For unit 10 I will be expected to produce a research document exploring a specialist study in music performance or production. In order to help start the project, it is important to undertake preliminary research into several areas of interest, to discover which areas have the most contextual perspectives to help influence my chosen area of study. 

 

I am considering below what information I can find from a variety of sources. What primary research could I undertake to support my project? What different perspectives are available to me? 

 

 

Research Idea 1) 

The link between Tinnitus and Music 

Research areas: 

What is Tinnitus, how does it occur? 

Suicide from Tinnitus 

Musician’s suffering- how they cope 

Musical Hallucinations/Musical ear syndrome  

 

Online research links, articles and papers: 

https://www.verywellhealth.com/music-in-the-ear-1048946#:~:text=Who%20Gets%20Musical%20Ear%20Syndrome%3F&text=Bauman%20says%20that%20people%20predisposed,in%20adult%20cochlear%20implant%20patients. 

https://whyy.org/articles/how-a-composers-hearing-damage-inspired-a-concert-series/ 

https://www.cubex.co.uk/news/musicians/fourteen-musicians-and-composers-experiencing-hearing-loss 

https://www.hearingdr.com/musical-ear-syndrome/ 

https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/78293/alzheimers-cognition/auditory-musical-hallucinations-when-patient-complains?sso=true 

 

Can include more personal perspective as I suffer from tinnitus. 

 

 

Research Idea 2) 

The music of games: Unravel 

Research areas: 

Adaptive sound- examples too 

The sounds of Sweden 

How it enhances gameplay 

Music as the voice- no dialogue 

 

Online research links, articles and papers: 

https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/unravel/news/unravel-game-music 

https://hardcoregamer.com/2016/02/11/checking-the-score-unravel/192275/ 

https://xblafans.com/unravel-shares-the-secrets-to-storytelling-with-music-85409.html 

https://www.pcgamesn.com/unravel/unravel-s-music-will-tell-its-heartfelt-story-in-lieu-of-words-says-latest-dev-diary 

 

Primary research- playing the game 

 

 

Research Idea 3) 

The science of how music encourages you to buy 

Research areas:  

(Advertisements) 

Emotion and memory impact 

Story 

Influence 

Brand Jingles 

In stores 

 

Online research links, articles and papers: 

https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/8207/volumes/v25/NA-25#:~:text=Music%20has%20been%20shown%20to,at%20the%20point%20of%20purchase.&text=Alpert%20and%20Alpert%20(1990)%20and,and%20attitude%20to%20the%20advertisement. 

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-8349-6006-1_9 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Catherine_Loveday2/publication/237455724_Music_and_Memory_in_Advertising_Music_as_a_Device_of_Implicit_Learning_and_Recall/links/0a85e5321b7d30cdcc000000/Music-and-Memory-in-Advertising-Music-as-a-Device-of-Implicit-Learning-and-Recall.pdf 

https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/7167/volumes/v18/NA-18 

https://www.chatterbuzzmedia.com/blog/the-relationship-between-music-and-advertising-5-ways-music-enhance-commercials/ 

http://eprints.utar.edu.my/267/1/AV-2011-0905918.pdf 

 

Can watch adverts- primary observations  

Could incorporate basic music theory for more in depth explanations.  

Would go into shops as primary research if they were open (COVID restriction) 

 

 

Research Idea 4) 

The move from synthetic to organic music in games 

Research areas:- Two sided small section research 

Orchestral music and sound- example games 

Synthetic- examples 

Popular opinion 

Personal perspective 

 

Online research links, articles and papers: 

https://www.gamedev.net/forums/topic/660159-why-orchestral-music-is-best-for-video-games/ 

https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/162932/use-of-synthetic-vs-natural-sounds-in-modern-large-games 

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2018/sep/03/how-video-game-music-waltzed-its-way-on-to-classic-fm-soundtrack-awards 

 

 

Research Idea 5) 

Earworms 

Research Areas: 

What is an Earworm? 

Example songs 

Common themes when composing one 

Mental Illness 

 

Online research links, articles and papers: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earworm 

https://blog.audiosocket.com/earworm-psychology/ 

https://www.secretsofsongwriting.com/2012/08/14/the-one-crucial-feature-of-earworm-melodies/ 

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/how-to-write-an-earworm/ 

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2016/11/earworms 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4723199/#:~:text=Earworms%20or%20stuck%20song%20syndrome&text=Psychologically%2C%20earworms%20are%20a%20'cognitive,known%20as%20ironic%20process%20theory. 

 

Critical Listening and primary research from my own experience 

 

 

 

Easy Idea 6 

The impact of COVID on the music industry