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Context specificity in music perception of musiciansCollege of Music, Florida State University, USA, cmadsen{at}mailer.fsu.edu
Florida International University-Park, School of Music, USA, geringer{at}fsu.edu
Folrida state university, USA, wagstr6{at}bellsouth.net Regardless of the extremely subtle acoustic changes that are perceptible within almost all perception research studies, it is the total overall effect that generally occupies each individual listener. A long line of research indicates that many subtle `music changes' are often not perceived accurately and are actually mistakenly identified. Another line of research indicates that almost everyone is capable of discriminating extremely small acoustic alterations if directed to do so. This study investigated spliced versions of Johann Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz all performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with five different conductors demonstrating a wide range of conducting styles recorded across an 18-year period. Four groups of musicians (N = 108) participated in the study: (1) video-only; (2) audio-video combination; (3) audio-only with verbal cues asking whether there were different conductors, ensembles, or compositions; and (4) audio-only without cues. Results indicated that while several of the audio-only with cues participants indicated differences in conductors, none in the non-cued group did. Not one of the music major participants in the two audio-only groups correctly identified that the stimulus had five different conductors.
Key Words: aesthetic response • aural-visual perception • conducting • focus of attention • music discrimination
Psychology of Music, Vol. 35, No. 3,
441-451 (2007) This article has been cited by other articles:
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