Stephen McAdams
Biographic Data
| ID | 7350235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen McAdams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | McAdams |
| SIGNATURE | MCADAMS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The function of timbre in the perception of affective intentions
Timbre has been identified as a potential component in the communication of affect in music. Although its function as a carrier of perceptually useful information about sound source mechanics has been established, less is understood about whether and how it functions as a carrier of information for communicating affect in music. To investigate these issues, listeners trained in Chinese and Western musical traditions were presented with Phrases, M…
Sound mass, auditory perception, and ‘post-tone’ music
The term ‘post-tonal’ embodies a broad distinction between musical explorations of new combinations of tones (‘post-tonality’) and explorations of sonic resources other than tones (‘post-tone’). A significant turning-point in post-tone thinking occurred when some composers replaced notes with masses of notes, or sound masses, as musical units. Existing definitions of sound mass are reviewed and a new definition drawing on empirical evidence is of…
Exploring emotional responses to orchestral gestures
Research on emotional responses to music indicates that prominent changes in instrumentation and timbre elicit strong responses in listeners. However, there are few theories related to orchestration that would assist in interpreting these empirical findings. This article investigates listeners’ emotional responses to four types of orchestral gestures – large-scale timbral and textural changes that occur in a coordinated, goal-directed manner – th…
Acoustical correlates of perceptual blend in timbre dyads and triads
Achieving a blended timbre for particular combinations of instruments, pitches, and articulations is a common aim of orchestration. This involves a set of factors that this study jointly assesses by correlating the perceptual degree of blend with the underlying acoustical characteristics. Perceptual blend ratings from two experiments were considered, with the stimuli consisting of: 1) dyads of wind instruments at unison and minor-third intervals …
Koechlin’s volume
Charles Koechlin’s Traité de l’orchestration ascribes different dimensions to timbre than those usually discussed in multidimensional scaling studies: “volume” or grosseur, related to extensity (the sound’s perceived size), and intensity, related to loudness. Koechlin also provides volume rankings for orchestral instruments in different registers. Studies show that humans, as well as several animal species, perceive extensity for many sound sourc…
A Comparison of Approaches to Timbre Descriptors in Music Information Retrieval and Music Psychology
A curious divide characterizes the usage of audio descriptors for timbre research in music information research (MIR) and music psychology. While MIR uses a multitude of audio descriptors for tasks such as automatic instrument classification, only a highly constrained set is used to describe the physical correlates of timbre perception in parts of music psychology. We argue that this gap is not coincidental and results from the differences in the…
Musique et émotion
Cet article prend pour prétexte une expérimentation menée en 2011 par une ethnomusicologue et une équipe de psychologues de la musique pour évoquer les problématiques reliées au travail interdisciplinaire. Le sujet qui fait l'objet de la recherche concerne les émotions évoquées par la musique en lien avec l'expressivité de la musique. L'hypothèse qui motive ce travail est l'existence éventuelle d'universaux musicaux en relation avec la significat…
Comparison of Methods for Collecting and Modeling Dissimilarity Data
Sorting procedures are frequently adopted as an alternative to dissimilarity ratings to measure the dissimilarity of large sets of stimuli in a comparatively short time. However, systematic empirical research on the consequences of this experiment-design choice is lacking. We carried out a behavioral experiment to assess the extent to which sorting procedures compare to dissimilarity ratings in terms of efficiency, reliability, and accuracy, and …
Psychology of music
Perception et agnosies
cote interne IRCAM: Botte95a
The Fusion and Layering of Noise and Tone
Since their earliest explorations of African music, Western researchers have noted a fascination on the part of traditional musicians for noise as a timbral element.The authors present the results of perceptual and acoustic investigations of the fusion and "layeringn of noise and tone.These results have implications for pitch and timbre in both traditional and non-traditional, acoustic and synthesized music.The results define possible perceptual …
La Musique et les sciences cognitives
Dichotic perception and laterality in neonates
Introduction
The presentations at the Symposium on Music and the Cognitive Sciences covered a vast array of approaches and aims from disciplines such as music composition, musicology, music theory, music analysis, experimental psychology, neuropsychology, mathematics, and computer science. These different approaches are briefly described. A plethora of fundamental concerns were raised across these disciplines. Those discussed in this chapter include the perce…
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Dichotic perception and laterality in neonates
Introduction
The presentations at the Symposium on Music and the Cognitive Sciences covered a vast array of approaches and aims from disciplines such as music composition, musicology, music theory, music analysis, experimental psychology, neuropsychology, mathematics, and computer science. These different approaches are briefly described. A plethora of fundamental concerns were raised across these disciplines. Those discussed in this chapter include the perce…
La Musique et les sciences cognitives
The Fusion and Layering of Noise and Tone
Since their earliest explorations of African music, Western researchers have noted a fascination on the part of traditional musicians for noise as a timbral element.The authors present the results of perceptual and acoustic investigations of the fusion and "layeringn of noise and tone.These results have implications for pitch and timbre in both traditional and non-traditional, acoustic and synthesized music.The results define possible perceptual …
Perception et agnosies
cote interne IRCAM: Botte95a
Psychology of music
Comparison of Methods for Collecting and Modeling Dissimilarity Data
Sorting procedures are frequently adopted as an alternative to dissimilarity ratings to measure the dissimilarity of large sets of stimuli in a comparatively short time. However, systematic empirical research on the consequences of this experiment-design choice is lacking. We carried out a behavioral experiment to assess the extent to which sorting procedures compare to dissimilarity ratings in terms of efficiency, reliability, and accuracy, and …
Musique et émotion
Cet article prend pour prétexte une expérimentation menée en 2011 par une ethnomusicologue et une équipe de psychologues de la musique pour évoquer les problématiques reliées au travail interdisciplinaire. Le sujet qui fait l'objet de la recherche concerne les émotions évoquées par la musique en lien avec l'expressivité de la musique. L'hypothèse qui motive ce travail est l'existence éventuelle d'universaux musicaux en relation avec la significat…
A Comparison of Approaches to Timbre Descriptors in Music Information Retrieval and Music Psychology
A curious divide characterizes the usage of audio descriptors for timbre research in music information research (MIR) and music psychology. While MIR uses a multitude of audio descriptors for tasks such as automatic instrument classification, only a highly constrained set is used to describe the physical correlates of timbre perception in parts of music psychology. We argue that this gap is not coincidental and results from the differences in the…
Koechlin’s volume
Charles Koechlin’s Traité de l’orchestration ascribes different dimensions to timbre than those usually discussed in multidimensional scaling studies: “volume” or grosseur, related to extensity (the sound’s perceived size), and intensity, related to loudness. Koechlin also provides volume rankings for orchestral instruments in different registers. Studies show that humans, as well as several animal species, perceive extensity for many sound sourc…
Exploring emotional responses to orchestral gestures
Research on emotional responses to music indicates that prominent changes in instrumentation and timbre elicit strong responses in listeners. However, there are few theories related to orchestration that would assist in interpreting these empirical findings. This article investigates listeners’ emotional responses to four types of orchestral gestures – large-scale timbral and textural changes that occur in a coordinated, goal-directed manner – th…
Acoustical correlates of perceptual blend in timbre dyads and triads
Achieving a blended timbre for particular combinations of instruments, pitches, and articulations is a common aim of orchestration. This involves a set of factors that this study jointly assesses by correlating the perceptual degree of blend with the underlying acoustical characteristics. Perceptual blend ratings from two experiments were considered, with the stimuli consisting of: 1) dyads of wind instruments at unison and minor-third intervals …
Sound mass, auditory perception, and ‘post-tone’ music
The term ‘post-tonal’ embodies a broad distinction between musical explorations of new combinations of tones (‘post-tonality’) and explorations of sonic resources other than tones (‘post-tone’). A significant turning-point in post-tone thinking occurred when some composers replaced notes with masses of notes, or sound masses, as musical units. Existing definitions of sound mass are reviewed and a new definition drawing on empirical evidence is of…
The function of timbre in the perception of affective intentions
Timbre has been identified as a potential component in the communication of affect in music. Although its function as a carrier of perceptually useful information about sound source mechanics has been established, less is understood about whether and how it functions as a carrier of information for communicating affect in music. To investigate these issues, listeners trained in Chinese and Western musical traditions were presented with Phrases, M…
Neuroscience and Music Perception (13 works) · Art (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Music and Audio Processing (6 works) · Musical (6 works) · Perception (6 works) · Timbre (6 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Multisensory perception and integration (5 works)