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Table 15<br />

<strong>Music</strong> <strong>Preference</strong> 69<br />

Elements That Increased or Decreased Enjoyment of <strong>Music</strong> at Recitals (Group RA, n = 174)<br />

Elements that increased enjoyment Elements that decreased enjoyment<br />

Element Number of<br />

responses<br />

Element Number of<br />

responses<br />

Performer’s discussion of music 67 Discussion before pieces was<br />

too long or too detailed<br />

Choice of repertoire, composers 20 Environment (hall, noisy<br />

audience members, poor<br />

condition of piano)<br />

Performance, musical<br />

interpretation<br />

Affect of comments (humor,<br />

<strong>personal</strong>ity, interest in music<br />

communicated)<br />

Demeanor of performer (stage<br />

presence, gestures)<br />

19 Disliked specific repertoire or<br />

composers<br />

7 Performer' s gestures, facial<br />

expressions<br />

8 Specific pieces were too long 5<br />

Environment, setting 7 Overall length of recital was too<br />

long<br />

Dislike whole idea of performer<br />

discussion ("just play, don' t<br />

talk")<br />

Intermission was too long 3<br />

Late start 2<br />

Unfamiliar with particular<br />

repertoire selections/classical<br />

music in general<br />

Disliked performance, musical<br />

interpretation<br />

10<br />

9<br />

6<br />

5<br />

4<br />

4<br />

2<br />

1

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