%I Inderscience
%P 316-338
%T On the detection of the level of attention in an orchestra through head movements
%L eprints2613
%A Giorgio Gnecco
%A Donald Glowinski
%A Antonio Camurri
%A Marcello Sanguineti
%X Results from a study of non-verbal social signals in an orchestra are presented. Music is chosen as an example of interactive and social activity, where non-verbal communication plays a fundamental role. The orchestra is adopted as a social group with a clear leader (the conductor) of two groups of musicians (the first and second violin sections). It is shown how a reduced set of simple movement features - head movements - can be used to measure the levels of attention of the musicians with respect to the conductor and the music stand under various conditions (different conductors/pieces/sections of the same piece).
%K automated analysis; behavioural analysis; non-verbal behaviour; head ancillary gestures; levels of attention; orchestral behaviour; head movements; orchestras; non-verbal social signals; non-verbal communication; social groups; music conductors; musicians.
%D 2014
%N 4
%R doi:10.1504/IJART.2014.066452
%V 7
%J International Journal of Arts and Technology