【Music】Article four: 'Digital music and critical music literacy'
The Society of Music Analysis report indicated that digital music often sits uncomfortably within a curriculum where the main focus is on the non-digi... [more]
【Music】Music-making for music teacher identity: perspectives from novice music teachers in South Korea
Music teacher identity is constructed at the intersection between musician and teacher. This study investigated the meaning of music-making among Kore... [more]
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Listening to music while eating is related to increases in people's food intake and meal durati
The relationship of listening to music while eating with food consumption in the natural environment was assessed in 78 college students. They recorded their food intake along with environmental factors such as meal duration, music, including speed and vo
Rap-music attitude and perception scale: A validation study
Objective: This study tests the validity of the Rap-music Attitude and Perception (RAP) Scale, a 1-page, 24-item measure of a person's thoughts and feelings surrounding the effects and content of rap music. The RAP was designed as a rapid assessment inst
Investigating the enhancing effect of music on autobiographical memory in mild Alzheimer's dise
The enhancing effect of music on autobiographical memory recall in mild Alzheimer's disease individuals (n = 10; Mini-Mental State Examination score >17/30) and healthy elderly matched individuals ( n = 10; Mini-Mental State Examination score 25 - 30) wa
Audiovisual synchrony perception for speech and music assessed using a temporal order judgment task
This study investigated people's sensitivity to audiovisual asynchrony in briefly-presented speech and musical videos. A series of speech (letters and syllables) and guitar and piano music (single and double notes) video clips were presented randomly at
Music therapy in the assessment and treatment of autistic spectrum disorder: clinical application an
Background:Children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) presenting with significant limitations in conventional forms of verbal and non-verbal communication are found to respond positively to music therapy intervention involving both act
The Aflat-C-E complex: The origin and function of chromatic major third collections in nineteenth-ce
The M-C-E major-third constellation stands as a prototype for nineteenth-century composers' expressive and structural uses of chromatic major-third relations. After tracing the origins of the collection, this article presents a conglomeration of hierarch
Music for nothing or, I want my mp3 - The regulation and recirculation of affect
With the public discourse around filesharing veering towards punitive extremes, our aim in this essay is to reframe the issue in two ways. First, we argue that the filesharing debates are 'too economic', insofar as they reduce a multi-faceted phenomenon
Whatever happened to payola? An empirical analysis of online music sharing
The popularity of online music-sharing networks has attracted interest from the music industry, artists, consumer advocacy groups, the popular press, and government legislative and regulatory entities. P2P networks have become lightning rods for debates o
High-resolution RCS measurement using MUSIC algorithm
To improve the resolution in the downrange direction in radar cross section (RCS) measurements, the frequency bandwidth must be widened. Therefore, to measure the RCS at high resolution in a limited frequency bandwidth, we Proposed a technique that applie
Consumer search and retailer strategies in the presence of online music sharing
Advances in online technologies and bandwidth availability have opened new vistas for online distribution of digital goods, but potential benefits for consumers are juxtaposed against challenges for retailers. Here, we investigate one type of digital expe
Effects of music therapy on physiological and psychological outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac
Background: Cardiac surgery is a common interventional procedure for ischemic and valvular heart disease. Cardiac surgery is accompanied by postoperative pain and anxiety. The use of music therapy has been shown to reduce pain, anxiety, and physiological
Improved music perception with explicit pitch coding in cochlear implants
Music perception and appraisal is very poor in cochlear implant (CI) subjects partly because ( musical) pitch is inadequately transmitted by the current clinically used sound processors. A new sound processing scheme (F0mod) was designed to optimize pitch
An application of Thai music for general and instrumental music programs
With all the music that is available for instrumental performance in the schools, the music of Thailand is under-represented. Yet Thailand has a rich instrumental tradition. This article focuses on the possibilities of adapting the Thai mahori and kruang
Resistance under the black light - Exploring the use of music in two exotic dance clubs
This article examines how exotic dancers strategically use music in two exotic dance clubs in the New England area. Music functioned as a form of resistance for dancers in three ways: as a direct form of protest against owners, as a covert strategy of rea
Music therapy in moderate and severe dementia of Alzheimer's type: a case-control study
Background: Music therapy is a potential non-pharmacological treatment for the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, but although some studies have found it to be helpful, most are small and uncontrolled. Methods: This case-control study was