The Effect of School Performing Ensemble Participation on the Ability to Perform and Perceive Expression in Music

The Effect of School Performing Ensemble Participation on the Ability to Perform and Perceive Expression in Music

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Main Author: Kinney, Daryl Wayne
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2001
Subjects:
Music
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392813859
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13928138592021-08-03T06:22:10Z The Effect of School Performing Ensemble Participation on the Ability to Perform and Perceive Expression in Music Kinney, Daryl Wayne Music The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of school performing ensemble experience on the ability to perceive expression in music and to perform a musical passage expressively. The study compared collegiate level subjects who had prior experience in high school performing ensemble courses with subjects who had not. The study was divided into two phases: Phase I addressed the performance of musical expression; Phase II examined the perception of musical expression. Because expression is contingent to a large degree on the accuracy of musical performance, an examination of musical accuracy was included in each phase as well.In Phase I, an experiment was devised in which subjects performed two familiar songs and one unfamiliar song using a MIDI-based, minimal skill musical device under two expressive conditions: expressively and unexpressively. Subjects were divided for analysis into musicians (N=28) and nonmusicians (N=28) based upon their musical background. Musicians were subjects whose only musical experience was in school performing ensembles; nonmusicians were subjects who had no prior training in music. The 336 performances generated (56 subjects X 6 performances each) were divided among four expert musicians for adjudication. Judges rated performances for musical expression and accuracy. In Phase II, 54 performances from Phase I were randomly selected for use in an experiment devised to examine the perception of musical expression and accuracy. Subjects, musicians (N=73) and nonmusicians (N=56), listened to the performances and rated each for musical expression and accuracy. Results indicated that musicians showed significant differences between their expressive and unexpressive performances, and were able to perform more accurately than nonmusicians. Although nonmusicians were able to demonstrate a difference between expressive and unexpressive performances, this difference was not significant. Furthermore, musicians' expressive performances were judged to be significantly more expressive than those of nonmusicians. In regard to perception, musicians were more discriminating and more consistent in their ratings than nonmusicians, and were found to rate performances similar to those of the judges from Phase I. Musicians demonstrated significant differences between their ratings of expressive and unexpressive performances. No significant difference was evidenced between nonmusicians ratings of expressive and unexpressive performances. 2001 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392813859 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392813859 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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The Effect of School Performing Ensemble Participation on the Ability to Perform and Perceive Expression in Music
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