Musiikkitiede / Music and Science programme

14/12/2023

Yesterday, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences held a celebration of graduates. The master's speech was given by Katariina Henttonen who ended her speech with a song, which was very appropriate considering she graduated from our Music and Science programme!

Warm gratulations to all those who got their degrees! 🥳🍾

12/06/2023

Musiikkitieteen opiskelija Otto Laakso ja tutkijatohtori Elina Westinen keskustelivat drill-musiikista opiskelijajärjestöjen Musicasting-podcastin uusimmassa jaksossa. Kuunnelkaapa, miten ajankohtaista aihetta käsitellään asiantuntevasti ja monipuolisesti!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2vNUaVrUZR7qRyeOXFBmqC…

27/04/2023

Again, our students made awesome podcasts, videos, and blog posts in our research communication course! Go and check our blog out if you're interested in learning what they think about music research. Content available in English and Finnish.

Aivan upeita kurssitöitä tehtiin taas Musiikkitieteellisen tiedon kommunikointi -kurssilla! Käypäs tutustumassa blogiimme, jos viihteellisessä muodossa esitelty tutkimusperustainen tieto kiinnostelee.

Interesting things about music

31/01/2023

Have you ever used music for managing feelings of anxiety? Feel free to share your experiences by participating in our new study, and help science! The questionnaire is open until the end of February.

24/12/2022

Musiikintutkimuksen joulukalenterin viimeisen luukun julkaisu on Emily Carlsonin ja Ian Crossin tutkimus, jossa he kartoittivat musiikkipsykologian ja musiikkiterapian alojen ammattilaisten käsityksiä monitieteisyyteen liittyen.

The last publication of our Christmas calendar is by Emily Carlson and Ian Cross. They investigated music psychologists and music therapists regarding
their attitudes towards potential interdisciplinary work between the two fields.

Although the fields of music psychology and music therapy share many common interests, research collaboration between the two fields is still somewhat rare. Previous work has identified that disciplinary identities and attitudes towards those in other disciplines are challenges to effective interdis...

23/12/2022

Joulukalenterin 23. luukusta löydämme Jaakko Erkkilän johtaman ryhmän tutkimuksen, jossa tarkasteltiin uudenlaista, kotiin ja klinikalle hajautettua musiikkiterapiainterventiota depression hoidossa.

The 23rd door of our calendar introduces a study by Jaakko Erkkilä et al. They investigated whether the effectiveness of integrative improvisational music therapy can be further enhanced through the addition of a slow-breathing technique and a homework task where clients were encouraged to listen to the improvisations created during therapy.

Introduction: There is evidence from earlier trials for the efficacy of music therapy in the treatment of depression among working-age people. Starting therapy sessions with relaxation and revisiting therapeutic themes outside therapy have been deemed promising for outcome enhancement. However, prev...

22/12/2022

Musiikintutkimuksen joulukalenteri, luukku 22: Nina Loimusalo ja Erkki Huovinen tutkivat pianistien kognitiivisia strategioita näiden harjoitellessa konserttia varten.

The 22th study in our Christmas calendar is by Nina Loimusalo and Erkki Huovinen. They investigated how professional pianists practice music for a concert, and whether their individual cognitive orientations in such practice processes can be identified accurately from the resulting performances.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how professional pianists practice music for a concert, and whether their individual cognitive orientations in such...

21/12/2022

Joulukalenterin 21. luukun tutkimus on Kirsi Tuomen ja Esa Ala-Ruonan käsialaa. He tarkastelivat musiikkiterapiaintervention merkitystä perheissä sijaisvanhempien näkökulmasta.

The 21st study of our Christmas calendar is by Kirsi Tuomi and Esa Ala-Ruona. They had a study to gain a deeper understanding on how foster parents use their mentalization skills to reflect the different meanings of the NaP for foster families–intervention

Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy | Approaches: Ένα Διεπιστημονικό Περιοδικό Μουσικοθεραπείας | ISSN: 2459-3338

20/12/2022

Joulukalenterin 20. luukku esittelee Henna-Riikka Peltolan kirjanluvun, jossa hän tarkastelee musiikin herättämiä inhon kokemuksia ja niiden mahdollisia syntymekanismeja.

The 20th publication is by Henna-Riikka Peltola. In her book chapter, she analyses negative musical experiences and music-evoked disgust.

This chapter explores the affective aspects of aversive experiences relating to music listening. In music psychology research, there is a strong consensus that

19/12/2022

Joulukalenterin 19. luukusta paljastuu Alvaro Chang-Aranan ja kollegoiden tutkimus, jossa tarkasteltiin sitä, miten yleisö havaitsee muusikon esiintymisjännitystä ja kuinka se suhteutuu muusikon omaan kokemukseen.

The 19th study in our advent calendar is by Alvaro Chang-Arana et al. They explored the listener’s perception of performance anxiety and compared it to the musician’s actual experienced anxiety.

Music performance anxiety (MPA) affects musicians at various stages of a performance, from its preparation until the aftermath of its delivery. Given the commonality and potentially grave consequences of MPA, it is understandable that much attention has been paid to the musician experiencing it. Con...

18/12/2022

Musiikintutkimuksen joulukalenterin 18. luukusta paljastuu Andrew Danson ja kollegoiden kirjallisuuskatsaus, jossa kootaan yhteen tutkimustuloksia liittyen virtuaalitodellisuuden hyödyntämismahdollisuuksiin musiikkiterapian yhteydessä.

The 18th door of our Christmas calendar reveals a publication by Andrew Danso et al. They summarised evidence of existing interventions and assessments used for post-stroke and neglect rehabilitation on patients in VR and music therapy research.

17/12/2022

Musiikintutkimuksen joulukalenterin 17. julkaisu on Marc Thompsonin artikkeli, jossa hän tarkastelee Sonic Visualizer -ohjelmaa ja sen käyttömahdollisuuksia sekä musiikin tutkimuksen että opettamisen konteksteissa.

The 17th publication in our advent calendar is by Marc Thompson. He reviews the Sonic Visualizer analysis software, presents its key features, and discusses how it can be used for both research and teaching.

Music recordings have become increasingly important tools for music analysis and many forms of musicological research.1 Compared to music analysis using notation, a recording allows the researcher to investigate music from the performer’s perspective. Much can be learned by exploring the expressiv...