Imperfect fifths pack into musical scales. - John M. McBride; Tsvi Tlusty (CoRR, 2019)

Agreement Among Human and Automated Transcriptions of Global Songs. - Yuto Ozaki; John M. McBride; Emmanouil Benetos; Peter Q. Pfordresher; Joren Six; Adam Tierney; Polina Proutskova; Emi Sakai; Haruka Kondo; Haruno Fukatsu; Shinya Fujii; Patrick E. Savage (ISMIR, 2021)

Melody predominates over harmony in the evolution of musical scales across 96 countries. - John M. McBride; Elizabeth Phillips; Patrick E. Savage; Steven Brown; Tsvi Tlusty (CoRR, 2024)

Information and motor constraints shape melodic diversity across cultures. - John M. McBride; Nahie Kim; Yuri Nishikawa; Mekhmed Saadakeev; Marcus T. Pearce; Tsvi Tlusty (CoRR, 2024)