{"ID":3004899,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-03T03:09:48.883664427Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-05T10:54:25.708081962Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03485","arxiv_id":"2606.03485","title":"Analyzing Visual Attention Patterns During Band Rehearsal with Mobile Eye Tracking","abstract":"Visual attention is central to ensemble coordination, yet how musicians allocate gaze during naturalistic rehearsal remains poorly understood. We present a pilot study using mobile eye tracking to examine gaze behaviour in a four-member band across three songs, each practiced twice. Musicians wore Pupil Labs Neon eye trackers, and YOLOv8-assisted scene annotations mapped fixations to ensemble members and objects in view. Analyzing fixation matrices, transition matrices, temporal scarf plots, and dwell-transition correlations, we uncover a hub-and-spoke attention topology: the session leader was the dominant gaze target for all members, while the learning guitarist concentrated up to 97% of interpersonal dwell on this single reference. Between attempts, gaze transitions decreased by up to 65% on average for unfamiliar material (up to 82% for individual participants) as scanning stabilized. Scarf plots reveal how teaching breakdowns fragment attention and uninterrupted runs consolidate it. Post-session participant reflections align with the quantitative patterns, and we discuss implications for gaze-aware tools in ensemble pedagogy.","short_abstract":"Visual attention is central to ensemble coordination, yet how musicians allocate gaze during naturalistic rehearsal remains poorly understood. We present a pilot study using mobile eye tracking to examine gaze behaviour in a four-member band across three songs, each practiced twice. Musicians wore Pupil Labs Neon eye t...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03485","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.03485v1","authors":"[\"Arvind Srinivasan\",\"Tobias Rau\",\"Michael Sedlmair\"]","published":"2026-06-02T11:01:43Z","proceeding":"cs.HC","tasks":"[\"cs.HC\"]","methods":"[]","has_code":false}