TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of sound waves and musical experiences on movement coordination with beats
AU - Vathagavorakul, Ravisara
AU - Gonjo, Tomohiro
AU - Homma, Miwako
N1 - Funding Information:
This research project is supported by grants for development of new faculty staff, Ratchadaphiseksomphot Fund, Chulalongkorn University .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Synchronizing movement with external stimuli is important in musicians and athletes. This study investigated the effects of sound characteristics, including sound with harmonics (square wave) and without harmonics (sine wave) and levels of expertise in sports and music on rhythmic ability. Thirty-two university students participated in the study. The participants were divided into sixteen music education (ME) and sixteen physical education (PE) majors. They were asked to perform finger tapping tasks with 1,2 and 3 Hz beat rates, tapping in time with the sine and square wave beat produced by a metronome. The relative phase angle of finger tapping and the onset time of metronome sound were calculated using circular statistics. The results showed that type of wave and music experience affected the rhythmic ability of participants. Our study highlights the importance of types of waves on rhythmic ability, especially for participants with no background in music. The square wave is recommended for athletes to learn to synchronize their movement with beats.
AB - Synchronizing movement with external stimuli is important in musicians and athletes. This study investigated the effects of sound characteristics, including sound with harmonics (square wave) and without harmonics (sine wave) and levels of expertise in sports and music on rhythmic ability. Thirty-two university students participated in the study. The participants were divided into sixteen music education (ME) and sixteen physical education (PE) majors. They were asked to perform finger tapping tasks with 1,2 and 3 Hz beat rates, tapping in time with the sine and square wave beat produced by a metronome. The relative phase angle of finger tapping and the onset time of metronome sound were calculated using circular statistics. The results showed that type of wave and music experience affected the rhythmic ability of participants. Our study highlights the importance of types of waves on rhythmic ability, especially for participants with no background in music. The square wave is recommended for athletes to learn to synchronize their movement with beats.
KW - Finger tapping
KW - Movement coordination with beats
KW - Rhythmic activity
KW - Sound waves
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U2 - 10.1016/j.humov.2023.103170
DO - 10.1016/j.humov.2023.103170
M3 - Article
C2 - 38043482
AN - SCOPUS:85178623652
SN - 0167-9457
VL - 93
JO - Human Movement Science
JF - Human Movement Science
M1 - 103170
ER -