LISTENING FOR IDENTITY WITH ONE HUMAN TEST SUBJECT

LISTENING FOR IDENTITY WITH ONE HUMAN TEST SUBJECT

What emotions do you feel in reaction to this record?

PART 1
Using the same procedure as the last week, play any two of the records in the player below for one non-musician human subject and analyze their emotional responses. When they are done listening to each record, ask them to answer the following questions with as much detail as possible:

  1. What emotions do you feel in reaction to this record?
  2. How would you describe the identity of this artist just from listening to this record?
    PART 2
    Write up the results of your listening sessions, and include the following information:
  3. The records you chose
  4. Name, approximate age, occupation, and relationship to you (if any) of your test subject
  5. Your informed speculations about your test subject’s reactions to the artist’s identity, both stated and observed. Be as detailed as possible.
  6. A short statement on your personal perception of the artists‘ identities and how this differed from your test subject’s perception. Be as detailed as possible.

(Scroll down on the player to view the full list of songs)

Song list
Paramore – Ain’t it Fun
M.I.A – Bucky done Gun
Charlie Puth – The Way I Am

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