Many Voices: Song, speech, and instruments around the world (Ozaki et al., 2024, Science Advances)

Promotional video showcasing key findings and audiovisual recordings of 18 of the 75 "Many Voices" (http://many-voices.com) coauthors on our peer-reviewed article comparing song, speech, and instrumental music around the world.

Video created by Hideo Daikoku.

Full reference for the peer-reviewed article:
Ozaki, Y., Tierney, A., Pfordresher, P. Q., McBride, J. M., Benetos, E., Proutskouva, P., Chiba, G., Liu, F., Jacoby, N., Purdy, S. C., Opondo, P., Fitch, W. T., Hegde, S., Rocamora, M., Thorne, R., Nweke, F., Sadaphal, D., Sadaphal, P., Hadavi, S., Fujii, S., Choo, S., Naruse, M., Ehara, U., Sy, L., Parselelo, M. L., Anglada-Tort, M., Hansen, N. Chr., Haiduk, F., Færøvik, U., Magalhães, V., Krzyżanowski, W., Shcherbakova, O., Hereld, D., Barbosa, B. S., Varella M. A. C., van Tongeren, M., Dessiatnitchenko, P., Zar Zar, S., El Kahla, I., Muslu, O., Troy, J., Lomsadze, T., Kurdova, D., Tsope, C., Fredriksson, D., Arabadjiev, A., Sarbah, J. P., Arhine, A., Ó Meachair, T., Silva-Zurita, J., Soto-Silva, I., Millalonco, N. E. M., Ambrazevičius, R., Loui, P., Ravignani, A., Jadoul, Y., Larrouy-Maestri, P., Bruder, C., Teyxokawa, T. P., Kuikuro, K., Natsitsabui, R., Sagarzazu, N. B., Raviv, L., Zeng, M., Varnosfaderani, S. D., Gómez-Cañón, J. S., Kolff, K., Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden, C., Chhatwal, M., David R. M., I Putu Gede Setiawan, Lekakul, G., Borsan, V. N., Nguqu, N., & Savage, P. E. (2024). Globally, songs and instrumental melodies are slower and higher and use more stable pitches than speech: A Registered Report. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adm9797