and appreciation Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Joe Steinhardt, Nikki McClaran
This study tests the effect to which narratives influence the enjoyment and appreciation of popular music. Two experiments tested how narratives about artists influenced listener perception of their songs. Experiment 1 found that narratives about artists influence how their music is appreciated and enjoyed. Experiment 2 found that this influence was due to narratives increasing how much listeners like
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University musicians’ use of component cognitive skills in practice: A self-report study Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Robert H Woody
This study’s procedure, carried out by university musicians in a naturalistic practice environment, explored the effect of attention to musical cognitive skills on self-reported characteristics of practicing. One hundred university music majors carried out a practice session that targeted an expressive performance skill, and while doing so, responded to written prompts to report their thought processes
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Love of one’s musical instrument as a predictor of happiness and satisfaction with musical experience Psychology of Music (IF 1.904) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Robert J Sternberg, Emily Rose Hurwitz, Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Melanie K Kuhl
In this study, we performed a first assessment of the construct validity of a theory and measure of love for music students’ musical instruments. In all, 288 undergraduates at a large and selective Northeastern university in the United States completed measures of their love of their musical instrument with respect to intimacy, passion, and commitment, the three components of a triangular theory of