Subject: [AUDITORY] Conference on Microrhythm and Groove From: Werner Goebl <goebl@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 22:59:12 +0200*Rhythm under the Microscope: An Interdisciplinary Conference on=20 Microrhythm and Groove in Popular Music* 25=E2=80=9327 September 2024, mdw =E2=80=93=C2=A0University of Music and = Performing Arts=20 Vienna, Institute of Popular Music Organized by Ralf von Appen in Collaboration with David S. Carter=20 (Loyola Marymount University) Keynotes: *Anne Danielsen*=C2=A0(RITMO, University of Oslo) and *Justin=20 London*=C2=A0(Carleton College) *Call for Paper Presentations and Workshops* Since Charles Keil (1987) argued that very small variations in timing,=20 which he called =E2=80=9Cparticipatory discrepancies,=E2=80=9D were cruci= al for a=20 sensation of groove, microrhythm has been the subject of much=20 scholarship in a variety of disciplines. Researchers have struggled to=20 find convincing empirical evidence for the aesthetic effects proposed by=20 Keil. Today, however, numerous studies show that timbre, center=20 frequency, dynamic envelope, and duration influence the perception of=20 rhythmic =E2=80=9Cfeel=E2=80=9D at least as much as timing. Recently, Dan= ielsen et al.=20 (2024, 180) suggested distinguishing between microtiming and=20 microrhythm, using the latter as a broader term that encompasses not=20 just timing but also these additional aspects. The range of disciplines, methods, and objects of investigation has=20 reached an impressive breadth: neuroscientists, psychologists and music=20 theorists investigate a wide variety of folk music, jazz, rock, hip-hop,=20 and electronic dance music using interviews, motion capture devices, and=20 onset detection algorithms, among other tools. While many such studies=20 have been conducted in controlled laboratory settings, analyzing=20 commercial recordings remains a challenge, particularly in the cases of=20 songs recorded without a click track. Microrhythmic phenomena are also currently attracting a lot of attention=20 on popular platforms such as YouTube, in part due to the wave of=20 interest in the microrhythmic manipulations of pioneer J Dilla and the=20 many producers and drummers inspired by his music. At the same time,=20 user-friendly software is making it easy for the next generation of=20 music producers to achieve similar effects. This conference seeks to bring together musicians and scholars from=20 various disciplines to connect their different perspectives and further=20 the current state of microrhythm and groove research. Paper=20 presentations should be 25 minutes long, with an additional 10 minutes=20 allotted for questions and answers. We also encourage scholars to submit=20 ideas for 90-minute workshops in which a group of participants would=20 have the opportunity to learn about current research methods or new=20 software and implement them.Artistic research is also highly welcome. Applicants can submit a maximum of one presentation proposal and one=20 workshop proposal. Topics of proposed papers and workshops might include but are not=20 limited to: =E2=97=8FNew methods for measuring microrhythmic phenomena,=C2=A0includin= g=C2=A0the use of=20 AI tools =E2=97=8FMicrorhythm and bodily movement =E2=97=8FPerception of microrhythm and its neurological basis =E2=97=8FThe effect of timbre, pitch, duration, etc. on the perception of= groove =E2=97=8FManipulation of microrhythm=C2=A0in digital music=C2=A0creation =E2=97=8FRelationships between the timing of multiple instruments in a ba= nd,=20 played live or manipulated in the studio =E2=97=8FExpressive timing in rap vocals =E2=97=8FTeaching=C2=A0microrhythm=C2=A0in music education =E2=97=8FMicrorhythm=C2=A0in specific folk musics =E2=97=8FIdentifying microrhythmic =E2=80=9Cfingerprints=E2=80=9D of famo= us recording artists *Submission* Please submit your abstract by *May 27*, 2024 to rhythm-ipop@xxxxxxxx=20 <mailto:rhythm-ipop@xxxxxxxx>. Abstracts should be between 400-700=20 words (references not included in the word count). Authors will be notified of acceptance by June 14,=C2=A02024. For further information, please contact rhythm-ipop@xxxxxxxx=20 <mailto:rhythm-ipop@xxxxxxxx>.=C2=A0Details about registration will be=20 forthcoming. Conference website: https://www.ipop.at/rhythm/=20 <https://www.ipop.at/rhythm/> __________________________________________ * * *Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ralf von Appen* Leiter desInstituts f=C3=BCr Popularmusik mdw - Universit=C3=A4t f=C3=BCr Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, F 107 A-1030 Wien Tel.: +43-1-71155-3810 von-appen@xxxxxxxx www.ipop.at www.mdw.ac.at