Subject: Re: Rhythm perception From: Henkjan Honing <honing(at)UVA.NL> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:21:44 +0100I 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 ************************************ Henkjan Honing E honing(at)uva.nl I http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/hh/ Music Cognition Group I http://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/ F feed://www.hum.uva.nl/mmm/news.rss ************************************