Empty and filled rhythms:An inquiry into the different cognitive processing of vocal and instrumental rhythms
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13672279342021-08-03T05:22:46Z Empty and filled rhythms:An inquiry into the different cognitive processing of vocal and instrumental rhythms Cheong, Yong Jeon Music Psychobiology empty rhythm filled rhythm unfilled rhythm vocal rhythm instrumental rhythm rhythm processing In contemporary thinking about music the distinction between vocal and instrumental music does not play a decisive role. However, physiological and imaging studies have shown that our brain process human speech sound differently from non-speech sound (Belin et al., 2000; Levy et al., 2003), and Hung (2011) found differences in auditory processing of vocal rhythm and clapstick rhythm. Furthermore, a behavioral study of Klyn (2012) indicates that there are also differences in working memory between vocal rhythm and clapstick rhythm. The goal of this thesis to test whether these differences between vocal and clapstick rhythms are due to one specific physical difference between voice and clapstick sounds, that is, the continuity (filled rhythm) and discontinuity (empty rhythm) of the events they contain. In the experiment, two participant groups (musicians and non-musicians) listened to stimulus pairs of three different sound types. The first type is vocal rhythm, the second is filled instrumental rhythm, and the third is empty instrumental rhythm. In order to test whether these rhythms are processed differently in working memory, stimulus pairs that were either identical or different were presented with both a 500 ms and a 15000 ms interstimulus intervals (ISIs). The participants were asked to make a same-or-different judgment on each pair while reaction time and error rate were recorded. The results indicate that not only musicians react faster and more accurate than non-musicians, but also that there is significant difference between filled instrumental rhythm and empty instrumental rhythm. Immediate recall has faster reaction than delayed recall. The participants showed faster reaction on same condition than on different condition. Musician showed no significant different accuracy for immediate and delayed recalls but non-musicians did. Overall, the same condition is slightly better than different condition. Because of the considerable differences between filled instrumental rhythm and vocal rhythm, the contrast between 'empty' and 'filled' does not explain the difference in cognitive processing between vocal rhythm and instrumental rhythm identified in previous studies. It is proposed that these differences may be caused by voice specific combination of features like amplitude, pitch, spectral, and timbral changes. The findings strengthen arguments for differential cognitive processing of vocal and instrumental music and support the idea of different origins of the two types of music. 2013-08-23 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1367227934 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1367227934 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center. |
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Empty and filled rhythms:An inquiry into the different cognitive processing of vocal and instrumental rhythms |
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