The motivation for this study was the remarkable ability of the brain to categorize musical styles, based solely on the information conveyed by the music. It wa

Abstract : The objective of this study is to identify the main conceptual dimensions of tonal musical style in order to provide a theoretical understanding of t

Music instruction can now be adapted more effectively to students' individual differences and curriculums can be developed to meet particular class needs, as a

Tonal music, from a historical perspective, is far from homogenous; yet an enduring feature is a background "diatonic" system of exactly seven notes orderable c

Discussion of tonal structure has been one of the most problematic and controversial aspects of modern study of Medieval and Renaissance polyphony. These new es