Study on Verbal Encoding of Musical Pitch

• Project/Area Number: 25381217
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: Meiji Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: MITO Hiromichi 明治学院大学, 心理学部, 教授 (60219681)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 音高の符号化 / 絶対音感 / 相対音感 / 音楽教育 / 読譜 / 移調楽器 / ブラスバンド / 移動ド / 固定ド / 音高 / 言語的符号化 / 西洋音楽 / 民族音楽

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research consisted of two empirical studies. Study 1 investigated the degree of which the participants acquired ability of movable-do and fixed-do from school music education. The participants with various musical experiences participated in the experiment. The results showed that few participants acquired ability of verbal encoding of musical pitch from school music education. The study 2 aimed to examine what kinds of strategies the learner of transposing instruments use to encode musical pith into verbal syllables. The results showed that the possession of AP does not always limit the way of encoding musical pitch. There is a possibility that the AP possessors can adapt multiple encoding systems when playing different instruments.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 移調楽器演奏者による音楽的音高の言語的符号化：絶対音感保有者と非保有者の比較をとおして (2017)
  • Author(s): 水戸博道
  • Journal Title: 明治学院大学 心理学紀要 Volume: 27号 Pages: 69-80
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Perception of pitch by learners of transposing instruments (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiromichi Mito
  • Organizer: International Society for Music Education
  • Place of Presentation: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 音楽音高の言語的符号化に関する実験的研究 (2014)
  • Author(s): 水戸博道
  • Organizer: 日本音楽教育学会大45回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 聖心女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-25
• [Book] 音楽表現学のフィールド２ 担当部分「音楽的音高に対する言語的符号化の実態」 (2016)
  • Author(s): 水戸博道
  • Total Pages: 13
  • Publisher: 東京堂出版
• [Book] 音楽表現学のフィールド 「音楽的音高に対する言語的符号化の実態：ソルミゼーション教育への示唆」 (2016)
  • Author(s): 水戸博道
  • Total Pages: 15
  • Publisher: 東京堂出版