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Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

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was used to investigate potential connections between the structural variability and<br />

psychoacoustic qualities <strong>of</strong> selected GIM music (Pierné: Concerstück), the listener’s<br />

imagery and brainwave activity (Lem 1999). The analysis included a correlation <strong>of</strong><br />

EEG activity (amplitude and frequency recording) and a structural analysis <strong>of</strong> the<br />

music, including the pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> affective expression in the 26 segments <strong>of</strong> the piece.<br />

Results indicated that visual imagery occurred to the listeners more frequently during<br />

rapid, large-scale releases <strong>of</strong> musical action. In another study focusing on the<br />

temporal relationships between the listener’s report and ANS arousal (SC), the author<br />

found that psychodynamic contour and instrumentation <strong>of</strong> the music selections were<br />

most frequently associated with imagery, and that music characterised by the release<br />

<strong>of</strong> tension and melodic descent were strongly connected to visual imagery and<br />

increased relaxation.<br />

Identification <strong>of</strong> musical parameters influencing listener’s preferences<br />

A quantitative method <strong>of</strong> music analysis will be also be mentioned here, because the<br />

identification <strong>of</strong> musical parameters and the analysis <strong>of</strong> their influence on listeners’<br />

preference are relevant also for qualitative receptive music therapy research. In a large<br />

scale study <strong>of</strong> music preferences <strong>of</strong> Danish radio listeners (Bonde 1997) the following<br />

operationalization procedure was used: A panel <strong>of</strong> 7 music experts developed a<br />

theoretical model <strong>of</strong> 7 important parameters potentially influencing music preference<br />

in general:<br />

• Power (intensity)<br />

• Mood (applying a modified version <strong>of</strong> Hevner’s mood wheel with one extra<br />

category)<br />

• Rhythm vs. Melody/Harmony (understood as the balance <strong>of</strong> the rhythmic<br />

versus the melodic-harmonic element)<br />

• Text<br />

• Performance (level <strong>of</strong> individuality/personal style <strong>of</strong> the performer(s))<br />

• Style and Genre (20 genres were identified)<br />

• Tempo.<br />

Next step was the rating <strong>of</strong> many hundred examples in order to reach interrater<br />

reliability <strong>of</strong> all selections to be used in a sounding questionnaire <strong>of</strong> 70 items (3-5<br />

selections within each genre/style, wit a duration between 25 and 30 seconds). The<br />

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