Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
Music Perception
First Page
345
Last Page
360
DOI
http://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2006.23.4.345
Abstract
We explored 9-month-old infants perception of auditory temporal sequences in a series of three experiments. In Experiment 1, we presented some infants with tone sequences that were expected to induce a strongly metric framework and others with a sequence that was expected to induce a weakly metric framework or no such framework. Infants detected a change in the context of the former sequences but not in the latter sequence. In Experiment 2, infants listened to a tone sequence with temporal cues to duple or triple meter. Infants detected a change in the pattern with duple meter but not in the pattern with triple meter. In Experiment 3, infants listened to a tone sequence with harmonic cues to duple or triple meter. As in Experiment 2, infants detected a change in the context of the duple meter pattern but not in the context of triple meter. These findings are consistent with processing predispositions for auditory temporal sequences that induce a metric framework, particularly those in duple meter.
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Published as Bergeson, T. R., & Trehub, S. E. (2006). Infants’ perception of rhythmic patterns. Music Perception, 23, 345-360. © 2006 by the Regents of the University of California. Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center.
.Recommended Citation
Bergeson, T. R., & Trehub, S. E. (2006). Infants’ perception of rhythmic patterns. Music Perception, 23, 345-360.
