Relationship of rhythm discrimination to motor rhythm performance

Abstract

"Scores on the Seashore tests of time and rhythm discrimination were correlated with performance scores on eight rhythms, each of which were presented at three rates for a total of 24 trials. The above measures were also correlated with the performance of equal short time intervals. Positive and significant correlations between the discrimination and performance tests were obtained, confirming earlier results of R. H. Seashore. Rhythm discrimination scores correlated in all cases higher with rhythm performance than did the time discrimination scores. Rhythm discrimination also correlated as well as or better than did time discrimination with the performance of equal intervals. The need for inclusion of the Seashore time test as one of the musical measures was not confirmed here." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)