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{"title":"The Optimal Mix? Presentation Order Affects Preference Ratings of Vocal Amplitude Levels in Popular Music","authors":"Anna Lena Knoll, Kai Siedenburg","doi":"10.1177/20592043221142712","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221142712","url":null,"abstract":"Mixing popular music is a complex task requiring the consideration of artistic goals, as well as preferences of both the mixing engineer and potential listeners. Vocals are of particular importance in the mixing process. Here, we tested whether listeners possess stable preferences for the mixing level of vocals, whether these preferences are subject to order effects, and the extent to which individual differences between listeners play a role. In Experiments 1 and 2 participants rated which of two mixes in a pair of song excerpts (unchanged reference versus comparison mix with adjusted vocal level) they preferred. Each excerpt pair was presented in two orders – reference first and comparison first. Generally, listeners preferred increased vocal levels and showed pronounced primacy effects, yielding higher ratings for the mix that was presented first. To circumvent order effects, Experiment 3 presented and asked for a rating of only one excerpt at a time and showed ratings similar to reference-first excerpt pairs in Experiments 1 and 2. No systematic influences of demographic variables were observed. However, we found two clusters of participants that differed in their overall preferences, with one group showing stronger preferences for higher vocal levels. The present findings underscore the role of listening history of the immediate past in complex auditory tasks such as evaluating the level of a salient sound source in a musical mixture.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41819278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Collaborative Playlist-Making: Musical Interaction via Digitally Mediated Co-Curation","authors":"Ilana Harris","doi":"10.1177/20592043221076956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221076956","url":null,"abstract":"Collaborative playlist-making (CPM), a form of music co-curation where two or more people select and order recorded music together, is a form of group musical engagement that has recently risen to prominence among musicians and nonmusicians in the general population. This paper presents CPM as a form of technologically mediated group musical engagement and informs researchers as to how CPM and its constituent behaviors may be studied in relation to other forms of musical engagement, particularly group music-making. In addition, specific psychological processes expected to be elicited by CPM—self-other merging, cognitive perspective-taking, and shared intentionality—are explicated in an effort to evince how CPM may give rise to socio-cognitive transfer effects in line with Goldman's reconstructive route to empathy. The main purpose of this paper is to promote music psychologists’ study of CPM to probe how musical interaction occurring within everyday contexts can harness music's potential to facilitate communication and bring about social benefits.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47244458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The 14th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus21)","authors":"Luca Kiss, Cecilia Guiot, Sarah Hashim, Nicolas D’Aleman Arango, Martin A. Miguel","doi":"10.1177/20592043221076613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221076613","url":null,"abstract":"The 14th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus21) was held in a hybrid format that allowed both in-person and online participants to join. The SysMus conference series aims to foster a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment for students and early career researchers to share and discuss their work in the fields of systematic musicology and its related disciplines. This year at SysMus21, a total number of 26 oral and 35 poster presentations were held, covering a range of topics including well-being, data science, absorption and imagery, social connections, rhythm and groove, music information retrieval, sociology, cognition, and emotion. An introductory talk was given by Peter Vuust (Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University, Denmark), and two keynotes were presented by Jonna Vuoskoski (RITMO Center, University of Oslo, Norway) and Nori Jacoby (Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt, Germany). Additionally, four workshops were held by Caitlyn Trevor, Joshua Bamford, Niels Christian Hansen, and Svenja Reiner, focusing on research skills relevant for developing a career in academia. In this report, an overview of the conference is provided including a summary of keynotes, presentations, workshops, and social activities, as well as a review of the advantages and challenges of the hybrid set-up.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45770742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Motivation in Instrumental Music Instruction Before and During the Remote Learning Phase Due to COVID-19 Crisis","authors":"M. Wieser, Florian H. Müller","doi":"10.1177/20592043221132938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221132938","url":null,"abstract":"This study, which is based on self-determination theory, compares the motivation and satisfaction of basic psychological needs of music students in instrumental lessons before and after the COVID-19-induced transition to online teaching and learning. We investigated whether, in addition to the satisfaction of students’ basic needs, teachers’ enthusiasm, experience with online teaching, and age can explain motivation in online lessons. Two independent groups of music students were surveyed: one group before (n  =  856; Mage  =  16.4, SD  =  14.1) and the other group after the shift to enforced distance learning (n  =  640; Mage  =  16.7, SD  =  13.8). The main findings are that intrinsic motivation in online learning was significantly lower, and controlled forms of motivation higher than before enforced distance learning. Furthermore, satisfaction of basic needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which are essential for autonomous motivation, were lower in online learning. Regression analyses showed that 39% of the variance of intrinsic motivation for online learning could be explained by social relatedness, perceived teacher’s enthusiasm for teaching, and age.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45107509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-emotional Benefits Associated with Choir Participation for Older Adults Related to Both Activity Characteristics and Motivation Factors","authors":"S. Maury, D. Vella-Brodrick, J. Davidson, N. Rickard","doi":"10.1177/20592043221137759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221137759","url":null,"abstract":"Community choirs can contribute to health and wellbeing, but there is less clarity about the mechanisms through which choir participation promotes positive change, or whether mechanisms are shared with other leisure activities. This research explores two possible types of mechanism: Mechanisms relating to individual characteristics pertaining to mindset and motivation, including experiences of flow, competence, autonomy, and relatedness (Study 1); and mechanisms relating to the activity experience, which include music, movement, and social opportunities (Study 2). In Study 1, middle and older aged members of choirs, exercise groups and other kinds of social groups (N = 190) completed surveys on their experience of emotional wellbeing (operationalized as positive and negative affect scores), mental wellbeing, and social cohesion (outcomes) pertaining to their group activity as well as experiences of motivation, flow, and the components of Self-Determination Theory (potential mediators). Multiple regression analyses revealed that participation in Choir or Exercise groups predicted positive emotional wellbeing, but not social cohesion. Underlying mechanisms differed, with positive affect mediated by intrinsic motivation for choir members, and by intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, and flow for Exercise group members. Mental wellbeing was correlated only with exercise group participation and was mediated by flow. Study 2 used an experience sampling methodology conducted with a sub-group from Study 1 (N = 59), which asked daily questions about wellbeing (happiness, sense of social connection, and energy levels) and participation in activities (music engagement, exercise, and social activities) experienced in their everyday lives and not directly associated with any leisure group participation. Repeated-measures t-tests revealed that participants were more likely to report higher levels of social connection on days in which they participated in music activities than on days in which they did not engage in music activities. Engaging in exercise or social activities was also associated with a greater sense of social connection, as well as higher levels of happiness and energy. In sum, the activity characteristics and individual differences of motivation and mindset towards participation correlated with greater wellbeing, reflecting an ecological model of person-activity fit, with no indication of superior benefits associated with group singing. Findings are discussed in terms of social prescribing and other settings where social opportunities are organized.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46297400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Together in Music. Coordination, Expression, Participation by Timmers, R., Bailes, F. & Daffern, H.","authors":"C. Canonne","doi":"10.1177/20592043221127544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221127544","url":null,"abstract":"While music performance studies have tended to focus on solo performance or on performers as individuals (see for example how even the recent Oxford Handbook of Music Performance (2022) has only two chapters specifically dedicated to the case of ensemble performance over the course of its two volumes), there has been more and more interest in the past few years in studying collective musical performances and music ensembles of all sizes. Part of this interest comes ‘from within’ so to speak – from musicologists and music psychologists embracing a social turn and looking to understand in more depth the processes and mechanisms underlying joint musical activities (from rehearsal to actual performance) over a large range of artistic practices (see for example Clarke & Doffman, 2017). But this surge in interest is also due to a growing tendency within the social and cognitive sciences more broadly to treat musical ensembles as a paradigmatic group activity that allows for the systematic exploration of general issues related to joint action, group ontology, distributed creativity, and social cognition (Aucouturier & Canonne, 2017; D’Ausilio et al., 2015; Michael, 2017). Packing 36 chapters in a little less than 300 pages, the edited collection Together in Music. Coordination, Expression, Participation ties together these two trends and offers an overview of the diversity of research currently done within this exciting field. The book follows a threepart structure, with the first part tackling the ‘meso’ level – that is, group interaction and communication during rehearsals, group organization, group identity, etc. – the second part, the ‘micro’ level – that is, decision-making during group performance, synchronization, fine-grained interactions, ancillary gestures, etc. – and the third part, the ‘macro’ level – that is, the long-term effects of collective musical practices on wellness, empowerment and development, or the embedment of collective musical practices within broader communities. Within each part, review papers presenting tools, theoretical frameworks, and typologies alternate with more focused papers reporting on specific case studies. To say that I was eagerly waiting for a book like this would be an understatement. Having dedicated a large part of my research time for the past 10 years to exploring group improvisation, I am still fascinated and amazed by how complex joint music-making practices and collective musical behaviors can turn out to be. My expectations were thus high. However, I must confess that I was slightly disappointed by this collection, despite the presence of some genuinely interesting and stimulating parts. Part of my issue with this book comes from some of the editorial choices that were made. As I said earlier, there are 36 chapters in this collection. This would certainly be appropriate for a larger handbook, but this is clearly too much within the limited space of the present book. As a result, chapters feel either ","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42737402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of Online Choir or Mindfulness Interventions on Auditory Perception and Well-Being in Middle- and Older-Aged Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial","authors":"Ellen Herschel, Sarah Hennessy, B. Cahn, Raymond L. Goldsworthy, Assal Habibi","doi":"10.1177/20592043221140524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221140524","url":null,"abstract":"Previous work suggests that both choir and mindfulness training may improve well-being and auditory skills in older adults. This randomized control trial investigated the effects of a 10-week online choir or mindfulness program on speech-in-noise (SIN) perception. We collected multiple measures of auditory perception and attention, and multiple measures of socioemotional well-being in adults (N = 61) aged 50–65. We observed that both interventions improved SIN perception in high-noise conditions, decreased anxiety, and increased global well-being, mindfulness, and self-transcendence. Choir participants, compared to their own performance, showed improvements in additional noise conditions of the SIN task relative to mindfulness participants. Choir training produced greater advantages than mindfulness training in reducing state anxiety and improving melodic interval discrimination. These findings provide preliminary evidence for improvements in selected well-being and auditory measures as a result of online singing and mindfulness interventions in middle-aged and older adults in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42347810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Positive Feedback Loop of Empathy and Interpersonal Synchronisation: Discussing a Theoretical Model and its Implications for Musical and Social Development","authors":"Persefoni Tzanaki","doi":"10.1177/20592043221142715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221142715","url":null,"abstract":"The positive prosocial outcomes deriving from interpersonal synchronisation, as well as the contribution of social skills in attaining synchronisation with others in musical group interactions, are commonly explored independently, overlooking the possibility of a simultaneous bidirectional relationship between musical and social behaviour. This article focuses on the relationship between empathy and interpersonal synchronisation, critically reviewing each directionality of this intriguing link, namely, how empathy contributes to the socio-cognitive skills required to achieve synchronisation with others, and how this synchronised interaction lays the groundwork for the development of empathy. Following this review and building upon relevant research in music and social psychology, a theoretical framework is proposed, arguing that during a musical group interaction, empathy and interpersonal synchronisation create a positive feedback loop, enhancing one another in a reciprocal and simultaneous manner. The circumstances that encourage or obstruct this feedback loop, as well as its significant implications, are discussed. Finally, the present work highlights the importance of switching the research focus from unilateral to bidirectional relationships in order to gain a deeper understanding of the interrelation between musical and social behaviour.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41978987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Musical Bodies, Musical Minds. Enactive Cognitive Science and the Meaning of Human Musicality by Dylan van der Schyff, Andrea Schiavio, and David J. Elliott","authors":"M. Reybrouck","doi":"10.1177/20592043221144313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221144313","url":null,"abstract":",","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47713610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Grounding Creativity in Music Perception? A Multidisciplinary Conceptual Analysis","authors":"A. Schiavio, Nikki Moran, Mihailo Antović, Dylan van der Schyff","doi":"10.1177/20592043221122949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20592043221122949","url":null,"abstract":"To what extent can we understand and account for music perception as a creative process? In this paper we draw on recent work in music, creativity, and the cognitive humanities to suggest that the fundamentally creative aspect of music perception is not yet satisfactorily examined in existing research. We briefly review the state of scholarship into both creativity and music perception, and identify key points of convergence, which are prominent in work that investigates the mutuality of action and perception, and the exploratory bases of the latter, among others. Inspired by a growing number of contributions in 4E music cognition research, we argue that listening to music can involve mechanisms of active bodily engagement, along with the imaginative exploration of novel possibilities for thought and action. We put forward the view that this approach is important because of the way in which it can bring to the analytical centre stage a creative dimension that may not otherwise be apparent. The contribution of this paper involves this presentation of a multidisciplinary framework for the study of music perception, highlighting the integration of perception and action, and foregrounding this conception of creative cognition as a central aspect of music perception.","PeriodicalId":33047,"journal":{"name":"Music Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49614847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}