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Memory for surface features of unfamiliar melodies: independent effects of changes in pitch and tempo

Auteurs: E. Glenn Schellenberg, Stephanie M. Stalinski, Bradley M. Marks

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 1/2014

Abstract

A melody’s identity is determined by relations between consecutive tones in terms of pitch and duration, whereas surface features (i.e., pitch level or key, tempo, and timbre) are irrelevant. Although surface features of highly familiar recordings are encoded into memory, little is known about listeners’ mental representations of melodies heard once or twice. It is also unknown whether musical pitch is represented additively or interactively with temporal information. In two experiments, listeners heard unfamiliar melodies twice in an initial exposure phase. In a subsequent test phase, they heard the same (old) melodies interspersed with new melodies. Some of the old melodies were shifted in key, tempo, or key and tempo. Listeners’ task was to rate how well they recognized each melody from the exposure phase while ignoring changes in key and tempo. Recognition ratings were higher for old melodies that stayed the same compared to those that were shifted in key or tempo, and detrimental effects of key and tempo changes were additive in between-subjects (Experiment 1) and within-subjects (Experiment 2) designs. The results confirm that surface features are remembered for melodies heard only twice. They also imply that key and tempo are processed and stored independently.

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“Melody” is sometimes used to refer solely to successive pitch relations, as opposed to “rhythm”, which refers to differences in tone durations. Here, we define melody as a coherent series of tones that differ in pitch and duration.

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Titel: Memory for surface features of unfamiliar melodies: independent effects of changes in pitch and tempo
Auteurs: E. Glenn Schellenberg
Stephanie M. Stalinski
Bradley M. Marks
Publicatiedatum: 01-01-2014
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 1/2014
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-013-0483-y

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