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Social and Musical Co-Ordination between Members of a String Quartet: An Exploratory Study

Department of Music, University of Sheffield, U.K., S10 2TN Telephone: (44) 114 222 0475j.w.davidson{at}sheffield.ac.uk

James M. M. Good

Psychology Department, University of Durham, U.K., DHI 3LE Telephone: (44) 191 374 2604j.m.m.good{at}durham.ac.uk

This paper examines the social and musical co-ordination between members of a student string quartet in rehearsal and performance. Devised as an exploratory observation and interview study, a two-tier analysis of the data is undertaken. The first deals with broadly socio-cultural issues, the second with moment-by-moment social and musical co-ordination. The results indicate that there are many factors that influence the functioning of such an ensemble. These include personal concerns about particular social dynamics within the group, performance anxiety worries, as well as immediate musical demands relating to the co-ordination of content and process. The paper concludes with a discussion of ways in which further studies of social and musical co-ordination might be developed. In particular, emphasis is given to the need for the development of a comprehensive theoretical framework reflecting a more adequate conception of music ontology and encapsulating the mutuality of the multi-tier social and musical factors.

Psychology of Music, Vol. 30, No. 2, 186-201 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0305735602302005


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