Band Musicians' Performance and Eye Contact as Influenced by Loss of a Visual and/or Aural Stimulus

摘要: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect losing a visual (conductor) and/or aural (ensemble) stimulus on ability band members perform piece music with an ensemble. Subjects were 120 undergraduate who individually played their instrument while viewing videotape conductor and listening via headphones. After first 16 measures, experimental groups lost sound band, picture conductor, or both. control group continued view hear full tape received highest accuracy ratings. in that could only see rated almost identically those ensemble, both higher than entire stimulus. Videotapes control-group subjects analyzed for instances eye contact conductor. These looked up at nearly 28 % time, glances averaged just under 1 second each.