TY - JOUR

T1 - Modelling musical cognition as a community of experts

AU - Marsden, Alan

AU - Pople, Anthony

PY - 1989/1/1

Y1 - 1989/1/1

N2 - A consistent deficiency in past modelling of musical cognition has been the failure to take account of the flexibility and adaptability of musicians' behaviour. This flexibility, mose evident when dealing with music of a ‘transitional’ nature, as illustrated in discussion of a piece by Skryabin, suggests that, while existing music-theoretic concepts continue to provide a basis, models must break down the monoliths of music theory into a pluralistic interaction. Similar concerns have exercised researchers in other cognitive domains, leading to proposals for novel modelling frameworks. The potential of one of these ‘constraint systems’, is explored through a preliminary model of the recognition of harmonies and the interpretation of dissonant notes.

AB - A consistent deficiency in past modelling of musical cognition has been the failure to take account of the flexibility and adaptability of musicians' behaviour. This flexibility, mose evident when dealing with music of a ‘transitional’ nature, as illustrated in discussion of a piece by Skryabin, suggests that, while existing music-theoretic concepts continue to provide a basis, models must break down the monoliths of music theory into a pluralistic interaction. Similar concerns have exercised researchers in other cognitive domains, leading to proposals for novel modelling frameworks. The potential of one of these ‘constraint systems’, is explored through a preliminary model of the recognition of harmonies and the interpretation of dissonant notes.

KW - AI

KW - constraint systems

KW - musical cognition

U2 - 10.1080/07494468900640041

DO - 10.1080/07494468900640041

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:79958329597

VL - 3

SP - 29

EP - 42

JO - Contemporary Music Review

JF - Contemporary Music Review

SN - 0749-4467

IS - 1

ER -