Sabharwal, S. R., Breaden, M., Volpe, G., Camurri, A., & Keller, P. E. (2024). Leadership dynamics in musical groups: Quantifying effects of musical structure on directionality of influence in concert performance videos. PLoS ONE, 19(4), e0300663. [link]

Our previous study with the Omega Ensemble used automatic pose estimation algorithms to quantify musical ensemble coordination in concert videos. 

In a new study published in PLOS ONE, we investigate how leadership dynamics are influenced by musical texture—specifically whether there is a clear distinction between melody and accompaniment parts or whether melodic material is distributed across parts.