Carols in the wind.
Ключови думи
Резюме
OBJECTIVE
To compare mood and emotional responses to music played on pipe organs and pipeless (digital) organs.
METHODS
A two-organ (pipe v. digital) crossover study.
METHODS
St Theodore's Anglican Church, Adelaide.
METHODS
43 non-musician volunteers.
METHODS
Changes in mood and emotions measured by the Profile of Mood States.
RESULTS
Both instruments produced significant reductions in the emotions commonly experienced during the Christmas season: tension-anxiety, depression-rejection, anger-hostility and fatigue. There were no significant changes for vigour or confusion-bewilderment, and no significant differences between the mood-altering effects of the two instruments.
CONCLUSIONS
Pipeless organs are as effective as pipe organs in inducing beneficial mood changes.
