VOCAL IMPROVISATION – A COGNITIVE AND A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS [PDF]
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica, 2023 The purpose of this article is to compare the neurophysiological processes of the brain during vocal improvisation and the psychological implications of a spontaneous composition of melody.
Luiza ZAN, Stela DRĂGULIN
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Differential effects of ageing on the neural processing of speech and singing production [PDF]
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundUnderstanding healthy brain ageing has become vital as populations are ageing rapidly and age-related brain diseases are becoming more common. In normal brain ageing, speech processing undergoes functional reorganisation involving reductions of
Nella Moisseinen +8 more
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Effort inference and prediction by acoustic and movement descriptors in interactions with imaginary objects during Dhrupad vocal improvisation [PDF]
Wearable Technologies, 2022 In electronic musical instruments (EMIs), the concept of “sound sculpting” was proposed by Mulder, in which imaginary objects are manually sculpted to produce sounds, although promising has had some limitations: driven by pure intuition, only the objects’
Stella Paschalidou
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Everyone Breathes: a mixed methods evaluation of a combined Feldenkrais and vocal improvisation group within an adult mental health Recovery College setting [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundA range of singing interventions exist for mental health contexts, but few have incorporated group-based body, breathwork and vocal improvisation.
Megan Cartier +8 more
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Music & ScienceMusic performance anxiety is a prevalent issue among musicians, including both instrumentalists and singers, impacting their ability to perform. Research suggests music coaches are a preferred source of help in ameliorating music performance anxiety, but
Christabel Heasman-Cossins +2 more
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Laban Effort in Empty-Handed Interactions of Hindustani Dhrupad Vocal Improvisation
ArtsEffort, commonly understood as the power of an action toward an intended goal, is acknowledged as an important aspect of music expressivity. Previous studies in Hindustani Dhrupad vocal improvisation, particularly those focusing on manual interactions ...
Stella Paschalidou
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Video Analysis of Voice-Related Movements and Bodily Effort in Dhrupad Vocal Improvisation
Music & ScienceThis paper explores the correlation between body movements and the voice in Hindustani Dhrupad vocal improvisation. It focuses on the effort exerted by singers during manual interactions with imaginary objects (MIIOs) they are often observed executing ...
Stella Paschalidou, Martin Clayton
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Explizite und implizite Regeln der modalen Solo-Improvisation in iranischer Musik. Eine vergleichende Analyse [PDF]
Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie, 2021 Dieser Artikel untersucht die kreativen Prozesse in der freien modalen Solo-Improvisation in iranischer klassischer Musik mithilfe eines analytisch-vergleichenden Ansatzes.
Davoud Tavousi
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The Humpback's new Songs: Diverse and Convergent Evidence Against Vocal Culture via Copying in Humpback Whales [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2022 Singing humpback whales constantly modify their songs over hours, days, months, and years, throughout their adult lives. Intriguingly, humpbacks appear to vary songs in concert, with most singers in a population producing similar songs at any given time.
Eduardo Mercado
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"My Voice is who I am" - Vocal Improvisation Group Work with Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Voices, 2022 Background: Vocal improvisation is known as beneficial in promoting well-being, yet not much is known about using vocal improvisation with healthy older adults.
Aviya Riabzev, Ayelet Dassa, Ehud Bodner
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