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Peer reviewedFurman, Charles E.; Duke, Robert A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1988
Examines group influences regarding music preferences to determine the effect that conformity has on the decision-making process. The study tested participants selections of popular and orchestral excerpts which had altered pitch and/or tempo. Concludes that preferences of music majors regarding orchestral music are not significantly affected by…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Music Appreciation
Peer reviewedDuke, Robert A.; And Others – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1991
Presents results of study of perception of beat across range of stimulus speeds. Finds that college music majors and graduate students perceived faster rates of presentation as subdivisions of slower beat tempi. Concludes that nonmusic subjects perceived stimulus tones as beats regardless of rate of presentation. Urges further research using…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Elementary Education, Graduate Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedBrittin, Ruth V.; Duke, Robert A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1997
Reports on a study where subjects were asked to evaluate the level of musical intensity expressed in various music excerpts. Defines musical intensity as that which conveys strong, ardent, or concentrated emotion. Compares subjects' ongoing evaluation (continuous) with a single concluding (summative) evaluation. Includes a list of orchestral…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Auditory Stimuli, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
