Subject: [AUDITORY] [Online Survey] Exploring Music Preferences and Personal Values (Win a =?UTF-8?Q?=C2=A310_Amazon_Voucher!_=F0=9F=8E=81=29?= From: Charalampos Saitis <charalampos.saitis@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2026 11:52:42 -0400--00000000000060dd0a0655b6ec91 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, You are warmly invited to participate in a research study titled "Exploring Music Preferences and Personal Values." This study investigates the relationship between personal values and daily music consumption, specifically exploring how recommendation algorithms might influence our listening experiences on Spotify. =F0=9F=93=8C Who can participate? - You are aged 18 or over. - You are an active user of the Spotify mobile application. =E2=8F=B3 What will taking part involve? The entire online session will tak= e approximately 20 minutes. You will be asked to: 1. Complete a brief online questionnaire about your basic traits and music habits. 2. Open your Spotify mobile app and upload screenshots of your current "Queue" (specifically the "Recommended" section). (Note: Your screenshot= s are processed instantly via an automated script and are completely anonymized=E2=80=94no humans will review your images.) =F0=9F=8E=81 Reward: To thank you for your time, all participants who compl= ete the survey and successfully upload their screenshots will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to win one of five =C2=A310 Amazon vouchers. =F0=9F=94=97 Survey Link: Click here to start the survey: *https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmul/exploring-music-preferences-an= d-personal-values* <https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmul/exploring-music-preferences-an= d-personal-values> Your participation will provide invaluable data to help the academic community understand the impact of algorithms on human choices. Thank you very much for your time and support! This survey forms part of two MSc Advanced Computer Science projects I am currently supervising at QMUL (Queen Mary Research Ethics Committee Ref: DSEECS26.061). Best wishes, Charis --=20 Communication Acoustics Lab Centre for Digital Music Queen Mary University of London http://comma.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/ c.saitis@xxxxxxxx -- We are always hearing, but are we listening? =E2=80=94 *Joel Chadabe* --00000000000060dd0a0655b6ec91 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;text-decoration-style:so= lid;direction:ltr;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,= Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear all,</div><div id=3D"gm= ail-mail-editor-reference-message-container" style=3D"color:rgb(33,33,33);f= ont-family:Arial;font-size:16px;text-decoration-style:solid"><div class=3D"= elementToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;marg= in-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Cali= bri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div cl= ass=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0= pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontServi= ce,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">You are wa= rmly invited to participate in a research study titled<span class=3D"gmail-= Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-weight:700">"E= xploring Music Preferences and Personal Values."</span>=C2=A0This stud= y investigates the relationship between personal values and daily music con= sumption, specifically exploring how recommendation algorithms might influe= nce our listening experiences on Spotify.</div><div class=3D"elementToProof= " style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;= font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,= sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"element= ToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bott= om:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Hel= vetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:700">=F0=9F=93=8C Who can participate?</span></div><ul style=3D"margin-t= op:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont= ,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(= 0,0,0);direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc"><div class=3D"elementToProof" ro= le=3D"presentation" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;= margin-bottom:0pt">You are aged 18 or over.</div></li><li style=3D"font-fam= ily:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-ser= if;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;list-style-type:disc"><div= class=3D"elementToProof" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"direction:ltr;line= -height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">You are an active user of th= e<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"fo= nt-weight:700">Spotify mobile application</span>.</div></li></ul><div class= =3D"gmail-ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message gmail-skipProofing" style=3D"= direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family= :Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;= font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"elementToProof" st= yle=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font= -family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans= -serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-weight:700">=E2= =8F=B3 What will taking part involve?</span>=C2=A0The entire online session= will take approximately<span class=3D"gmail-Apple-converted-space">=C2=A0<= /span><span style=3D"font-weight:700">20 minutes</span>. You will be asked = to:</div><ol start=3D"1" style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li sty= le=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helv= etica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;list-style-t= ype:decimal"><div class=3D"elementToProof" role=3D"presentation" style=3D"d= irection:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Complete a = brief online questionnaire about your basic traits and music habits.</div><= /li><li style=3D"font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,C= alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);direction:ltr;l= ist-style-type:decimal"><div class=3D"elementToProof" role=3D"presentation"= style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">= Open your Spotify mobile app and upload screenshots of your current "Q= ueue" (specifically the "Recommended" section). (Note: Your = screenshots are processed instantly via an automated script and are complet= ely anonymized=E2=80=94no humans will review your images.)</div></li></ol><= div class=3D"gmail-ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message gmail-skipProofing" = style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;fo= nt-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sa= ns-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"elementTo= Proof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom= :0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helve= tica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-weight= :700">=F0=9F=8E=81 Reward:</span>=C2=A0To thank you for your time, all part= icipants who complete the survey and successfully upload their screenshots = will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to<span class=3D"gmail-Appl= e-converted-space">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-weight:700">win one of = five =C2=A310 Amazon vouchers</span>.</div><div class=3D"elementToProof" st= yle=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font= -family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans= -serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"elementToPr= oof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0= pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style=3D"font-weight:7= 00">=F0=9F=94=97 Survey Link:</span></div><div class=3D"elementToProof" sty= le=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-= family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-= serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Click here to start the survey:</div= ><div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;marg= in-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSF= ontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,31,31)"= ><a href=3D"https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmul/exploring-music-pre= ferences-and-personal-values" id=3D"gmail-OWA06b834fe-576c-3c1e-2531-73e5b6= b12b7e" class=3D"gmail-OWAAutoLink" title=3D"https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc= .ac.uk/s/qmul/exploring-music-preferences-and-personal-values" style=3D"col= or:rgb(31,31,31)"><u>https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmul/exploring-= music-preferences-and-personal-values</u></a></div><div class=3D"elementToP= roof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:= 0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvet= ica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"ele= mentToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-= bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri= ,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Your participation w= ill provide invaluable data to help the academic community understand the i= mpact of algorithms on human choices. Thank you very much for your time and= support!</div><div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-he= ight:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_Embedded= Font,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:= rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;= line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_E= mbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt= ;color:rgb(0,0,0)">This survey forms part of two MSc Advanced Computer Scie= nce projects I am currently supervising at QMUL (Queen Mary Research Ethics= Committee Ref: DSEECS26.061).</div><div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"= direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family= :Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;= font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class=3D"elementToProof" st= yle=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font= -family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans= -serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Best wishes,</div><div class=3D"ele= mentToProof" style=3D"direction:ltr;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-= bottom:0pt;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri= ,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Charis</div></div></= div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><di= v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">= <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"font-size:small"><div style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;border:= 0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Cal= ibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><div style=3D"font= -family:-webkit-standard"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in;font-s= ize:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102= );font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">Communication Acoustics Lab= =C2=A0</span></p></div><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-s= tandard"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-fam= ily:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;b= ackground-repeat:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"font-size:= 10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Centre for Digita= l Music<br>Queen Mary University of London</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"= style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background= -image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;vertic= al-align:baseline"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-ser= if;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href=3D"http://comma.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/" style= =3D"color:rgb(70,120,134)" target=3D"_blank">http://comma.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/<= /a></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:12pt;fon= t-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:init= ial;background-repeat:initial;vertical-align:baseline"><span style=3D"font-= size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><a href=3D"m= ailto:c.saitis@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"color:rgb(70,120,134)" target=3D"_blank= ">c.saitis@xxxxxxxx</a></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:= 0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;background-image:initial;ba= ckground-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;vertical-align:baseline= "><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,= 102,102)">--</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size= :12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-fami= ly:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border:1pt windowtext;padding:0i= n;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:in= itial">We are always hearing, but are we listening? =E2=80=94=C2=A0<i>Joel = Chadabe</i></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div= ></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></= div></div> --00000000000060dd0a0655b6ec91--