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Welcome to 5th Joint Seminar on Music, Sport and Health! This annual event is held at the University of Jyväskylä in the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, and is co-organised with the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and the Finnish Institute of High Performance Sport KIHU.
This year's programme includes talks from sport science, psychology, neuroscience, musicology, and health science perspectives on topics including music’s role in motivation, performance, identity, mental health, and social bonding, alongside applications in clinical, educational, and elite athletic contexts. Methodologically, contributions span systematic reviews, ecological momentary assessment, experimental and physiological studies, neurocognitive approaches, and emerging tools such as VR and multimodal training.
Keynote
This year’s keynote lecture will be given in-person by JYU Visiting Fellow, Prof. Peter Terry, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
"More than a feeling: Music applications with international athletes"
Listening to music prior to, during, and post-competition is ubiquitous among elite athletes. In this keynote address, a conceptual model of the benefits of music in sport and exercise is presented, followed by an overview of the evidence base for such benefits. For example, our comprehensive meta-analysis of music effects (Terry et al., 2019) showed significant benefits of music for enhanced feeling states, reduced perceived exertion, greater metabolic efficiency, and improved physical performance. The empirical evidence base is augmented by many anecdotal reports from successful athletes documenting how they have used music to good effect in elite competition. Several exemplars of using music to inspire and/or to manipulate pre-competition mindset are presented from various Olympic sports. The potential role of music in rehabilitation from injury is also exemplified, based on work with a six-time kayak world champion incapacitated by chronic fatigue syndrome and unable to compete. Innovative uses of technology to enhance the effects of music are presented, including music used in conjunction with EEG analysis among shooters preparing for the Olympic Games. The evidence-based framework and examples described in this presentation offer practical tips for applied sport psychology practitioners when implementing music interventions with elite athletes.
Full Programme
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08:45 |
Coffee / Tea / Snacks |
| 09:15 |
Opening Words Geoff Luck |
| Completed or Ongoing Work I (4 x 15-min presentations) | Chair: Andrew Danso | |
| 09:30 |
Music As A Contextual Regulator Of Intention: Event-Level Evidence From Ecological Momentary Assessment Amanda L. Rebar, Grace Vincent, Benjamin Gardner |
| 09:45 |
How Effective Are Physical Activity Promotion Interventions In Mental Health Care Settings? A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Lasse Eini, Brendon Stubbs, Katariina Keinonen, Keegan Knittle |
| 10:00 |
Using Music As A Mood Regulator In Everyday Life Is Associated With Unfavourable Health And Fitness Outcomes In Overweight Adults Laura Ginström |
| 10:15 |
An Exploration Of Music And Sport Identities And Their Association To Mental And Physical Health Daniel Turner |
| 10:30 | Coffee / Tea / Snacks |
| Completed or Ongoing Work II (4 x 15-min presentations) | Chair: Jasmin Hutchinson | |
| 10:45 |
School-Based Physical Activity And Mental Health Among Finnish Adolescents: Preliminary Findings From The Finnish School-Aged Physical Activity Study Juuso J. Jussila, Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner, Eero A. Haapala |
| 11:00 |
Are You Processing Me?! A Neural Marker Of Social Bonding In A Joint Movement Improvisation Task Patti Nijhuis |
| 11:15 |
Female Sex Hormone And Menopause Effects On Cortico-Reticular Functioning Simon Walker |
| 11:30 |
Feel The Beat, Not The Burn: Effects Of Self-Selected Music In Time-To-Exhaustion Cycling Andrew Danso, Jasmin C. Hutchinson, Geoff Luck |
| 11:45 | LUNCH |
| Keynote | Chair: Geoff Luck | |
| 13:00 |
More Than A Feeling: Music Applications With International Athletes Prof. Peter Terry, USQ, Australia |
| 13:45 | Coffee / tea / snacks |
| (Mostly) New Directions I (5 x 10-min presentations) | Chair: Amanda Rebar | |
| 14:00 |
Interactive Music To Facilitate Communication And Engagement In Advanced Dementia: An Exploratory Single-Case Study Jaana Ruotsalainen |
| 14:10 |
Improving Fine Motor Control In Violin Learning With Dyslexia: A Multisensory Approach Susanna Zanella Cavallero |
| 14:20 |
Novel Strategies In The Primary Prevention Of Physical Diseases: Emotional Music-Based Jos Välitän Concert Event As A Catalyst Towards Lifestyle Change Hannele Partanen |
| 14:30 |
Music And Physical Activity For Social-Emotional Development Joshua S. Bamford, Alicia Lucendo Noriega |
| 14:40 |
Group Music-Making And Athlete Well-being: A Conceptual Framework Rita Mustonen |
| 14:50 | Coffee / tea / snacks |
| (Mostly) New Directions II (5 x 10-min presentations) | Chair: Keegan Knittle | |
| 15:00 |
Modelling The Physiology Of Music: Ergogenic And Ergolytic Effects On The Autonomic Nervous System Iballa Burunat |
| 15:10 |
Multimodal Polyrhythmic VR Training: A Tool For Motor Learning And Flow State Research Adam B. Lewartowski, Magdalena Żelazna |
| 15:20 |
Validating The KMPAI-R And Exploring Preventive Institutional Approaches To Music Performance Anxiety Among Finnish Student Populations: A Research Proposal Kaisu Tanskanen |
| 15:30 |
Applying Rhythmic Analysis To The Study Of Suspense In Sports And Esports Performance: A Pilot Study Santeri Salmirinne |
| 15:40 |
The Climber's Grip: Fear And Physiology In Top-Rope And Lead Climbing Dana Swarbrick, Matthias Boeker, Marc Adam, Pål Halvorsen, Hugo Hammer, Ulysse Cote-Allard |
| 15:50 |
Closing Words Geoff Luck / Andrew Danso |
JSMSH5 will be a physical event. All presenters must attend and present their work in Jyväskylä.
Registration is now open. The event is free of charge.
For more information, contact Geoff Luck (geoff.luck@jyu.fi) or Andrew Danso (andrew.a.dansoadu@jyu.fi).
Looking forward to seeing you in June!
Geoff & Andy
