Most listeners can determine when a familiar recording of music has been shifted in musical
key by as little as one semitone (eg, from B to C major). These findings appear to suggest …

Absolute pitch (AP), the rare ability to name any musical note without the aid of a reference
note, is thought to depend on an early critical period of development. Although recent …

Most individuals have reliable long-term memories for the pitch of familiar music recordings.
This pitch memory (1) appears to be normally distributed in the population,(2) does not …

Musicians with absolute pitch (AP) can name the pitch of a musical note in isolation.
Expression of this unusual ability is thought to be influenced by heritability, early music …

Many human behaviors are discussed in terms of discrete categories. Quantizing behavior
in this fashion may provide important traction for understanding the complexities of human …

Listening to music is an enjoyable activity for most individuals, yet the factors that relate to
aesthetic preferences are not completely understood. In the present article, we investigate …

In our auditory environment, we rarely experience the exact acoustic waveform twice. This is
especially true for communicative signals that have meaning for listeners. In speech and …

Most listeners have an implicit understanding of the rules that govern how music unfolds
over time. This knowledge is acquired in part through statistical learning, a robust learning …

It is undisputed that the cognition of tonal music is primarily established by pitch
relationships set within a tonal scheme such as a major or minor key. The corresponding …

Listeners remember the pitch level (key) and tempo of musical recordings they have heard
multiple times. They also have long-term implicit memory for the key and tempo of novel …