The present study was designed for the purpose of comparing the effectiveness of two methods of orchestral programming, demonstration and non-demonstration, upon (1) the musical perception of the members of a student body audience, and (2) the attitudes of the members of a student body toward orchestra as a school subject. This comparison of demonstration and non-demonstration programming involved the question concerning the effectiveness of instructive listening as compared with free listening in the development of musical perception and attitudes. The problem of the present study is presented in the following major areas: (1) musical perception, end (2) attitudes.

I detta självständiga arbete undersöks hur polyrytmik kan användas i en populärmusikalisk kontext. Syftet med den här studien är att undersöka hur polyrytmik kan användas som grund för att skapa poplåtar. I inledningen presenteras ett antal exempel på hur polyrytmik förekommer i olika genrer. Metal och Jazz tas upp som exempel på musikaliskt avancerade genrer där polyrytmik är vanligt förekommande. Vidare problematiseras hur polyrytmen 4:3 fått ett stort genomslag i populärmusiken, medan andra polyrytmer ignoreras. I metodavsnittet redogörs för hur samplingar och programmerad musik användes i arbetet för att behålla fokus på det rytmiska. Resultatet av denna studie är den klingande delen av det här arbetet som består av sex stycken/låtar av popkaraktär som var och en bygger på en unik polyrytm. Två låtar innehåller sång och text, resterande är instrumentala stycken. Reflektioner som framkommer av resultatet är bland annat hur tempon påverkar om en polyrytm upplevs som musikalisk eller inte. / In this study polyrhythms are examined as a way of writing pop songs. The purpose of the study is to research how polyrhythms can be used to create music productions in the context of popular music. As an introduction a few examples are given as to how polyrhythms appear in different genres of music. Metal and Jazz are both examples of musically advanced genres which are known to use polyrhythms. The Polyrhythm 4:3 is presented as the most common polyrhythm appearing in pop music, while other polyrhythms are left unused. In the Method chapter the use of sampling and music programming in this study is described, and why this was the preferred method over live musicians and acoustic recordings. The result of this study is the sounding material i.e. the pieces of music that was created as a part of this thesis. A total of six songs were written, two songs include vocals and lyrics while the remaining four are instrumental tracks. Important reflections include the aspect of tempo, and how it changes whether polyrhythms are perceived as musical or understandable, in my opinion.

Музыкальное сопровождение положительно влияет на продуктивность во время работы. Для повышения концентрации и снятия напряжения среди студентов предложено создать звуковую инсталляцию в коворкинге университета. В данной работе за основу берется экосистема, с которой датчики снимают показания температуры, давления и влажности воздуха, температуры и влажности почвы, а также освещенности. На основе данных показаний с помощью языка программирования Pure Data генерируется музыкальное сопровождение, которое соответствует текущему состоянию системы. С использованием платформы Node-RED реализован дашборд для мониторинга и управления состоянием экосистемы. Кроме того, в работе выявлены основные спринты и задачи, позволяющие реализовать управление похожим проектом с точки зрения владельца продукта. / Musical accompaniment has a positive effect on productivity during work. To increase concentration and relieve stress among students, it was proposed to create a sound installation in the coworking of the university. In this work, an ecosystem is taken as a basis, from which sensors take readings of temperature, pressure and air humidity, soil temperature and moisture, as well as illumination. Based on these readings, a musical accompaniment is generated using the Pure Data programming language, which corresponds to the current state of the system. Using the Node-RED platform, a dashboard was implemented to monitor and manage the state of the ecosystem. In addition, the work identified the main sprints and tasks that make it possible to implement the management of a similar project from the point of view of the product owner.