Music Cognition Matters - Interdisciplinarity: Challenges and opportunities for music cognition research

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  • Date and time: Friday 21 April 2023, 1pm to 2pm
  • Location: Online only
  • Admission: Free admission, booking not required

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Music Cognition is an inherently interdisciplinary field and can be approached from multiple perspectives. With the advancements of computer science and music technology, the tools available for empirical musicology, performance science and music cognition are becoming more powerful and easier to use. This also opens doors for researchers to blur disciplinary boundaries through upskilling, broadening perspectives on approaches to research and embracing collaboration. This talk will discuss the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary research, especially across the often drawn divides between arts, science and technologies, through the lens of a number of research projects focussed on virtual choirs. The practicalities of interdisciplinary research as well as the value of engaging with stakeholders will be considered across the chain of the research process from initial ideas, funding, project delivery and impact.

Professor Helena Daffern

Bio: Professor Helena Daffern works in the AudioLab in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology at University of York. She completed her PhD in Music Technology in 2008 and obtained a Masters degree in singing performance from the University of York before training as a postgraduate at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Helena’s work remains focused on voice science and acoustics, particularly singing techniques and vocal pedagogy, drawing on her experiences as a singing teacher and performer. Her research combines the disciplines of music performance, science, and technology to investigate the singing voice. She uses virtual reality technology to deepen understanding of the processes and benefits of group singing, developing and exploring the value of virtual and hybrid choirs.

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