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ERIC Number: EJ383076
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Effect of Majority Consensus on Preferences for Recorded Orchestral and Popular Music.
Furman, Charles E.; Duke, Robert A.
Journal of Research in Music Education, v36 n4 p220-31 Win 1988
Examines group influences regarding music preferences to determine the effect that conformity has on the decision-making process. The study tested participants selections of popular and orchestral excerpts which had altered pitch and/or tempo. Concludes that preferences of music majors regarding orchestral music are not significantly affected by others. (LS)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Music Appreciation, Music Education, Nonmajors, Peer Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Musical Preference; Orchestral Music; Pitch (Music); Popular Music; Tempo