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A Psychophysics Paradigm for the Collection and Analysis of Similarity Judgments

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Piano performance evaluation dataset with multilevel perceptual features.

Jisoo Park¹, Jongho Kim², Jeong Mi Park³

¹Graduate School of Data Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea.

Scientific Reports

|October 3, 2024

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This study introduces PercePiano, a novel dataset for automatic piano performance evaluation. It captures nuanced musical expression and perception, enabling more accurate and human-aligned assessments.

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Area of Science:

Music Information Retrieval
Computational Musicology
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Evaluating piano performances requires assessing expressive qualities beyond mere accuracy.
Existing datasets lack comprehensive features for nuanced performance analysis.
Subjectivity in musical perception poses a significant challenge for automated evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a comprehensive dataset for automatic piano performance evaluation.
To incorporate perceptual features and expert annotations for nuanced musical analysis.
To establish a benchmark for evaluating piano performances based on human perception.

Main Methods:

Creation of the PercePiano dataset, annotated by music experts.
Inclusion of perceptual features reflecting expressive musical qualities.
Development of a novel evaluation metric accounting for perceptual subjectivity.
Proposal of an enhanced baseline framework aligning model predictions with human perception.

Main Results:

The PercePiano dataset effectively captures nuanced aspects of piano performance.
The novel metric demonstrates suitability for subjective perceptual evaluation.
The enhanced baseline framework shows improved performance and adaptability.
Aligned features significantly enhance the baseline model's ability to match human perception.

Conclusions:

The PercePiano dataset offers a pioneering resource for advancing automatic piano performance evaluation.
The proposed methods and metrics facilitate more accurate and perceptually grounded assessments.
This research opens new avenues for understanding and evaluating musical expression in automated systems.