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Leisure or Work?: Amateur and Professional Musicians' Perception of Rehearsal and Performance
Journal of Leisure Research, 1996This investigation examined amateur and professional musicians' perceptions of rehearsal and performance as either work or leisure along the dimensions of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and perception of choice. Seventyfour subjects participated in this study. Thirty-four were professional musicians and 40 were amateur musicians.
Susana Juniu, Ted Tedrick
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Forte Fortissimo for Amateur Musicians: No Effect on Otoacoustic Emissions
Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2013Many amateur musicians are likely to be exposed to high sound levels during rehearsals. Measuring otoacoustic emissions (OAE) is an objective technique to assess hearing ability and can be used as an early predictor of hearing loss. This study aimed to record sound levels at an amateur brass band rehearsal and to examine the cochlear function of the ...
Ole J, Møllerløkken +4 more
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Tuning in on motivation: Differences between non-musicians, amateurs, and professional musicians
Psychology of Music, 2019The drive to learn and engage in music varies among individuals. Global motivation to do something can be intrinsic, for example, the joy and satisfaction in an activity. But motivation behind our action can also be extrinsic, such as the desire for fame, status or increased financial resources. The type of motivation probably influences to what degree
Alva Appelgren +4 more
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The flageolet player: the ultimate amateur musician
Early Music, 2002O N 3 April 1661 Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary, 'At night into the garden to play on my flagilette, it being Mooneshine-where I stayed a good while; and so home and to bed.'1 The instrument he enjoyed playing was his flageolet, a small pipe with a whistle mouthpiece and holes for two thumbs and four fingers. Pepys was an enthusiastic amateur musician,
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Amateur Musicians, Long-Term Engagement, and HCI
2013Musical instruments have a property of long-term engagement: people frequently become so engaged with them that they practice and play them for years, despite receiving no compensation other than enjoyment. We examine this phenomenon by analysing how the intrinsic motives mastery, autonomy, and purpose are built into the design of musical instruments ...
Isaac Wallis +3 more
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Italian Amateur Pop-Rock Musicians on Facebook
2017This chapter investigates how and why amateur musicians use social networking sites, employing a mixed-methods approach. Attention is focused on four big Italian Facebook communities of pop-rock musicians: drums, bass, guitar, and keyboard players (overall, 2,101 active users), analyzing the relational and textual data extracted from the web.
Alberto Trobia, Fabio M. Lo Verde
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Ph.D. in composition: mainly for amateur musicians
2003The focus of my research over the past five years has been on the composition of original works for musicians of widely varying standards. This commentary discusses the majority of works I have written in this period. My aim is to present a summary of research, collaboration, composition and performance of my music for both amateur and professional ...
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