The role of melodic and temporal cues in perceiving musical meter

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 956-974

  Hannon, Erin E ^a,d   Snyder, Joel S ^a,c   Eerola, Tuomas ^b   Krumhansl, Carol L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOPHYSICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 4944245627     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.30.5.956     Document Type: Article

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