Seminars archive

Eminent Speakers Series, 2009 - 2010

Thursday November 19th
Neta Spiro, University of Cambridge
Comparison of emotion identification in musical and visual stimuli by
children with autism spectrum disorder

Thursday December 3rd
Renee Timmers, University of Sheffield
Emotion-elicited expectation

Thursday January 14th
Ian Cross, University of Cambridge
Biological bases of musical communication

Thursday January 28th
David Hargreaves, Roehampton University
Musical likes and dislikes

Thursday February 11th
Jessica Grahn, University of Cambridge
Neural investigations of musical rhythm and beat perception

Thursday March 4th
Adam Ockelford, Roehampton University
Exceptional early musical development

Thursday March 18th
Alinka Greasley, University of Leeds
Engagement with music in everyday life

Eminent Speakers Series, 2008 - 2009

2 October 2008 (note different venue: 18, Laurie Grove, room 2)
Prof Lawrence Parsons, Dept of Psychology, University of Sheffield
New findings on the neural basis of music, dance, and language production

16 October 2008
Dr Mick Grierson, Electronic Music Studios, Goldsmiths, University of London
Real-Time Musical Technology for Experimental Design: Intro to Max/MSP

30 October 2008
Dr Manon Grube, Auditory Group, University of Newcastle
Timing the Beat: Time and Rhythm in the Normal and Disordered Brain

13 November 2008
Dr Stefan Koelsch, Dept of Psychology, University of Sussex
A Neuroscientific Perspective on Music and Emotion

27 November 2008
Prof Adam Ockelford, Dept of Music, Roehampton University
Exceptional Early Musical Development and its Consequences

11 December 2008
Dr Martine Turgeon, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University
To Tap or Not to Tap Together: Rhythmic Synchronization and Continuation

15 January 2009
Prof Peter Vuust, Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience
Neural Processing of Polyrhythmic Structures in Music

29 January 2009
Dr Alexandra Lamont, Department of Psychology, Keele University
Exploring Engagement and Music Listening in Everyday Life

5 February 2009 ** (note this will be at the atypical time of 2pm) **
Dr Bruno Gingras, Department of Computing, Goldsmiths, University of London
Communicating expressive intentions in musical performance

5 March 2009 ** (note this will be at the atypical time of 2pm) **
Dr Katrin Schulze, Insitute of Child Health
Imaging Working Memory in Language and Music

26 March 2009
Prof John Sloboda, Department of Psychology, University of Keele
Assessing the capacities of the self-defined tone-deaf: deconstructing a myth

Eminent Speakers Series, 2007 - 2008

15 January, 4.30pm
John Brockhouse
Examining Music: an ongoing study of the use of music technology in the
musical development of a teenager with cerebral palsy

22 January, 4.30pm
Rory Allan, Goldsmiths, University of London
How 'normal' is the experience of music in autism?

19 February, 4.30pm
Nikki Moran, University of Edinburgh
Observing North Indian musicians as social interactors

11 March, 4.30pm
Daniel Mullensiefen, Goldsmiths, University of London
Dealing with ambiguity in empirical models of music cognition

18 March, 4.30pm
Sue Anderson
Sounds or Symbols: to what extent does the appearance of notation affect
musical perceptions in young singers and pianists?

1 April, 4.30pm
Philip Fine
Pitching notes in singing: How does the singer know which note to sing?

15 April, 4.30pm
Karen Wise, Department of Psychology, Keele University
Exploring Singing Skills in the 'tone-deaf'

6 May, 4.30pm
BBC Focus Group: Music on My Mind (all welcome)

20 May, 4.30pm
Martine Turgeon, University of Birmingham
To Tap or Not to Tap Together: An Exploration of Rhythmic Synchronization and Continuation in Individuals and Groups

2 June, 11am (note different time)
Manon Grube, Auditory Group, University of Newcastle
Rhythm & meter in the human brain: Behavioral & Electrophysiological evidence.

3 June, 4.30pm
Chris Lee
Speech rhythm and word-segmentation: towards an account of crosslinguistic differences in the use of stress as a segmentation cue

10 June, 4.30pm
Shama Rahman, Imperial College
Modelling in creativity and music cognition using a complexity science approach

17 June, 4.30pm
Joseph Leach, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Creativity and Improvisation: Cognitive Models of novel ideation.

8 July, 4.30pm
Su Ching Hsieh
Learning to improvise: the experiences of a trained classical musician