RELATIONSHIP OF CONTRASTING SELECTIONS OF MUSIC AND HUMAN FIELD MOTION (HEARING IMPAIRED).
Contributors: New York University.
Published: 1991
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This research was focused on the relationship between the experience of music and human field motion. The purpose of the researcher was to explicate the conceptual framework of Martha E. Rogers through an exploration of the environmental field phenomenon, music, and human field motion.

Rogers postulates that environmental and human fields are characterized by waves of particular pattern which are integral with one another. Human field motion represents the experience of the continuous, dynamic patterning of the human and environmental fields. The premise of this study was derived from this conceptual framework.

Music represents an environmental field phenomenon. Therefore, it is proposed that when individuals experience music, the human field manifests change. Contrasting music selections represent different environmental fields. As the fields are integral with one another, contrasting music selections will manifest different human field motion. The environmental field of music is present whether or not an individual has auditory function. It is deduced that music manifests change in the human field motion of both hearing and hearing impaired individuals.

The hypotheses were: a tonal, polyrhythmic music selection with a distinct melody and harmony manifests a different human field motion than an atonal music selection with no traditional rhythm structure which is dissonant and without melody in hearing subjects; and a tonal, polyrhythmic music selection with a distinct melody and harmony manifests a different human field motion than an atonal music selection with no traditional rhythm structure which is dissonant and without melody in hearing impaired subjects.

Fifty hearing and 50 hearing impaired subjects experienced two contrasting music selections. Following each music selection, participants completed the Human Field Motion Test.

The hypotheses were supported. A significant effect of music selection and human field motion for hearing and hearing impaired participants was found (p $<$.01). Additionally, the difference in the human field motion scores of hearing and hearing impaired participants was highly significant (p $<$.001).

Recommendations for future research include replicating the study using familiar music and different types of music. Further investigation of the human field motion of those who are hearing impaired would be of interest.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-06, Section: B, page: 2992.

Thesis (PH.D.)--NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, 1991.

School code: 0146.