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dc.contributor.advisorDaugherty, James F.
dc.contributor.authorHom, Kathryn Schaefer
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-29T14:19:22Z
dc.date.available2013-09-29T14:19:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-31
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12858
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/12195
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the effect of two different rooms (choir rehearsal room, performance hall) on acoustical (LTAS, one-third octave bands) and perceptual (singer [N = 11] survey, listener [N = 33] survey, Pitch Analyzer 2.1) measures of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass (SATB) choir sound. Primary findings of this investigation indicated: (a) significant differences in spectral energy comparisons of choir sound between rooms, (b) choristers' perceptions of hearing and monitoring their own voices differed significantly depending on room, (c) most choristers (82%) perceived that the choir performed best within the Performance Hall, (d) perceived pitch of selected sung vowels within recordings differed significantly based on room conditions, (e) 97% of listeners perceived a difference in choir sound between room recordings, and (f) most listeners (91%) indicated preference for the Rehearsal Room recording.
dc.format.extent127 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectMusic education
dc.subjectAcoustics
dc.subjectArchitecture
dc.subjectChoir
dc.subjectChoral
dc.subjectPerception
dc.subjectRooms
dc.subjectSinging
dc.subjectVenues
dc.titleThe effect of two different rooms on acoustical and perceptual measures of SATB choir sound
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberJohnson, Christopher M.
dc.contributor.cmtememberCoffeen, Robert C
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineMusic Education & Music Therapy
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.M.E.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid8086346
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccess


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