Influence of Music Style and Rate on Repetitive Finger Tapping

Journal

Motor Control

Year

2018

Abstract

Auditory cues, including music, are commonly used in the treatment of persons with Parkinson's disease. Yet, how music style and movement rate modulate movement performance in persons with Parkinson's disease have been neglected and remain limited in healthy young populations. The purpose of this study was to determine how music style and movement rate influence movement performance in healthy young adults. Healthy participants were asked to perform repetitive finger movements at two pacing rates (70 and 140 beats per minute) for the following conditions: (a) a tone only, (b) activating music, and (c) relaxing music. Electromyography, movement kinematics, and variability were collected. Results revealed that the provision of music, regardless of style, reduced amplitude variability at both pacing rates. Intermovement interval was longer, and acceleration variability was reduced during both music conditions at the lower pacing rate only. These results may prove beneficial for designing therapeutic interventions for persons with Parkinson's disease.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Music and Cognition; Music Perception; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Physiological Measures; Parkinson's Disease; Recreative Music Methods; Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation

Indexed Terms

Movement; Healthy Volunteers; kinematics; Parkinson Disease; Fingers; Biomechanical Phenomena; kinetics; music rate

Study Type

Quasi-Experimental Study; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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