Rodgers, StephenSchell, Hallel2015-01-142015-01-142015-01-14https://hdl.handle.net/1794/18712This study explores the experience of timelessness in music by examining the musical parameters that are in play and how those musical parameters affect and are affected by memory and expectation. I propose three types of musical timelessness that are derived from specific perceptual transitions and based on my analytical findings in music within the indie-rock, post-rock, and electronica/experimental music scenes.en-USAll Rights Reserved.ExpectationMemoryPerceptionTimelessnessElectronic Thesis or Dissertation