Perceptual tests of an algorithm for musical key-finding

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1124-1149

  Schmuckler, Mark A ^a   Tomovski, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Key finding; Music cognition; Tonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SOUND DETECTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

EID: 27844569434     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.5.1124     Document Type: Article

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