Synchronization of timing and motion among performing musicians

Music Perception

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 427-438

  Goebl, Werner ^a   Palmer, Caroline ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory feedback; Ensemble performance; Motion; Synchronization; Timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 66249116677     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2009.26.5.427     Document Type: Article

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