Subject: Re: music listening styles From: Pierre Divenyi <pdivenyi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:39:03 -0700 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --B_3289898344_2017037 Content-type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable As a person with a first life lived as a classical pianist, I second Harriet=B9s note. I would only add that my brain does not just try to analyze auditory input classified as music: it is totally impossible for me to have music as background to activities or conversations. For background acoustics, I need (and, if I may, recommend) silence. Pierre On 4/1/08 10:56 AM, "Dr. Harriet Jacobster" <hjacobster@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > For me personally, being a classically trained musician, it's very hard t= o > just listen "emotionally."=A0 My brain is constantly trying to analyze what= I > hear.=A0 This is even more so in an unfamiliar piece of music. >=20 > Also, are you looking at live vs recorded performances? >=20 > Harriet >=20 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Harriet B. Jacobster, Au.D. > Board Certified Doctor of Audiology > Lyric Audiology, pllc > "Bringing Words and Music to Your Ears" > hearingarts@xxxxxxxx >=20 > Christian Kaernbach wrote: >> Hi,=20 >> =20 >> We are looking for research on the effect of "listening styles" (listeni= ng >> modes, listening strategies...) on the effect of music on the listener. = How >> does the "impact" of music change if one listens to it "emotionally" ver= sus >> if one listens to it "analytically", or anything of that kind. Any hint = (even >> far fetched) welcome... >> =20 >> Best,=20 >> Chris=20 >> =20 >=20 >=20 --=20 --B_3289898344_2017037 Content-type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: music listening styles</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=3D"#CCFFFF"> <FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'>As a = person with a first life lived as a classical pianist, I second Harriet̵= 7;s note. I would only add that my brain does not just try to analyze audito= ry input classified as music: it is totally impossible for me to have music = as background to activities or conversations. For background acoustics, I ne= ed (and, if I may, recommend) silence.<BR> <BR> Pierre<BR> <BR> <BR> On 4/1/08 10:56 AM, "Dr. Harriet Jacobster" <hjacobster@xxxxxxxx= M> wrote:<BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYL= E=3D'font-size:12.0px'>For me personally, being a classically trained musician= , it's very hard to just listen "emotionally."=A0 My brain is consta= ntly trying to analyze what I hear.=A0 This is even more so in an unfamiliar p= iece of music. <BR> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000066"><BR> Also, are you looking at live vs recorded performances?<BR> <BR> Harriet<BR> <BR> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR> Harriet B. Jacobster, Au.D.<BR> Board Certified Doctor of Audiology<BR> Lyric Audiology, pllc<BR> "Bringing Words and Music to Your Ears"<BR> hearingarts@xxxxxxxx<BR> <BR> Christian Kaernbach wrote: <BR> </FONT></SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SP= AN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'><FONT COLOR=3D"#000066">Hi, <BR> <BR> We are looking for research on the effect of "listening styles" (= listening modes, listening strategies...) on the effect of music on the list= ener. How does the "impact" of music change if one listens to it &= quot;emotionally" versus if one listens to it "analytically",= or anything of that kind. Any hint (even far fetched) welcome... <BR> <BR> Best, <BR> Chris <BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><S= PAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'><FONT COLOR=3D"#000066"><BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><S= PAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'><FONT COLOR=3D"#000066"><BR> <BR> </FONT>-- <BR> <BR> </SPAN></FONT> </BODY> </HTML> --B_3289898344_2017037--