Re: [AUDITORY] Call for participants =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=93_?=study on perception of extreme metal vocal techniques (Christos Sidiras )

Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Call for participants =?utf-8?Q?=E2=80=93_?=study on perception of extreme metal vocal techniques
From:    Christos Sidiras  <0000041ecd65eeac-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:55:00 +0300

Dear Alexey,

I shared this on a local facebook metal group in Greece. I think you =20
will get some participants from there.

Best
Christos Sidiras
Medical School
Aristotle University

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=CE=B1=CF=80=CF=8C Alexey Voronin <linlongrus@xxxxxxxx>:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> I would like to invite you to take part in, or share with potential
> participants, a study on the perception of *extreme metal vocal techniq=
ues*.
>
> The experiment examines how listeners perceive *growling, screaming, cl=
ean
> vocals, and melodic vs. non-melodic conditions*. We compare two groups =
of
> listeners =E2=80=94 *metal fans* and *non-metal fans* =E2=80=94 in thei=
r ability to
> understand lyrics, recognize melody, and follow rhythm across these
> conditions.
>
> Pilot data from this project were presented at the *18th International
> Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (ICMPC18, S=C3=A3o Paulo, =
July
> 2025)*. We have now launched the *main data collection phase*, after wh=
ich
> results will be prepared for publication.
>
> Participation takes approximately *20=E2=80=9325 minutes* and can be co=
mpleted
> online via the following link:
>
> https://ccml.music.gatech.edu/research/Perception_Of_Extreme_Vocals/
>
> A flyer suitable for sharing on social media is also attached.
>
> Your help in circulating this study would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you for your time and support!
>
> Best regards,
> *Alexey Voronin*
> School of Music, Georgia Tech