Putting the Math in Math Rock
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(Please cite the proceedings article below)
Format (When): Where
- Proceedings (2020) – Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory
- Presentation (2020) – South Central Society for Music Theory
- Presentation (2020) – Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
- Presentation (2020) – Music Theory Southeast
TL;DR
This paper analyzes rhythms in math rock/emo bands using the discrete fourierTransform (DFT). Rhythms are encoded as weighted onsets based on Lerdahl and Jackendoff preference rules. I show the DFT is able to capture different layers of the meter (if it is identified in the weighting).