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Music Processing

Music Processing


Thank you for volunteering to participate in this study on how people listen to music.

There are four parts to this questionnaire. Each part should take approximately 3-4 minutes to complete. The entire questionnaire should take approximately 15 total minutes.
Informed Consent:

By checking the following box, I give my consent to voluntarily participate in this study. I understand that the results of this study are normally presented in terms of groups of individuals, and if any individual data were presented, the data would be totally anonymous without any means of identifying the individuals involved.

I understand that I may stop the study at any time and that I may request my personal information be removed from all databases by emailing the experimenter at [email protected].
Name (will only be used for data coding purposes):
ARC ID (will only be used for data coding purposes):
Assigned Group
Ensure that the speakers of your computer are turned on and at a reasonable volume. If you have headphones for your computer, you may use them.

The mp3 files attached to your invitation email each contain 3 seconds of silence, a 10 second musical excerpt, 5 seconds of silence, and a repeat of the 10 second music excerpt.

Please play Excerpt 1, with file name Excerpt 1-[group letter].mp3, and listen to it in its entirety.

Click Continue when the file is done playing.
Optional: Take about 2 minutes to write about the music you just listened to (Excerpt 1). You may skip this question if you do not wish to answer it.
How would you rate Excerpt 1 on the following scales? You may replay Excerpt 1 if you wish.

very

unpleasant
somewhat

unpleasant
neutral
somewhat

pleasant
very

pleasant
very unpleasant to very pleasant
very

calming
somewhat

calming
neutral
somewhat

stimulating
very

stimulating
very calming to very stimulating
Do you recognize Excerpt 1 as being from a piece of music you have heard before?
Optional comments:
Please play Excerpt 2, with file name Excerpt 2-[group letter].mp3, and listen to it in its entirety.

Click Continue when the file is done playing.
Optional: Take about 2 minutes to write about the music you just listened to (Excerpt 2). You may skip this question if you do not wish to answer it.
How would you rate Excerpt 2 on the following scales? You may replay Excerpt 2 if you wish.

very

unpleasant
somewhat

unpleasant
neutral
somewhat

pleasant
very

pleasant
very unpleasant to very pleasant
very

calming
somewhat

calming
neutral
somewhat

stimulating
very

stimulating
very calming to very stimulating
Do you recognize Excerpt 2 as being from a piece of music you have heard before?
Optional comments:
Please play Excerpt 3, with file name Excerpt 3-[group letter].mp3, and listen to it in its entirety.

Click Continue when the file is done playing.
Optional: Take about 2 minutes to write about the music you just listened to (Excerpt 3). You may skip this question if you do not wish to answer it.
How would you rate Excerpt 3 on the following scales? You may replay Excerpt 3 if you wish.

very

unpleasant
somewhat

unpleasant
neutral
somewhat

pleasant
very

pleasant
very unpleasant to very pleasant
very

calming
somewhat

calming
neutral
somewhat

stimulating
very

stimulating
very calming to very stimulating
Do you recognize Excerpt 3 as being from a piece of music you have heard before?
Optional comments:
Please play Excerpt 4, with file name Excerpt 4-[group letter].mp3, and listen to it in its entirety.

Click Continue when the file is done playing.
Optional: Take about 2 minutes to write about the music you just listened to (Excerpt 4). You may skip this question if you do not wish to answer it.
How would you rate Excerpt 4 on the following scales? You may replay Excerpt 4 if you wish.

very

unpleasant
somewhat

unpleasant
neutral
somewhat

pleasant
very

pleasant
very unpleasant to very pleasant
very

calming
somewhat

calming
neutral
somewhat

stimulating
very

stimulating
very calming to very stimulating
Do you recognize the excerpt as being from a piece of music you have heard before?
Optional comments:
Please describe your musical background. For example, have you had formal training in music? Do you play a musical instrument or sing with a choir?

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