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Sandplay and Background Music

Journal of Sandplay Therapy, 1998
This author promotes further experimentation with the elements of the sandplay approach for continued development and growth of this therapeutic modality. The author suggests that the sandplayer can be allowed the opportunity of choosing the music he/she would liked played quietly during the preparation of the tray or silence.
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The Effect of Musical Background on Judgments of Dysphonia

Journal of Voice, 2010
The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of musical background on both pitch discrimination abilities and the reliability of judging voice quality in dysphonic speakers, and to determine the relationship between pitch discrimination abilities and the reliability of voice quality judgments. Twenty musicians and 20 nonmusicians performed
Tanya L, Eadie   +3 more
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Synchronized background music generation for video

Proceedings of the international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology, 2007
We synchronize background music with a video by changing the timing of music, an approach that minimizes the damage to music data. Starting from a MIDI file and video data, feature points are extracted from both sources, paired, and then synchronized using dynamic programming to time-scale the music.
Jong-Chul Yoon, In-Kwon Lee
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Influence of Background Music on Freehand Drawing

2012 Seventh International Conference on Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems, 2012
This paper presents an experimental study that explores the effects of background music on freehand drawing. In the experiment, two types of background music and two themes for freehand drawing were prepared. To control the consistency of these materials, we used a 2 (background music: dark vs. cheerful) A -- 2 (themes: dark vs.
Junya Morita   +3 more
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Cognitive Test Performance and Background Music

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1997
This study examined the effects of background music on test performance. In a repeated-measures design 30 undergraduates completed two cognitive tests, one in silence and the other with background music. Analysis suggested that music facilitated cognitive performance compared with the control condition of no music: more questions were completed and ...
T, Cockerton, S, Moore, D, Norman
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Background Music

Abstract The first chapter of the book considers the idea that video game music can often be in the background of players’ perceptions. Through a central case study of music in a match of StarCraft, it approaches background music phenomenologically in several ways: first as a ground in gestalt psychology, then as a mood or atmosphere, as
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Background Music Generation Using Music Texture Synthesis

2004
This paper suggests a method to synthesize a long background music sequence from a given short music clip in real-time. The copies of input clip are placed with overlapped region, the length of which is computed by random or clip matching method. Based on pitch, rhythm and chord cut criteria, the cutting point of the two clips is computed within the ...
Min-Joon Yoo, In-Kwon Lee, Jung-Ju Choi
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Background music: Effects on attention performance

Work, 2012
Objective: Previous studies indicate that noise may affect worker attention. However, some background music in the work environment can increase worker satisfaction and productivity. This study compared how music with, and without, lyrics affects human attention. Participants: One hundred and two participants, aged 20–24 years, were recruited into this
Yi-Nuo, Shih   +2 more
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The Effect of No Music, Stimulative Background Music and Sedative Background Music on Agitated Behaviors in Persons with Severe Dementia

Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1994
Twenty-eight severely regressed patients with dementias hospitalized at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Midwest participated as subjects in this study. All patients, except for one, were male and all patients, except for one, had functional hearing.
Alicia Ann Clair, Barry Bernstein
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The effect of background music on the taste of wine

British Journal of Psychology, 2011
Research concerning cross‐modal influences on perception has neglected auditory influences on perceptions of non‐auditory objects, although a small number of studies indicate that auditory stimuli can influence perceptions of the freshness of foodstuffs.
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