The effect of music on differences in body movement of college music majors, dance majors, and sexual abuse survivors.

摘要

This study was designed to determine what effect specific kinds of music had on subject dance responses.;Each of the subjects participated individually in a five-minute long experiment, which included moving to music in the experiment room according to a set of instructions on an audio cassette, and then completing a self-report questionnaire pertaining to inhibition and relaxation experienced in responding to the three pieces. The experimenter assessed the results by observing specific movement patterns and physical characteristics, such as how much of the body was used, how much tension the subject showed, whether or not the response was indirect or repeated patterns, and if the motions were of an outward or inward nature.;Results showed statistically significant differences in the interaction of subjects and music. The most major significance seen with relaxed movement was with outward movements, in the sexual trauma/orchestral combination. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).