Sensorimotor synchronisation (SMS) is prevalent and readily studied in musical settings, as
most people are able to perceive and synchronise with a beat (eg, by finger tap**). We …

Music listening, music composing, and music-making are strongly associated with memory
processes. For example, when we listen to music we might remember the title, the melody …

Musical interval identification is a valuable skill for holistic and sophisticated musicianship.
Yet, discriminating and identifying intervals is often challenging, especially for musical …

The human brain automatically extracts regularities embedded in environmental auditory
events. This study investigated the extraction of abstract patterns by measuring mismatch …

Melody–in its basic sense–is an orderly sequence of pitches. As such, melody refers both to
tone sequences in music, and pitch sequences (or intonation contours) in speech. There …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of rhythm, melody, and harmony on
verbal recall in typical older adults. This study also examined the relationships among …

A hybrid of theory-based analysis and empirical enquiry, this dissertation seeks to
investigate the perceptibility of Classical syntax, ultimately striving to bridge the knowledge …

Previous investigations showed that Western participants' perception of wrong notes in
familiar Western melodies was influenced primarily by key membership (diatonic or …

The brain constantly monitors the auditory environment and detects unexpected changes,
even without attentional efforts. A mismatch response is elicited by changes in the physical …

Phenomenology assumes that human thought is decisively shaped by the conditions of
human perception. Therefore, all human concepts have paragons in perception …