Empirical Musicology Review: Volume 2, Number 1 (2007)

Announcements

Butler, David ( 2007-01 )

Do Preferred Beat Rate and Entrainment to the Beat Have a Common Origin in Movement?

Trainor, Laurel J. ( 2007-01 )

The idea that beat induction derives from body movement is attractive, but until recently unequivocal empirical evidence of such a linkage has been elusive. Todd et al. (2007) provide evidence that individual differences ...

Embodied Rhythm: Commentary on "The Contribution of Anthropometric Factors to Individual Differences in the Perception of Rhythm" by Neil P. McAngus Todd, Rosanna Cousins, and Christopher S. Lee

Repp, Bruno H. ( 2007-01 )

Todd, Cousins, and Lee (2007) have presented some intriguing data suggesting that body size, as measured by standard anthropometric indices, is related to the preferred beat period in a perceptual task. Curiously, however, ...

The Contribution of Anthropometric Factors to Individual Differences in the Perception of Rhythm

Todd, Neil P. McAngus; Cousins, Rosanna; Lee, Christopher S. ( 2007-01 )

In a sample of 44 human subjects, aged between 18 and 38 years, two distinct measurement procedures were carried out: (1) a psychophysical procedure to determine ‘preferred beat rate’ and (2) standard anthropometry to ...

Commentary on "Timbre as an Elusive Component of Imagery for Music," by Freya Bailes

Halpern, Andrea ( 2007-01 )

The study of musical timbre by Bailes (2007) raises important questions concerning the relative ease of imaging complex perceptual attributes such as timbre, compared to more unidimensional attributes. I also raise the ...