In general, it would appear obvious that speech and song are distinct and separate forms of communication: We hear speech when people are speaking, and song when they are singing. I was awestruck by ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo psychologist is part of a global research team that has identified specific acoustic relationships that distinguish speech, song and instrumental music across ...

Music Perception charts the ongoing scholarly discussion and study of musical phenomena. Publishing original empirical and theoretical papers, methodological articles and critical reviews from ...

“Poetry,” Robert Graves once wrote, “is more than words musically arranged. It is sense; good sense; penetrating often heart-rending sense.” Based on his ninth collection of poems, The Lover’s Guide ...