Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Auditory feedback and memory for music performance: sound evidence for an encoding effect.

Steven A Finney1, Caroline Palmer

  • 1Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. sf@sfinney.org

Memory & Cognition
|April 18, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Auditory feedback during music learning enhances memory recall. However, auditory feedback during retrieval does not significantly impact performance, suggesting context affects learning independently of testing conditions.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Synchrony and Reciprocity in Rhythmic Interaction.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·2026
Same author

Reply to 'Musical neurodynamics and the 'inner voice''.

Nature reviews. Neuroscience·2026
Same author

Spontaneous production rates in music and speech: Effector systems or domain specificity?

Frontiers in human neuroscience·2026
Same author

Respiratory Synchrony and Individual Differences Causally Influence Dyadic Interpersonal Coordination.

Psychophysiology·2026
Same author

Hippocampal-Cortical Networks Predict Conceptual versus Perceptually Guided Narrative Memory.

The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience·2025
Same author

Stability of Neural Oscillations Supports Auditory-Motor Synchronization.

The European journal of neuroscience·2025

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Music Cognition
  • Learning and Memory

Background:

  • Context-dependent learning and memory retrieval are influenced by environmental cues during encoding and testing.
  • Previous research highlights the importance of matching learning and testing conditions for optimal memory recall.
  • Auditory context effects on learning and memory, particularly in music performance, require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of auditory feedback as a contextual factor on the learning and retrieval of memorized music.
  • To determine if auditory feedback during the learning phase affects subsequent music recall.
  • To examine the influence of auditory feedback during the retrieval phase on music performance.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments involving pianists learning and recalling musical pieces from notation were conducted.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Auditory feedback (presence or absence) was systematically manipulated during both the learning and retrieval phases.
  • Music performance served as the measure of serial recall, assessing memory accuracy and fluency.

    • Main Results:

    • Auditory feedback provided during the learning phase significantly enhanced subsequent music recall.
    • The presence or absence of auditory feedback during the retrieval phase did not yield significant effects on recall performance.
    • No significant interaction was observed between the auditory feedback conditions during learning and retrieval.

    Conclusions:

    • Auditory feedback acts as a significant contextual factor that enhances the learning of musical pieces.
    • The benefits of auditory feedback during learning appear to be independent of its presence or absence during retrieval.
    • These findings suggest that auditory context primarily influences the initial encoding and consolidation of musical memories rather than their subsequent retrieval.