There are many articles that support stretching, strengthening, good nutrition, hydration, rest, and ergonomics along with many other concepts that may be helpful in preventing repetitive stress injuries. The most conclusive literature proposes early recognition of onset symptoms, and immediate reduction or cessation of the casual activity. This is not well accepted by the musician, because thi...

Musicians have been shown to better perceive pitch and timbre cues in speech and music, compared to non-musicians. It is unclear whether this "musician advantage" persists under conditions of spectro-temporal degradation, as experienced by cochlear-implant (CI) users. In this study, gender categorization was measured in normal-hearing musicians and non-musicians listening to acoustic CI simulat...

There is little research on the role of personality in musical expertise. We address this gap in the literature by using data from a large national study (N = 7870) to examine how scores on 10 facets of the Big Five dimensions of personality predicted self-reported musical sophistication and performance on two behavioral tests (melodic memory and rhythm perception). Personality predicted musica...

In this paper we discuss the possibility of augmenting existing musical performance by using a novel sensing device termed ‘PegLeg’. This device interprets the movements and motions of a musician during play by allowing the musician to manipulate a sensor in three dimensions. A force sensitive surface allows us to detect, interpret and interface the subtle but integral element of physical “effo...

(1) Background: To assess and compare speech intelligibility with conventional universal musician-specific hearing protection devices (HPD); (2) Methods: The sample comprised 15 normal-hearing musicians of both sexes who had been professionals for more than 5 years. They underwent thorough audiological assessment free-field audiometry to measure the attenuation levels three HPD models (musician...

This paper describes a recent addition to LOLC, a text-based environment for collaborative improvisation for laptop ensembles, incorporating a machine musician that plays along with human performers. The machine musician LOLbot analyses the patterns created by human performers and the composite music they create as they are layered in performance. Based on user specified settings, LOLbot choose...

Belinda Thom School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213, U.S.A. Abstract. This research addresses the problem of the computer interacting with a live, improvising musician in the jazz/blues setting. We introduce BoB, a model of improvisation that enables the computer to trade solos with a musician in an adaptive, user-speci c manner. We develop unsupervised learn...

This paper proposes a novel scheme for audio communication in synchronous musical performances carried out over computer networks. The proposed scheme uses techniques inspired from computer accompaniment systems, in which a software agent follows the performance of a human musician in real-time, by synchronizing a pre-recorded musical accompaniment to the live performance. In networked settings...

   Tendon transfers in hand patients are a commonly performed procedure after extensor tendon rupture. However, the standard side to side technique is not applicable in every patient. We present a case of a musician with unique demands to demonstrate the option to customize surgical technique and therapy regimen to the unique needs of each patient. An extensor indicis proprius to extensor digit...