• Archive for November, 2007

    Musical vs. Music-related

    by  • Thursday 8 November 2007 • Music, Research • 0 Comments

    Working on a book chapter, I am trying to clarify some terminology. Right now I am thinking about the differences between “musical” and “music-related” movements/actions/gestures. What is the difference? I find that it makes sense to think about whether the action is direct or indirect. In other words: Musical actions: actions involved in music...

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    Bodibeat

    by  • Monday 5 November 2007 • Research • 0 Comments

    Bodibeat

    Yamaha has announced a product called Bodibeat, a music player which will adjust the tempo of the music to follow your walking or running. It is based on an accelerometer and, I guess, an algorithm detecting peaks in the continuous movement signal. This gives the pace of the walker or runner which again can...

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