The present study sought to confirm melodic expectancy patterns discovered in a previous investigation and to determine whether data would be affected by altering the rhythmic condition of the stimuli. The three problems of this investigation were to study expectancies generated by two-note stimulus intervals of equal duration; the expectancies generated by stimulus intervals presented with a long-short rhythm; and the expectancies generated by stimulus intervals presented with a short-long rhythm. Fifty subjects were asked to sing what they believed would be the natural continuation of the melody begun by a two-note stimulus interval. The stimulus intervals were grouped in rhythmic sets, one set of neutral-rhythm stimuli, one set of long-short stimuli, and one set of short-long stimuli. The interval from the second note of the stimulus interval to the first sung note was transcribed as the generated expectancy response interval. The data were examined in two basic ways, using response data as a whole and examining data for each stimulus interval separately. A third method of data evaluation concerned harmonic triads occurring in the response data. Both when considering response frequency as a whole, and when considering response data separately for each melodic beginning, no significant difference associated with rhythmic condition could be found. Smaller response intervals were generated much more often than large intervals. Some stimulus intervals, notably the major second ascending, were observed to be much more powerful generators than others. It was concluded from these results that in response to two-note stimulus intervals melodic expectancy can clearly be shown to operate, confirming the results of an earlier study, but that no effect of rhythm on melodic expectancy can be shown to operate.

In this thesis, I explore various techniques for achieving greater melodicism with the drumset. My approach centers primarily through different arranging methods. The basis of this work is four of my own compositions, specifically arranged in order to enable melodic playing with the drumset. Within the Jazz tradition certain instruments have specific roles. For example, the drums usually have an accompanying role behind the soloists and melody presentation. This is key within the context of the music however, in this project I try to discover the other musical roles primarily melodic and soloistic expression, with the drumset. This work could be of value to any jazz musician wanting to learn more about how different musical roles can influence improvisation and their general playing, and especially for those drummers wishing to develop their melodic playing. Keywords: Exploring different musical roles, compositions, drums, arranging, melodic playing / <p><strong><em>På konsersten framfördes fyra original kompositioner ut av mig:</em></strong></p><p><em>Aqua, På Väg, Framför Brasan &amp; The Last Dance</em></p><p><strong>Medverkande:</strong></p><p>Melker Annas - Trombon</p><p>Eskil Larsson - Tenorsax</p><p>Maja Svantesson - Sång</p><p>Anton Brodin - Gitarr</p><p>Jakob Ulmestrand - Bas</p><p>Ryan Ward - Trumset &amp; kompositioner</p>

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This dissertation explores the influence of melody on harmonic function in pop and rock songs from around 1950 to the present. While authors define the term "function" in several ways, none consider melody in their explanations, and I contend that any discussion of harmonic function in rock must include melody. I offer a novel perspective on function by defining it through what I call tension-as-anticipation, and I define a "melodic function" that accounts for the sense of tension and relaxation a melody creates within a particular moment in a track. My dissertation defines two types of melodic function—dominant and tonic—based on the melody's goal-directed scale-degree content, position within a phrase, and relation with the harmony. Dominant-melodic function results in two musical phenomena that I call the "imposed dominant" and the "dominant remainder." An imposed dominant occurs when a dominant-melodic function is initially dissonant with the harmony and resolves over a tonic. A dominant remainder occurs when a dominant-melodic function occurs over a harmonic resolution to the tonic, creating a slower dissipation of tension. Tonic-melodic function produces a phenomenon I call the "tonic anticipation," where a melody outlines a tonic mode over a pretonic harmony, creating a maximum sense of tension-as-anticipation. By including melody in considering harmonic function, we can more adequately describe the cycles of tension and resolution found in pop styles.

Esta tese trata da formação do flautista e de outros instrumentistas melódicos - de sopro, e de cordas não dedilhadas. Ilustrada com exercícios, prelúdios e estudos, consiste basicamente em uma metodologia de ensino que visa não somente ao desenvolvimento técnico-instrumental, mas também ao pleno entendimento da linguagem musical e ao desenvolvimento da consciência harmônica. Para isso, propõe uma forma de estudo baseada na criação de conteúdo, e não na repetição de padrões preestabelecidos. / This thesis is about the teaching of the flute and others melodic instruments - namely winds and strings. Illustrated with studies and etudes, it consists basically of a methodology that seeks not only technical development on the instrument, but also the complete understanding of the musical language and the development of harmonic awareness. With this aim, it proposes a way of practicing based on creativity, improvisation and composition, instead of the repetition of established patterns.

Esta tese trata da formação do flautista e de outros instrumentistas melódicos - de sopro, e de cordas não dedilhadas. Ilustrada com exercícios, prelúdios e estudos, consiste basicamente em uma metodologia de ensino que visa não somente ao desenvolvimento técnico-instrumental, mas também ao pleno entendimento da linguagem musical e ao desenvolvimento da consciência harmônica. Para isso, propõe uma forma de estudo baseada na criação de conteúdo, e não na repetição de padrões preestabelecidos. / This thesis is about the teaching of the flute and others melodic instruments - namely winds and strings. Illustrated with studies and etudes, it consists basically of a methodology that seeks not only technical development on the instrument, but also the complete understanding of the musical language and the development of harmonic awareness. With this aim, it proposes a way of practicing based on creativity, improvisation and composition, instead of the repetition of established patterns.

This interdisciplinary study examines a collection of chants intrinsically connected to the larger body of Western Chant: the psallendae. These chants of the Ambrosian rite, the form of Christian worship proper to the archdiocese of Milan, were sung during religious processions. With over 700 psallendae assigned to the Church calendar, this study examines only those assigned to feast days of the Virgin Mary, and in doing so, reveals a rich history of devotion to her. The primary sources examined are thirteenth-century manuscripts and medieval liturgical manuals. The processional chants are subjected to a thorough literary and musical analysis. Rooted in François-Auguste Gevaert's thematic theory, and using tools of reticular and stemmatic analysis, the psallendae are grouped according to melodic profile. Each group is then reduced to a core melodic theme, which, when juxtaposed with the ancient practice of religious processions, makes a compelling argument for the psallendae as among the oldest Christian chants.

Segmentation is an indispensable step in the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR). Segmentation refers to the splitting of a music piece into significant sections. Classically there has been a great deal of attention focused on various issues of segmentation, such as: perceptual segmentation vs. computational segmentation, segmentation evaluations, segmentation algorithms, etc. In this thesis, we conduct a series of perceptual experiments which challenge several of the traditional assumptions with respect to segmentation. Identifying some deficiencies in the current segmentation evaluation methods, we present a novel standardized evaluation approach which considers segmentation as a supportive step towards feature extraction in the MIR process. Furthermore, we propose a simple but effective segmentation algorithm and evaluate it utilizing our evaluation approach. / viii, 94 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm

This interdisciplinary study examines a collection of chants intrinsically connected to the larger body of Western Chant: the psallendae. These chants of the Ambrosian rite, the form of Christian worship proper to the archdiocese of Milan, were sung during religious processions. With over 700 psallendae assigned to the Church calendar, this study examines only those assigned to feast days of the Virgin Mary, and in doing so, reveals a rich history of devotion to her. The primary sources examined are thirteenth-century manuscripts and medieval liturgical manuals. The processional chants are subjected to a thorough literary and musical analysis. Rooted in François-Auguste Gevaert's thematic theory, and using tools of reticular and stemmatic analysis, the psallendae are grouped according to melodic profile. Each group is then reduced to a core melodic theme, which, when juxtaposed with the ancient practice of religious processions, makes a compelling argument for the psallendae as among the oldest Christian chants.

O solfejo, em seu conceito mais amplo, é uma técnica usual no processo de ensinoaprendizagem musical, o qual envolve a realização vocal de melodias, considerando as alturas e as durações dos sons musicais registrados em partitura, devidamente associado à marcação de compassos por intermédio de gestos que definem a estrutura métrica e o andamento da peça musical. Este trabalho apresenta uma abordagem audiovisual para avaliação automática dessa prática de estudo pertinente à leitura e à estruturação musicais. O sistema proposto é dividido em três partes. A primeira efetua o reconhecimento visual dos gestos de marcação de compassos realizados pela mão, por intermédio de um classificador probabilístico. Um processo de alinhamento temporal garante o reconhecimento dos padrões de movimento mesmo em casos com variação de andamento, permitindo também a avaliação da precisão rítmica do aluno, quando comparado com um referencial metronômico. A segunda parte deste sistema obtém a transcrição melódica do canto a partir da análise do respectivo sinal de áudio. Os fragmentos melódicos detectados são agrupados e mapeados em relação às notas da partitura do exercício de solfejo, permitindo uma avaliação direta nota-a-nota da performance do canto. Por fim, a terceira parte do sistema proposto faz a integração entre o gesto de marcação de compassos e a transcrição melódica. Nesse caso, o gesto atua como um metrônomo, controlando o fluxo temporal. Assim, a avaliação nota-a-nota do solfejo pode ser empregada também em casos onde exista grande variação no andamento da peça. Tanto o processo de avaliação do gesto de marcação de compassos quanto a avaliação do canto são obtidos por intermédio de um classificador Bayesiano gerado a partir de avaliações reais, feitas por especialistas em música. Dessa forma, o sistema desenvolvido efetua o mapeamento advindo da opinião de especialistas humanos em um sistema de avaliação automática de solfejo executado por máquina, que é capaz de identificar as notas musicais cantadas pelo aluno em cada instante métrico determinado, devidamente conduzido pelo gesto, sem a necessidade de sincronização por um metrônomo ou manutenção de um andamento fixo. / Solfége is a general technique used in the music learning process, which involves the vocal performance of melodies, regarding the time and duration of musical sounds as specified in the music score, properly associated the meter-mimicking performed by the hand movement. This thesis presents an audiovisual approach for automatic assessment of this relevant musical study practice. The proposed system is divided into three parts. First, a probabilistic classifier recognizes the musical metric patterns drawn by the hand movement. A time alignment process assures the proper recognition of the movement patterns even in cases where there are changes in the musical tempo. Also, this process allows to estimate the accuracy of the rhythmic performance. In the second part of this work, audio analysis is applied to achieve the melodic transcription of the sung notes. The detected melodic fragments are then grouped and mapped into single notes, which are connected to their related notes on the music score of the solfège exercise. This mapping procedure allows the direct assessment (note by note) of the singing performance, even if there are slight discrepancies between the transcribed notes and the music score. Finally, the last part of the proposed system combines the gesture of meter-mimicking (video information) with the melodic transcription (audio information), where the hand movement works as a metronome, controlling the time flow (tempo) of the musical piece. Thus, the meter-mimicking is used to align the music score (ground truth) with the sung melody, allowing the assessment even in time dynamic scenarios. Both meter-mimicking and sung notes are evaluated by a set of Bayesian classifiers that were generated from real evaluations done by experts listeners. In this way, the developed model performs the mapping of the point of view from human experts into an automatic system which is able to make the solfege assessment, regarding the pitch, onset and duration of the music notes, without the need for external synchronization with a metronome or the maintenance of a fixed tempo.