PSYCH 2MP3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Time Point, Time Signature
14 Mar 2020
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Listeners may be sensitive to the statistical properties of timing, similar to the way in which they are sensitive to the frequency with which pitches occur when perceiving tonality. Tempo is equivalent to beat only up to a point: the beat: a distinct phenomena that is a by-product of meter. Tempo is independent of our subjective percept movements (like tapping your foot) Preferred rate of the beat is related to one"s spontaneous tempo": paul fraisse did a lot of work on this found that people are consistent when tapping at a comfortable rate (spontaneous tempo) Rhythms can be variable, yet people often extract a regular period and time rhythmic movements to that period. Meter: manifestation of musical time that embodies the regularity from which the beat emerges. Definition of meter: a repeating pattern of alternating strong and weak time points (including stronger.
