• Human-Centered Approach to the Development of Tools for Music Analysis

  • The purpose of this survey is to understand which elements of statistical analysis users find useful for analyzing a corpus of folk melodies.

    The results of the survey are intended to help select diagrams that are clear and easy to interpret, as well as to design an analytical user interface that combines independent diagrams to contextualize the analysis.

    The survey is divided into three sections:

    Section 1 – Information about the respondents (academic background)
    Section 2 – Analysis of the tune corpus
    Section 3 – Analysis of individual tunes

    Important Note: Some of the diagrams you will see in this survey are interactive (in the interface not in a questionnaire) – you can modify their display (e.g., summarize different features) and view more detailed information by hovering over the elements with your mouse. These diagrams are labeled "INT".

  • Section 1 – Information About the Respondents

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  • Section 2 – Analysis of the Tune Corpus

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  • 6.  Each of the following diagrams shows summary information about the occurrence of rhythmic values in a subcorpus (Set1, Set2, Set3), with each subcorpus marked in a different color. Please rate on a scale from 1 to 5 how easy the diagrams are to understand.
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  • 7. Each of the following diagrams shows cumulative information about the occurrence of intervals in a subcorpus (Set1, Set2, Set3). Each subcorpus is marked in a different color. Please rate the diagrams for their clarity.
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  • 8. The following diagrams show the number of intervals in a subcorpus (Set1, Set2, Set3) as well as their direction. Please rate their clarity.
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  • 9. Rate how important you consider the following representations for the thematic comparison of tunes in the corpus and justify your answer.
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  • Section 3 – Analysis of individual tunes.

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  • 13. A piano roll is a simplified form of music notation from which one can derive the rhythmic and melodic progression of a piece. The following diagrams (A, B [INT], C) represent this information in slightly different ways.
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  • 14. The following diagram shows melodic bigrams, i.e., the preceding and following scale degrees along with their frequency (number in parentheses). Additional symbols before the numbers on the right side of the diagram represent (v) – indicating that the scale degree is approached from below, or (^) – from above. Please rate how understandable the diagram is for you.
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  • 15. The following diagrams represent the rhythmic density in a folk tune. Please rate their significance on a scale from 1 to 5.
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    Please suggest possible combinations of rhythmic and melodic parameters that you would use for the analysis of folk melodies.

    Note: Below, you will find two lists with typical elements of rhythmic and melodic analysis. Please suggest a combination of elements from the different lists or propose your own solution.


    Rhythmic analysis: Frequency of occurrence of a specific rhythmic value, metric position of the occurrence of individual rhythmic values, rhythmic accents in the measure, rhythmic progression of the entire song, metric positions of accented notes (in the measure or throughout the entire melody), rhythmic bigrams, rhythmic patterns, occurrence of dotted rhythms, irregular rhythms.

    Melodic analysis: Pitch, bigrams of melodic progression, frequency of occurrence of a specific pitch or pitch class, ambitus, interval sequence.

  • 17. During the investigation, you have learned about various types of diagrams. In the following section, different diagrams are combined, meaning they can be filtered together, and the numerical information will be automatically recalculated. Please rate on a scale from 1 to 5, which pairs of diagrams you would use for analysis.
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  • 18. Please suggest other possible combined diagrams that were not mentioned in this survey but that you would use for the analysis of folk melodies.

    Note: Below you will find a list of previously seen diagrams. Select a pair that you would like to combine or suggest another solution.


    Examples of diagrams for a single tune or a corpus: proportion of pitch classes, proportion of intervals, rhythmic bigrams, melodic bigrams, textual bigrams, metrical position, proportion of rhythmic values, rhythmic density, melodic-rhythmic progression (piano roll), proportion of scale tones, proportion of rhythmic patterns, proportion of emotions in the text."

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