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Area of Science:

  • Music Performance
  • Audiology
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Musicians face hearing loss risks but often avoid earplugs due to concerns about performance quality.
  • Reluctance stems from fears of impaired self-monitoring and reduced sound quality for audiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of musicians' earplugs on instrumental pitch accuracy.
  • To assess listener and performer perceptions of tone quality, intonation, and dynamic contrast with and without earplugs.

Main Methods:

  • Faculty musicians recorded performing pitches and passages with and without earplugs.
  • Music perception tests administered to faculty and students evaluating recorded audio.

Main Results:

  • Pitch accuracy showed no consistent difference between earplug conditions.
  • Listeners (faculty and students) frequently perceived no significant difference in tone quality, intonation, or dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Musicians can confidently use earplugs during performance without compromising pitch accuracy.
  • Listener perception of timbre and dynamic control remains unaffected by musicians wearing earplugs.