Auditory Pitch Imagery and Its Relationship to Musical Synchronization
- 24 July 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 1169 (1) , 282-286
Abstract
Musical ensemble performance requires precise coordination of action. To play in synchrony, ensemble musicians presumably anticipate the sounds that will be produced by their co‐performers. These predictions may be based on auditory images in working memory. This study examined the contribution of auditory imagery abilities to sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) in 20 musicians. The acuity of single‐tone pitch images was measured by an adjustment method and by adaptive threshold estimation. Different types of finger tapping tasks were administered to assess SMS. Auditory imagery and SMS abilities were found to be positively correlated with one another and with musical experience.Keywords
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