Exact repetition allows direct pitch comparison whereas transposition forces interval processing

Evidence

The idea that relative pitch perception depends solely on detecting a pattern of invariant pitch intervals is not supported by our results. Although the invariant property of the patterns in each trial is the sequence of pitch intervals defining the standard, listeners often could not use this information in the current experiment. Our results are compatible with the notion that in constructing object representations, the tolerance of the representation is a function of the variance in the pattern, i.e. increasing variance in object components, leads to more permissive representations. — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5327 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rapid pattern detection rests on memory for absolute pitch rather than relative pitch relationships; Pitch’s musical expressiveness may rest on detecting pitch differences, not complex interval patterns; Relative pitch perception resists explanation by invariant interval ratios — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5327 (+3 more)

Related

• Rapid pattern detection rests on memory for absolute pitch rather than relative pitch relationships (similarity 0.92)
• Relative pitch perception resists explanation by invariant interval ratios (similarity 0.92)
• Relative pitch perception is more limited than commonly assumed (similarity 0.90)
• Listeners cannot use a repeated pattern as a template for transposed comparisons (similarity 0.87)
• Relative pitch recognition is an auditory case of translation-invariant object perception (similarity 0.86)
• Exact repetition outperforms transposed interval matching in pattern detection (similarity 0.86)
• Western music’s privileged intervals show no perceptual detection advantage (similarity 0.85)
• Interval patterns are recognized by relative pitch relations, not absolute frequencies (similarity 0.85)
• Neural detection of transposed melodies coexists with surprisingly poor explicit interval recognition (similarity 0.85)
• The same musical interval’s dissonance changes with pitch register (similarity 0.85)
• Pattern interval size, transposition, repetition, and variance all shape pitch pattern judgment accuracy (similarity 0.85)
• Melody recognition survives transposition because pitch intervals, not absolute pitches, are encoded (similarity 0.84)
• Small within-pattern intervals improve transposed pattern comparison via featural grouping (similarity 0.84)
• Transposition comparisons are facilitated by proximity in pitch space (similarity 0.84)
• Greater interval variance in tone patterns impairs relative pitch detection (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Rapid pattern detection rests on memory for absolute pitch rather than relative pitch relationships #corroborates (0.82)
• Pitch’s musical expressiveness may rest on detecting pitch differences, not complex interval patterns #corroborates (0.80)
• Relative pitch perception resists explanation by invariant interval ratios #corroborates (0.75) — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 5327