Time in Music II: Concepts and Terms

This lecture delves into the intricate concepts related to time in music, exploring topics such as metrical structure, rhythmic templates, and expressive timing. The presentation covers non-isochronous meters, groove at the microtiming level, and performance irregularities. It also discusses the cultural preferences in metrical categories and the innate nature of beat induction. The lecture further examines the modeling of rhythm, including generative rules and the phenomenon of time stealing. Various techniques in the processing pipeline, from onsets detection to meter induction, are explained. The session concludes with a study on groove, syncopation, and complex rhythmic cases.