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Showing 1 to 20 of 696 for “"Musicians"”.
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Musicians in Space
Musicians in space (MiS) is a practice-based research project investigating the impact of spatialization on the performance of free improvised music (FiM). It draws heavily on Christopher Small’s idea of musicking to contextualize the argument that in the fifty year history of FiM, improvisers have …
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Electrophysiological and Behavioral Working Memory Differences Between Musicians and Non-Musicians
… brainwave and working memory differences between musicians and non-musicians. Differences in aspects of recorded electrical brain activity have been used to quantify differences in updating processes of working memory possibly related to differences in amount of music experience. The current study …
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How popular musicians teach
The present study asks how musicians who have learned outside the classical tradition teach others to play. A group of eight instrumental teachers were studied, all of whom grew up playing ‘popular’, vernacular styles of music. While most of them had at least some experience of being taught …
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Innovation Strategies for Musicians
… CD Baby founder Derek Sivers with his advice for musicians. Modular strategies for independent artists to learn, record, digital distribution (CDBaby, TuneCore), branding, and monetize their music are presented. I also present academic and applied perspectives in creativity, project management …
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Source activity and tonotopic organization of the auditory cortex in musicians and non-musicians
… in the auditory cortex of nine professional musicians, nine amateur musicians and nine non-musicians. The frequency of the tones ranged from 100 to 5600 Hz. On average, the evoked source activity of the primary auditory cortex occuring at 19-30 ms was 87 larger for musicians than for …
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The relationship between melody and prosody: perception and production capabilities of musicians and non-musicians
… Previous research has demonstrated that musicians are more successful than non-musicians at detecting pitch errors in speech and melody. These results are often due to extensive musical training beginning at an early age. In examining melodic and prosodic abilities of twenty-nine …
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Lifelong learning in amateur chamber musicians
… learning that occurs between amateur chamber musicians. Research on adult music opportunities focuses on nonformal settings such as community bands and group classes. Less attention has been paid to informal lifelong music learning, particularly the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are …
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Adult Amateur Musicians and Melodic Error Detection
… melodic error detection ability of adult amateur musicians; specifically, listening-condition, age, and years of experience. Following are the specific research questions of this study: </p> <p>1) Are there differences in error detection with regard to listening condition?</p> <p> 2) What are the …
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Predicting Career Success In Classically Trained Musicians
<p>The present study examined several factors (performance anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, vocational decidedness, and amount of time in the profession) that are believed to contribute to success in music performance professions. Existing literature highlights the unique role that some of these …
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Musicians and Commoners in Late Medieval London
… more than any others were those made by medieval musicians and heard by commoners; through a study of archival documents and their printed editions, including account books, chronicles and other sources, the dissertation identifies the events at which musicians performed and commoners encountered …
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Scottish church music and musicians, 1500-1700
Abstract available: p 3-4.
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The duo piano experience : nonverbal communication between ensemble musicians
During the act of performing, visible cues between duo pianists are of necessity kept to a minimum. Since this is a factor not characteristic of most other performing ensembles, it offers an exceedingly fruitful medium for studying the cultivation of communication between players--in particular, …
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The preventable burden of musculoskeletal conditions in Australian musicians
… of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSSs) among musicians is reportedly high, and may have a profound impact upon those affected. Most studies have been conducted on university classical music students and professional orchestral musicians, leaving other sub-groups, such as military band …
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The occupational and psychological effects of injuries on musicians
When musicians acquire injuries that interfere with their ability to play their instruments, it is not only the affected body part and physical symptoms that affect them. My own experiences following a wrist injury, that prevented me from playing the piano during my student years, prompted this …
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A practical approach to the study of sound for musicians
… our prehistoric man made his discoveries, all musicians have had to depend upon scientific principles in producing the various sounds with which they work</p><p>In order to deal most effectively with these tones, it is necessary that the musician understand some of the principles governing …
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The relationship between creativity and stress levels in female musicians
… creativity and perceived stress levels in female musicians. It was anticipated that higher levels of creativity would be associated with lower levels of stress. Ninety-five musicians (49 music therapists, and 46 music hobbyists) volunteered for the study. Participants met with the investigator to …
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The auditory fingerprint : multidimensional characterization of individual pitch perception in musicians
Musicians have been repeatedly reported to show remarkable inter-individual differences in elementary hearing functions, sound perception mode, musical instrument preference, performance style, as well as musical abilities such as absolute- and relative pitch perception or auditory imagery …
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