Browsing Empirical Musicology Review: Volume 3, Number 2 (2008) by Issue Date
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Web-based versus Lab-based Studies:A Response to Kendall (2008)
Honing, Henkjan; Reips, Ulf-Dietrich ( 2008-04 )While in an earlier commentary (Honing & Ladinig, 2008) we stressed the potential of Web-delivered experiments for music perception research, the ongoing discussion on Web-based versus lab-based studies seems to circle ... -
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Commentary on "The Perception and Cognition of Time in Balinese Music" by Andrew Clay McGraw
Cross, Ian; Gill, Satinder; Knight, Sarah; Nash, Chris; Rabinowitch, Tal-Chen; Slobodian, Lydia; Spiro, Neta; Woodruff, Ghofur; Woolhouse, Matthew ( 2008-04 )We review the paper by Andrew Clay McGraw, noting that it represents an interesting and valuable contribution to the study of music in cognition in its informed exploration of non-western musical perceptions. We raise a ... -
A Comparison of Dynamics in Major- and Minor-key Works
Turner, Ben; Huron, David ( 2008-04 )An analysis of dynamic markings in 24 paired preludes in major and minor keys shows that the minor mode is associated with a generally lower dynamic level than the major mode. The results are consistent with observations ... -
The Perception and Cognition of Time in Balinese Music
McGraw, Andrew Clay ( 2008-04 )This article describes experiments designed to determine the perception and cognition of time-in-music among Balinese gamelan musicians. Three topics are discussed. First, the proposed connections between cultural/religious ... -
Commentary on "Asynchronous Preparation of Tonally Fused Intervals in Polyphonic Music" by David Huron
Wright, James ( 2008-04 )In his most recent contribution to an important and well-framed series of papers on auditory grouping and the perception of polyphonic music, David Huron seeks further evidence for his working hypothesis that J.S. Bach ... -
A Comparison of Average Pitch Height and Interval Size in Major- and Minor-key Themes: Evidence Consistent with Affect-related Pitch Prosody
Huron, David ( 2008-04 )An analysis of 9,788 instrumental themes shows that minor-key themes are, on average, slightly lower in pitch than major-key themes. The lower pitch is not merely an artifact of structural differences in the scales. In ...
