The topic of attentional focus (focus of attention, FOA) in musical learning and performance
has recently received increasing interest, as the growing number of empirical studies …

When people perform a task as part of a joint action, their behavior is not the same as it
would be if they were performing the same task alone, since it has to be adapted to facilitate …

Skilled ensemble musicians coordinate with high precision, even when improvising or
interpreting loosely defined notation. Successful coordination is supported primarily through …

Despite the idiosyncrasies present in bodily motion during musical performances, it is
suggested that these movements are not incidental but instead contribute to the meaning of …

Bodily gestures are essential in piano performance. They allow sound production and, at the
same time, facilitate the communication of the expressive content of music. From pianists' …

This article presents the results of an empirical study of performers and audiences in a
performance of North Indian rāg performance. Analysis of audiovisual recordings is …

Ensemble musicians typically exchange visual cues to coordinate piece entrances.“Cueing-
in” gestures indicate when to begin playing and at what tempo. This study investigated how …

Using pose estimation with video recordings, we apply an action recognition machine
learning algorithm to demonstrate the use of the movement information to classify singers …

Performing in musical ensembles provides a remarkable opportunity for interaction between
people. When playing a piece of music together, musicians contribute to the creation of an …

Established pedagogical theories for classical piano usually do not consider the essential
relationship between the musical structure, whole body movements, and expression …