Seminar 9: Description

Physiological aspects of beat induction (Fridat 22 Feb, 14:00-16:00, in 1625).

Our guest will be Sofia Dahl, Associate Professor in Music Cognition at Aalborg University in Copenhagen Links to an external site., and part of the Transdisciplinary Research Creation and Knowledge (TRACK) Links to an external site. research group, co-directing the Augmented Cognition Lab Links to an external site..

Compulsory readings for the seminar are:

• Todd, N. P., & Lee, C. S. (2015). The sensory-motor theory of rhythm and beat induction 20 years on: a new synthesis and future perspectives. Download The sensory-motor theory of rhythm and beat induction 20 years on: a new synthesis and future perspectives.
  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9.
• Dahl, S., Brod, G., & Altenmüller, E. (2014). Preferred Dance Tempo: Does Sex or Body Morphology influence how we groove? Download Preferred Dance Tempo: Does Sex or Body Morphology influence how we groove?
  Journal of New Music Research, 43(2), 214–223.
• Lenc, T., Keller, P., Varlet, M., & Nozaradan, S. (n.d.). Neural tracking of the musical beat is enhanced by low-frequency sounds. Download Neural tracking of the musical beat is enhanced by low-frequency sounds.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(32), 8221–8226.

 

Assignment:

• Summarize the above readings in separate sections of one text. This summary may be short, and the goal is to serve as support for the seminar. Therefore, focus on the aspects you found most remarkable, or you had difficulties with.

Before the seminar, please upload the assignment to the discussion of the seminar.