Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Simpson, Robert Eric
URN	etd-06262009-114953
Title	The Effect of Performance Errors on Perceptions of Performance Quality in J.S. Bach's Bourée from the Suite for Unaccompanied Cello #3
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Music, College of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Clifford Madsen Committee Chair Patrick Dunnigan Committee Member Steven Kelly Committee Member Alexander Jiménez Outside Committee Member
Keywords	Continuous Measurement Cello Error Detection Johann Sebastian Bach CRDI Music Education Music
Date of Defense	2009-06-15
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine how errors in performance affect perceptions of performance quality by musicians while listening to an excerpt of Bach’s Bourrée from the Suite for Unaccompanied Cello #3. Subjects (N=129) heard five excerpts that had been digitally altered to make it appear that the performer was playing wrong notes. Subjects heard the excerpts in one of four randomized orders. Subjects were instructed to rate the quality of the performance by manipulating the Continuous Response Digital Interface. Subjects were also asked to make comments about the listening task in a free-response posttest questionnaire. Mean ratings of each of the excerpts were charted graphically, both as individual excerpts and within each order. Results from the study indicated that negative stimuli elicited responses of much greater strength than did positive stimuli. These responses were much more abrupt than responses to positive stimuli, which tended to be more gradual. Results also indicated that recovery from negative stimuli was slow, often persisting long after the stimulus had passed.
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