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Auditory Pitch Imagery and Its Relationship to Musical Synchronization
Author(s) -
Pecenka Nadine,
Keller Peter E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04785.x
Subject(s) - synchronization (alternating current) , musical , psychology , auditory imagery , speech recognition , tone (literature) , cognitive psychology , musical tone , computer science , communication , pitch (music) , mental image , cognition , neuroscience , perception , linguistics , art , computer network , channel (broadcasting) , philosophy , visual arts
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.