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Melodic Organization Three facts about melody Melody is ubiquitous Melody is robust Can rank melodies on various psychological dimensions.

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1 Melodic Organization Three facts about melody Melody is ubiquitous Melody is robust Can rank melodies on various psychological dimensions

2 Melodic Grouping and Gestalt Principles of Organization Can divide organizational processes into two groups How are independent elements combined to form separate groupings? How are higher order abstractions derived from such groupings?

3 Gestalt Principles of Organization

4 Melodic Grouping and Gestalt Principles of Organization Can divide organizational processes into two groups How are independent elements combined to form separate groupings? How are higher order abstractions derived from such groupings?

5 Grouping of Sequences of Single Tones What are the aspects that drive groupings of single tones? Grouping by pitch proximity Pseudopolophony

6 Grouping by Pitch Proximity Temporal coherence and the fission boundary 60 ms, 1 semitone:90 ms, 1 semitone: 90 ms, 5 semitone:90 ms, 12 semitones: 150 ms, 12 semi:150 ms, 17, semi: Temporal Coherence Boundary Fission Boundary

7 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones The Scale Illusion (Deutsch, 1974, 1975)

8 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones The Scale Illusion, variant

9 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones The Scale Illusion (Butler, 1979)

10 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones The Scale Illusion Tschaikowsky, 6 th Symphony

11 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones Grouping by spatial location The Octave Illusion (Deutsch, 1974)

12 Grouping of Sequences of Multiple Tones Interleaved melodies Dowling (1973) Three Blind Mice Mary Had A Little Lamb Combined

13 Higher-Order Pitch Abstractions Complex melody transformations Schoenberg (1951)

14 Melodic Contour Sample melodic contours Dowling

15 Models of Melodic Contour Friedmann (1985) 1 2 3 5 4 0 1 4 2 3 5 0 Friedmann:

16 Models of Melodic Contour Marvin & Laprade (1987) 1 2 3 5 4 0 1 4 2 3 5 0 Marvin & Laprade:

17 Models of Melodic Contour, con’t Quinn (1999)

18 Models of Melodic Contour, con’t Quinn (1999)

19 Models of Melodic Contour, con’t Schmuckler (1999)

20 Models of Melodic Contour, con’t Schmuckler (1999)

21 Models of Melodic Contour, con’t Schmuckler (1999)

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