Starting Pitch Selection Is Precise in Exploratory Study of Collegiate Nonmusic Majors

Autor/inn/en	Nichols, Bryan E.; Liu, Annie
Titel	Starting Pitch Selection Is Precise in Exploratory Study of Collegiate Nonmusic Majors
Quelle	In: Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 40 (2022) 2, S.37-46 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nichols, Bryan E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8755-1233
DOI	10.1177/87551233211040726
Schlagwörter	Music Education; Nonmajors; Singing; Undergraduate Students; Performance; Comparative Analysis; Auditory Discrimination; Music Activities; Student Attitudes; Memory; Accuracy; State Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Musikerziehung; Gesang; Achievement; Leistung; Musikalische Aktion; Schülerverhalten; Gedächtnis; Staatliche Universität
Abstract	Starting pitch selection--whether intentional or habitual or otherwise--has been theorized to vary according to multiple variables. The purpose of this study was to explore starting pitch selection in undergraduate nonmusic major singers by using four well known songs and nonsinging tasks. Participants were actively singing in a college choir and majoring in fields outside of music. Performances indicated very small deviations in the median starting pitch for each criterion song (100-200 cents). Data indicated discrimination in starting pitch selection between songs. Active singers may place songs in the middle portion of the vocal range compared with the tendency toward lower range in nonsingers in previous research. A history of voice lessons was significantly associated with a positive response to a follow-up questionnaire item "I chose an intentional range for my voice." (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01