Music & Science

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Volume 7

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Volume 7, Autumn 2024

Editor’s Note

Imre Lahdelma (p. 1)

Investigating Whether Music Composed by Artificial Intelligence can Elicit the Same Strength of Emotional Response as Music Composed by Humans

Romy Barratt (p. 2-18)

A History of Substance Misuse Predicts Musical Frisson Intensity: How Substance Misuse Shapes Musical Reward Sensitivity

Lily Bekker (p. 19-29)

Does Educational Background Impact Levels of Imposter Phenomenon within Auditioned Ensembles in Durham University?

Esther Blakey (p. 30-44)

How useful are specific musical cues at expressing Anger?

Riccardo Boiteux (p. 45-51)

Music and Nostalgia: a cross-generational investigation into the reminiscence bump, memory, and other extra-musical stimuli of nostalgia

Veronica Boyle (p. 52-66)

Personal Musical Preferences in Bedtime Routines: Exploring the Use of Music as a Sleep Aid

Amy Gatward (p. 67-77)

Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Music in Alleviating Stress Among Ambulance Service Professionals and Patients in Pre-Hospital Emergency Settings

Talitha King (p. 78-95)

Is it emotionally worth it to attend a Classical music concert? An empirical study on emotional responses to live versus recorded classical piano music experiences

Thomas Milnes (p. 96-112)

Should performing music well elicit positive emotional reward? A systematic review of existing research into selected emotions and mood-states as relevant to a performer’s experience of flow state

Thomas Milnes (p. 113-130)

New findings in the emotional chronology of a music performance: An empirical investigation evaluating the impact of a successful performance, facilitated by flow state achievement, on the performer’s psycho-emotional profile

Thomas Milnes (p. 131-153)

Is Personality and Creativity Related to Music Preferences and Uses of Music?

Freya Rains (p. 154-167)

The Effect of Inharmonic Timbre on Western Consonance Perception and Familiarity: A Replication Project

Victoria Ridgway (p. 168-176)

The Effects of Tempo and Timbre on Felt Emotions

Chiu Yuet Alicia Sher (p. 177-186)

Decoding of Emotion in Improvised Performance

Rowan Shields (p. 187-194)

Musical Nostalgia and Sadness: Are we more likely to listen to nostalgic music when feeling sad?

Charlotte Smith (p. 195-207)

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Durham Undergraduate Research in Music & Science is published by the Durham University Music Department (Durham, UK).

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Barratt, R. (2024). Investigating whether music composed by Artificial Intelligence can elicit the same strength of emotional response as music composed by humans. Durham Undergraduate Research in Music & Science, 7, 2-18.