The influence of sound envelope shape on instrumental music educators' preferences for concert band crescendos

This study examined musicians' preferences for hearing a concert band crescendo with different rates of intensity change. Music educators (N = 62) rated six recordings of a crescendo performed by a digital concert band for similarity to an "ideal concert band crescendo." Each recording was altered to specifically examine a recommended technique for teaching a full band crescendo to student musicians (Casey, 1991; Jackson, 2010; Jagow, 2007; Lisk, 2006). Different rates of intensity change were applied to an unaltered V^7 -I concert band recording to simulate sound envelopes shaped as a wedge, ramp and bell. Findings indicated a significant preference (p < .05) for all instruments to increase loudness logarithmically in the shape of a trumpet bell when performing a full band crescendo.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Alabama Libraries

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Cicero, Matthew

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Hancock, Carl B.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Latimer, Marvin E.
• Ozzello, Kenneth

• Music education
• Music

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US, English

Dc Identifier Other

u0015_0000001_0001302
Cicero_alatus_0004M_11670

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ir.ua.edu:123456789/1770