Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention study

Background: Music listening can improve acquisition of new knowledge. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the emotional and cognitive effects of a knowledge concert on the attending audience. Methodology: The audience was asked to complete a Visual Analogue Scale (10 cm) before and aft...

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Main Authors: Eva Bojner Horwitz, Karin Rehnqvist, Walter Osika, David Thyrén, Louise Åberg, Jan Kowalski, Töres Theorell
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Language:Danish
Published: Scandinavian University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
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Online Access:https://www.idunn.no/nordic_journal_of_arts_culture_and_health/2021/01-02/embodied_learning_via_a_knowledge_concert_an_exploratory_i
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Karin Rehnqvist
Walter Osika
David Thyrén
Louise Åberg
Jan Kowalski
Töres Theorell
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description Background: Music listening can improve acquisition of new knowledge. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the emotional and cognitive effects of a knowledge concert on the attending audience. Methodology: The audience was asked to complete a Visual Analogue Scale (10 cm) before and after listening to the concert, along five variables: Arousal, Degree of happiness, Degree of worry, Daily worries and Benevolence. Follow-up qualitative interviews gathered narratives from the participants. Findings: 228 concert attendees took part in the study by completing the questionnaires (51 percent of the whole audience). Statistically significant changes were observed in the outcome measures for: Arousal (p=0.002), Daily worries (p<0.001) and Degree of happiness (p=0.01). Degree of worry interacted with age (p<0.001). No changes were found for Benevolence (p=0.93). Gender and previous music experiences did not make a difference to feelings evoked by the music. Age, however, was important since younger participants became more worried by the concert than older. Originality: We discuss the potential role of future knowledge concerts that comprise qualities explored, such as mitigating a variety of embodied psychological capacities, including reflection and agency in audiences, facilitating learning about sensitive issues, and potentially also transformation towards prosocial mindsets and behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-6345fe2b359641568ffae1bed6dd2a892025-08-20T01:51:04ZdanScandinavian University PressNordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health2535-79132021-01-013344710.18261/issn.2535-7913-2021-01-02-0418948693Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention studyEva Bojner HorwitzKarin RehnqvistWalter OsikaDavid ThyrénLouise ÅbergJan KowalskiTöres TheorellBackground: Music listening can improve acquisition of new knowledge. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the emotional and cognitive effects of a knowledge concert on the attending audience. Methodology: The audience was asked to complete a Visual Analogue Scale (10 cm) before and after listening to the concert, along five variables: Arousal, Degree of happiness, Degree of worry, Daily worries and Benevolence. Follow-up qualitative interviews gathered narratives from the participants. Findings: 228 concert attendees took part in the study by completing the questionnaires (51 percent of the whole audience). Statistically significant changes were observed in the outcome measures for: Arousal (p=0.002), Daily worries (p<0.001) and Degree of happiness (p=0.01). Degree of worry interacted with age (p<0.001). No changes were found for Benevolence (p=0.93). Gender and previous music experiences did not make a difference to feelings evoked by the music. Age, however, was important since younger participants became more worried by the concert than older. Originality: We discuss the potential role of future knowledge concerts that comprise qualities explored, such as mitigating a variety of embodied psychological capacities, including reflection and agency in audiences, facilitating learning about sensitive issues, and potentially also transformation towards prosocial mindsets and behavior.https://www.idunn.no/nordic_journal_of_arts_culture_and_health/2021/01-02/embodied_learning_via_a_knowledge_concert_an_exploratory_iembodied knowledgeemotional regulationknowledge concert#metooperformance evaluationsatellite seminars
spellingShingle Eva Bojner Horwitz
Karin Rehnqvist
Walter Osika
David Thyrén
Louise Åberg
Jan Kowalski
Töres Theorell
Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention study
Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
embodied knowledge
emotional regulation
knowledge concert
#metoo
performance evaluation
satellite seminars
title Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention study
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title_fullStr Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention study
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title_short Embodied learning via a knowledge concert: An exploratory intervention study
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topic embodied knowledge
emotional regulation
knowledge concert
#metoo
performance evaluation
satellite seminars
url https://www.idunn.no/nordic_journal_of_arts_culture_and_health/2021/01-02/embodied_learning_via_a_knowledge_concert_an_exploratory_i
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