Two studies investigated (1) the degree to which college students who were not music majors were able to discriminate identical melodies when extremely similar melodies were interpolated between test and recall melodies and (2) differences that might be attributed to either modal (major-minor) or meter (simple-compound) presentations. (Author/SR)

Presents the results of a study where musicians listened to 20 minutes of Puccini's, "La Boheme," and indicated which of the five musical elements (melody, rhythm, timbre, dynamics, or everything) commanded their attention. Two groups responded using differing instructions for the Continuous Response Digital Interface. Analyzes the different…