Sweet Anticipation
by David Huron · first published 2006
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…music in terms of psychological principles of perception of time. It's not a complete theory of everything, but it shows the way you should be understanding the nature of music. Beyond that, check out Sweet Anticipation by David Huron, and Tuning Timber Spectrum Scale by William Sethares (and his other Rhythms and Transforms, see http://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/ for web versions of first chapter of each). These sorts of…
on “Music theory for nerds” ↗Just Intonation and everything from https://en.xen.wiki/ and related, maybe some of the YouTube stuff from "Hear Between the Lines" is a good start for new accessible stuff. Music cognition such as Sweet Anticipation by David Huron and everything like that… especially note Music and Memory by Bob Snyder which expresses everything except harmony in a style that avoids traditional notation, and Sounds of Music: Perception…
on “Awesome Music Theory: books, links, videos, research, visuals, composition” ↗If you are interested in this kind of psychological phenomena in music, check out book "Sweet Anticipation": http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sweet-anticipation
on “Why we love repetition in music” ↗