A Note on Elasticity and Price Dispersions in the Music Recording Industry

The present note examines price dispersions inthe music recording industry between new release andmid-line (older) recordings. The model employs theframework developed within the industrial economicsliterature and provides empirical results suggestingthat new release prices are lower than those ofmid-level recordings. This result follows fromdiffering buyer characteristics and varying levelsof close substitutes, leading to higher demandelasticities for new release recordings. Finally,the theoretical expectations should hold in thepresence of either significant scale economies ormodest minimum efficient scales of production.     

Understanding What Really Motivates Attendance: A Music Festival Segmentation Study

Religious music festivals represent a growing tourism market providing significant benefits to both visitors and stakeholders. However, little research has been conducted to identify the characteristics of visitors to these religious themed events and whether the dual factor theory is appropriate for segmentation. To address these research gaps, 1,702 questionnaires were collected at an Australian Christian music festival and were analyzed using TwoStep cluster analysis. Four clusters were revealed that differed based on several visitor characteristics. Religion was identified as a hygiene factor in addition to gender. This study has provided several theoretical and practical contributions while future research opportunities are also outlined.     

First-time versus repeat visitors to a music festival in South Africa

This research segmented visitors to Spring Fiesta, a music festival aimed at the House, Hip Hop and Kwaito music festival market in South Africa, based on the frequency of visits to distinguish between first-time and repeat festival attendees. A research survey was done over four years (2013–2016) and 788 visitor questionnaires were included in the analysis. Independent sample t-tests, two-way frequency tables, and Chi-square tests were used to analyze the data and segment first-time and repeat visitors based on socio-demographics, behavioral characteristics, and overall satisfaction and travel motivations. These differences should be considered when the festival program is designed and marketed.     

传统孝道的现代价值

作为中国古代伦理规范的核心内容,传统孝道虽然具有时代性局限,但在现代社会中也有着可资借鉴的价值,即养亲、敬亲和祭亲。随着我国老龄化社会的到来,由于道德观念削弱、孝道教育缺位、经济压力增大、法制观念淡薄等原因,产生了许多老龄化社会问题。为了解决这些问题,构建和谐社会,我们除了运用经济、法律手段之外,还必须重视传统孝道教育,发挥其积极作用。     

普通高校音乐教学实践原则与音乐思维培养

本文提出了适合大学生精神发展需要的音乐教学原则与音乐思维培养问题,音乐教学原则包括系统性、接受性、感知性、文化性、审美性原则。这些原则的提出强调对当代音乐审美文化与多民族文化的关注,力求培养大学生获得具有理性高度的评判能力、听觉感知接受能力和理解想象创造能力,并进一步探索以课堂教学考核为手段培养音乐思维能力的有效途径,以期达到指导提高音乐教学水平,最终实现育人目标。     

节事消费者感知价值对顾客满意的影响机制研究

剖析节事消费者感知价值对顾客满意的影响机制,首先通过文献梳理和理论研究,总结顾客满意的前因及其作用途径,据此提出理论假设,然后通过现场观察、游客访谈、问卷调查等研究手段,并借助方差分析、结构方程模式分析等分析方法,证实节事消费者感知价值的6个维度对顾客满意度的影响表现为保健和激励两类效应,其中发挥保健效应的价值维度包括便利价值、服务价值和感知价格,发挥激励效应的价值维度包括美感价值、玩乐价值和社会价值。从变量间关系角度出发,论证了价值维度、感知价值和顾客满意之间具有密切关系,拓展了现有的感知价值作用链模型,并从实用和享乐两个角度对节事活动的成功举办提供了思路。     

基于大数据技术的数字音乐传播

大数据技术带来的传播模式的革新,对传统的音乐产业影响深远。本文通过分析大数据技术的特征、数字音乐传播的关键环节以及整个产业链的参与者,提出数字音乐的传播模型,旨在为大数据时代数字音乐的传播提供一个新的解决方案。     

音乐欣赏课的审美教育维度

在我国,随着社会经济的不断发展,美育在教育方针中占有十分重要的地位,作为美育重要内容的普通音乐教育,在最近十多年也有所发展。尤其是在非专业音乐院校的高职高专和普通大学中以音乐欣赏课为主要教学形式的普通音乐教育成为学校的公共课程之一。本文以音乐欣赏课为切入点,重点探讨了音乐欣赏教学中实施审美教育的方法策略,以期为音乐欣赏教学提供一定参考,推动音乐欣赏课的深入和提高。     

高等职业院校声乐专业教学模式探究

高职院校声乐专业教学模式不断规范和有别于本科院校的独特性发展是音乐专业继续完善的必要内容。抓住高职院校教学目标,整理出一套目标明确,过程合理,效果优良的声乐教学模式是建立健全高职院校声乐专业建设的首要前提。     

高师声乐教学与基础教育音乐新课标的衔接

通过对基础教育音乐新课标的分析,从新时期基础教育阶段音乐教师基本素质的改变和高师声乐教学对基础教育音乐新课标的衔接两方面进行了论述,提出了如何实现高师声乐教学与基础教育音乐新课标有效衔接的具体方法。