A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Unexpected melodic events during music reading: Exploring the eye-movement approach
Authors: Penttinen Marjaana, Huovinen Erkki, Ylitalo Anna-Kaisa
Editors: E. Cambouropoulos, C. Tsougras, P. Mavromatis, K. Pastiadis
Conference name: ICMPC-ESCOM 2012
Publication year: 2012
Book title : Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition and the 8th Conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music
First page : 792
Last page: 798
ISBN: 978-960-99845-1-5
Web address : http://icmpc-escom2012.web.auth.gr/sites/default/files/papers/792_Proc.pdf
Two studies examined the eye-movement effects of unexpected
melodic events during music reading. Simple melodic variants of a
familiar tune were performed in a temporally controlled setting. In a
pilot study with five university students, unexpected alterations of the
familiar melody were found to increase the number of incoming
saccades to the altered bar and the bar immediately before the
alteration. The main experiment with 34 music students, incorporating
several improvements to the experimental design, again showed an
increase in the number of incoming saccades to the bar before the
alteration, but no effects in the altered bar itself. In addition, the bar
following the alteration showed decrease in relative fixation time and
incoming saccades. These results are discussed with a view to future
studies in eye-movements in music reading, emphasizing the need for
more systematic research on truly prima vista performance and, in
general, temporally controlled music reading.
Two studies examined the eye-movement effects of unexpected melodic events during music reading. Simple melodic variants of a familiar tune were performed in a temporally controlled setting. In a pilot study with five university students, unexpected alterations of the familiar melody were found to increase the number of incoming saccades to the altered bar and the bar immediately before the alteration. The main experiment with 34 music students, incorporating several improvements to the experimental design, again showed an increase in the number of incoming saccades to the bar before the alteration, but no effects in the altered bar itself. In addition, the bar following the alteration showed decrease in relative fixation time and incoming saccades. These results are discussed with a view to future studies in eye-movements in music reading, emphasizing the need for more systematic research on truly prima vista performance and, in general, temporally controlled music reading.
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