Effects of Musical Tempo on Musicians’ and Non-musicians’ Emotional Experience When Listening to Music

Liu, Ying; Liu, Guangyuan; Wei, Dongtao; Li, Qiang; Yuan, Guangjie; Wu, Shifu; Wang, Gaoyuan; Zhao, Xingcong

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02118

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“…1 in G Major”; n = 67), or no music ( n = 64). These three musical pieces were chosen specifically due to their similar tempos (ranging from 120 to 185 beats per minute, all falling within the allegro or presto range, both considered to be moderately fast; Liu et al., 2018), and because the lyrics of both the Christian hymn (sung by an Anglican Choir) and the Buddhist chant were generally unintelligible, so not to interfere with reading comprehension or memory performance (Alley & Greene, 2008; Thompson et al., 2012), or to sound notably different from the instrumental classical piece.…”

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“…First, responses were only collected from Christians and Atheists, and related to only to a limited selection of religious (Christian hymns, Buddhist chants) and non‐religious (classical) music. Future research might consider including music and participants from a greater diversity of genres and religions, as well as a broader range of tempos (Liu et al., 2018). In addition, although the patterns emerging as a function of (ir)religious group and music type appeared to be consistent, the effect sizes were relatively small.…”

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They’re (not) playing our song: (Ir)religious identity moderates the effects of listening to religious music on memory, self‐esteem, and mood

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Karamally

Kelly

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J Applied Social Pyschol

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Previous research suggests that listening to music can enhance memory and well‐being. However, what is often missing from this analysis is consideration of the social dimensions of music—for example, its capacity to affirm or threaten listeners’ social identities. This study examined whether (ir)religious music that was potentially identity‐affirming or identity‐threatening (Christian hymns, Buddhist chants, classical, or no music) would affect Christians’ and Atheists’ (N = 267) well‐being and memory performance while listening. Analyses revealed significant interactions between (ir)religious group and music type on memory, self‐esteem, and mood. Listening to music that potentially threatened one's religious identity appeared to undermine both performance self‐esteem and actual memory performance, while increasing feelings of hostility. This pattern was found for Christians (vs. Atheists) who listened to Buddhist chants. Conversely, Atheists’ performance self‐esteem (and to some degree their memory performance) was lowest, and their hostility highest, when they listened to Christian hymns. In this way, listening to music that potentially threatened one's religious group identity (or lack thereof) appeared to be detrimental for memory, self‐esteem, and mood. These results bridge research on the psychology of religion, music psychology, and social identity theorizing by demonstrating that the effects of music on memory and well‐being may reflect important (even sacred) social identities, with potential implications for individual well‐being and intergroup relations.

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They’re (not) playing our song: (Ir)religious identity moderates the effects of listening to religious music on memory, self‐esteem, and mood

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Karamally

Kelly

et al. 2021

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…With respect to the underlying mechanisms for this phenomenon, it was proposed that stimulating and motivational music impacts the brainstem reflex to stimulate the central nervous system toward heightened physiological arousal associated with high-intensity activity (Juslin, 2013; Terry et al., 2020). Liu et al. (2018) examined brain activation in response to music at different tempos, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and found that listening to fast-tempo music induced a stronger activation in the superior temporal gyrus bilaterally, providing neural evidence of affective valence with fast versus slow music.…”

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Listening to Fast-Tempo Music During a Post-Exercise Passive Rest Period Improved Subsequent Sprint Cycling

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Listening to music during active recovery between exercise bouts has been found to help maintain high levels of exercise performance; however, the effect of listening to music alone with no exercise while resting passively has not been elucidated. We examined whether listening to music during static (passive) recovery affects subsequent repeated sprint performances and/or psychological and physiological responses in healthy young males. Twelve healthy young male athletes completed two consecutive sets of 7 × 7 second maximal cycling sprints with a 30-second rest interval between the sprints. During a 15-minute interval between the sets, the participants rested passively while listening to fast-tempo (Fast, 130 bpm), slow-tempo (Slow, 70 bpm) music, or no music (Con). We assessed affective valence and arousal using the Affect Grid. The valence and arousal scores immediately after listening to fast-tempo music were significantly higher than those in the no music condition. Mean and peak power outputs during the second set after listening to fast-tempo music were significantly higher compared to those after the Slow and Con conditions (both adjusted p < .05). Moreover, the changes in exercise performances between the first and second set were significantly associated with changes in the arousal score induced by the music conditions, but not with changes in the valence score. These results suggested that listening to fast-tempo songs during passive recovery between the exercises improved subsequent repeated sprint cycling performance in physically active males. This type of rapid exercise recovery might be useful for competitive athletes, such as judo, track and fields, and swimming races.

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“…Tempo is the pace or speed at which the music is played. A fast-paced rhythm and fast tempo can be more activating (higher arousal) than a slower paced rhythm (Iakovides, 2004;Hunter, 2010;Liu, 2018).…”

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Designing the user experience of musical sonification in public and semi-public spaces

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Löwgren

2021

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Sonification refers to sonic expression of data or information. It is often thought of as an auditory complement, providing additional information about data which can reveal patterns and facilitate interpretation and understanding of the data. Hence, the listening space created by a sonifi cation is always a hybrid where auditory augmentation complements other information modalities and, in some cases, also spatial qualities. In this work, we focus on sonifi cation in public and semi-public spaces, and specifi cally on musical sonifi cation – the use of musical sounds to create a sonic environment, augmenting or complementing a physical shared space. We draw upon established approaches in interaction design to focus our work on the user experience of musical sonifi cation in public and semi-public spaces. Specifi cally, we fi rst identify the experiential qualities of sonic atmosphere and performativity as important aspects of sonifi cation in public and semi-public spaces, then use those experiential qualities generatively in the speculative design of a musical sonifi cation sketch. The design sketch comprises a dynamic musical sonifi cation of air quality data, intending to give citizens an awareness and an enhanced individual and interpersonal understanding of air quality in their city.

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Effects of Musical Tempo on Musicians’ and Non-musicians’ Emotional Experience When Listening to Music

Cited by 51 publications

References 86 publications

They’re (not) playing our song: (Ir)religious identity moderates the effects of listening to religious music on memory, self‐esteem, and mood

They’re (not) playing our song: (Ir)religious identity moderates the effects of listening to religious music on memory, self‐esteem, and mood

Listening to Fast-Tempo Music During a Post-Exercise Passive Rest Period Improved Subsequent Sprint Cycling

Designing the user experience of musical sonification in public and semi-public spaces

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