A constant pulse stream can be re-perceived by accent groupings.

Evidence

So six beats that move at the same rate can be perceived differently with the addition of accents that cause groups. … The shifting accent pattern is called “hemiola” and is found particularly in African music as well as other musics. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 262

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: how attention/perception is reshaped by accent — a teaching and improvisation concept
• XREF: Relates to deep listening’s core theme that attention shapes perception of sonic material — connects to: Disparate sounds can be unified through relational listening — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 295; Recasting familiar sounds as novel transforms ordinary perception into deep attention — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333; Hemiola is a rhythm pattern created by shifting group accents. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 263 (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 262

Broader Connections

• Recasting familiar sounds as novel transforms ordinary perception into deep attention #exemplifies (0.80) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333
• Disparate sounds can be unified through relational listening #expands (0.70) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 295