My Procedure

Physical or Emotional-How do We Respond to Music

Procedure and Materials

Materials:

-My computer (music selections)

-GSR Instrument

-Pulse Reader

-Blindfold

-Over ear Head phones

-Data Chart for each subject (in my case six)

Song

Initial GSR

Initial Pulse

GSR During Song

Pulse During Song

GSR After

Pulse After

Favorite

The Songs I will be using-

~Suite Number 1 in G Major for Solo Cello preformed by Yo-Yo Ma (Classical)

~Enter Sandman by Metallica (Rock)

~Beat it by Michael Jackson (Pop)

~Feeling Good by Nina Simone (Jazz)

~One Tribe by the Black Eyed Peas (Hip Hop)

~Small Town Southern Man by Alan Jackson (Country)

1. Give participant questionnaire part one; a list of genres (Rock, Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop, Country, Classical, Blues, Techno, and Alternative) and ask them to number them from their favorite (1) and least favorite (9)

2. Sit subject down in chair, palms down on the table and cover eyes with blind fold and make sure they can see nothing. Make sure the room is completely silent.

3. Connect the pulse reader to right index finger and place your left hand on the GSR leads.

4. Take the initial pulse as indicated on the digital reader of the pulse meter.

5. Take the initial GSR reading once the meter has stopped moving and record in the data chart.

6. Place the over ear headphones securely over the ears and play the first selection for one minute.

7. Take the pulse and GSR readings while the music is playing and record in the data chart.

8. Take the pulse and GSR readings after the first selection has finished and record in the data chart.

9. Repeat steps 1-7 with each selection

10. Have participant fill out a short questionnaire with the following questions- What was your favorite selection? Did you know it? Why was it your favorite?

11. Repeat steps 1-9 with each of the six participants.