Title
The Effect of Conductor Expressivity on Ensemble Performance Evaluation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
In this study, the authors examined whether a conductor's use of high-expressivity or low-expressivity techniques affected evaluations of ensemble performances that were identical across conducting conditions. Two conductors each conducted two 1-minute parallel excerpts from Percy Grainger's Walking Tune. Each directed one excerpt using high- and one using low-expressivity techniques. After watching a video of the four conducting segments set to a single audio performance of the selection by a university wind ensemble, participants (N = 118) evaluated ensemble expressivity using a 10-point Likert-type scale. Half of the participants also rated the expressivity of the conductor using a second identical scale. Ensemble expressivity was rated significantly higher for the high-expressivity conductors; effect size was strong (partial η2 =.57). Among participants evaluating both conductor and ensemble, there was a significant moderate correlation between ratings (r =.56). © 2001, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Morrison, Steven J.; Price, Harry E.; Geiger, Carla G.; and Cornacchio, Rachel A., "The Effect of Conductor Expressivity on Ensemble Performance Evaluation" (2009). Conducting Educator Scholarship. 2.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/conduct_ed/2
Comments
Morrison, S. J., Price, H. E., Geiger, C. G., & Cornacchio, R. A. (2009). The effect of conductor expressivity on ensemble performance evaluation. Journal of Research in Music Education, 57(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022429409332679