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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Music preference"”.
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The Relationship between Personality and Music Preference
<p>Music is an "ubiquitous and social phenomena" (Rentfrow & Gosling, 2003) and as such it deserves attention at the experimental level. It has been used as a tool in many areas of the health care system such as assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and followup care (Memory & Bellamy, 1993). It …
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The Effects Of Participation In Band On Band Music Preference
This study focuses on band music preference, and specifically, how this preference is affected by participation in band. With this knowledge I argue that band directors can select repertoire that both challenges and engages students while still being enjoyable to perform. Despite the existence of …
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Responses of elementary students and their teachers to a world music preference survey
… this study was to investigate student listening preferences towards examples of music from around the world. The study of characteristics of music from different cultures is included in the school music curriculum, and music is an excellent medium with which to introduce multicultural lessons to …
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The Effects of Music Preference and Exercise Intensity on Exercise Enjoyment and Perceived Exertion
… factor in exercise adherence. Additionally, music has been shown to influence exercise enjoyment. The music and enjoyment literature has generally included most preferred and no music conditions, yet no one has considered a least preferred music condition. Therefore, the purpose of this study …
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What is This Music? Musical Taste, Psychology, Sociology, Media, and Manipulation
Why do people like the music they like-and hate what they hate? Musical taste is connected to identity, personality, and community, as well as to marketing, semiotics, and technology. This thesis explores the many facets of musical taste-from the history of the recording business, to the way …
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Magpies and mirrors : identity as a mediator of music preferences across the lifespan
… of identity on the development and trajectory of music preferences across the lifespan. The focus of interest in recent empirical research has been to predict music preferences using adolescent individual differences. It is widely recognized that adolescents use music to help them deal with a …
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Students’ Perceptions And Experiences: African American Students In Band And Orchestra Programs
… that measured students’ predisposition to music, pedagogical preferences, and cultural awareness. Furthermore, seven of the fifty-one students engaged in individual, semistructured interviews that measured students’ personal connection to musical experiences within their culture and …
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Musical identities and health over the youth-adult transition
This thesis concerns musical identities and how they affect health as young people make the transition to adulthood. The primary focus is on music listening, since this is widely reported to be a key feature of adolescents’ and young adults’ leisure time (Roe 1999; Tarrant, et al 2000). Previous …
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A cross-sectional study of preference for music using recorded acoustic timbre versus music using sound sampled timbre
The purpose of this study was to determine if a preference exists for recorded acoustic music or music using sound sampled timbre, and if that preference is influenced by age or gender. Participants were divided into two groups, 10 to 15 year olds (n=97), and 50-91 year olds (n=99). Each …