Study Procedure

1. Baseline Questionnaire (once)

• Duration: ~15 minutes
• Topics: demographics, musical habits and attitudes, personality
• At the end, you will be asked for your email address to register for the daily surveys in the second phase. Your email will be used only for this purpose and deleted afterwards.
• Note: The questionnaire can be completed on a smartphone, but using a computer or laptop is usually easier.

2. Experience-Sampling-Phase (14 days)

• Each evening, you will answer short questions in the SEMA³ app about your daily experiences and music-making (~2–3 minutes).
• On both Sundays of the study, you will also complete a short weekly questionnaire about your musical experiences over the past week (~5–7 minutes).
• For this phase, you will need a smartphone (iOS or Android).

Participation Requirements

• Regular, active engagement in music (playing an instrument, singing, composing, etc., at least once per week)
• Minimum age: 16

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive prizes: We will raffle numerous high-quality prizes among all participants who have submitted at least 10 daily responses.
  
  • A Day Spa voucher for two people at the Juffing Hotel&Spa Hinterthiersee, worth €210 (including an afternoon buffet)
  • 2 tickets for the Tyrolean Festival Erl: Parsifal by Richard Wagner
  • 2 tickets for the  Salzburg Easter Festival: Late Night Concert II – Grenzerfahrungen (SZENE Salzburg) with members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
  • 1 Treibhaus concert pass for Spring 2026 (Innsbruck)
  • 1 free ticket for a concert at Treibhaus Innsbruck
  • 2 day passes for the Kappl und See ski area
  • 1 day pass for the  Ischgl ski area
  • Universal tool kit from Würth Hochenburger
  • 2 10€-vouchers & 2 bags from Musikladen Innsbruck
  • 2  Rolling Stones T-shirts from Musikladen Salzburg
• Personalized feedback: Receive a personalized results profile based on your responses.
  

  

  Example of a personalized feedback

• 3 hours of course credits for psychology students at the Universität Innsbruck (if participated at least in 10 daily questionnaires)

Data Protection

• Participation is voluntary. You will be asked to give informed consent before taking part. Data will be used only for scientific publications.
• You may withdraw at any time, for any reason, with no disadvantages.
• All responses are stored anonymously on secure university servers, accessible only to our research team.
• This project complies with all applicable data protection and ethical standards.