Perception of Choral Blend among Choral, Instrumental, and Nonmusic Majors Using the Continuous Response Digital Interface

The concept of choral blend is often adjudicated but seldom researched. Voice matching to achieve choral blend (placing specific voices next to one another to achieve a blended sound within a section) is frequently recommended. The authors asked participants (N = 55) comprised of vocal, instrumental...

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Published in:Journal of research in music education 2007-12, Vol.55 (4), p.313-325
Main Authors: Killian, Janice N., Basinger, Lynn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alto
Bass voice
Choral music
Digital music
Educational research
Evaluation
Feedback (Response)
Instrumental music
Interfaces
Judgment
Likert scale
Likert Scales
Matched Groups
Measurement techniques
Music
Music education
Musical aesthetics
Musical modes
Musical perception
Perceptions
Singers
Soprano
Studies
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Students
Vocal music
Voice
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Summary:The concept of choral blend is often adjudicated but seldom researched. Voice matching to achieve choral blend (placing specific voices next to one another to achieve a blended sound within a section) is frequently recommended. The authors asked participants (N = 55) comprised of vocal, instrumental, and nonmusic majors to move a continuous response digital interface dial to indicate judgment of blend quality while listening to voice-matched choral groupings. Graphic analyses indicated general agreement in judgments of good blend and bad blend among all three groups especially within alto and bass excerpts. Less agreement appeared for soprano and tenor excerpts. Pearson correlations between repeated excerpts were highly positive for vocalists but less consistent for others. Vocalists listened longer before making a judgment. Few group differences in judgment magnitude appeared, but general tendencies toward good blend judgments were evident. Discussion included future research implications and applications for educators.
ISSN:0022-4294
1945-0095
DOI:10.1177/0022429408317373