Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Research and Enterprise
Although singing is a universal human activity, many adults in Western society exclude themselves from singing, often self-defining as “non singing” or “tone deaf.” This chapter focuses on singing difficulties in adults (excluding vocal... more
- by Karen Wise
Research has suggested that around 17% of Western adults self-define as “tone deaf” (Cuddy, Balkwill, Peretz & Holden, 2005). But questions remain about the exact nature of tone deafness. One candidate for a formal definition is... more
Musicians commonly speak of mental practice and score analysis in referring to strategies widely used by performers. However, these terms may not be universally understood in the same way. To address this, 89 experienced musicians were... more
This chapter begins by investigating perspectives on practice and creativity in the scholarly literature and in both practical and pedagogical writing, and it argues that to date little attention has been paid to creativity in relation to... more
- by Karen Wise
Em trabalhos anteriores desenvolvemos um teste de memoria que mede a capacidade da memoria de curto prazo e memoria operacional para melodias: o teste de amplitude melodica . Nesse teste o participante ouve sequencias crescentes de notas... more
- by Karen Wise
This research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council [grant Number AH/J005142/1]
- by Karen Wise
- Art, Opera
an empirical profile
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- by Karen Wise
We report a survey of audience members' responses (147 questionnaires collected at seven performances) and 10 in-depth interviews (five former patients and two family members, three medical practitioners) to bloodlines, a medical... more