| Title | Rhythm, meter, and timing: The heartbeat of musical development. |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Trainor LJ, Marsh-Rollo S |
| Book Title | The Oxford handbook of music and the brain. |
| Pagination | 592 - 622 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| City | New York, NY, US |
| ISBN Number | 9780198804123 (Hardcover) |
| Keywords | *Music Perception, *Neurodevelopmental Disorders, *Perceptual Motor Development, *Rhythm, *Time, Emotions, Performance |
| Abstract | Young infants are sensitive to timing, rhythm, and meter, which helps them to organize inputs such as speech and music into hierarchical meaningful structures, and to enhance processing of auditory streams that unfold over time by using the regularities of rhythms to predict when important upcoming information will occur. Tempo and expressive timing are used in both caregivers' infant-directed singing and in children's early musical productions to convey emotional information. This chapter presents the position that timing, meter, and rhythm are the most fundamental aspects of music, on which other aspects of music, such as pitch structures, dynamics, and phrasing, are built. It explores the development of musical timing, meter, and rhythm, without which musical perception and performance would not be possible. The chapter examines some of the major research findings in perceptual and sensorimotor development in individuals and across social contexts. Early diagnosis of poor timing and rhythm skills holds promise for early assessment of risk for developmental disorders and age-appropriate interventions that can put young children on a better developmental trajectory. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) |
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