The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of unexpressive, expressive, and overly-expressive conducting on college musicians’ ratings of ensemble expressivity. Participants ( N = 133) from the United States viewed three video recordings of three conductors whose unexpressive, expressive, or overly-expressive conducting performances had been synchronized with the same corresponding, high-quality audio recordings. After viewing each of the three excerpts in one of three counterbalanced orders, participants rated the expressivity of the ensemble’s performance. We found a significant effect for conductor expressivity, but there was also a significant conductor expressivity × order interaction. Although participants’ ratings were influenced by conductor expressivity, they were not independent of viewing order. Implications for conductors and recommendations for future research are discussed.

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多少才算太多？无表现力、表现力和过度表现力的指挥对合奏表现力评分的影响


本研究的目的是调查无表现力、富有表现力和过度表现力的指挥对大学音乐家合奏表现力评分的影响。来自美国的参与者 （ N = 133） 观看了三位指挥家的三段录像，这些指挥家的指挥表演没有表现力、表现力或过度表现力，与相同的相应高质量录音同步。在以三个平衡顺序之一观看了三个选段中的每一个后，参与者对合奏表演的表现力进行了评分。我们发现对导体表达性有显著影响，但也有序交互×显着导体表达性。尽管参与者的评分受指挥家表现力的影响，但他们并不独立于观看顺序。讨论了对导体的影响和对未来研究的建议。