- Psychology, Anthropology, Music, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Musicology, and 11 moreSocial Research Methods and Methodology, Biological Anthropology, Human Evolution, Music Theory, Experimental Psychology, Music Technology, Music and Language, Anthropology of Music, Psychology of Music, Information Visualization, and Dance Studiesedit
Background Current models of time-keeping and sensorimotor synchronisation only cover situations where a solo performer maintains a steady pulse without an external referent, and when that referent is nonresponsive (does not adapt its... more
Background Current models of time-keeping and sensorimotor synchronisation only cover situations where a solo performer maintains a steady pulse without an external referent, and when that referent is nonresponsive (does not adapt its phase or period in response to the ...
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Abstract Stylistic knowledge and enculturation play a significant role in music perception, although the importance of psychophysical cues in perception of emotions in music has been acknowledged. The psychophysical cues, such as melodic... more
Abstract Stylistic knowledge and enculturation play a significant role in music perception, although the importance of psychophysical cues in perception of emotions in music has been acknowledged. The psychophysical cues, such as melodic complexity, are assumed to be independent of musical experience. A cross-cultural comparison was used to investigate the ratings of melodic complexity of western and African participants for western (Experiment 1) and African folk songs (Experiment 2).
Background This interdisciplinary study combines researchers and methods from linguistic communication (Gill, 2007), as well as music and movement (Himberg & Thompson, 2011). We consider conversation as performance, and improvisation in... more
Background This interdisciplinary study combines researchers and methods from linguistic communication (Gill, 2007), as well as music and movement (Himberg & Thompson, 2011). We consider conversation as performance, and improvisation in music as akin to this performance.
Is music perception innate, something we are born with or does the “apparatus” develop to meet the needs of our culture? Virtually all cultures have music, which would suggest that there is something in our biology that at least... more
Is music perception innate, something we are born with or does the “apparatus” develop to meet the needs of our culture? Virtually all cultures have music, which would suggest that there is something in our biology that at least facilitates music perception. In Darwinian terms, this would mean that music has adaptive value (Huron 2001).
ABSTRACT A number of factors, including musical training, affect our entrainment to each other. Personality traits seem to correlate with some musical behaviours but it is not known whether this extends to entrainment. We observe patterns... more
ABSTRACT A number of factors, including musical training, affect our entrainment to each other. Personality traits seem to correlate with some musical behaviours but it is not known whether this extends to entrainment. We observe patterns of interaction in tapping tasks in which people entrain or resist entrainment, and investigate whether these patterns relate to musical training or personality traits of the participants.