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The Perception Of Musical Intervals: The Theory Of Property Arrays, Aikin Orange Connor
The Perception Of Musical Intervals: The Theory Of Property Arrays, Aikin Orange Connor
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to develop a theory of the aural perception of simultaneous musical bitones, called vertical or harmonic intervals. The study was specifically concerned with: (1) formulating a theory of vertical interval perception, (2) documenting the psychological premises of the theory, ( 3) implementing the theory by developing a model, (4) testing the theory by utilizing the model to analyze empirical data of interval recognition errors, and (5) delineating implications of the new theory for pedagogy and research.
The theory developed in the study is called the Theory of Property Arrays because it identifies the structure …