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View article: Effect of timbre on Goodness-of-Fit ratings of short chord sequences
Effect of timbre on Goodness-of-Fit ratings of short chord sequences Open
Previous research has found that instrument-like timbres (hereafter, timbres) can affect the Goodness-of-Fit (GoF) evaluations of cadences (Vuvan & Hughes, 2019). Here, we expand these findings by testing more timbres and chord sequenc…
View article: On Subjectivity and Objectivity in the Semiotic Inquiry of Music
On Subjectivity and Objectivity in the Semiotic Inquiry of Music Open
This article juxtaposes the subjective and the objective in the study of musical signification. It makes an attempt at a vicious core problem of notions that are general in their essence and prevalence. The interest is driven by general tr…
View article: The effect of chord duration on the relative salience of chord-type and voicing changes
The effect of chord duration on the relative salience of chord-type and voicing changes Open
This study investigates the effect of chord duration on the relative salience of chord-type and voicing changes. Participants ( N = 111) with varying levels of musical training were presented with sequences of five block chords on the pian…
View article: Development of agency as semiotic empowerment: A Peircean analysis
Development of agency as semiotic empowerment: A Peircean analysis Open
The chapter provides a naturalist-pragmatist analysis of agency and its development across the continuum of biological and social processes of signification using Peircean tools such as phaneroscopic categories, semiotic triangle, the tenf…
View article: Virtual Reality as a tool for designing accessible public transportation services
Virtual Reality as a tool for designing accessible public transportation services Open
Due to the ability to deliver realistic experiences in fully simulated environments, Virtual Reality (VR) can be applied to aid various design activities. Nevertheless, in the context of public transportation, the application of VR as a to…
View article: Veridical and Schematic Memory for Harmony in Melody-and-Accompaniment Textures
Veridical and Schematic Memory for Harmony in Melody-and-Accompaniment Textures Open
We studied memory for harmony using a melody-and-accompaniment texture and 10 commercially successful songs of Western popular music. The harmony was presented as a timbrally matching block-chord accompaniment to digitally isolated vocals.…
View article: Relative salience of chord-type and chord-voicing changes: A two-oddball paradigm
Relative salience of chord-type and chord-voicing changes: A two-oddball paradigm Open
Our research project investigated the effect of background and stimuli factors on the relative salience of chord-type and chord-voicing changes. Earlier studies have shown that surface features tend to be easier to perceive than deeper fea…
View article: Music as a non-arbitrary avenue for exploration of the social
Music as a non-arbitrary avenue for exploration of the social Open
The article examines how music affords exploration of social aspects of semiosis: how music signifies the social, beyond the fact that music is an inherently participatory social process. Pentti Määttänen extends Peirce’s notion of ‘hard f…
View article: Musical Expertise Facilitates Dissonance Detection On Behavioral, Not On Early Sensory Level
Musical Expertise Facilitates Dissonance Detection On Behavioral, Not On Early Sensory Level Open
Consonance and dissonance are basic phenomena in the perception of chords that can be discriminated very early in sensory processing. Musical expertise has been shown to facilitate neural processing of various musical stimuli, but it is un…
View article: Musical semiosis as a process of learning and growth
Musical semiosis as a process of learning and growth Open
More emphasis is given to signification in music, since that aspect provides the basis for the meanings that musics—as multifaceted phenomena—have in the lives of individual people, their societies, and cultures. This chapter provides a vi…
View article: An efficient panorama of doctoral research at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, 18–19 March 2019
An efficient panorama of doctoral research at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, 18–19 March 2019 Open
This is a review of the fourth annual exhibition of the Sibelius Academy Research Days, held in March 2019 and organized by the students of both the two artistic and research doctoral schools of the academy. A welcoming atmosphere laid the…
View article: Applying music-and-movement to promote agency development in music education: a case study in a special school
Applying music-and-movement to promote agency development in music education: a case study in a special school Open
In this article, we describe the agency development in one student with special needs through Dalcroze-based music-and-movement activities. The case study was conducted in the context of classroom music education in a special school. The d…
View article: Distortion and Western Music Chord Processing
Distortion and Western Music Chord Processing Open
Guitar distortion used in rock music modifies a chord so that new frequencies appear in its harmonic structure. A distorted dyad (power chord) has a special role in heavy metal music due to its harmonics that create a major third interval,…
View article: Embodiment and Ethnographic Sensitivity in Narrative Inquiry
Embodiment and Ethnographic Sensitivity in Narrative Inquiry Open
In this article, we reflect on how aspects of the researcher’s embodiment may infuse narrative inquiry. For reflecting on the role of the researcher’s embodiment, we use an opportunity provided by a case study in which the development of o…
View article: Inclusive music education: The potential of the Dalcroze approach for students with special educational needs
Inclusive music education: The potential of the Dalcroze approach for students with special educational needs Open
In this article, we discuss the potential of Dalcroze-inspired music education for students with special educational needs (SEN), based on preliminary findings of an on-going PhD study (ethnographic practitioner research) and the experienc…