The Effect of Music on Heart Activity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783836492201)

Under public concert conditions, the heart rate of a musical performer increases significantly when compared with that in a rehearsal situation. Previous studies have examined this effect, attributing a higher heart rate in performances to the effects of mental stress and performance anxiety. However, the actual physical work load had to be neglected in these studies, because it appears to be impossible to quantify physiological involvement while playing music. This book investigates the basic physiological and psychological processes that take place during a performance by investigating the heart activity of performers during performance, rest and listening phases, and correlating the acquired data to synchronous acoustic recordings. This book also shows that the occurrence of special cardiac events such as VES and SVES generally correlate with musically demanding moments.

Author: Martin Morgenstern
ISBN-10: 3836492202
ISBN-13: 9783836492201
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d