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J E Marley1, P Searle, N L Chamberlain
1Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide, SA. john.marley@adelaide.edu.au
Aim:
To compare mood and emotional responses to music played on pipe organs and pipeless (digital) organs.
Design:
A two-organ (pipe v. digital) crossover study.
Setting:
St Theodore's Anglican Church, Adelaide.
Subjects:
43 non-musician volunteers.
Main Outcome Measures:
Changes in mood and emotions measured by the Profile of Mood States.
Results:
Both instruments produced significant reductions in the emotions commonly experienced during the Christmas season: tension-anxiety, depression-rejection, anger-hostility and fatigue. There were no significant changes for vigour or confusion-bewilderment, and no significant differences between the mood-altering effects of the two instruments.
Conclusions:
Pipeless organs are as effective as pipe organs in inducing beneficial mood changes.
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