Affective responses to singing voice in different vocal registers and modes

Yingyi Wu; Hyun-Ju Chong

doi:10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.075

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Affective responses to singing voice in different vocal registers and modes 보컬 음역대와 음악 조성에 따른 감상자의 정서반응

31 January 2023. pp. 75-82

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate listener’s affective responses to different vocal registers and modes in terms of valence (i.e., negative to positive affect) and arousal (i.e., low to high energy level). The data were collected from four different conditions (i.e., higher and lower registers paired with major and minor modes). A total of 188 female college students participated in the survey online and rated their perceived valence and arousal levels on a visual analogue scale after listening to each excerpt. The two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was administered for data analysis. The results revealed that there were significant differences in the affective responses to the two vocal registers, showing that the arousal was more affected by the register than the valence. Secondly, mode had statistically significant impact on both valence and arousal while weighing more on valence. Further, there was significant interaction effect of vocal register and mode on valence, but not on arousal. Results also displayed that listeners had the most negative valence when listening to the excerpt of minor mode in higher register, while having the lowest arousal when listening to the excerpt of minor mode in lower register. These findings imply that it is important to consider the vocal range as well as the musical mode when selecting music for appreciation.

Keywords

Musical elements

Vocal register

Affective response

Valence

Arousal

Vocal music

본 연구의 목적은 다른 음역대의 목소리로 노래한 음악(고음역대, 저음역대)과 불려진 음악이 조성적으로 다른 경우(장조/단조) 감상자가 경험하는 정서적 반응에 차이가 있는지를 살펴보았다. 음악은 첫째 옥타브 차이를 두고 높은 음역대와 낮은 음역대의 가창 영역과 둘째, 조성적 변인을 통제하기 위해 장조와 단조를 사용한 총 네 가지 음원을 사용하였다. 총 188명의 여성 대학생들이 온라인 설문으로 참여하였으며 시각아날로그척도(Visual Analogue Scale)을 사용하여 지각한 정서가와 각성 수준을 기록하였다. 수집된 자료는 two-way analysis of variance(ANOVA)를 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과 두 음역대 간의 유의미한 정서 반응 차이를 보여주었으며 정서가(valence)보다는 각성 수준(arousal level)에 더 많은 차이를 보여주었다. 둘째, 조성 또한 정서가와 각성 수준에 영향을 미쳤으나 두 정서 변인 중에서는 정서가에 더욱 큰 차이를 보였다. 또한 교호작용을 분석한 결과 음역대와 조성의 상호작용이 정서가에게는 큰 영향을 미치지만 각성에는 영향을 미치지 않는다는 것을 보여주었다. 더 나아가 감상자들이 단조 음악의 높은 음역대 조건에서 가장 부정적인 정서가를 보여주였고 단조 음악의 낮은 음역대 조건에서는 가장 낮은 각성 반응을 보여주었다. 이러한 결과는 음악 감상시 그 음악의 음역대와 조성을 고려해서 선곡해야 함을 암시한다.

키워드

음악요소

음역대

정서 반응

정서가

정서적 각성

가창 음악

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Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
Volume : 42
No :1
Pages :75-82
Received Date : 2022-01-05
Revised Date : 2022-12-29
Accepted Date : 2023-01-05
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.075

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of KoreaISSN:1225-4428(Print) 2287-3775(Online)한국음향학회

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