<:> But how do we choose the level of analysis?



In choosing to sample particular transition probabilities (words? notes? phrases?) we fix the level of detail at which the model works.

Sampling note-transition probabilities in music, we obtain a model which represents note-transition structure.

New instances will then exhibit good note-level struture but may have very poor structure at some other level.

Markov-generated music often exhibits the `wandering melody' effect.

Short note sequences sound right but they don't fit together in an organized way.