On the Complexity of Classical Guitar Playing: Functional Adaptations to Task Constraints.

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Title: On the Complexity of Classical Guitar Playing: Functional Adaptations to Task Constraints.
Authors: Heijink, Hank, Meulenbroek, Ruud G.J.
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior. Dec2002, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p339. 13p.
Subjects: Human mechanics, Guitarists
Abstract: The authors performed a behavioral study of the complexity of left-hand finger movements in classical guitar playing. Six professional guitarists played movement sequences in a fixed tempo. Left-hand finger movements were recorded in 3 dimensions, and the guitar sound was recorded synchronously. Assuming that performers prefer to avoid extreme joint angles when moving, the authors hypothesized 3 complexity factors. The results showed differential effects of the complexity factors on the performance measures and on participants' judgments of complexity. The results demonstrated that keeping the joints in the middle of their range is an important principle in guitar playing, and players exploit the available tolerance in timing and placement of the left-hand fingers to control the acoustic output variability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: The authors performed a behavioral study of the complexity of left-hand finger movements in classical guitar playing. Six professional guitarists played movement sequences in a fixed tempo. Left-hand finger movements were recorded in 3 dimensions, and the guitar sound was recorded synchronously. Assuming that performers prefer to avoid extreme joint angles when moving, the authors hypothesized 3 complexity factors. The results showed differential effects of the complexity factors on the performance measures and on participants' judgments of complexity. The results demonstrated that keeping the joints in the middle of their range is an important principle in guitar playing, and players exploit the available tolerance in timing and placement of the left-hand fingers to control the acoustic output variability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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