Sara D'Amario

• D¡¯Amario, Sara & Bishop, Laura (2025). Self-reported experiences of togetherness in classical music ensembles. Psychology of Music. ISSN 0305-7356. doi: 10.1177/03057356251381808. Vis sammendrag

  Musicians experience varying degrees of musical togetherness, defined as a sense of social connectedness that they experience with co-performer(s) in music ensembles. Previous investigations focused on optimal experiences and suggested a link between social connections and musical and contextual aspects. However, it is not fully understood how this concept aligns with musicians¡¯ experiences of togetherness. This research analysed experiences of togetherness in classical ensemble performances, based on semi-structured interviews with 22 advanced music students. Thematic content analysis demonstrates the emergence of four main themes associated with togetherness experiences as follows: (1) togetherness sensation, (2) quality of the interpersonal relationships, (3) performance settings, and (4) ensemble skills. This study broadens our understanding of ensemble playing experiences and reveals how togetherness experiences can arise or be negatively affected. These results are valuable to ensemble pedagogy and social interactions.

• D¡¯Amario, Sara & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2025). Cardiac Coherence among Musicians and Audiences During Orchestra Performances. Music & Science. 8. doi: 10.1177/20592043251370977. Vis sammendrag

  Recent empirical investigations suggest that music performance and perception can evoke a collective cardiac response in performers and audience members, and interpersonal cardiac coupling can be related to musical features. However, the relationship between musicians¡¯ and audiences¡¯ cardiac responses is poorly understood. This study investigates the interpersonal cardiac coherence of selected audience members and performers from the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra during multiple performances of Harald S?verud¡¯s Kjempevisesl?tten. The cardiac coherence index (CCI) was computed by applying the intrinsic synchrosqueezing transform to the cardiac interbeat interval of each signal, combining noise-assisted multivariate empirical mode decomposition and short-time Fourier transforms. The results show that the CCI values among the audience members were stronger than those of the musicians. Sound pressure level measurements predicted the musicians¡¯ CCI values, whilst musical form structure predicted the audiences¡¯ CCI values. These results advance our understanding of how cardiac rhythms support interpersonal interactions and contribute to research on live orchestra performances.

• D'Amario, Sara; Schmidbauer, Harald; Roesch, Angi; Goebl, Werner; Niemand, Anna Maria & Bishop, Laura (2023). Interperformer coordination in piano-singing duo performances: phrase structure and empathy impact. Psychological Research. ISSN 0340-0727. 87, s. 2559¨C2582. doi: 10.1007/s00426-023-01818-8.
• D'Amario, Sara; Ternstr?m, Sten; Goebl, Werner & Bishop, Laura (2023). Body motion of choral singers. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1220904.

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• D'Amario, Sara; Ternstr?m, Sten & Friberg, Anders (2023). Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference. KTH Royal Institute of Technology. ISBN 9789180408653. 194 s.

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• D'Amario, Sara & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2025). Workshop on Women Musicians Wellbeing. doi: https:/www.uio.no/ritmo/english/news-and-events/events/workshops/2025/women-wellbeing/.
• D'Amario, Sara; L?ve, Andreas; Foldal, Maja Dyhre & Jensenius, Alexander Refsum (2025). Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Responses of Professional Violinists during Orchestra Performances.
• D'Amario, Sara (2025). Well-being Experiences of Professional Women Musicians during Live Concert Performances. Vis sammendrag

• D'Amario, Sara & Bishop, Laura (2024). Self-Reported Experiences of Musical Togetherness in Music Ensembles.
• D'Amario, Sara (2024). Cardiac coupling of orchestral musicians and audience members during orchestra performances.
• Bishop, Laura & D'Amario, Sara (2024). Methods tracking four-hand piano performances.

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