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  • Music Psychology
  • Auditory Perception
  • Ensemble Performance

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  • Ensemble musicians rely on auditory and visual cues for synchronization without a conductor.
  • This study focuses on auditory cueing in music performance, specifically for violinists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how rhythmic complexity and performance mode affect synchronization to auditory cues.
  • To understand how musicians prioritize cues from different ensemble members.

Main Methods:

  • Applied a Linear Phase Correction Model to analyze synchronization in violinists.
  • Participants played a melody part synchronized with a violin duo (melody and accompaniment).
  • Manipulated rhythmic complexity (simple vs. complex) and melody player mode (live vs. recorded).

Main Results:

  • Lower correction gain towards the accompaniment in complex rhythmic conditions, especially with a live melody player.
  • Perceived influence ratings favored the live melody player, particularly in simple rhythmic conditions.
  • Synchronization and cue preference are influenced by melodic and rhythmic similarity.

Conclusions:

  • Musicians prioritize auditory cues from ensemble members whose parts are rhythmically and melodically similar to their own.
  • The live presence of a musician increases their perceived influence on synchronization.
  • Rhythmic complexity modulates cue reliance in musical ensembles.