A typology of music information for studies on information seeking

Rousi, Antti; Savolainen, Reijo; Vakkari, Pertti

doi:10.1108/jd-01-2015-0018

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“…We return to the classification by Harper et al (2010) in the next section but also note that none of the question classifications mentioned above are specific to music. A typology specific to music, but unrelated to social Q&A, has been offered by Rousi et al (2016). They distinguish between five categories of music information: music listening, music making, graphic representations of music, technological models of music, and ideological models of music.…”

Section: Social Qandamentioning

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Music questions in social Q&A: an analysis of Yahoo! Answers

Hertzum

Borlund

2017

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Purpose -Social question and answer (social Q&A) sites have become a popular tool for obtaining music information. This paper investigates what users ask about, what experience the questions convey, and how users specify their questions.Design/methodology/approach -A total of 3897 music questions from the social Q&A site Yahoo! Answers were categorized according to their question type, user experience, and question specification.Findings -The music questions were diverse with (dis)approval (42%), factual (21%), and advice (15%) questions as the most frequent types. Advice questions were the longest and roughly twice as long as (dis)approval and factual questions. The user experience associated with the questions was most often pragmatic (24%) or senso-emotional (12%). Pragmatic questions were typically about the user's own performance of music, while senso-emotional questions were about finding music for listening. Notably, half of the questions did not convey information about the user experience but the absence of such information did not reduce the number of answers. In specifying the questions, the most frequent information was about the music context and the user context. Research limitations/implications-This study suggests a division of labor between social Q&A sites and search engines for music information retrieval. It should be noted that the study is restricted to one social Q&A site.Originality/value -Social Q&A sites provide an opportunity for studying what information real users seek about music and what information they specify to retrieve it, thereby elucidating the role of social Q&A in music information seeking.

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Section: Social Qandamentioning

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Music questions in social Q&A: an analysis of Yahoo! Answers

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Borlund

2017

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“…In order to elaborate the issues above, the present paper approaches music information through a typology comprising of six modes that categorize music information sources based on their levels of abstraction. This typology was first presented in our previous work (Rousi et al, 2016).…”

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“…44-45). The above juxtaposition resulted in a continuum ranging from the most enactive to most abstract music information categories as follows (Rousi et al, 2016): (1) Music making as the first mode of enactive representations refers to information resided in different sequences of actions that produce sounds for musical purposes.…”

Section: Modes Of Music Informationmentioning

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“…In other words, the concept of music information mode is used to group information sources based on their method of representation, be it gestural language, non-conceptual aural experiences of music or symbolic written representations, for example. The modes of music information were first presented in our previous work (Rousi et al, 2016). Six modes were identified: music making as the first mode of enactive representations; music listening as the second mode of enactive representations; iconic representations of music; technological models of music as the first mode of symbolic representations; and ideological models of music as the second mode of symbolic representations.…”

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Situational relevance of music information modes

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Savolainen

Harviainen

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the picture of situational relevance of music information from a performing musician's point of view by delving into its diverse layers within the context of Doctor of Music students' information seeking. Design/methodology/approach-Music-related information is approached through six modes that categorize music information sources based on their levels of abstraction. Situational relevance of the modes of music information is examined in relation to the situational requirements of accomplishing a dissertation on music task consisting of both a series of concerts and a written thesis. The empirical material was collected by interviewing Finnish doctoral students in the field of music performance. Findings-A set of situational relevance types related to each mode of music information were identified. As a whole, the differences between the perceived importance of the modes varied a little. Research limitations/implications-The goal of the present paper is not to create a generalizable list of situational relevance types suggested by modes of music information, but to show that the modes may suggest diverse situational relevance types of their own when evaluated by performing musicians. Originality/value-The present paper provides a rare account on performing musicians' vocational and school-related information seeking. For studies of music information retrieval, the present paper offers new contextual facets explaining why diverse music information could be relevant to musicians. For studies of music-related information seeking, the present study offers new insights on why performing musicians have information needs regarding certain types of music information sources.

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“…The aim of the article is to demonstrate an actual compositional process that entails a diversity of the pivotal music information modes and describe the way these modes contribute to the creative aspirations of a composer. To this end, an explorative case study was conducted by drawing on the music information typology proposed by Rousi, Savolainen and Vakkari (2016) in order to examine the roles of music information of different kinds in one compositional process by a composer. The typology identified five modes of music information: music making as the first mode of enactive representations; music listening as the second mode of enactive representations; iconic representations of music; technological models of music as the first mode of symbolic representations; and ideological models of music as the second mode of symbolic representations.…”

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The modes of music information in a compositional process: a case study

Pohjannoro

Rousi

2018

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Purpose-The aim of the present article is to demonstrate an actual compositional process that entails a diversity of music information modes and describe the way these modes contribute to the creative aspirations of a composer. Design/methodology/approach-The music information typology proposed by Rousi, Savolainen and Vakkari is used as a point of departure for defining the different modes of music-related information. First, relevant music information modes are identified from the composer-informant's verbal description of a compositional process. Then, their proportions and dynamics are examined. Findings-The findings suggest that the music information typology may be applied within the context of musical composition, that is, all of its five modes of music information could be identified from the composer's verbal description of the compositional process. However, two additional significant information modes were identified: shaping music as the third mode of enactive representations and genuine iconic representations. Originality/value-This study introduces a new mode of music information indicative of the artistic capacity of expressiveness: shaping musical structures as the third mode of enactive representations was the means whereby the composer made musical structures work for himself and hence created performative power in his music. Limitations-The purpose of this case study is not to claim that the results regarding the significance of individual music information modes apply to all compositional processes within diverse genres of music.

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A typology of music information for studies on information seeking

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Music questions in social Q&A: an analysis of Yahoo! Answers

Music questions in social Q&A: an analysis of Yahoo! Answers

Situational relevance of music information modes

The modes of music information in a compositional process: a case study

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