Music 1a Notes
1. Timbre a. Quality of sound that characterizes the sound other than pitch and rhythm b. Timbre aesthetics: attractiveness = ? c. What we (think we) know about sound i. Pitch, metric and rhythmic structure
1. Time, Rhythm, and Meter a. We think in terms of duration, but there really is nothing there b. “Duration has no existence in and of itself” c. Want something to happen quickly, seems slower than it does when we aren’t thinking about it d. Dependent Variables i. Time estimation- different across cultures ii. Time production iii. Time reproduction iv. Comparison of time intervals e. Influences on Time perception v. Character of the perceiver of time vi. Time-related behaviors and judgments 1. “grandma effect” seems a lot longer going there than coming back because of excitement vii. (Sonata form- exposition (T1, T2), Development, Recapitulation) viii. Activities during time period of perception f. Cultural Distinctions in Time Perception ix. Time is of greater concern to some cultures, but we all have biological perception of time that follows circadian rhythms, suggesting the presence of internal biological clock g. Event Density- contents of a time period make it feel faster of slower (more in it, seems faster than something that is not packed) h. Auditory Kappa Effect (octave displacement- make things much more enriching and engaging) 2. 3. Rhythm Perception i. Why do we hear music but feel the beat?? j. Three theories: x. Vestibular- correlation between what we hear and our balance 2. Rhythm perception is a stimulation of the vestibular system, cochlea is both organ of hearing and organ of equilibrium 3. Low freq components of low amplitude cause activation of fluid in semicircular canals of the cochlea to give rise to a weak
1. Time, Rhythm, and Meter a. We think in terms of duration, but there really is nothing there b. “Duration has no existence in and of itself” c. Want something to happen quickly, seems slower than it does when we aren’t thinking about it d. Dependent Variables i. Time estimation- different across cultures ii. Time production iii. Time reproduction iv. Comparison of time intervals e. Influences on Time perception v. Character of the perceiver of time vi. Time-related behaviors and judgments 1. “grandma effect” seems a lot longer going there than coming back because of excitement vii. (Sonata form- exposition (T1, T2), Development, Recapitulation) viii. Activities during time period of perception f. Cultural Distinctions in Time Perception ix. Time is of greater concern to some cultures, but we all have biological perception of time that follows circadian rhythms, suggesting the presence of internal biological clock g. Event Density- contents of a time period make it feel faster of slower (more in it, seems faster than something that is not packed) h. Auditory Kappa Effect (octave displacement- make things much more enriching and engaging) 2. 3. Rhythm Perception i. Why do we hear music but feel the beat?? j. Three theories: x. Vestibular- correlation between what we hear and our balance 2. Rhythm perception is a stimulation of the vestibular system, cochlea is both organ of hearing and organ of equilibrium 3. Low freq components of low amplitude cause activation of fluid in semicircular canals of the cochlea to give rise to a weak