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melodic expectation: a standalone construct

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melodicexpectation1 CONSTRUCTMelodic expectation PEARCE · MUSIC PSYCHOLOGY

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Music psychology

listeners' learned, probabilistic predictions about which note will come next in a melody, shaped by statistical exposure to a musical style.

In music psychology, melodic expectation refers to listeners' learned, probabilistic predictions about which note will come next in a melody, shaped by statistical exposure to a musical style. This meaning comes from Pearce (2006) in Music Perception.[1]

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References

  1. Pearce, M. T., & Wiggins, G. A. (2006). Expectation in Melody: The Influence of Context and Learning. Music Perception, 23(5), 377-405. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2006.23.5.377

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