Dr Renee Timmers - Publications
Book and Book Chapters
Desain, P., Honing, H., Aarts, R., and Timmers, R. (2000). Rhythmic Aspects of Vibrato. In Desain, P. and Windsor, W. L. Rhythm Perception and Production 203-216. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger.
Juslin, P.N., & Timmers, R. (2010). Expression and communication of emotion in music performance. In Juslin, P.N. & Sloboda, J.A. (Eds) Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, and Applications. Oxford University Press (pp. 453-489).
Timmers, R. (2002). Freedom and constraints in timing and ornamentation: Investigations of music performance. Maastricht: Shaker Publishing.
Windsor, W. L., Desain, P., Honing, H., Aarts, R., Heijink, H., and Timmers, R. (2000). On Time: The influence of tempo, structure, and style on the timing of grace notes in skilled musical performance. In Desain, P. and Windsor, W. L Rhythm Perception and Production 217-223. Lisse: Swets & Zeitlinger
Journal Publications
Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2011). Learning expressive percussion performance under different visual feedback conditions. Psychological Research-Psychologische Forschung, 75 (2), 107-121.
Eitan, Z., & Timmers, R. (2010). Beethoven´s last piano sonata and those who follow crocodiles: Cross-domain mappings of auditory pitch in a musical context. Cognition 114, 405-422.
Sadakata, M., Hoppe, D., Brandmeyer, A., Timmers, R. & Desain, P. (2008). Real-time visual feedback for learning to perform short rhythms with variations in timing and loudness. Journal of New Music Research, 37, 207-220.
Timmers, R. (2007). Perception of music performance on historical and modern commercial recordings. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 122 (5), 2872-2880.
Timmers, R. (2007). Vocal expression in recorded performances of Schubert songs. Musicae Scientiae XI (2), 237-268.
Timmers, R. (2007). Communication of (e)motion through performance: Two case studies. Orbis Musicae 14, 116-140. Timmers, R. & Ashley, R. (2007). Emotional ornamentation in performances of a Handel sonata. Music Perception 25 (2), 117-134.
Timmers, R., Marolt, M, Camurri, A., & Volpe, G. (2006) Listeners´ emotional engagement with performances of a Scriabin etude: An explorative case study. Psychology of Music, 34 (4), 481-510.
Timmers, R. (2005) Predicting the similarity between expressive performances of music from measurements of tempo and dynamics. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117 (1), 391-399.
Timmers, R. (2003). On the contextual appropriateness of expression. Music Perception, 20 (3). 225-240.
Timmers, R., & Honing, H. (2002). On music performance, theories, measurement and diversity. In special issue on timing. M. A. Belardinelli (ed.). Cognitive Processing (International Quarterly of Cognitive Sciences) 1-2, 1-19.
Timmers, R., Ashley, R., Desain, P., Honing, H., & Windsor, L. W. (2002). Timing of ornaments in the theme of Beethoven´s Paisiello Variations: Empirical Data and a Model. Music Perception, 20 (1). 3-33.
Timmers, R., Ashley, R., Desain, P., & Heijink, H. (2000). The Influence of Musical Context on Tempo Rubato. Journal of New Music Research, 29 (2), 131-158.
Windsor, W. L., Desain, P., Aarts, R., Heijink, H., & Timmers, R. (2001). The timing of grace notes in skilled musical performance at different tempi: a case study. Psychology of Music, 29, 149-169.
Reviews
Timmers, R. (2005). Book review of “Musical Performance: A guide to understanding “ by John Rink (Ed.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Psychology of Music, 33, 227-229.
Timmers, R. (2005). Book review of “Musical Excellence: Strategies and techniques to enhance performance” by Aaron Williamon (Ed.), Oxford University Press. Music and Letters, 86 (4), 673-675.
Conference proceedings papers unrelated to publications in journals
Timmers, R., Sadakata, M., & Desain, P. (2009). Strategies for the exploration of ornament performance. Proceedings of Cognitive Science Conference 2009, Amsterdam, NL.
Timmers, R. and Desain, P. (2000). Vibrato: questions and answers from musicians and science. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition Keele, UK: Keele University, Department of Psychology.