Active engagement with music has been associated with cognitive, emotional, and social benefits, although measures of musicianship are typically limited to music training. The Music USE (“MUSE”) questionnaire offers researchers and practitioners a sensitive approach to exploring benefits of music engagement, by encapsulating both quality and quantity dimensions of music use.
The MUSE questionnaire is a published measure incorporating quality and quantity indices of both music production and music reception. MUSE provides the user with a music engagement profile, as indicated by the following three indices and five distinct styles of music engagement.
Index of Music Training captures an individual’s music background, as assessed by the highest level of formal music training, other types of informal music training, and completion of certified examinations.
Index of Music Instrument Playing assesses the intensity of practice, measured by the duration and frequency, as well as the regularity of instrument playing.
Index of Music Listening assesses the intensity of music listening, measured by the weekly frequency and daily duration of intentional music listening.
Music Engagement Styles:
- Cognitive & Emotional Regulation
- Engaged Production
- Social Connection
- Physical Exercise
- Dance
To cite this:
Chin, T-C., & Rickard, N. S. (2012). THE MUSIC USE (MUSE) QUESTIONNAIRE: AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ENGAGEMENT IN MUSIC. Music Perception, 29(4), pp. 429-446. doi:10.1525/MP.2012.29.4.429