A5052671463- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Music and Audio Processing
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control
- African Studies and Ethnography
- African history and culture studies
- Music History and Culture
- Cultural Identity and Heritage
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Italian Social Issues and Migration
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- African history and culture analysis
- Families in Therapy and Culture
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Neural Networks and Applications
University of Oslo
2022-2025
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
2022-2024
Rhythm (United states)
2024
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics
2018-2022
Max Planck Society
2018-2021
Cologne University of Music
2014-2017
Abstract Music is present in every known society but varies from place to place. What, if anything, universal music cognition? We measured a signature of mental representations rhythm 39 participant groups 15 countries, spanning urban societies and Indigenous populations. Listeners reproduced random ‘seed’ rhythms; their reproductions were fed back as the stimulus (as game ‘telephone’), such that biases (the prior) could be estimated distribution reproductions. Every tested group showed...
This paper focuses on two pieces, “Ngòn Fariman” and “Bire,” representatives of ethnically regionally specific styles Mande dance music from Mali, Bambara Khasonka drumming. After introducing their performance contexts, instrumentation, the basic roles each part in respective ensembles (i.e., core metrical accompaniment, piece-determining “hook,” improvising regulative lead drum), timing data several performances piece are analyzed, providing evidence discrete categories beat subdivision...
Many foundational questions in the psychology of music require cross-cultural approaches, yet vast majority work field to date has been conducted with Western participants and music. For research thrive, it will collaboration between people from different disciplinary backgrounds, as well strategies for overcoming differences assumptions, methods, terminology. This position paper surveys current state offers a number concrete recommendations focused on issues involving ethics, empirical...
Most approaches to musical rhythm, whether in music theory, psychology, or neuroscience, presume that rhythms are based on isochronous (temporally equidistant) beats and/or beat subdivisions. However, non-isochronous, unequal patterns of time prominent the Southeast Europe, Near East and Southern Asia, Africa African diaspora. The present study examines one such style found contemporary Malian jembe percussion music. A corpus 15 representative performances three different pieces ("Manjanin,"...
Since the 2000s, a wave of mutual opening between music theory and ethnomusicology has become apparent. The most prominent platform for this interdisciplinary exchange is Analytical Approaches ...
Expressive communication in the arts often involves deviations from stylistic norms, which can increase aesthetic evaluation of an artwork or performance. The detection and appreciation such expressive may be amplified by cultural familiarity expertise observer. One form music is playing "out time," including asynchrony (deviations synchrony between different instruments) non-isochrony equal spacing subsequent note onsets metric units). As previous research has provided somewhat conflicting...
It has long been assumed that rhythm cognition builds on perceptual categories tied to prototypes defined by small-integer ratios, such as 1:1 and 2:1. This study aims evaluate the relative contributions of both generic constraints selected cultural particularities in shaping rhythmic prototypes. We experimentally tested musicians’ synchronization (finger tapping) with simple periodic rhythms at two different tempi participants Mali, Bulgaria, Germany. found support for classic assumption...
Abstract Experiencing music often entails the perception of a periodic beat. Despite being widespread phenomenon across cultures, nature and neural underpinnings beat remain largely unknown. In last decade, there has been growing interest in developing methods to probe these processes, particularly measure extent which beat‐related information is contained behavioral responses. Here, we propose theoretical framework practical implementation an analytic approach capture periodicity empirical...
Human rhythm perception and sensorimotor synchronization are both constrained by temporal thresholds on several levels. The lower limit for durations that allow entrainment at the level of metric beat subdivision has been estimated about 100–120 ms (London, 2002; Repp, 2003). Tempos reported American jazz East African xylophone music performance, however, suggest shorter subdivisions within a range 80–100 may well be possible. This paper musicologically analyzes empirically measures fastest...
Music is present in every known society, yet varies from place to place. What, if anything, universal music cognition? We measured a signature of mental representations rhythm 39 participant groups 15 countries, spanning urban societies and indigenous populations. Listeners reproduced random ‘‘seed’’ rhythms; their reproductions were fed back as the stimulus (as game “telephone”), such that biases (the prior) could be estimated distribution reproductions. Every tested group showed sparse...
This article studies the empirical structures and theoretical status of rhythmic feels in jembe music, which is a popular style drum ensemble music from West Africa. The focus on systematic variations durations (Bengtsson 1975)—that is, cyclic patterns non-isochronous pulse streaming at metric level beat subdivision. Taking for example standard piece repertoire that set 4-beat/12-subpulse cycle (often notated as 12/8), I show ternary subdivision forms repeated sequence unequal (short,...
Human social interactions often involve carefully synchronized behaviours. Musical performance in particular features precise timing and depends on the differentiation coordination of musical/social roles. Here, we study influence roles, individual musicians different ensembles rhythmic synchronization Malian drum ensemble music, which accuracy near limits human performance. We analysed 72 recordings same piece performed by four trios, two drummers each trio systematically switched roles...
Experiencing music often entails the perception of a periodic beat. Despite being widespread phenomenon across cultures, nature and neural underpinnings beat remain largely unknown. In last decade, there has been growing interest in developing methods to probe these processes, particularly measure extent which beat-related information is contained behavioral responses. Here, we propose theoretical framework practical implementation an analytic approach capture periodicity empirical signals...
Polak’s (2010) chronometric analyses of Malian jembe music suggested that the characteristic “feel” individual pieces rests upon nonisochronous subdivisions beat. Each feel is marked by a specific pattern two or three different subdivisional pulses—these being either short, medium, long. London called possibility more than pulse classes into question on psychological and theoretical grounds. To shed light this issue, 23 professional percussionists dancers were presented with...
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In a chronometric timing study of percussive accompaniment in two recorded live performances from south-eastern Europe, Daniel Goldberg (2015) focuses on variations that relate to several levels grouping structure and musical form. This commentary puts the target into context performance research, confirms its empirical validity by replication core findings using slightly different protocol, finds systematic variation same-category durations within each bar, suggesting metric pattern (London...
The Interpersonal Entrainment in Music Performance Data Collection (IEMPDC) comprises six related corpora of music research materials: Cuban Son & Salsa (CSS), European String Quartet (ESQ), Malian Jembe (MJ), North Indian Raga (NIR), Tunisian Stambeli (TS), and Uruguayan Candombe (UC). core data for each corpus media files computationally extracted event onset timing data. Annotation metrical structure code used the preparation collection is also shared. unprecedented size level detail...
Humans across cultures show an outstanding capacity to perceive, learn, and produce musical rhythms. These skills rely on mapping the infinite space of possible rhythmic sensory inputs onto a finite set internal rhythm categories. What are brain processes underlying categorization? We used electroencephalography (EEG) measure activity as human participants listened continuum sequences characterized by repeating patterns two inter-onset intervals. Using frequency representational similarity...
Abstract Music makes people move. This human propensity to coordinate movement with the rhythm of music requires multiscale temporal integration, allowing fast sensory events composing rhythmic input be mapped onto slower internal templates such as periodic beats. Relatedly, beat perception has been shown involve a selective enhancement periodicities in neural response rhythm. However, extent which this ability move beat, and related periodized representation, are shared across senses beyond...
Abstract Music often entails perception of periodic pulses (hereafter meter) which serve as an internal temporal reference to coordinate movements music. Crucially, meter arises even when the musical rhythm only weakly cues periodicities (i.e., syncopated rhythms). However, rhythms are looped in music, suggesting that repetition rhythmic patterns may facilitate by providing at a slower, supra-second timescale. Here, we tested this hypothesis recording separately electroencephalographic (EEG)...