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Volume 4, Autumn 2021

Editors’ Note

Liila Taruffi (p. 1)

Effects of Listening to Happy and Sad Classical Music on Verbal Reasoning Task Performance

Alex Acomb (p. 2-9)

Narration in Music: An Exploratory Study of the Difference in Emotional Responses to Absolute (Non-Narrative) and Programmatic (Narrative) Music

Henry Bashford (p. 10-16)

The Effects of Background Music on Cognitive Performance

Katya Davisson (p. 17-22)

Music Performance Anxiety and COVID-19: How Has the UK COVID-19 Lockdown between March and June 2020 Affected Music Performance Anxiety in Student Musicians?

Martha Lily Dean (p. 23-29)

Which Genre of Background Music Best Supports Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning?

Emma Farmer (p. 30-37)

Do Christians Engage Differently with Modern Christian Worship Songs when Actively Singing versus Listening?

Molly Farrell (p. 38-42)

Skipping Too Fast? The Accuracy of Musical First Impressions

Caitlin Hayton (p. 43-48)

To What Extent Are Specific Type(s) of Music Conducive to Effective Study and, therefore, High Academic Achievement?

Tallulah Horton (p. 49-54)

What Comes Next? Non-Musicians and Cadential Recognition in the Solution of Musical Puzzles

Alice Liddle (p. 55-60)

Music in Marketing: An Interview Study on Commercial Jingles’ Role in Branding and their Association with Visual Imagery

Long Yan Loren Ma (p. 61-67)

Imposter Syndrome & Musicality

Aliyah Ramatally (p. 68-74)

The Influence of Perceived Groove on Autobiographical Memory

Ruth Thursby (p. 75-81)

The Impact of Music Festivals on Attendee Wellbeing

Ruby Topping (p. 82-89)

Beating Dyslexia: Can Specialised Interventions Be Developed for Reading Difficulty Rooted in an Auditory Rhythmic Deficit?

Ruby Topping (p. 90-96)

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Acomb, A. (2021). Effects of listening to happy and sad classical music on verbal reasoning task performance. Durham Undergraduate Research in Music & Science, 4, 2-9.