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Chiu, Wing-sze Ivy, and 趙詠詩. "Effect of music on anxiety management during dental procedures." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45171695.
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Van, Niekerk Maria Emmerentia. "Can a non-traditional approach to music develop the learning potential of primary school learners?" Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29200.
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Zane, Frank. "Effects of dichotic listening on aerobic performance." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1990. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/561.
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Iwamasa, Dawn A. "The effect of music-assisted relaxation training on measures of state anxiety and heart rate under music performance conditions for college music students." Scholarly Commons, 1998. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2324.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a music-assisted relaxation training program as a treatment method for college music students suffering from performance anxiety. A total of 40 participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=20) and wait-list control (n=20) groups. The experimental group received six music-assisted relaxation training sessions while the wait-list control group received no contact. Dependent measures included pre- and post-test State Trait Anxiety Inventory (ST AI) scores and heart rate measurements during individual jury examinations (performance condition).
Results found no differences in ST AI scores and heart rate measurements between groups. Factors such as years of formal training and memorization of performance showed no differences in dependent measures. The experimental group rated their performance quality as significantly higher than the wait-list control group.
All participants who received the relaxation training program felt they benefited from it, and_ found it helpful in feeling more "in control" and "focused on their music" during performances.
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Allen, Susanna. "Menopause and the female singer : a survey of physical and psychological changes, and of the available treatments and how these effect the vocal performer." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7779.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-146).<br>The purpose of this study is to make singers and their colleagues aware of the functioning of their bodies and of the methods that can be used to care for the singer's body, especially the voice, from an early age so that the influence of menopause will be reduced. The study considers the various systems of the body that are relevant to the singer and details how these systems usually function, before examining the various types and stages of menopause. It looks at how menopause affects a singer's body, addresses the diseases and symptoms that menopause may cause, details possible treatment for these diseases and symptoms, and provides information as to how these treatments may affect the singer as a performer. Various singers were interviewed to establish how their careers as professional singers were affected by the stages of menopause, the treatment they received, and how this treatment affected their careers. Professionals in the fields of gynaeco!ogy, psychology and otolaryngology were interviewed who had treated singers suffering from illnesses that could be attributed to menopause. They were asked to provide details of the treatment that they prescribed and to describe how this treatment influenced the performing careers of these singers.
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Albert, Kimberly Joy. "Using music therapy and visuals to facilitate language in exceptional preschoolers." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3245.
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The purpose of this project is to explore the effectiveness of combining music and visual supports as a means of facilitating communication in exceptional preschoolers. The results indicate that music and visual supports have some merit for increasing verbal responses.
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Bowles, Shannon L. "MEMORY, COGNITION, AND THE EFFECT OF A MUSIC INTERVENTION ON HEALTHY OLDER ADULTS." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gerontol_etds/8.
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Music is a powerful modality that can bring about changes in individuals of all ages. This research employed both an experimental and quasi-experimental design to identify the effects of music as it influenced psychological well-being, memory, and cognition among older adults. Specifically, it addressed three aims: (a) To determine to what extent learning to play a music instrument later in life influenced psychological well-being and cognitive function of non-institutionalized healthy seniors, (b) To determine the effects of the amount of music involvement on psychological well-being and cognitive function (c) To determine the benefit of music for those with limited/no music experience. For the first aim, it was hypothesized that individuals in the experimental music group would maintain and/or improve psychological well-being, memory, and cognitive function more than those assigned to the wait-list control group. For the second aim, it was hypothesized that participants with extensive music involvement would have higher scores on cognitive ability measures and experience greater psychological well-being than those who had not been actively involved in music throughout their life. For the third aim, it was hypothesized that the participants with limited/no music involvement throughout their life would have a larger change on the psychological well-being measures and cognitive assessments than those who had more music involvement. For the experimental portion (Aim 1), the study employed a 6-week music intervention with non-institutionalized older adults. The quasi-experimental portion (Aims 2 & 3) divided participants according to their amount of time involved in music and then looked at psychological well-being and cognitive function. This dissertation did not show a strong connection between music, memory, and cognition so it did not achieve the desired overall results. However, the findings did suggest that music may modify some areas of cognitive function (verbal learning, memory, and retention) and psychological well-being but did not influence other areas (playing a music instrument for any length of time). Therefore, the findings of this dissertation can be a basis upon which future research relating to music, cognitive functioning, psychological well-being and involvement in music can build.
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Fassbender, Eric. "VirSchool the effect of music on memory for facts learned in a virtual environment /." Phd thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/76852.
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Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Computing, 2009.<br>Bibliography: p. [265]-280.<br>Introduction -- Literature review -- Method -- Experiments -- Conclusion.<br>Video games are becoming increasingly popular and their level of sophistication comes close to that of professional movie productions. Educational institutions and corporations are beginning to use video games for teaching purposes, however, not much is known about the use and effectiveness of video games for such purposes. One even less explored factor in video games is the music that is played throughout the course of the games. Little is known about the role that this music plays in cognitive processes and what effect background music has on players' memory. It is this question that the present thesis explores by asking which effect background music has on participants' memory for facts that are learned from a virtual environment. -- To answer the research question, a computer-animated history lesson, called VirSchool, was created which used the history of the Macquarie Lighthouse in Sydney as a basis for two experiments. Different musical stimuli accompanied the audio-visual presentation of the history topic. These stimuli were tested for their effectiveness to support participants' memory. The VirSchool history lesson was first presented in a Reality Center (a highly immersive, semi-cylindrical 3 projector display system) and one soundtrack was identified which showed a statistically significant improvement in the number of facts that participants remembered correctly from the VirSchool history lesson. Furthermore, Experiment 1 investigated how variations of tempo and pitch of the musical stimuli affected memory performance. It was found that slow tempo and low pitch were beneficial for remembrance of facts from the VirSchool history lesson. -- The beneficial soundtrack that was identified in Experiment 1 was reduced in tempo and lowered in pitch and was subsequently used as the sole musical stimulus in Experiment 2. Furthermore, because of equipment failure, Experiment 2 offered the opportunity to compare memory performance of participants in the Reality Center and a 3-monitor display system, which was used as a replacement for the defect Reality Center. Results showed that, against expectation, the memory for facts from the VirSchool history lesson was significantly better in the less immersive 3-monitor display system. Moreover, manipulated background music played in the second five and a half minutes of the VirSchool history lesson in the Reality Center resulted in a statistically significant improvement of participants' remembrance of facts from the second five and a half minutes of the VirSchool history lesson. The opposite effect was observed in the 3-monitor display system where participants remembered less information from the second five and a half minutes of the VirSchool history lesson if music was played in the second five and a half minutes of the VirSchool history lesson. -- The results from the present study reveal that in some circumstances music has a significant influence on memory in a virtual environment and in others it does not. These findings contribute towards and encourage further investigation of our understanding of the role that music plays in virtual learning environments so that they may be utilised to advance learning of future generations of students.<br>Mode of access: World Wide Web.<br>280 p. ill. (some col.)
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Vercueil, Anna Catharina. "The effect of the Tomatis method on the psychological well-being and piano performance of student pianists / A.C. Vercueil." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/5000.
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The literature on psychological well-being indicates that high levels of psychological well-being encourage a psychological loop that reinforces itself, lifting an individual on an 'upward spiral' of continued psychological flourishing, which may contribute to positive human functioning. In addition, the literature suggests that effective intervention can raise the levels of psychological well-being.
There are features inherent in the training of student pianists that can contribute to their psychological vulnerability, especially with regard to self-concept and anxiety. Therefore, they can benefit from an intervention that may raise their level of psychological well-being, thus contributing to their resilience in coping with the challenges presented by their training as well as their piano performance.
Clinical observations as well as research indicate that the Tomatis Method can enhance psychological well-being and improve academic functioning. Furthermore, Tomatis' theories and observations suggest that this programme can also enhance music performance, especially with regard to self-listening skills. However, although Tomatis indicates that he observed the same results with instrumentalists as with singers, his writings mostly refer to singers. Except for a single case study by Madaule in 1976, there seems to be no other scientific evidence that the Tomatis Method has benefited student pianists. Therefore, the purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the effect of the Tomatis Method on student pianists' psychological well-being and piano performance.
The empirical study consisted of a two-group pre-post assessment mixed-method design,
involving thirteen 2nd year to postgraduate student pianists from the School of Music and Conservatory, of the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). These students were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 7) which was exposed to the Tomatis Listening Programme, and a non-intervention control group (n = 6). Quantitative data were obtained by means of a battery of tests, which included self-report inventories regarding psychological well-being and music performance anxiety, as well as scales regarding piano performance. The levels of the participants' psychological well-being were measured with the Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff, 1989), the Affectometer 2 (Kammann & Flett, 1983), and the Profile of Mood States (Mc Nair et al., 1992). Participants' levels of music performance anxiety were measured with the Music Performance Anxiety Inventory for Adolescents (Osborne & Kenny, 2005), and the Kenny Music Performance Anxiety Inventory (Kenny et al., 2004). The quality of the students' piano performances was assessed by means of a general impression expressed as a percentage, Mills' constructs (1987) for the assessment of music performance, and Piano Performance Rating Scale (PPRS) which was developed for this study. Qualitative data were acquired by means of interviews, group discussions, projective drawings, written reports, personal observations and the Tomatis Listening Test
Results indicated improvement regarding some aspects related to student pianists' psychological well-being and piano performance. Further research with regard to these aspects is required.<br>Thesis (M.Mus.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.
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Lidji, Pascale. "Musique et langage : spécificités, interactions et associations spatiales." Thèse, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/6347.
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Pothoulaki, Maria. "The psychological effects of music in patients with chronic illness." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.688252.
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Tham, Edgar Kok Kuan. "Effects of Music on Vividness of Movement Imagery." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278984/.
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The purpose of the investigation was to determine the effects of music on self reported vividness of movement imagery. Eighty-four undergraduate kinesiology
majors (42 males; 42 females) were subjects. Based on identical perceptions of precategorized music (classical and jazz), selected subjects were randomly assigned to one of three music treatment conditions (sedative, stimulative, and control) and
administered the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire. A 3 x 2 x 2 (Treatment x Gender x Perspective) ANOVA with repeated measures on the last factor was employed. The results revealed that the two music conditions significantly enhanced the vividness of internal and external imagery perspectives when compared to the no music condition, and that music facilitated the vividness of males and females equally.
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Kaelen, Mendel. "The psychological and human brain effects of music in combination with psychedelic drugs." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/55900.
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This research investigated how psychedelics and music work together in the brain and modulate subjective experience. Chapter 1 highlighted the prominent role of music in psychedelic therapy in the 1950s and 1960s, and how music continues to be used in modern psychotherapeutic trials with psychedelics. Although ‘psychedelic therapy’ shows promising findings for mental health care, little is known empirically about the therapeutic functions of music. The primary objective of this thesis was to address this knowledge gap, via studying the effects of psychedelics and music on human brain function in healthy volunteers, and via studying the subjective experience of music, both in healthy volunteers and in patients undergoing psychedelic therapy. Study 1 (Chapter 3) demonstrated intensified music-evoked emotions under the classic psychedelic LSD, including emotions of ‘wonder’ and ‘transcendence’. In subsequent work (study 2, Chapter 4), increased activation in the inferior frontal gyrus and the precuneus to the timbre features in the music, was associated with increased music-evoked emotions of wonder. Study 3 (Chapter 5) demonstrated that LSD and music interact to enhance information flow from the parahippocampus to the visual cortex, and that this effect correlated with increased complex mental imagery and autobiographical memories. Study 4 (Chapter 6), showed that music has a substantial influence on the therapeutic experience with psilocybin in patients with depression, and the quality of the music-experience predicted peak experiences and insightfulness during sessions, and reductions in depression after sessions. These findings support the hypothesis that the music-experience is intensified under psychedelics, and the widely-held view that this effect may be therapeutically significant. Possible brain mechanisms and therapeutic mechanisms are discussed in Chapter 7, but further research is warranted to better understand these mechanisms, and to learn how music can be best used in psychedelic therapy.
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Meinz, Elizabeth J. "Musical experience, musical knowledge and age effects on memory for music." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30881.
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Shultis, Carol Lee. "Effects of Music Therapy vs. Music Medicine on Physiological and Psychological Parameters of Intensive Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/172789.
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Music Therapy<br>Ph.D.<br>This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of Music Therapy (MT), Music Medicine (MM), or Attention Control (AC) on physiological and psychological parameters of stress for adult and older adult patients receiving care in the Intensive Care Unit of a community general hospital. Previous studies have indicated effectiveness of music therapy or music medicine for these medical patients, but few data are available for music therapy interventions. This study was an attempt to add to available information about the effects of music therapy compared to the effects of music medicine or attention control for this patient population. Participants (twenty-eight adults, ranging in age from 37-83 years; not mechanically ventilated at the time of session) were randomly assigned to music therapy, music medicine or the attention control group. Repeated measures of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and anxiety and pain levels were collected before the session, immediately after the session and at 60 minutes post-session. Anxiety was measured using the Faces Anxiety Scale, and pain was self-reported via a Visual Analog Scale. Post-session length of stay was collected from the participants' medical records. Overall, there were no significant interactions among study groups and outcome measures. There was a statistically significant difference between length of stay for music therapy participants and attention control. Over time from pre-session to post-session, statistically significant decreases in anxiety scores were measured for both music medicine and music therapy groups. Pain scores decreased for both music medicine and music therapy groups, however not significantly. Some medically beneficial effects of music therapy or music medicine were evident in the data.<br>Temple University--Theses
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Cahn, Dan. "The effects of practice procedure and task difficulty on tonal pattern accuracy." Thesis, connect to online resource, 2003. http://www.library.unt.edu/theses/open/20031/cahn%5Fdan/index.htm.
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Jones, Leighton. "Psychological and psychophysiological effects of auditory and visual stimuli during various modes of exercise." Thesis, Brunel University, 2014. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/8226.
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This research programme had three principal objectives. First, to assess the stability of the exercise heart rate-music tempo preference relationship and its relevance to a range of psychological outcomes. Second, to explore the influence of two personal factors (motivational orientation and dominant attentional style) in a naturalistic exercise-to-music setting. Third, to examine means by which to enhance the exercise experience above and below the ventilatory threshold. In Study 1, a mixed-methods approach was employed to capture responses to differing music tempo conditions across a range of exercise intensities. Results in Study 1 did not support a cubic relationship (Karageorghis et al., 2011) but rather a quadratic one, and there was a weak association between the optimal choice of music tempo and positive psychological outcomes. Music conditions reduced the number of associative thoughts by ~10% across all exercise intensities. Study 2 employed questionnaires with a large sample of female participants (n = 417) attending exercise-to-music classes. Results indicate that motivational orientation and attentional style (Association vs. Dissociation) influence responses to an exercise-to-music class. Study 3 examined the effects of external stimuli (music and video) on psychological variables at moderate and high exercise intensities. Findings served to demonstrate that manipulations of attentional focus can have a salient influence on affect and enjoyment even during high-intensity exercise. The contributions of the research programme include providing empirical evidence that attention can be manipulated during high-intensity exercise using theoretically-guided music selections, and music in combination with video footage, which enhance the exercise experience. Further, the research programme advances understanding of how motivational orientation and attentional style influence responses to music during exercise.
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Binns-Turner, Pamela Gail. "Perioperative music and its effects on anxiety, hemodynamics, and pain in women undergoing mastectomy." Thesis, Birmingham, Ala. : University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dt/2008d/binns-turner.pdf.
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Thurber, Myron Ross. "Effects of Heart-Rate Variability Biofeedback Training and Emotional Regulation on Music Performance Anxiety in University Students." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2006. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5428/.
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Student musicians were recruited to participate in an experimental repeated measures research design study to identify effects of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training and emotional self-regulation techniques, as recommended by HeartMath® Institute, on music performance anxiety (MPA) and music performance. Fourteen students were randomly assigned to a treatment or control group following a 5 minute unaccompanied baseline performance. Treatment group participants received 4-5 HRV training sessions of 30-50 minutes each. Training included bibliotherapy, using the computerized Freeze-Framer® 2.0 interactive training software, instruction in the Freeze-Frame® and Quick Coherence® techniques of emotional regulation, and also use of an emWave® portable heart rate variability training device for home training. Measures included the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Performance Anxiety Inventory (PAI), Flow State Scale (FSS), average heart rate (HR), and heart rate variability (HRV). Quade's rank transformed ANCOVA was used to evaluate treatment and no-treatment group comparisons. Combined MPA scores showed statistical significance at p=.05 level with large effect size of eta2=.320. Individual measurements of trait anxiety showed a small effect size of eta2=.001. State anxiety measurement showed statistical significance at the p=.10 level with a large effect size eta2=.291. FSS showed no statistical or effect size difference. PAI showed no statistical significance and a large effect size eta2=.149. HR showed no statistical significance and a large effect size eta2=.143. HRV showed statistical significance at p=.000 level and a large effect size eta2=.698. This study demonstrated practical/clinical significance of a relatively quick and inexpensive biofeedback training that had large effect at decreasing mental, emotional, and physiological symptoms of MPA for university students.
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LIU, MEI-FANG, and 劉梅芳. "An Analysis of the Psychological Effect of Music Therapy on the Elderly - A Literature Review." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7wfjkk.
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碩士<br>南開科技大學<br>福祉科技與服務管理所<br>105<br>This study reviewed relevant literature from both Taiwan and other countries on how "music therapy interventions" can be applied to health care for the elderly, for effective improvement of psychological health. It is hoped that the results can provide medical institutions, communities, and long-term care facilities with a reference for clinical care in Taiwan. Both Chinese and English keywords "music therapy", "old", and "older people" were used to search in the database of CEPS (Chinese database) and Google English-language academic journals. A total of 194 articles ranging from January 2000 to December 2016 were retrieved. Finally thirteen journal articles were chosen for reviewing and analysis, related to experimental tests on the effectiveness of music therapy interventions for elderly persons. The samples in these studies were randomly selected from communities, nursing homes, and dementia care units in hospitals. The music therapy interventions included "listening to different types of music", "playing percussion instruments” and “singing". Each treatment time was about 20-45 minutes, conducted at least once a week, and lasted for two weeks. The effectiveness of the interventions was evaluated through pre- and post-tests. The review suggested that music therapy could effectively reduce depressive behavior within the elderly community and improve their overall health and the quality of their lives. It also reduced the level of behavioral agitation for those elderly in nursing home and hospital dementia care. However, there are still some limitations in these studies, including small sample sizes, types of music therapy, and relative lengths of intervention. These issues need further research to prove the effectiveness of music therapy for improving the psychological health of the elderly.
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Powell, Sean Robert. "The effect of Elizabeth A. H. Green's conception of psychological conducting on the ability of beginning instrumental conducting students to communicate through gesture /." 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3314866.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.<br>Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-05, Section: A, page: 1713. Adviser: Joseph Manfredo. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-126) Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
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Venter, Henriette. "The effect of the tempo of music on concentration in a simulated driving experience." Diss., 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4726.
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Performing multiple tasks simultaneously is proposed to have an influence on the
amount of mental resources available for attending to incoming stimuli’s.
Concentration is presumed to be divided between focussing on driving (incoming
visual information) while attending to incoming auditory information. The study aimed
to investigate the influence of the tempo of music on concentration and driving ability
by means of simulation. Concentration was measured by driving errors (DE)
whereas driving ability was measured by lap-times (LT) and elicited behaviour. Four
treatment conditions were utilised; that is a no-music (NM) control condition, low
tempo music (LTM)-, medium tempo music (MTM)- and high tempo music (HTM)
treatment conditions. Results found that the tempo of music does not have an
influence on concentration; however, significant results were obtained indicating that
the tempo of music does have an influence on driving behaviour.<br>Psychology<br>M.A. Soc. Sc. (Psychology)
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Ziemer, Tim. "Perceptual sound field synthesis concept for music presentation." 2017. https://slub.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A70632.
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A perceptual sound field synthesis approach for music is presented. Its signal processing implements critical bands, the precedence effect and integration times of the auditory system by technical means, as well as the radiation characteristics of musical instruments. Furthermore, interaural coherence, masking and auditory scene analysis principles are considered. As a result, the conceptualized sound field synthesis system creates a natural, spatial sound impression for listeners in extended listening area, even with a low number of loudspeakers. A novel technique, the “precedence fade”, as well as the interaural cues provided by the sound field synthesis approach, allow for a precise and robust localization.Simulations and a listening test provide a proof of concept. The method is particularly robust for signals with impulsive attacks and long quasi-stationary phases, as in the case of many instrumental sounds. It is compatible with many loudspeaker setups, such as 5.1 to 22.2, ambisonics systems and loudspeaker arrays for wave front synthesis. The perceptual sound field synthesis approach is an alternative to physically centered wave field synthesis concepts and conventional, perceptually motivated stereophonic sound and benefits from both paradigms.
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Armstrong, Ruth Elizabeth. "The effect of music therapy on self-reported affect in hospitalised paediatric patients : a thesis submitted to the New Zealand School of Music in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1208.
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The present research examines the effect of music therapy on the affect of hospitalised children. It took place on a paediatric ward of a New Zealand public hospital. This study aimed to investigate the role of music therapy in addressing patients’ psychosocial needs. Literature on the impact of hospitalisation, and on the use of music therapy in hospitals and paediatrics was reviewed. The research involved an audit of the therapist’s clinical notes from music therapy sessions over the course of seven months. The clinical notes included measurements of children’s mood from the beginning and end of sessions, using McGrath’s (1990) Affective Facial Scale. It was hypothesised that mood measures following music therapy would be higher than pre-music therapy scores. Statistical analysis of the facial scale data did not show a significant difference between ‘before’ and ‘after’ measures. These results were discussed with regard to a ceiling effect (this is, the measurements indicated patients were at the happy end of the scale before the music therapy session, so there was little room on the scale for mood to improve following music therapy). The measurement of emotion did not prove to be straightforward. The hospital environment may have influenced the patients’ responses in a number of ways. These environmental influences are discussed with reference to examples from the clinical notes. The usefulness of facial scales in this context is discussed, as well as other limitations of the research. Suggestions for future research include the use of other mood measures, and the inclusion of measurements of parental mood and how this affects the child.
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Caujolle, Fabien André Elie. "The influence of psychological distance on the effects of music congruency in consumer behavior." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25311.
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Specific music genres (classical, country/rock) are known to have a premium pricing effect on consumer’s purchase decisions. The induction of a temporal psychological distance variable in a purchasing process alters music congruity semantic priming effects on consumer behavior, since more psychologically distant objects are said to reduce priming effects. In harmony with these concepts, a quantitative method shows how psychological distance influences background music affects through social identity, utilitarian, and ambiguous (displaying both attributes) products exposure on consumer’s overall pricing and hedonic perception; and if a contextual consumer conditioning can possibly force the perception framing of a product, when a background music is congruent with it.<br>Específicos géneros musicais (clássica, country/rock) são conhecidos por terem um efeito de preço premium no que diz respeito às decisões de compra dos consumidores. A indução de uma variável de distancia psicológica temporal no processo de compra altera os priming effects da coerência musical, uma vez que quanto maior a distancia psicológica dos objetos menor serão os priming effects. Quando ambos conceitos se encontram em harmonia, o estudo mostra como a distancia psicológica influencia o efeito que a música de fundo tem na identidade social, no utilitarismo, e por fim, a ambiguidade (quando ambos atributos estão presentes) que a exibição do produto tem na disponibilidade para pagar e na experiência hedónica do consumidor. Este estudo também procura compreender se o condicionamento contextual do consumidor pode forçar a percepção de enquadramento do produto, quando a música de fundo é coerente com efeito de distancia psicológica.
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Jui, Lee Yung, and 李詠瑞. "Effects of Music Therapy on Pain Level 、 Physiological Responses and Psychological Perception of Cancer Patients." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34672893747069591400.
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碩士<br>長庚大學<br>護理學研究所<br>88<br>Because of the improvement of medical treatment, there are some new medical skills developed continuously trying to help the cancer patient handling their complications. Pain is the most common symptom for cancer patients. Approximately 40 to 80 percent of patients with cancer received inadequate pain management. If pain is not controlled properly, it will cause physical disability and psychological distress. These symptoms extremely affect patient’s quality of life. A combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological method of pain control probably yield the most effective pain relief for the cancer patient. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of music therapy on pain level, physiological responses and psychological perception of cancer patients who received scheduled pain medication.
A pre-post test quasi-experimental design was used in the study. Forty-six hospitalized cancer patients were recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan. These cancer patients were consecutively assigned to experimental group (n=24) and control group (n=22). The experimental group received music therapy 30 minutes while the control group only received researcher’s company 30 minutes. Both experimental group and control group have received general routine care(i.e.,lying down quietly for 30 minutes, and suggestion of relaxation). Pain Assessment Form, Somatic Symptoms Scale, and Psychological Perception Scale were used to collect information from cancer patients.
The results showed as follows:
(1)Experimental group had significantly lower scores on pain
level than control group.
(2)There were no significant difference between two groups on
the physical responses.
(3)Experimental group had significantly lower scores on negative
psychological perception than control group.
The results of this study suggested that music therapy can be an effective nursing intervention. Nurses should encourage patients to use music as adjuvants to medication for cancer pain.
Key Words: Music Therapy, Cancer Patient, Pain Level,
Phsiological Response, Psychological Perception
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"The effects of music training on memory of children." 2001. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5890695.
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Yim-chi Ho.<br>"Running head: Effects of music training on memory of children."<br>Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-65).<br>Abstracts in English and Chinese.<br>ABSTRACT (English Version) --- p.ii<br>ABSTRACT (Chinese Version) --- p.iii<br>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iv<br>TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.v<br>LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi<br>LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii<br>Chapter CHAPTER I - --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1<br>Chapter CHAPTER II - --- METHOD --- p.13<br>Chapter CHAPTER III - --- RESULTS --- p.19<br>Chapter CHAPTER IV - --- DISCUSSION --- p.42<br>REFERENCES --- p.51
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Li, De Fen, and 李德芬. "Effects of music therapy on burn patients regarding pain level､physiological responses and psychological perception during change dressing." Thesis, 1995. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59941546405776135180.
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Yang, Gan-shiuh, and 楊甘旭. "The Effects of Music Activities on the Situation Physical and Psychological Items of a Student with Mental Retardation and Emotion Disability." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35231093968392443029.
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碩士<br>國立臺東大學<br>教育研究所<br>92<br>Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of music activities on the situation physically and psychologically items of a senior high school student with mental retardation and emotion disability.
First, the theoretical basis of music therapy was discussed through literature review and analysis. Next, the six sets of the situation physically and psychologically items include ”, “human interaction”, “impulse control”, ”attention” etc, which were defined to target the experiment test group. Music activities and teaching materials were designed according to the theories methods of music therapy, and experiments were conducted.
The study is based on A-B-A-B of single case experimental designs. The experimental subjects consist of a student with mental retardation and emotion disability of Lin-Con
Specially senior high school. After four steps conducted over sixteen weeks, the results indicated:
1. Music activities could improve human interaction of experimental subject.
2. Music activities could improve impulse control of experimental subject.
3. Music activities could improve attention of experimental subject.
Results of this study on mentally retarded were discussed and future research were also suggested.
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Ntsihlele, Flora Mpho. "Games,gestures and learning in Basotho children's play songs." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1768.
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Colonialism in Africa had an impact on the indigenous peoples of Africa and this is shown in some of their games. The purpose of this study is to gain deeper insight into Basotho children's games and to demonstrate that the Western ideas of music and games are not necessarily the same as Basotho folk children's conceptions. The literature on Basotho children's games is reviewed though not much has been contributed by early and present Basotho writers who have generally approached it from the angle of literature without transcribing the songs. The Sesotho word for games (lipapali) embraces entertainment but a further investigation of it shows that aspects of learning of which the children were aware in some cases and in others they were not aware, are present. These are supported by musical examples and texts. The definition of play versus games is treated (with regard to infants and children) and these two concepts are still receiving constant attention and investigation by scholars and researchers as the words are synonymous and can be misleading. Infants' play is unorganised and spontaneous while games are organised structures. Furthermore, play and games are important in child development education. In this study, they are given attention in order to lay the foundation for the understanding and interpretation of games used in both cultures.
It is a misconception that African children's games are accompanied with music in the Western sense. Hence, the word `music' in Sesotho children's games takes on a different connotation from those in the West. Music' in Sesotho children's games embraces not only tunes that are sung, but game verses chanted in a rhythmic manner as opposed to spoken verse. Yet, mino (music) exists in Sesotho and is equivalent to the Western idea. These chanted rhythms and games are analysed against the backdrop of specific cultural dimensions for children depending on the function of the game played. The results of this study indicated that though the idea of music in children's games is not the same, games are an educational in character building and learning. Recommendations are made for educationists and music educators.<br>ART HIST, VIS ARTS & MUSIC<br>DLITT ET PHIL (MUSICOLOGY)