The aim of this paper was to investigate if a general consensus could be established for the
term “musician.” Research papers (N= 730) published between 2011 and 2017 were …

When listening to music, we naturally move our bodies rhythmically to the beat, which can
be pleasurable and difficult to resist. This pleasurable sensation of wanting to move the body …

Moving to music is an essential human pleasure particularly related to musical groove.
Structurally, music associated with groove is often characterised by rhythmic complexity in …

A live music concert is a pleasurable social event that is among the most visceral and
memorable forms of musical engagement. But what inspires listeners to attend concerts …

The original edition of The Geometry of Musical Rhythm was the first book to provide a
systematic and accessible computational geometric analysis of the musical rhythms of the …

Rhythmic incongruity in the form of syncopation is a prominent feature of many
contemporary musical styles. Syncopations afford incongruity between rhythmic patterns …

The pleasurable desire to move to music, also known as groove, is modulated by rhythmic
complexity. How the sensation of groove is influenced by other musical features, such as the …

Understanding everyday behavior relies heavily upon understanding our ability to
improvise, how we are able to continuously anticipate and adapt in order to coordinate with …

Psychological and aesthetic theories predict that music is appreciated at optimal, peak
levels of familiarity and complexity, and that appreciation of music exhibits an inverted U …

In Western popular music, drums and percussion are an important means to emphasize and
shape the rhythm, often defining the musical style. If computers were able to analyze the …