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Emotional communication through performance by professional drummers.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17530539
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionOsaka Shoin Women's University

Principal Investigator

YAMASAKI Teruo  Osaka Shoin Women's University, Human Science, Processor, 人間科学部, 教授 (40243133)

Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Keywordsperformance / emotion / communication / improvisation / percussion instruments / professional musicians / non musicians / musical intention / 図形 / 即興演奏
Research Abstract

This study divided musical intentions into formal intention and emotional intention, and discussed aesthetic meaning of those intentions. After that, it was concluded that both intentions should be investigated form music psychological point of view. Then precedent researches related to this topic were reviewed.
In this study, several experiments as follows were conducted. Two pro drummers were asked to express 'joy', 'anger', 'sadness', 'fear', 'tenderness', 'solemnity', and 'no expression' by playing a drum improvisationally. After this performance experiment, non musicians were asked to judge the emotional intentions of these performances. Results of these experiments were compared with Yamasaki (2002) which conducted similar experiments except using non musicians as players. In another experiment, pro drummers and non musicians were asked to express 'joy', 'anger', and 'sadness' in three degrees of intense by playing a drum improvisationally. As results of these experiments, conclusions as follows were obtained. (1) Comparing pro musicians and non musicians, both players used sound characteristics like sound level and interval of beats in similar way in order to express simple emotions. However, in case of expressing more delicate emotions, performances of pro musicians showed larger fluctuations of sound level and interval of beats than non musicians did. (2) While non musicians took common way in order to express simple emotions, pro musicians tended to take less common way. (3) Rate of correct interpretation for performances of pro musicians was higher than that for performances of non musicians, but the superiority of pro musicians was not so much.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2007 2006 2005

All Journal Article (9 results)

  • [Journal Article] 演奏者の意図の表現と伝達について2007

    • Author(s)
      山崎晃男
    • Journal Title

      大阪樟蔭女子大学人間科学研究紀要 6

      Pages: 125-135

    • NAID

      110006238936

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] On expression and communication of intention of performer.2007

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      The Human Science Research Bulletin 6

      Pages: 125-135

    • NAID

      110006238936

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] プロドラマーによる演奏を通じた感情のコミュニケーション2006

    • Author(s)
      山崎晃男
    • Journal Title

      大阪樟蔭女子大学人間科学研究紀要 5

      Pages: 111-122

    • NAID

      110004471704

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary 2005 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Emotional communication mediated by two different expression forms : Drawings and music performances.2006

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      CD-ROM for 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition.

      Pages: 455-455

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report 2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Emotional communication through music performance by professional drummers.2006

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      The Human Science Research Bulletin 5

      Pages: 111-122

    • NAID

      110004471704

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Emotional communication mediated by two different expression forms : Drawings and music performances.2006

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (CD-ROM)

      Pages: 455-455

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] How do professional musicians communicate emotions through their performances? : Comparison between professional musicians and musically untrained players.2005

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      CD-ROM for the 2nd international conference of Asia Pacific Society for the cognitive science of music.

      Pages: 28-36

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] How do professional musicians communicate emotions through their performances? : Comparison between professional musicians and musically untrained players.2005

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      The 2nd international conference of Asia Pacific Society for the cognitive science of music (CD-ROM)

      Pages: 28-36

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] How do professional musicians communicate emotions through their performances? : Comparison between professional musicians and musically untrained players.2005

    • Author(s)
      Teruo Yamasaki
    • Journal Title

      CD-ROM for the 2nd international conference of Asia Pacific Society for the cognitive science of music

      Pages: 28-36

    • Related Report
      2005 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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