Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Participation in tempo pedagogy research From: Tim Ziemer <ziemer@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 08:50:02 +0100--Apple-Mail=_F4A05382-53F1-40CF-833F-C4B485014F56 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi Seth, Gamification is a great idea for contactless Experiments in these times. = I just wanted to mention that =E2=80=9Cperfect tempo=E2=80=9D is not an = appropriate term. It seems to be derived from "perfect pitch=E2=80=9D, = which is by definition innate and not a trained skill. Best, Tim P.S.: We created a sonification game to evaluate our sound design: http://curat.informatik.uni-bremen.de/en/download.html = <http://curat.informatik.uni-bremen.de/en/download.html> check it out! =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA = =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB = =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB Dr. Tim Ziemer Bremen Spatial Cognition Center University of Bremen 28359 Bremen Office: Cartesium 3.13 Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5 Fon + 49 (0) 421-218-64280 Fax + 49 (0) 421-218-64239 ziemer@xxxxxxxx https://bscc.spatial-cognition.de/ziemer > On 8. Mar 2021, at 18:35, Holland, Seth T <sholland36@xxxxxxxx> = wrote: >=20 > Hi everyone, >=20 > As part of a senior research project, my team and I have been = exploring the idea of "perfect tempo" as analogous to perfect pitch =E2=80= =93 that is, if humans are able to train themselves to identify certain = BPM from a metronome source or to reproduce a given BPM through tapping = or other means of onset production. To research this topic, we created = an iOS app called Tempo Maestro. Our goal with the app is to provide a = game-like atmosphere to practice skills related to tempo identification, = reproduction, and consistency while simultaneously collecting data to = see how effective the app is at helping users improve. We are in the = process of growing our user base, and we would greatly appreciate if you = would look at the app and share it with your colleagues and students. = Any feedback would be appreciated. >=20 > Here are the relevant links: > =E2=80=8ETempo Maestro on the App=C2=A0Store = <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tempo-maestro/id1540767573> > Tempo Maestro | Improve Your Tempo Skills = <https://matthewa1999.github.io/TempoMaestro.webpage/> >=20 > Additionally, this app is strictly for research purposes and not = monetized in any way. Thank you! >=20 > Seth T. Holland > Georgia Institute of Technology > Music Technology | College of Design > Class of 2021 --Apple-Mail=_F4A05382-53F1-40CF-833F-C4B485014F56 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Hi = Seth,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Gamification = is a great idea for contactless Experiments in these times. I just = wanted to mention that =E2=80=9Cperfect tempo=E2=80=9D is not an = appropriate term. It seems to be derived from "perfect pitch=E2=80=9D, = which is by definition innate and not a trained skill.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">Best,</div><div class=3D"">Tim</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">P.S.: We created a sonification game to = evaluate our sound design:</div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://curat.informatik.uni-bremen.de/en/download.html" = class=3D"">http://curat.informatik.uni-bremen.de/en/download.html</a></div= ><div class=3D"">check it out!</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div = class=3D""> <div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;">=E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA = =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB = =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB =E2=99=AA =E2=99=AB<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Dr. = Tim Ziemer<br class=3D"">Bremen Spatial Cognition Center<br = class=3D"">University of Bremen<br class=3D"">28359 Bremen<br = class=3D"">Office: Cartesium 3.13<br class=3D"">Enrique-Schmidt-Str. = 5<br class=3D"">Fon + 49 (0) 421-218-64280<br class=3D"">Fax + 49 (0) = 421-218-64239<br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:ziemer@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">ziemer@xxxxxxxx</a><br = class=3D"">https://bscc.spatial-cognition.de/ziemer</div> </div> <div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div = class=3D"">On 8. Mar 2021, at 18:35, Holland, Seth T <<a = href=3D"mailto:sholland36@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">sholland36@xxxxxxxx</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D"">Hi everyone,</div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: = Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: = normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D"">As part of a senior research project, my team and I have been = exploring the idea of "perfect tempo" as analogous to perfect pitch =E2=80= =93 that is, if humans are able to train themselves to identify certain = BPM from a metronome source or to reproduce a given BPM through tapping = or other means of onset production. To research this topic, we created = an iOS app called Tempo Maestro. Our goal with the app is to provide a = game-like atmosphere to practice skills related to tempo identification, = reproduction, and consistency while simultaneously collecting data to = see how effective the app is at helping users improve. We are in the = process of growing our user base, and we would greatly appreciate if you = would look at the app and share it with your colleagues and students. = Any feedback would be appreciated.</div><div style=3D"caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: = normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; = white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D"">Here are the relevant links:</div><div style=3D"caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tempo-maestro/id1540767573" = class=3D"">=E2=80=8ETempo Maestro on the App Store</a></div><div = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://matthewa1999.github.io/TempoMaestro.webpage/" = class=3D"">Tempo Maestro | Improve Your Tempo Skills</a></div><div = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: = Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; = background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D"">Additionally, this app = is strictly for research purposes and not monetized in any way. Thank = you!<br class=3D""></div><div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; = font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration: none;" class=3D""><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, = Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div id=3D"Signature" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div = id=3D"divtagdefaultwrapper" dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=3D""><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Seth T. Holland</span><span style=3D"font-family: Times, = "Times New Roman", serif;" class=3D""></span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Georgia Institute of Technology</span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Music Technology | College of Design</span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=3D""><span = style=3D"font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;" = class=3D"">Class of = 2021</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br = class=3D""></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F4A05382-53F1-40CF-833F-C4B485014F56--