Have you ever felt a deep, powerful connection to music — a moment when a song pulls you in, moves you, or completely absorbs you in it? We would love to hear about those experiences.
We invite you to take part in our Immersion Journaling Study, where we explore listener's deep connection with music.
Why you’re invited?
You may be a great fit for the study. We are looking for adults aged 18 or older who are willing to reflect on their personal music‑listening moments.
What the study is about?
This study investigates musical immersion—the feeling of being involved, absorbed, or emotionally connected to music.
Your unique experiences can help us better understand how and why music affects people so deeply.
What you’ll do?
You will be asked to describe three (3) music‑listening experiences in which you felt a strong sense of connection or involvement with the music.
Each journal entry takes about 15 minutes, and you can complete them at your own pace.
Why participate?
By joining this study, you will:
- Contribute to advancing scientific knowledge about musical experiences.
- Gain insights into your own music‑listening habits and emotional responses.
- Reflect on moments of music that inspire, comfort, energize, or resonate with you.
Voluntary participation
Taking part in this study is completely voluntary.
You may decline to participate, stop at any time, or withdraw your consent without providing a reason. There are no negative consequences for choosing not to continue.
If you decide to stop, any information collected up to that point may still be used as needed to support valid research outcomes.
Your data
This research notice explains what the study involves and how your data will be handled.
This is a one‑time study, and you will not be contacted for follow‑up later.
The study consists of the following parts:
1. Background Questions: These will be completed on the next pages before starting the main part of the study.
2. Musical Experience 1-3: This is the core of the study, where you are document three musical experiences in which you felt connected or involved with the music. Each experiences will be recorded in a separate questionnaire.
Possible benefits of the study. By joining this study, you help advance scientific knowledge. You might feel encouraged to think about your daily musical engagement and get to know your musical habits.
Possible risks, harm, and inconvenience caused by the study. Participation in the study is not expected to cause any risks, or harm. We do not collect any personal data.
Study-related costs and compensations to the subject as well as research funding:
Participation in this study does not cost anything to the subject. No compensation will be provided to the participant. This research is funded by the Kone Foundation, Research Council of Finland and the European Research Council.
Informing about research results and research outcomes:
The study will be used for scientific publications or conference presentations. All the data will be kept anonymous.
Join here - study page.
Contact persons for further information
- Deniz Duman, deniz.d.duman@jyu.fi, University of Jyväskylä, Postdoctoral researcher
- Toni A. Bechtold, toni.bechtold@hslu.ch, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Switzerland
