%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of accurate and inaccurate visual feedback on the tuning accuracy of high school and college trombonists
%A Amanda L. Schlegel
%A D. Gregory Springer
%J International Journal of Music Education
%@ 1744-795X
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0255761418763914
%X We examined how visual feedback from electronic tuners affected trombonists¡¯ pitch performance and tuning confidence. High school (n = 29) and college trombonists (n = 30) were tasked to play in tune with a stimulus tone (G3) recorded by a professional trombonist presented through headphones. Following each of three attempts, participants rated their confidence level that their performance was in tune. A different tuner was provided during each tuning attempt and set to one of three conditions: in-tune (A = 440Hz); flat (A = 437Hz); and sharp (A = 443Hz). These tuner conditions displayed either accurate (A = 440Hz) or inaccurate (A = 437Hz; A = 443Hz) visual feedback. Results indicated significant main effects due to tuner condition and experience level. Participants¡¯ tuning accuracy with the sharp tuner was significantly less precise in comparison to flat and in-tune tuners. Collegiate participants performed with greater precision than high school participants in all tuner conditions. Weak relationships were observed between participants¡¯ tuning performance and confidence ratings
%K Tuning
%K pitch matching
%K visual feedback
%K perceptual feedback
%K electronic tuner
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0255761418763914