Re: Rhythm perception

[Henkjan Honing <honing@xxxxxx>]

I guess the problem you refer to is "beat induction": how do  
listeners arrive at a metrical interpretion when listening to a  
rhythm. H.C. Longuet-Higgins was one of the first to address the  
problem in a computational way (see H.C. Longuet-Higgings, Mental  
Proceses. Studies in cognitive sciences, MIT press, 1987). The  
literature since then is vast, approaching the problem with a wide  
variety of computational paradigms (see, e.g., * for an overview, or  
the papers in the "foot-tapping" session at ICMC 1992; **).

Henkjan Honing

*  http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/abstracts/dh-100.html
** http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/mmm-2003/fun/beat.html


On 15 Nov 2005, at 13:40, John ffitch wrote:

> We were discussing rhythm patterns the other day and the question came
> up about how one determined the start of a pattern.  If there is a
> heavy emphasis on one beat of the sequence then I can understand that
> that is taken as the first beat.
>   But if the sequence is unemphasised how does one decide?  Or do
> people decide differently, or is it cultural?
>
> I am not sure where to start to look -- as ever this is outside my
> general field of study -- but I though this list might be the place
> to ask for clues.
>
> I hope I have explained the question sufficiently!
>
> ==John ffitch



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