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John M. Geringer

jgeringer@fsu.edu

850-644-5787

KMU 218

John M. Geringer is the Lewis V. Pankaskie Professor of Music and Director of the Center for Music Research. He teaches courses in Perception and Cognition of Music, Experimental Research in Music, Music Measurement, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music, and related areas.

Dr. Geringer’s research publications appear in leading international and national journals in Music Education, Music Therapy, and Music Psychology. He serves on several journal editorial boards and regularly presents results of his research at professional meetings including the National Association for Music Education, American String Teachers Association, and the International Symposium for Research in Music Behavior. Professor Geringer is an active contributor to the International Society for Music Education. He has presented results of his research in Australia, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Dr. Geringer has received the Senior Researcher Award from the Music Educators National Conference (National Association for Music Education) and the Distinguished Alumni Citation from the Florida State University College of Music. Professor Geringer taught at the University of Texas for 26 years following degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, California State University, and Florida State University. He joined the FSU faculty in 2002.

Publications
Referred Articles
  • Geringer, J. M. & Breen, T. (1975). The role of dynamics in musical expression. Journal of Music Therapy, 12, 19-29.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1976). Preferences for trumpet tone quality versus intonation. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 46, 13-22.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1976). Tuning preferences in recorded orchestral music. Journal of Research in Music Education, 24, 169-176.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1976). Choice of televised music lessons versus free play in relationship to academic improvement. Journal of Music Therapy, 13, 154-162.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1977). An assessment of children’s musical instrument preferences. Journal of Music Therapy, 14, 172-179.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1978). Intonational performance and perception of ascending scalar patterns.Journal of Research in Music Education, 26, 32-40.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Nelson, J. (1979). Effects of background music on musical task performance and subsequent preference. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 49, 39-45.
  • Hackworth, R. S. & Fredrickson, W. E. (2010). The Effect of Text Translation on Perceived Musical Tension in Debussy’s Noël des enfants qui n’ont plus de maisons. Journal of Research in Music Education, 58, 184-195.
  • Geringer, J. M. & McManus, D. (1979). A survey of music taste in relationship to age and musical training. College Music Symposium, 19, 69-76.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Nelson, J. (1980). Effects of guided listening on music achievement and preference of fourth graders. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 51, 1282.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1981). Effects of a distraction index on improving practice attentiveness and musical performance. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 66-67, 46-52.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1981). Verbal and operant discrimination/preference for tone quality and intonation. Psychology of Music, 9, 26-30.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1981). Discrimination between tone quality and intonation in unaccompanied flute/oboe duets. Journal of Research in Music Education, 29, 305-313.
  • Geringer, J. M., Nelson, J., & Kostka, M. (1981). Differential assessment of child and adult singing ranges. Contributions to Music Education, 8, 39-46.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1982). Verbal and operant music listening preferences in relationship to age and musical training. Psychology of Music, Special Issue: Proceedings of the Ninth International Seminar on Research in Music Education, 47-50.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1983). Attending behavior as a function of in-class activity in university music classes. Journal of Music Therapy, 20, 30-38.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1983). The relationship of pitch-matching and pitch-discrimination abilities of pre-school and fourth-grade students. Journal of Research in Music Education, 31, 93-99.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Kostka, M. J. (1984). An analysis of practice room behavior of college music students. Contributions to Music Education, 11, 24-27.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1984). Pitch and tempo discrimination in recorded orchestral music among musicians and nonmusicians. Journal of Research in Music Education, 32, 195-204.
  • Madsen, C. K., Duke, R. A., & Geringer, J. M. (1984). Pitch and tempo discrimination in recorded band music among wind and percussion musicians. Journal of Band Research, 20, 20-29.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Witt, A. (1985). An investigation of tuning performance and perception of string instrumentalists. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 85, 90-101.
  • Madsen, C. K., Duke, R. A., & Geringer, J. M. (1986). The effect of speed alterations on tempo note selection. Journal of Research in Music Education, 34, 101-110.
  • Fredrickson, W. (2001). The Effect of Performance Medium on Perception of Musical Tension. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 148, 60-64.
  • Pembrook, R. G. & Fredrickson, W. E. (2000/2001). Prepared yet Flexible: Insights from the Daily Logs of Music Teachers. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 147, 149-152.
  • Fredrickson, W. E. (2000). Perception of Tension in Music: Musicians versus Nonmusicians. Journal of Music Therapy, 37(1), 40-50.
  • Fredrickson, W. E. & Pembrook, R. G. (1999). “I Got to Teach All Day!” (Perceptions of Student Teachers). Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 141, 36-40.
  • Duke, R. A., Madsen, C. K., & Geringer, J. M. (1986). The effect of speed alterations on high school musicians’ tempo note selections. Journal of Band Research, 21, 37-46.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1987). An investigation oftransfer: Music education research and applied instruction.Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 91, 45-49.
  • Duke, R. A., Geringer, J. M., & Madsen, C. K. (1988). Effect of tempo on pitch perception. Journal of Research in Music Education, 36, 108-125.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Sogin, D. W. (1988). An analysis of musicians’ intonational adjustments within the duration of selected tones. Contributions to Music Education, 15, 1-6.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1989). The relationship of teacher “on-task” to intensity and effective music teaching. Canadian Music Educator: Special Research Edition, 30, 87-94.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., & Fredrickson, W. E. (1997). Focus of Attention to Musical Elements in Haydn’s Symphony #104. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 133, 57-63.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1989). Pitch and tone quality discrimination and preference: Evidence for a hierarchical model of musical elements. Canadian Music Educator: Special Research Edition, 30, 29-38.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1990). Differential patterns of music listening: Focus of attention of musicians versus nonmusicians. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 105, 45-57.
  • Duke, R. A., Geringer, J. M., & Madsen, C. K. (1991). Performance of perceived beat in relation to age and musical training. Journal of Research in Music Education, 39, 35-45.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1991). Temporal discrimination of modulated intensity in music excerpts and tones. Journal of Research in Music Education, 39, 113-120.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1991). Toward a hierarchy of music elements: Two descriptive studies. Canadian Music Educator: Special Research Edition, 33, 27-35.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., & Heller, J. (1991). Comparison of good versus bad intonation of accompanied and unaccompanied vocal and string performances using a continuous response digital interface (CRDI). Canadian Music Educator: Special Research Edition, 33, 123-130.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1992). An analysis of dynamic contrasts in recorded choral, orchestral, and piano performances. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 112, 51-61.
  • Geringer, J. M., Duke, R. A., & Madsen, C. K. (1992). Musicians’ perception of beat note: Regions of beat change in modulating tempos. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 114, 21-33.
  • Geringer, J. M., Madsen, C. K., & Duke, R. A. (1993). Perception of beat note change in modulating tempos. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 119, 49-57.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M. & Heller, J. (1993). Comparison of good versus bad tone quality of accompanied and unaccompanied vocal and string performances. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 119, 93-100.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1994). Loudness estimations of noise, synthesizer, and music excerpts by musicians and nonmusicians. Psychomusicology, 12, 22-30.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1995). Continuous loudness judgments of dynamics in recorded music excerpts. Journal of Research in Music Education, 43, 22-35.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1995/1996). Focus of attention to elements: Listening patterns of musicians and nonmusicians. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 127, 80-87.
  • Geringer. J. M., Cassidy, J. W., & Byo, J. L. (1996). Effects of music with video on responses of nonmusic majors: An exploratory study. Journal of Research in Music Education, 44, 240-251.
  • Geringer, J. M., Cassidy, J. W., & Byo, J. L. (1997). Nonmusic majors’ cognitive and affective responses to performance and programmatic music videos. Journal of Research in Music Education, 45, 221-233.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., & Fredrickson, W. E. (1997). Focus of attention to musical elements in Haydn’s Symphony #104. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 133,57-63.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1998). Musicians’ ratings of good versus bad vocal and string performances. Journal of Research in Music Education, 46, 522-534.
  • Cassidy, J. W. & Geringer, J. M. (1999). Effects of animated videos on preschool children’s music preferences. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 17(2), 3-7.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Worthy, M. D. (1999). Effects of tone quality changes on intonation and tone quality ratings of high school and college instrumentalists. Journal of Research in Music Education, 47, 135-149.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (1999). Comparison of good versus bad tone quality/intonation of vocal and string performances: Issues concerning measurement and reliability of the Continuous Response Digital Interface. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 141, 86-92.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Solís Guerra, A. M. (2000). Music preferences of Mexicans and ethnic Mexicans in the United States. Quaderni della Siem: Semestrale di ricerca e didattica musicale, 16, 314-320.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Dunnigan, P. (2000). Listener preferences and perception of digital versus analog live concert recordings. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education,145,1-13.
  • Geringer, J. M. (2000). On publishing, pluralism,and pitching: The 2000 senior researcher award acceptance address. Journal of Research in Music Education, 48, 191-205.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (2001). A focus of attention model for meaningful listening. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 147, 103-108.
  • Geringer, J. M., Madsen, C. K., & Dunnigan, P. (2001). Trumpet tone quality versus intonation revisited: Two extensions. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 148, 65-76.
  • Dunnigan, P. & Geringer, J. M. (2002). Effects of bass loudness, error note, and direction of error on intonation discrimination of music majors. Journal of Band Research, 37 (2), 24-38.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Solís Guerra, A. M. (2002). Preferences of 5th-grade children in Mexico and the United States for school and non-school music excerpts. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 153/4, 12-17.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (2003). Gradual tempo change and aesthetic responses of music majors. International Journal of Music Education, 40, 3-15.
  • Johnson, C. J., Geringer, J. M., & Stewart, E. (2003). A descriptive analysis of Internet information regarding music therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 40 (3), 178-188.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Allen, M. L. (2004). An analysis of vibrato among high school and university violin and cello students. Journal of Research in Music Education, 52, 167-178.
  • Geringer, J. M., Madsen, C. K., & Gregory, D. (2004). A fifteen-year history of the Continuous Response Digital Interface: Issues relating to validity and reliability. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 160, 1-15.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (2004). Gradual pitch change and aesthetic responses of music majors. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 161/162, 135-145.
  • Geringer, J. M., Allen, M. L., & MacLeod, R. B. (2005). Initial movement and continuity in vibrato among high school and university string players. Journal of Research in Music Education, 53, 248-259.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (2005). Music majors’ perception of flugelhorn and Bb, C, Eb, and piccolo trumpets. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 166, 7-15.
  • Geringer, J. M., Madsen, C. K., MacLeod, R. B., & Droe, K. (2006). The effect of articulation style on perception of modulated tempo. Journal of Research in Music Education, 54, 324-336.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Johnson, C. M. (2007). Effects of excerpt duration, tempo, and performance level on musicians’ ratings of wind band performances. Journal of Research in Music Education, 55, 289-301
  • Geringer, J. M., Madsen, C. K., & MacLeod, R. B. (2007). Effects of articulation styles on perception of modulated tempos in violin excerpts. International Journal of Music Education, 25 (2), 165-176.
  • Johnson, C. M. & Geringer, J. M. (2007). Predicting music majors’ overall ratings of wind band performances: Elements of music. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 173, 25-38.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., & Wagner, M. J. (2007). Context specificity in music perception of musicians. Psychology of Music, 35, 441-451.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (2008). Reflections on Puccini’s La Bohème: Investigating a model for listening. Journal of Research in Music Education, 56, 33-42.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (2008). Musicians’ perceptions of conductors within context. Research Alliance of Institutions for Music Education: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, 101-110.
  • Allen, M. L., Geringer, J. M., & MacLeod, R. B. (2009). Performance practice of violin vibrato: An artist-level case study. Journal of String Research, 4, 27-38.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., & Madsen, K. (2009). Adolescent musicians’ perception of conductors within musical context. Journal of Research in Music Education, 57, 16-25.
  • MacLeod, R. B., Geringer, J. M., & Scott, L. (2009). A descriptive study of high school and university students’ focus of attention in fast and slow orchestral excerpts. International Journal of Music Education, 27, 220-231.
  • Geringer, J. M., Allen, M. L., MacLeod, R. B., & Scott, L. (2009). Using a prescreening rubric for all-state violin selection: Influences of performance and teaching experience. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 28, 41-46.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., & Allen, M. L. (2010). Perceived pitch of violin and cello vibrato tones among music majors. Journal of Research in Music Education, 57, 351-363.
  • Madsen, C. K. & Geringer, J. M. (2010). Kindergarten through 12th grade student responses to 20th century music: Investigating a model for meaningful listening. Research Alliance of Institutions for Music Education: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium,183-192.
  • Geringer, J. M., Allen, M. L., MacLeod, R. B. (2010). String vibrato: Research related to performance and perception. String Research Journal, 1, 7-23
  • Geringer, J. M. (2010). Musicians’ preferences for tempo and pitch levels in recorded orchestral music. Journal of Research in Music Education, 58, 294-308.
  • Johnson, C. M., Madsen, C. K., & Geringer, J. M. (2012). Effect of instruction in appropriate rubato usage on performances of Mozart and Bach: Replication and extension.International Journal of Music Education: Research, 30, 185-194.
  • Johnson, C. M., Madsen, C. K., & Geringer, J. M. (2012). A study of music students’ tempo changes of a soloist’s performance of Mozart’s 1st Horn Concerto.Journal of Research in Music Education, 60, 217-231.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., & Sasanfar, J. K. (2012). High school string players’ perception of violin, trumpet, and voice intonation. String Research Journal, 3, 81-96.
  • Geringer, J. M., & Sasanfar, J. K. (2013). Listener perception of expressivity in collaborative performances containing expressive and unexpressive playing by the pianist. Journal of Research in Music Education, 61, 160-174.
  • Fredrickson, W. F., Geringer, J. M., & Pope, D. A. (2013). Attitudes of string teachers and performers toward preparation for and teaching of private lessons. Journal of Research in Music Education, 61, 217-232.
  • Madsen, C. K., Geringer, J. M., Johnson, C. M., Southall, J. K., & Brunkan, M. C. (2013). The effect of purposeful distractors placed in an excerpt of Puccini’s La Bohème: Replication and extension. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Research Commission Seminar of the International Society for Music Education, 136-142.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., & Ellis, J. C. (2013). A descriptive analysis of performance models’ intonation in a recorded excerpt from Suzuki Violin School Volume I. String Research Journal, 4, 71-87.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., & Ellis, J. C. (2014). Two studies of pitch in string instrument vibrato: Perception and pitch matching responses of university and high school string players. International Journal of Music Education: Research, 32, 19-30.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., & Sasanfar, J. K. (in press). In tune or out of tune: Are different instruments and voice heard differently? Journal of Research in Music Education.
  • Geringer, J. M., MacLeod, R. B., Madsen, C. K., & Napoles, J. (in press). Perception of melodic intonation in performances with and without vibrato. Psychology of Music.
Book Chapters
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1987). Programmatic research in music: Perception and performance of intonation. In C. K. Madsen and C. A. Prickett (Eds.), Applications of Research in Music Behavior (pp. 244-253). Tuscaloosa, Al.: The University of Alabama Press.
  • Geringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1987). Pitch and tempo preferences in recorded popular music. In C. K. Madsen and C. A. Prickett (Eds.), Applications of Research in Music Behavior (pp. 204-212). Tuscaloosa, Al.: The University of Alabama Press.
  • Geringer, J. M. (1998). The relationship of pitch-matching and pitch-discrimination abilities of preschool and fourth-grade students.In H. E. Price (Ed.), Music Education Research: An Anthology from the Journal of Research in Music Education (pp. 244-250). Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference. (Original work published 1983)
  • FGeringer, J. M. & Madsen, C. K. (1998). Pitch and tempo discrimination in recorded orchestral music among musicians and nonmusicians. In H. E. Price (Ed.), Music Education Research: An Anthology from the Journal of Research in Music Education (pp. 253-262). Reston, VA: Music Educators National Conference. (Original work published 1984)
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