Multisensory integration of musical emotion perception in singing.

ABSTRACT: We investigated how visual and auditory information contributes to emotion communication during singing. Classically trained singers applied two different facial expressions (expressive/suppressed) to pieces from their song and opera repertoire. Recordings of the singers were evaluated by laypersons or experts, presented to them in three different modes: auditory, visual, and audio-visual. A manipulation check confirmed that the singers succeeded in manipulating the face while keeping the sound highly expressive. Analyses focused on whether the visual difference or the auditory concordance between the two versions determined perception of the audio-visual stimuli. When evaluating expressive intensity or emotional content a clear effect of visual dominance showed. Experts made more use of t

SUBMITTER: Lange EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9470688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature