Subject: Re: Short rhythm patterns for imitation task From: Marcus Pearce <marcus.pearce@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 09:52:20 +0100 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --679498958-82312206-1242981849=:9285 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Content-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0905220944381.9285@xxxxxxxx> You could try following the method of Povel and Essens (1985) which has=20 been well-tested and formalised into a model of rhythmic complexity by=20 Shmulevich and Povel (2000). For example, Grahn and Brett (2007) use this= =20 approach to generate a set of rhythmic patterns varying in perceptual=20 complexity for use in a neuroimaging study; see Table 1, which shows the=20 rhythmic sequences containing 5-7 intervals at three levels of complexity= =20 (metric simple, metric complex and non-metric). Strictly speaking, though, this is metrical complexity which may not be=20 the kind of rhythmic complexity you are after. Grahn, J. A. and Brett, M. (2007). Rhythm and beat perception in motor=20 areas of the brain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(5), 893-906. Povel, D. J., & Essens, P. J. (1985). Perception of temporal patterns.=20 Music Perception, 2, 411=E2=80=93440. Shmulevich, I. and Povel, D. J. (2000). Measures of Temporal Pattern=20 Complexity. Journal of New Music Research, 29(1), 61-69. Best regards, Marcus=20 -- Wellcome Laboratory of Neurobiology mail: marcus.pearce@xxxxxxxx University College London tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 3141=20 http://www.vislab.ucl.ac.uk/~mpearce fax: +44 (0) 20 7919 7316 On Thu, 21 May 2009, Aniruddh Patel wrote: > Dear list, > > Can anyone suggest a set of short rhythm patterns of varying > complexity for use in a rhythm imitation task with children? > Ideally the patterns would be about 4-7 elements long > and at 2 or 3 levels of rhythmic complexity. They would > hear one pattern at a time and imitate it by tapping > with a drum stick. > > If anyone knows of suitable stimuli, especially > batteries that have some published data associated with them, > I would be most grateful. > > Thanks, > Ani Patel > > > Aniruddh D. Patel, Ph.D. > Esther J. Burnham Senior Fellow > The Neurosciences Institute > 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive > San Diego, CA 92121 > > 858-626-2085 tel > 858-626-2099 fax > apatel@xxxxxxxx > http://www.nsi.edu/users/patel > --679498958-82312206-1242981849=:9285--