Emotional restorative effect of combined contents of Korean traditional music with natural soundscape

Abstract

This study was conducted to confirm whether the combined content of Korean natural soundscape and traditional music had a positive psychophysiological effect on the emotions of modern people. To accomplish the goal of this study longitudinal experiment was carried out and in the process of the experiment, visual elements of soundscape content were provided in the CAVE environment, and auditory elements and music were provided through headphones to investigate the responses of participants. In providing combined content, traditional Korean music was classified and presented according to the tempo, genre, musical instrument group, and perceived feelings of song, and in the case of soundscape images, it was classified and presented according to the ratio of vegetation, sky, water (river, sea, valley), and artifact. Physiological responses were investigated through electroencephalogram (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV). Participants were general adults with no visual or hearing problems, and the effect was confirmed by comparing psychophysiological responses before and after the experience. To confirm the causality of the effect, six-week longitudinal experiment was planned.