A5090662203- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Music Therapy and Health
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Music History and Culture
- Musicians’ Health and Performance
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Music Education and Analysis
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Heat Transfer and Optimization
- Education and Technology Integration
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Music and Audio Processing
- History of Emotions Research
- Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
The University of Melbourne
2016-2025
University of Kent
2024
Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group
2023
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)
2022
Bowdoin College
2022
Royal Academy of Music
2022
University of Cambridge
2022
Australian Research Council
2015-2021
Macquarie University
2020
Office of Education
2002-2017
A sample of 257 young people aged between eight and 18 who had undertaken individual instrumental tuition were interviewed in depth about their performing history from the start playing. subset 94 these individuals also kept a practice diary for 42‐week period. The data collected allowed estimates to be calculated amount time devoted various types other activities. was selected order encompass wide range levels musical achievement, pupils at highly selective specialist music school through...
The study of music perception has focused almost exclusively on sound, ignoring the role seeing performer's body movements. Whilst anecdotes frequently refer to importance movements, there is scant psychological evidence support this finding. closest equivalent work in visual event research shown that covert mental dispositions (for instance, an intention deceive observer) are specified and therefore provide important information for observer.. With these findings mind, article investigates...
In western society music performance is generally considered from the perspective of elite performer, and literature within psychology has been representative this preoccupation. But, in spite much attention being directed to ‘how’ creating exceptional performances, little given ‘why’ performance. Results an investigation with members a choir for homeless men indicated that group singing performance, at most amateur levels musicality, yielded considerable emotional, social cognitive...
This paper examines the social and musical co-ordination between members of a student string quartet in rehearsal performance. Devised as an exploratory observation interview study, two-tier analysis data is undertaken. The first deals with broadly socio-cultural issues, second moment-by-moment co-ordination. results indicate that there are many factors influence functioning such ensemble. These include personal concerns about particular dynamics within group, performance anxiety worries,...
This paper examines the development and implementation of general social specific non-verbal communication between two expert pianists who prepared gave a recital piano duo duet music. All ensemble rehearsals final performance were video-taped. Following performance, musicians interviewed in order to document their thoughts on learning processes. From video-taped data concerning musical coordination, interaction, gestures looking behaviour coded counted. The results show that these excellent...
Interviews were conducted with 257 children and their parents; all of the had studied a musical instrument but differed in extent mastery. The purpose study was to investigate role parents development ability. It discovered that most successful who highly involved lessons practice earliest stages learning. These music learners often themselves. Parental involvement typically took form listening rather than performing it, tended increase over child's learning period. failed continue were, on...
The research literature concerning gesture in musical performance increasingly reports that musically communicative and meaningful performances contain highly expressive bodily movements. These movements are involved the generation of performance, but enquiry into development movement has been limited. In two studies this paper explores components both solo ensemble performance. first study examined flute clarinet performers duo settings. Whilst each player had a specific way expressing...
This article addresses individuals’ decisions to continue or cease playing a musical instrument from basic psychological needs perspective. Participants began learning music 10 years prior the study and were subject of previous longitudinal research. They completed survey investigating three competence, relatedness, autonomy in contexts when they most engaged their during high school, time leading up ceased playing. Decisions instruction an associated with diminished feelings autonomy,...
This paper brings together extensive data from 257 children to explore the relative importance of social-environmental factors during critical periods children's musical development. The also presents preliminary findings a follow-up 20 most musically successful 8 years later determine which childhood predict differences in success as adult performers. Those who continued play an instrument started at early age, had higher parental support lessons, and first teachers were friendly but not...
This study is an investigation of the role some key characteristics teachers in development students' musical ability. Interviewing 257 children who differed extent their instrumental mastery, we discovered that most successful learners regarded differently from those ceased music study. The more rated first teacher higher than did other on personal dimensions such as friendliness, and current task-oriented professional pushiness. Additionally, highly studied, average, with learners; these...
Mother and child interviews were analysed for a group of 157 beginning instrumentalists aged 7-9 during the first year their learning. The purpose was to study interactions in terms quantity content children's practice, mother's support supervision home relationship previous exposure learning an instrument consistency differences expectations practice habits children who ceased instruction compared those continued mothers able make accurate assessments how much they would need provide even...
This article is a contribution to the psychology of performance, investigating role body movements both globally and locally in expressive musical performance. A case study single pianist used explore qualitative similarities differences within across different performances Beethoven bagatelle. Using observational analyses performance movements, results reveal that performer uses particular movement shapes are specific identifiable `expressive locations' context whole These cannot simply be...
A recent surge of research has begun to examine music participation and well-being; however, a particular challenge with this work concerns theorizing around the associated well-being benefits musical participation. Thus, current used Self-Determination Theory consider potential associations between basic psychological needs (competence, relatedness, autonomy), self-determined autonomous motivation, perceived controlling for demographic variables activity parameters. sample 192 Australian...
Music therapy as a clinical intervention has been demonstrated to improve mood states with variety of populations, however, this not yet shown empirically participants neurological impairments. This report presents the results pilot study examining effect music on moods in patients acquired and complex neuro-disabilities. Using single subject design, pre post session were measured using Profile Mood States (Bipolar form). Analyses examined main effects pre/post measures well interactions...
The work described in this paper interprets the body movements of singers an attempt to understand relationships between physical control and musical material being performed, performer's implicit explicit expressive intentions. builds upon a previous literature which has suggested that relationship execution expression mental states is subtle complex one. For instance, performers appear develop vocabulary gestures, yet these gestures – though perceptually discreet co-exist are even...
There is considerable evidence to suggest that music has adaptive characteristics. Individuals use recorded transform the emotional landscape coincide with transitory needs and desires. Also, frequently been reported provoke uncommon physical reactions often referred as peak experiences. In many cultures, have limited industrial technological development, active participation in musical activities pervasive all individuals are considered musical. contrast, elitism evolved Western world...
Due to the common and undesirable effects of 'stage fright' among perform ing musicians, current study has been undertaken re-examine issue performance anxiety second- third-year vocal studies students taking their mid-year examinations at Guildhall School Music in London. The results reveal females be more anxious compared norms regarding both as a personality trait state condition during anticipation jury situation. In addition, confirms suggestion literature that proportional relationship...
The aim of this study was to explore the ways in which music tradition, sociocultural issues and interpersonal dynamics interact during production a performance. Since small body existing research groups has been carried out on string quartets larger ensembles, current looked into relationship musical dyad form piano duo. duo used preference duet as uses two separate instruments. This usage gave unique perception ‘equality’ (no-one literally ‘on top’) enabled be considered group, albeit...
Aim To evaluate the effect of a singing program developed specifically for older community‐dwelling people on measures health and well‐being. Method An eight‐week was evaluated using standardised well‐being, designed to examine specific outcomes, semi‐structured interviews. Participants aged 70 years were recruited through home care service provider ( n = 17) an advertisement in community newspaper 19). Results Standard outcome indicated that had little However, study‐specific many...