Formal Definition of Advanced Music Understanding Capabilities

Determine a precise and broadly accepted formal definition of advanced music understanding capabilities for evaluating computational models, specifying the required competencies in music knowledge and music reasoning beyond conventional audio-focused tasks.

Background

The paper introduces MusicTheoryBench to assess high-level music understanding and reasoning. Before presenting their framework, the authors note that the field lacks a clear definition of what constitutes advanced music understanding capabilities.

Clarifying this definition would standardize evaluation criteria across systems and help distinguish between rote music knowledge and deeper reasoning skills needed to infer unannotated musical elements such as harmonies, keys, and rhythms.