Sound and Music Perception

Music influence on Performance

Music affects human behavior and produces different emotions in them. However, it remains unclear which variables of music design have a greater impact on task performance and decision making. This research project aims to analyze different music design features and their respective induced emotional states and task performance. The results will reveal if there are significant features in music design that modify decision-making depending on listener profiles.

Publications

1. Arboleda, A. M., Arroyo, C., Rodriguez, B., Arce-Lopera, C. A. (2021). A stressful task is when to turn off the music: Effect of music on task performance mediated by cognitive effort.
2. Rodriguez, B. M., Arce-Lopera, C. A., Arboleda, A. M., Diaz Cely, J. G., Correa, J., Montoya, P. (2019). Instrumental Music Design: Influence on Task
3. Rodriguez, B. M., Arce-Lopera, C. A., Arboleda, A. M., Diaz Cely, J. G., Correa, J., Montoya, P. (2018). The Effect of Background Instrumental Music On Emotion and Performance.

Salsa

One of the most well-known Latin musical genres is Salsa. However, most of the research on the Salsa musical genre is based on ethnomusicology, which has revealed Salsa’s complex and diverse social and cultural aspects. Unfortunately, Salsa musical genre has not been included in computational musical research despite its popularity. We aim at the creation and analysis of music data that enable computational research on intangible cultural heritage and to contribute to the legitimation of local music as a valuable part of the identity of a region.

Publications

1. Arce-Lopera, C. A., Sarria, G., Mora, M. (2020). Understanding Salsa: How Computing Is Defining Latin Music.
2. Sarria, G.M., Diaz-Cely, J., Arce-Lopera, C. A. (2019) Analyzing and Extending the Salsa Dataset.
3. Sarria, G., Mora, M., Arce-Lopera, C. A. (2016). Salsa Dataset: First Salsa Music Knowledge Base.
4. Arévalo, C., Sarria, G., Mora, M., Arce-Lopera, C. A. (2016). Towards an Efficient Algorithm to Get the Chorus of a Salsa Song.

Ongoing Projects

• Salsa Beat Analysis (2019-)
• Bird Song Classification (2018-)
• Salsa Dataset (2015-)

Clients and Collaborators

• Musicar SAS
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali
• Universidad San Buenaventura - Cali
• Biology Department, Universidad Icesi

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