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dc.contributor.authorBIN, SMAen_US
dc.contributor.authorMCPHERSON, APen_US
dc.contributor.authorBRYAN-KINNS, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorNew Interfaces for Musical Expressionen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-23T14:18:38Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07en_US
dc.date.issued2016-07-11en_US
dc.date.submitted2016-06-13T11:42:14.810Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/13067
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the roles of technical and musical familiarity in shaping audience response to digital musical instrument (DMI) performances. In an audience study conducted during an evening concert, we examined two primary questions: first, whether a deeper understanding of how a DMI works increases an audience’s enjoyment and interest in the performance; and second, given the same DMI and same performer, whether playing in a conventional (vernacular) versus an experimental musical style affects an audience’s response. We held a concert in which two DMI creator-performers each played two pieces in differing styles. Before the concert, each half the 64-person audience was given a technical explanation of one of the instruments. Results showed that receiving an explanation increased the reported understanding of that instrument, but had no effect on either the reported level of interest or enjoyment. On the other hand, performances in experimental versus conventional style on the same instrument received widely divergent audience responses. We discuss implications of these findings for DMI design.en_US
dc.format.extent200 - 205 (6)en_US
dc.rightsTo be published by New Interfaces for Musical Expression
dc.subjectNIMEen_US
dc.subjectAudience studiesen_US
dc.subjectSound and music computingen_US
dc.subjectHuman computer interactionen_US
dc.titleSkip the Pre-Concert Demo: How Technical Familiarity and Musical Style Affect Audience Responseen_US
dc.typeConference Proceeding
pubs.notesNo embargoen_US
pubs.publication-statusPublisheden_US
pubs.publisher-urlhttp://nime.org/archivesen_US
pubs.volume16en_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2016-03-07en_US
qmul.funderEPSRC and AHRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Media and Arts Technology::Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Councilen_US


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