Music Appreciation Research Articles

Automatic analysis of cochlear response using electrocochleography signals during cochlear implant surgery.

Cochlear implants (CIs) provide an opportunity for the hearing impaired to perceive sound through electrical stimulation of the hearing (cochlear) nerve. However, there is a high risk of losing a patient’s natural hearing during CI surgery, which has been shown to reduce speech perception in noisy environments as well as music appreciation. This is a major barrier to the adoption of CIs by the hearing impaired. Electrocochleography (ECochG) has been used to detect intra-operative trauma that may lead to loss of natural hearing. There is early evidence that ECochG can enable early intervention to save natural hearing of the patient. However, detection of trauma by observing changes in the ECochG response is typically carried out by a human expert. Here, we discuss a method of automating the analysis of cochlear responses during CI surgery. We establish, using historical patient data, that the proposed method is highly accurate (∼94% and ∼95% for sensitivity and specificity respectively) when compared to a human expert. The automation of real-time cochlear response analysis is expected to improve the scalability of ECochG and improve patient safety.

Une histoire de flops et un nouveau tournant : le dialogue musical turco-allemand

To gain a more comprehensive understanding of the Turkish-German music interplay the article outlines a history of the reception of Turkish music in Germany. What remained the story of a rather unsuccessful effort to connect Turkish-speaking and German-speaking people in the period from the 1960s to the 1980s, has changed with German-Turkish hip-hop since the 1990s and more significantly over the last few years with (neo-)Anatolian pop – with vocals in Turkish – now being well received in Germany and internationally. In a first step, the article examines why the earlier attempts to establish a Turkish-German music interplay flopped, how the cultural framework of reception and distribution of music was built in Germany for both audiences, and which social, cultural and musical conflicts were in play. To this effect, the main focus is set on a special case of interplay serving as an example: Musicians singing Turkish pop music in German and musicians singing German pop music in Turkish. After decades of flops in Turkish-German music interplay and after decades of German-Turkish hip-hop it now works even the more complicated way, that is with vocals in Turkish and Turkish elements in the musical structure and instrumentation. The latter have been an obstacle for gaining non-Turkish people’s musical appreciation in Germany for a long time. But what has been an obstacle now turns out to be an asset, as for the first time a considerable non-Turkish speaking audience in Germany is enjoying (neo-)Anatolian pop. This leads to the second step of the analysis, which will address the question of how this could happen by investigating the elements that induced this change. The analysis of the described topic will draw on Popular Music Studies, decolonial discussions as well as a comparative perspective. The latter is focused on (non-)transfer, (non-)exchange and (non-)interplay to enlighten inter-ethnic and inter-cultural issues of connection or separation.

Brief Discussion on the Significance of Integrating Ideological and Political Education into the Music Appreciation Course in Colleges and Universities

Brief Discussion on the Significance of Integrating Ideological and Political Education into the Music Appreciation Course in Colleges and Universities

Forward Electric Stimulation-Induced Interference in Intracochlear Electrocochleography of Acoustic Stimulation in the Cochlea of Guinea Pigs.

Electric-acoustic stimulation (EAS) uses amplified sound by a hearing aid to stimulate an apical low-frequency region of the cochlea and electrical current from a cochlear implant (CI) to stimulate the basal high-frequency region. EAS recipients had significantly improved speech perception, music appreciation, and hearing function in noise compared to those relying on CI electrical stimulation (ES) alone. However, the interaction between basal ES and apical acoustic stimulation (AS) in the cochlea potentially affects EAS advantages. To investigate ES-AS interaction, we designed a system that recorded the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) and the auditory evoked potential (AEP). We used an intracochlear electrode array to deliver ES at the basal cochlea and detect intracochlear electrocochleography (iECochG) generated from apical AS. Within iECochG, 3 or 6 dB (double or quadruple intensity of ECAP threshold) electric stimulation, 1 ms-forward ES significantly increased CAP amplitudes of 4 kHz/20 dB AS compared to 0 dB ES. Notably, 1 ms-forward 3 dB ES significantly increased CAP amplitudes of 4 kHz/20 dB AS, while 3 or 5 ms-forward ES did not change the CAP amplitudes. The elevation in CAP amplitude of 40 dB/4 kHz AS induced by 1 ms-forward 3 dB ES was significantly lower than that in 20 dB/4 kHz AS. With 1 ms-forward 3 dB ES, AS frequency and stimulating electrode location have no significant impact on relative CAP amplitudes of 20 dB AS. These results suggest that the basal forward ES and the following apical AS could produce a cumulative effect on the auditory nerve response.

Music, Religion and Health; A Scientific Perspective on the Origin of Our Relationship to Music

Why do we react emotionally to music? Does music appreciation have an adaptive value? What is the role of music in spiritual and healing practices? Music is a fascinating area of research for evolutionary theory, psychological development, and emotional perception and elicitation. It is a highly valued feature of all known living cultures and societies, pervading many aspects of daily and devotional life and playing many roles. The question that still lingers among music researchers however is why is this so. This paper will discuss the influence of music on our emotional life, psychological wellbeing, spiritual practices and finally on physiological processes present in our body. The aim is to examine the origin of our relationship to music through the mentioned perspectives and to attempt to link the various theoretical perspectives on this subject across two major domains; health and spirituality.

The Application of the Gestalt Theory in Music Psychotherapy for Piano.

This paper presents an in-depth study and analysis of the application of the Gestalt theory to music psychotherapy for piano. The paper focuses on how to apply the “whole and part” and “epiphany” perspectives of the Gestalt learning theory to singing and music appreciation lessons. In addition, the Gestalt school's ideas of developing creative thinking, creating problematic situations, and transferring learning were demonstrated through the implementation of teaching cases. There are differences in the effects of different music on the distribution of body surface temperature; there are differences in the effects of yang music on the Directing Vessel compared to the effects of yin music on the Directing Vessel, and the effects are following the hierarchical model of thinking; there are individual differences in the magnitude of the effects of the same music on the body surface temperature of different people, and the identification of music needs to be combined with the three factors. The wavelet energy entropy (WEE) characteristics of EEG signals were extracted as the input of the designed and optimized deep belief network model, and the average emotional classification accuracy of EEG signals in the left and right brain regions could be obtained as 84.20% and 83.07%, respectively, under the condition of distinguishing brain regions and different music environments. Compared with the classification accuracies of DBN, restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM), and K nearest neighbor (kNN) algorithms in mixed music environments, the classification effects were improved by about 3.49%, 12.89%, and 7.24%. Relying on the ability-poor theory and Weiner attribution theory, different types of secondary school students, their psychological characteristics, and their causes were pointed out. Combined with the psychological characteristics, the case study illustrates the positive effect of music therapy on psychological support.

PENGGUNAAN PENDEKATAN SAVI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN HASIL BELAJAR APRESIASI MUSIK NUSANTARA PADA SISWA KELAS VIII C SMP NEGERI 2 SUGIO KABUPATEN LAMONGAN

The purpose of this study was to describe (1) whether the use of the SAVI approach can improve learning activities for archipelago music appreciation and (2) whether the use of the SAVI approach can improve learning outcomes for archipelago music appreciation in class VIII C students of SMP Negeri 2 Sugio. This research is a qualitative descriptive research, namely research that describes the steps of learning and the results of the learning process with the SAVI approach. The results showed that the results of activity observations showed that in cycle 1 the attention aspect 22 children scored high, interaction 21 children scored high, assignment 22 children scored high and cooperation 21 children scored high. Based on the results of the research, the authors concluded that the SAVI approach can increase the activity and learning outcomes of appreciation of Indonesian music for students and the authors suggest that this SAVI approach can be continuously applied by teachers in the learning process at school so that student activities and learning outcomes can be even better.

Music Appreciation of Cochlear Implant Users versus Normal Hearing Individuals.

Introduction:Cochlear implants (CI) provide speech perception for patients with sensorineural hearing impairment; nonetheless, listening to music is a daunting challenge for them. The present study aimed to compare Iranian CI users and normal hearing (NH) controls in terms of musical habits and appreciation and investigate the possible effect of background variables.Materials and Methods:A total of 37 CI users who underwent surgery at least 18 months before the study and 59 NH listeners were enrolled in this study. The participants were assigned to two age groups: group A (patients ≥15 years old) and group B (patients <15 years old). They were asked to complete the questionnaires to assess their music engagement.Results:In group A, the mean score of music importance was significantly higher in CI users (8.7±2.1), as compared to that in NH subjects (5.8±2.3) (P=0.005). Participation in professional musical training and singing with music was not significantly different between the groups. In group B, the mean score of desire for music was not significantly different between CI users (8.2±1.8) and NH subjects (7.7±2.0). They participated in professional musical training and had a reaction to music almost equally. Singing with music was significantly less common in the CI group (CI 16[61.5%], NH (40[85.1%]) (P=0.023). Selected background variables had no significant effect on the music tendency and habits of CI users.Conclusions:Iranian CI users tended to have a high level of music appreciation in both adult and children groups. Moreover, CI users and NH controls did not significantly differ in the importance of music, devoted time, participation in musical activities, and musical habits.

Emotional Analysis and Personalized Recommendation Analysis in Music Performance

Music performance belongs to music recreation activities, is through singing, musical instrument performance, and vocal conductor, including a variety of artistic means, to convey music to the audience with real sound effects that can be felt, and can play its social function. Emotional state is a part of the whole attitude, which is consistent with introverted feelings and intentions in attitude, and is a complex and stable physiological evaluation and experience of attitude in physiology. This paper first introduces the concepts of music performance from the perspective of music appreciation and music ability. Then based on the emotional feature learning of matrix factorization constrained nonnegative matrix factorization and model optimization algorithm are used to analyze the emotional aspects of music. Finally, through the experimental comparison of the difficulty of emotion in various artistic creations, a conclusion is drawn. The research involves matrix decomposition, mathematical modeling, model optimization, digital audio technology application, and other fields. In the third part of this paper, the constrained nonnegative matrix factorization, the constrained nonnegative matrix factorization with external information, and the model optimization algorithm are used to study the mathematical modeling.

Unlock Music Theme and "Play" Music Class ——Research on Precision Teaching of Junior High School Music Appreciation

Unlock Music Theme and "Play" Music Class ——Research on Precision Teaching of Junior High School Music Appreciation

Gagaku, Ensemble OnoTeruhisa Fukuda, maître de shakuhachi. Offrande musicale

Gagaku, Ensemble OnoTeruhisa Fukuda, maître de shakuhachi. Offrande musicale

ARCS 학습 동기 모델을 적용한 대학 교양 음악수업 방안

Objectives This study is aimed at providing measures for teaching approach in music appreciation class through activities that trigger learning motivation in order to remedy students lack of learning motivation.&#x0D; Methods Keller s ARCS learning motivation model was selected through a literature study on learning motivation, and methods to increase motivation in music education based on the main factors of attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction were explored.&#x0D; Results To promote self-motivated participatory learning in music activities, a music study plan was proposed based on the core musical activites of listening, composing, singing and instrument playing which use “the Five” and their musical works to address each of ARCS learning motivation factors: 1) attention (using fables that arouse curiosity); 2) relevance (using stories of overcoming adversities that relate to learners personal worries); 3) confidence (using challenging music games); and 4) satisfaction (performing using acquired musical knowledge and skills).&#x0D; Conclusions Music activities applying this learning motivation method can be an alternative method for learners who have difficulties with or who lack of interest in music appreciation class, and can be used as basic data for music education that promote learning motivation.

Cross-Frequency Brain Network Dynamics Support Pitch Change Detection.

Processing auditory sequences involves multiple brain networks and is crucial to complex perception associated with music appreciation and speech comprehension. We used time-resolved cortical imaging in a pitch change detection task to detail the underlying nature of human brain network activity, at the rapid time scales of neurophysiology. In response to tone sequence presentation to the participants, we observed slow inter-regional signaling at the pace of tone presentations (2-4 Hz) that was directed from auditory cortex toward both inferior frontal and motor cortices. Symmetrically, motor cortex manifested directed influence onto auditory and inferior frontal cortices via bursts of faster (15-35 Hz) activity. These bursts occurred precisely at the expected latencies of each tone in a sequence. This expression of interdependency between slow/fast neurophysiological activity yielded a form of local cross-frequency phase-amplitude coupling in auditory cortex, which strength varied dynamically and peaked when pitch changes were anticipated. We clarified the mechanistic relevance of these observations in relation to behavior by including a group of individuals afflicted by congenital amusia, as a model of altered function in processing sound sequences. In amusia, we found a depression of inter-regional slow signaling toward motor and inferior frontal cortices, and a chronic overexpression of slow/fast phase-amplitude coupling in auditory cortex. These observations are compatible with a misalignment between the respective neurophysiological mechanisms of stimulus encoding and internal predictive signaling, which was absent in controls. In summary, our study provides a functional and mechanistic account of neurophysiological activity for predictive, sequential timing of auditory inputs.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Auditory sequences are processed by extensive brain networks, involving multiple systems. In particular, fronto-temporal brain connections participate in the encoding of sequential auditory events, but so far, their study was limited to static depictions. This study details the nature of oscillatory brain activity involved in these inter-regional interactions in human participants. It demonstrates how directed, polyrhythmic oscillatory interactions between auditory and motor cortical regions provide a functional account for predictive timing of incoming items in an auditory sequence. In addition, we show the functional relevance of these observations in relation to behavior, with data from both normal hearing participants and a rare cohort of individuals afflicted by congenital amusia, which we considered here as a model of altered function in processing sound sequences.

Exploration of Classroom Teaching of Music Appreciation in Primary Schools Guided by the Concept of "New Three Learning"——Teaching Design and Teaching Experience of "Thunder and Lightning Polka"

Exploration of Classroom Teaching of Music Appreciation in Primary Schools Guided by the Concept of "New Three Learning"——Teaching Design and Teaching Experience of "Thunder and Lightning Polka"

Development of Korean traditional music appreciation education program through inter-curricular linkage: Focusing on Pansori and the cultire of the common people

목적 본 연구에서는 2015 개정 교육과정의 초등학교 5-6학년 음악&#8901;사회 교과의 영역에 대한 연계성을 검토하고, 2015 개정 교육과정에서 요구하는 교과 간 연결 수업을 위해 판소리와 서민 문화를 중심으로 한 교육의 방향을 도출하고자 했다. 방법 이를 위해 첫째, 2015 개정 교육과정 음악 교과의 감상 영역과 사회 교과의 정치&#8901;문화사 영역을 고찰하고, 둘째, 판소리와 서민 문화를 연계한 학습 활동을 중심으로 초등학교 5-6학년의 음악 교과서 7종과 사회 교과서를 분석하였다. 셋째, 판소리와 서민 문화를 연계한 국악감상교육 프로그램을 2차시로 구성하였고, 교수학습 자료로 AI와 VR 플랫폼을 적용하였다. 결과 판소리는 음악 교과의 감상 영역으로, 서민 문화는 사회 교과의 정치&#8901;문화사 영역에서 학습 내용으로 해당한다. 본 연구는 판소리와 서민 문화를 연계한 효과적인 교육프로그램 개발을 위해 ASSURE 모형을 계획 단계에서 적용하였고, 학습 초기 접근 방식을 달리하여 2차시 프로그램을 개발하였다. 또한, 본 연구 내용을 온&#8901;오프라인 수업에서 적용할 수 있도록 교수학습 자료로 에듀테크를 활용하였다. 결론 본 연구는 교과 간 연계를 위해 2015 개정 교육과정 음악 교과와 사회 교과의 연계성을 탐색하고, 판소리와 서민 문화를 주제로 국악 감상 교육 방안을 제시하기 위한 프로그램을 개발하여 국악과 타 교과 간 연계를 위한 예비연구 성격을 지닌다. 끝으로 향후 교과 간 연계를 통한 국악 교육을 위한 제언과 연구의 제한점을 논하였다.

Gukak VR Contents and Korean Traditional Music Appreciation Education in Elementary school

본 연구는 4차 산업혁명이 대두된 이후 예술의 창조와 감상, 교육 등에 적극적으로 반영될 것으로 예견된 가상현실을 활용한 국악감상 교육 방안을 제시하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 국악 관련 VR &#61598; AR, 메타버스 등을 분석한 이후 감상곡 위주의 제재곡 3곡을 선정하여 활용방안을 제시한 바, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, VR은 초연결, 초지능 초융합으로 특징 지울 수 있는 4차 산업혁명 시대에 시 &#61598; 공간을 초월한다는 장점이 부각되면서 문화예술을 향유하는 새로운 형태로 자리 잡고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 가상현실 관련 기술은 360°촬영기술 이외에 볼류매트릭 기법을 포함한 다양한 실감형 기술이 반영되고 있었고, 게임을 기반으로 한 교육콘텐츠 개발 등이 이루어지고 있었다. 둘째, 현행 국악 VR은 국립국악원을 중심으로 제작되어 61편이 공개되었음을 확인하였고 네이버 블로그와 페이스북, 인스타그램, 카카오채널, 유튜브로 운영되고 있었다. 한국문화재재단에서 제작된 AR중 국악과 관련하여 판소리 춘향가 3대목, 흥보가 2대목, 심청가 1대목, 처용무(반주 5곡)이 제작되었으며 움직이는 박물관을 통해 공개할 예정임을 확인하였다. 또한 국립무형유산원 꿈나래터 전시장에서는 실감형 체험관을 운영 중이며 AR캐릭터 QR리플릿을 제공하고 있었다. 셋째, 처용무, 봉산탈춤, 강강술래의 원격 국악감상 수업방안을 각각 VR감상형, AR체험형, 메타버스 활동형으로 각각 구분하여 제시하였다. 국악VR과 AR, 메타버스 등을 활용한 다양한 콘텐츠가 개발되어 학생들에게 보다 미래지향적인 국악 수업 방안이 계속하여 제공되기를 바란다.

Research on Teaching Strategies of Improving Pupils' Music Appreciation Ability through Multi-modal Linkage

Research on Teaching Strategies of Improving Pupils' Music Appreciation Ability through Multi-modal Linkage

An EEG Neurofeedback Interactive Model for Emotional Classification of Electronic Music Compositions Considering Multi-Brain Synergistic Brain-Computer Interfaces.

This paper presents an in-depth study and analysis of the emotional classification of EEG neurofeedback interactive electronic music compositions using a multi-brain collaborative brain-computer interface (BCI). Based on previous research, this paper explores the design and performance of sound visualization in an interactive format from the perspective of visual performance design and the psychology of participating users with the help of knowledge from various disciplines such as psychology, acoustics, aesthetics, neurophysiology, and computer science. This paper proposes a specific mapping model for the conversion of sound to visual expression based on people’s perception and aesthetics of sound based on the phenomenon of audiovisual association, which provides a theoretical basis for the subsequent research. Based on the mapping transformation pattern between audio and visual, this paper investigates the realization path of interactive sound visualization, the visual expression form and its formal composition, and the aesthetic style, and forms a design expression method for the visualization of interactive sound, to benefit the practice of interactive sound visualization. In response to the problem of neglecting the real-time and dynamic nature of the brain in traditional brain network research, dynamic brain networks proposed for analyzing the EEG signals induced by long-time music appreciation. During prolonged music appreciation, the connectivity of the brain changes continuously. We used mutual information on different frequency bands of EEG signals to construct dynamic brain networks, observe changes in brain networks over time and use them for emotion recognition. We used the brain network for emotion classification and achieved an emotion recognition rate of 67.3% under four classifications, exceeding the highest recognition rate available.

Analysis of the Basic Characteristics and Teaching Environment and Mode of Music Appreciation Course Based on Core Literacy.

The main goals of a music appreciation course are to develop college students' emotions, improve their musical abilities, and strengthen their conceptual framework. This essay primarily introduces the fundamental elements and instructional approach of a music appreciation course built on core literacy. In order to clarify the need for and orientation of basic literacy in college music appreciation teaching, as well as to understand the special value of the subject, we conducted research on the relationship between basic literacy and college music appreciation teaching. Based on this, a new detection algorithm that fuses feature fusion and AM (attention mechanism) is proposed, and visual AM is added to the algorithm based on AM features to help the agent learn the best course of action quickly. The findings indicate that this method's cumulative normalized discount gain increases by about 0.07 and that the recommended list's overall quality has significantly improved. The hit ranking is decreased by about 0.05 when compared to the collaborative neural network filtering method without AM.

Idris Sardi’s Influence on Musical Development and Education in Indonesia

Idris Sardi is known as a music maestro in Indonesia. This study aims to reveal the influence of Idris Sardi on the development of music and its implications in music education. This study uses a qualitative method with a narrative approach. The data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The research informants were carefully selected from the family, violin students, and colleagues of Idris Sardi in Jakarta and Bogor, West Java. The data were analyzed by organizing data and creating codes, describing codes in chronological categories and themes, developing interpretations, and visualizing data. The results showed that Idris Sardi was influential in developing (1) keroncong music by varying the tempo and expanding the repertoire; (2) the violin playing techniques included unique characters such as vibrato, glissando, and octave variations; (3) ethnic and popular music were made through orchestrations and collaboration with orchestral music. The implications in music vocational education were (1) problem-based learning by creating a new keroncong style to be accepted by society; (2) the improvement capability by exploring skills to play the violin; (3) life-based-learning by raising local and popular music to be qualified while enhancing the level of society’s music appreciation. In conclusion, Idris Sardi provided a strong influence on the music development in Indonesia, and the implication could be a new strategy to improve the quality of music education.