Quantitative analysis concerning a relationship between the element of movement in musical expression and the recognition of musical elements

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25381102
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Osaka Shoin Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Sano mina 大阪樟蔭女子大学, 児童学部, 教授 (00341785)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: モーションキャプチャ- / 音楽的表現 / 幼児 / 音楽的諸要素認識 / 動きの要素 / 動作解析 / MEB(音楽的表現育成)プログラム / 音楽テスト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to clarify a relationship between the body movement in musical expression and the recognition of musical elements through the movement analysis concerning musical expression of young children in the three nursery schools taking different childcare forms. Those children participated in the MEB (Musical Expression Bringing up) program devised by the author and the change of element of movement in their musical expression of the practical process was analyzed utilizing motion capture. Results of the recognition of musical elements were also clarified through the quantitative analysis of the data of participant children who took the music test devised by the author before and after applying MEB program.
As a result, the change of the moving average of acceleration, etc. showed a relationship between the element of movement in musical expression and the recognition of musical elements. The relationship had some differences based on the difference of childcare forms.

Free Research Field

幼児教育学　音楽教育学