Music and speech are alike in that they use both facial and acoustic cues to engage listeners in an emotional experience. Regular concert-goers are used to seeing singers use expressive and often very dramatic facial expressions. Researchers at McGill University have now demonstrated that facial expressions are more important to convey emotions in music than in speech. Researchers conducted an experiment where participants were offered recordings of short phrases ...Monday 13 April 2015
Facial Expressions More Important to Convey Emotions in Music Than in Speech
Music and speech are alike in that they use both facial and acoustic cues to engage listeners in an emotional experience. Regular concert-goers are used to seeing singers use expressive and often very dramatic facial expressions. Researchers at McGill University have now demonstrated that facial expressions are more important to convey emotions in music than in speech. Researchers conducted an experiment where participants were offered recordings of short phrases ...
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