title: Development and validation of a Chinese music quality rating test.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aims to develop and validate a Chinese music quality rating test (MQRT).
  
  
  METHODS
  In Experiment 1, 22 music pieces were initially selected and paired as a 'familiar music piece' and 'unfamiliar music piece' based on familiarities amongst the general public in the categories of classical music (6), Chinese folk music (8), and pop music (8). Following the selection criteria, one pair of music pieces from each music category was selected and used for the MQRT in Experiment 2. In Experiment 2, the MQRT was validated using these music pieces in the categories 'Pleasantness', 'Naturalness', 'Fullness', 'Roughness', and 'Sharpness'.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two adult participants and 30 normal-hearing listeners were recruited in Experiments 1 and 2, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences between the familiar and unfamiliar music pieces were found in respect of pleasantness rating for folk and pop music pieces as well as in sharpness rating for pop music pieces. The comparison of music category effect on MQRT found significant differences in pleasantness, fullness, and sharpness ratings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Chinese MQRT developed in the present study is an effective tool for assessing music quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Institute of Hearing and Speech-Language Science, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yuexin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yiqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000162:Acoustics; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001307:Auditory Perception; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002681:China; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult