?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Stability+of+Tempo+Perception+in+Music+Listening&rft.creator=Lapidaki%2C+Eleni&rft.subject=Perceptual+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=This+study+was+designed+to+determine+whether+listeners+from+different+age+groups+and+musical+backgrounds+(musicians+and+nonmusicians)+could+set+tempi+in+a+consistent+manner+over+an+extended+period+of+time.+The+variables+of+musical+style%2C+familiarity%2C+and+preference+were+also+considered.+Subjects+(n%3D90)+heard+the+same+six+compositions+on+four+separate+occasions.+The+order+of+the+presentation+and+the+initial+tempo+of+the+examples+were+varied+systematically+in+each+session.+Subjects+were+asked+to+listen+to+each+composition+and+indicate+whether+the+experimenter+should+set+the+tempo+%22faster%22+or+%22slower%22+until+it+sounded+right+to+them%3B+they+had+to+adjust+an+initially+wrong+tempo+to+a+personally+preferred+tempo.%0AResults+indicated+that+the+initial+tempo+significantly+dominated+subjects%C2%92+%22correct%22+tempo+judgements%3A+the+slower+initial+tempo+generally+evoked+slower+tempo+selections%2C+and+so+on.+However%2C+a+relatively+small+number+of+adults%2C+mostly+musicians%2C+were+remarkably+consistent+in+their+tempo+judgements+across+all+four+trials.+It+appeared+that+these+individuals+possess+an+exceptional+ability+with+respect+to+acute+stability+of+large-scale+timing+in+music.%0AThere+was+also+evidence+that+the+degree+of+consistency+in+correct+tempo+judgements+gradually+increased+from+preadolescence+through+adulthood.+Few+statistically+significant+differences+in+consistency+of+tempo+judgements+were+found+as+a+result+of+musical+background.+The+findings+strongly+suggested+that+the+style+of+musical+examples+influenced+the+degree+of+tempo+consistency+across+trials.+Moreover%2C+there+was+statistically+significant+evidence+that+an+increase+of+familiarity+with+and+preference+for+the+musical+examples+and+the+musical+styles+resulted+in+an+increase+of+consistency+of+correct+tempo+judgements.+The+study+concludes+with+recommendations+for+music+education.%0A&rft.publisher=Carfax+Publishing%2C+Taylor+%26+Francis+Ltd.+ISSN+1461-3808(print)%2FISSN+1469-9893(online)%2F00%2F010025-20+%C2%A9+Taylor+%26+Francis+Ltd.&rft.contributor=Sarah%2C+Hennessy&rft.date=2000&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1828%2F1%2FLapidaki.html&rft.identifier=++Lapidaki%2C+Eleni++(2000)+Stability+of+Tempo+Perception+in+Music+Listening.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1828%2F