Essays about: "psychology in music"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words psychology in music.
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1. ''The string between our lives''. The healing power of a cello’s music in The Cellist of Sarajevo.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för litteraturvetenskap; Lunds universitet/LitteraturvetenskapAbstract : The essay is an analysis of the intermediality of literature and music with an emphasis on music psychology and the poetic and cultural representations of the cello. The research is applied on Steven Galloway's ''The Cellist of Sarajevo'', in order to interpret the characters' experience of music and examine its therapeutic value... READ MORE
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2. You Can Call Me AI: An Experimental Study on How Emotional Response is Affected by Perceiving Music to be Composed by Artificial Intelligence
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : This thesis examines how emotional response is affected by perceiving music to be composed by artificial intelligence (AI). Through a theoretical framework, based on previous research in music and emotion, the aim is to contribute to the research on AI music by focusing on cinematic music and how emotional strength is affected by the perceived composer, AI, or human. READ MORE
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3. Openness to experience and a preference for atonality : How does the personality trait “openness to experience” correlate to enjoyment of atonal harmony, as opposed to tonal harmony?
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologiAbstract : This study addresses a specific gap in research concerning personality type and aesthetic preference. The goal of this study was to assess the following question: is there a positive correlation between an enjoyment of atonal harmony and the personality trait dimension known as “openness to experience”? A survey was crafted, and a number of musical pieces with various degrees of tonality and atonality were composed for this study. READ MORE
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4. “Music is Feeling” : Tarab: a Phenomenon of Arab Musical Culture
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskapAbstract : This essay examines tarab, an Arab musical tradition deeply rooted in the Near East region, and evaluated by listeners based on its emotional effect. Tarab culture has been influenced by westernization, forces of globalization, postcolonial nationalism, and modernism since the early 20th-century, which significantly changed the face of this musical culture by the end of the century. READ MORE
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5. The Search for Brilliance - Understanding and developing key skills for orchestral flute auditions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This thesis is aimed at finding methods to improve performance quality in an audition setting through research on music performance anxiety, performance psychology, relaxation techiques and flute technique. Using my personal experience in real auditions and daily practice, I also provide examples of how I improved my proficiency as a performer through a portfolio of technical exercises that can improve skill levels as well as be a source of relaxation prior to an audition. READ MORE