Singing with yourself: Evidence for an inverse modeling account of poor-pitch singing

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-57

  Pfordresher, Peter Q ^a   Mantell, James T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse models; Poor pitch singing; Vocal imitation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; RECOGNITION; SINGING; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SINGING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893047327     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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