Saturday, July 30, 2022

looking for musicians with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum to take part in my PhD study




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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Fwd: Musical Bodies, Musical Minds by Dylan van der Schyff, Andrea Schiavio and David J. Elliott (on sale August 30, 2022 from the MIT Press),


Hello,

 

I am sending along a digital review copy of our forthcoming book, Musical Bodies, Musical Minds: Enactive Cognitive Science and the Meaning of Human Musicality by Dylan van der Schyff, Andrea Schiavio and David J. Elliott (on sale August 30, 2022 from the MIT Press), which may be of interest to you. The book offers an enactive account of musicality that proposes new ways of thinking about musical experience, musical development in infancy, music and evolution, and more.

 

Musical Bodies, Musical Minds provides an innovative account of human musicality that draws on recent developments in embodied cognitive science. The authors explore musical cognition as a form of sense-making that unfolds across the embodied, environmentally embedded, and sociomaterially extended dimensions that compose the enactment of human worlds of meaning. This perspective enables new ways of understanding musical experience, the development of musicality in infancy and childhood, music's emergence in human evolution, and the nature of musical emotions, empathy, and creativity.

 

Developing their account, the authors link a diverse array of ideas from fields including neuroscience, theoretical biology, psychology, developmental studies, social cognition, and education. Drawing on these insights, they show how dynamic processes of adaptive body-brain-environment interactivity drive musical cognition across a range of contexts, extending it beyond the personal (inner) domain of musical agents and out into the material and social worlds they inhabit and influence. An enactive approach to musicality, they argue, can reveal important aspects of human being and knowing that are often lost or obscured in the modern technologically driven world.

 

"An inspiring contribution to the rapidly changing field of contemporary musicology drawing on the latest developments in enactive and ecological perspectives on embodiment,"said  Ezequiel A. Di Paolo, Research Professor, Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science. "The authors deftly combine a wide range of disciplines to put forward an integrated view of human musicality as situated and intersubjective meaning-making."

 

The book goes on sale August 30. Please go here to access an early digital review copy. If you have any questions or require a physical review copy, please let me know and we can make accommodations.

 

Thank you for considering coverage.

 

All best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Aldrich 
Associate Marketing Manager | The MIT Press
One Broadway, Fl 12 | Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 253-3383 | raldrich@mit.edu 
Pronouns: she/her

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Fwd: The Growth of Music and Science: Professor Ian Cross and his impact and legacy

Professor Ian Cross recently retired from being director of the Centre
for Music and Science at the University of Cambridge. We will be
celebrating his work on the 25th and 26th July. This event is part of
the GROWTH series at Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK and will explore
the growth of music and science through a series of invited talks by
Ian Cross, his PhD students, Wolfson alumni and close collaborators.

For more information:
https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/about/events/growth-music-and-science-professor-ian-cross-and-his-impact-and-legacy

If you would like to join online, please register here:
https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bKhfPmFLQNBNVgW

Best wishes,
Neta

Dr Neta Spiro
Reader in Performance Science


CENTRE FOR
PERFORMANCE SCIENCE

The CPS is a partnership of
Royal College of Music | Imperial College London

www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk
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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Fwd: CALL FOR WORKS – SOUND/IMAGE22 - 18-20 November 2022, University of Greenwich


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CALL FOR WORKS – SOUND/IMAGE22

18-20 November 2022, University of Greenwich 

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This festival brings together artists and experts exploring the relationship between sounds and images, and the images which sounds can construct by themselves. 

 

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all ethnicities, backgrounds and genders, who are traditionally underrepresented.  

 

We seek submissions and proposals for – TALKS, CONCERTS, SCREENINGS, PERFORMANCES, INSTALLATIONS – exploring diverse areas of sound / image practice, including (but not limited to):  

  • Audio-Visual Composition;  
  • Visual Music; Acousmatic Music;  
  • Expanded Cinema;  
  • Experimental Film;  
  • AV Performances;  
  • Sound and Image Relationships;  
  • Sonic Image;  
  • Perception of Sound;  
  • Embodiment & tactility;  
  • Impressions of space and place. 

 

Deadline for submissions: 12 August 2022 at 23:59 UTC+1 

 

SUBMIT via: https://greenwich.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/soundimage-2022-call-for-works 

 

For further information visit: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/activity/las/soundimage-22-call-open 

 

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Call for Papers - 500 word abstract 

We invite submissions on the following topics including, but not limited to: 

  • Audio-visual Composition; 
  • Visual Music; 
  • Acousmatic Composition; 
  • Audio-visual Performance; 
  • Sound and Image Relationships; 
  • the Sonic Image; 
  • Perception of Sound; 
  • Embodiment & tactility; 
  • Impressions of space and place. 


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Call for Audio-Visual Works – submit via a non-expiring link 

We invite composers and filmmakers to submit their audio-visual compositions for performance.  Works should be no longer than 15 minutes in duration. 

  • Fixed media works will be presented at a formal screening in our 'Cinema' space with 16:9 HD projection and up to 7.1 surround sound. 
  • Installations will be installed in our University Galleries.

  • Live Performances will be presented in our Television Studio space. 

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Call for Acousmatic Works – submit via a non-expiring link 

We invite composers to submit acousmatic compositions for performance. 

Works should be no longer than 15 minutes in duration. 

Works will be presented via loudspeaker orchestra. 

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Deadline for submissions: 12 August 2022 at 23:59 UTC+1 

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SUBMIT: https://greenwich.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/soundimage-2022-call-for-works 

 

For further information visit: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/activity/las/soundimage-22-call-open 

 



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Dr. Andrew Knight-Hill
Associate Professor (Reader) in Sound Design and Music Technology,
SOUND/IMAGE Research Group,
University of Greenwich, London.
a.hill@gre.ac.uk

www.ahillav.co.uk 


Current Projects:
"Audiovisual Space" (AHRC Leadership Fellowship) - https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV006975%2F1
"A Sonic Palimpsest" (AHRC Research Grant) - https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FT003030%2F1
"Exploring Cultural Diversity in Experimental Sound" (AHRC Research Grant) - https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV010964%2F1
"Reconfiguring the Landscape" (Norwegian Artistic Research Project) https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/821232/821233 

Publications:
Sound and Image: Aesthetics and Practices
https://www.routledge.com/Sound-and-Image-Aesthetics-and-Practices/Knight-Hill/p/book/9780367271466


Study with us:
Digital Arts MA

PhD Study / Postdoctoral Fellowships:
Email proposals to: sound-image@gre.ac.uk
University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg no. 986729). Registered Office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich SE10 9LS.
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Monday, July 11, 2022

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] 10 fully funded 3-year PhD Studentships

Last 2 days to apply for these funded PhD positions! 

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We are delighted to announce 10 fully funded 3-year PhD Studentships at Edinburgh Napier University, School of Computing, with a number of the proposed projects suitable for members of this group. 

This includes working with me on a project called 'Safe City Sound Map', creating a sound map indicating where and when women feel harassed or intimidated as well as where they are happy and safe. Please see the below link for further details and feel free to reach out to myself or my colleagues (their details are with each proposal) for more information.


Feel free to share with your networks.
(The studentships are only available to UK students.)

Kind regards,
Rod Selfridge
r.selfridge@napier.ac.uk

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

Fwd: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Audio Engineering (Research and Teaching)


LECTURER/SENIOR LECTURER IN AUDIO ENGINEERING (RESEARCH AND TEACHING)
University of Surrey
Sound & Video Recording
Location: Guildford
Salary: £42,149 to £61,819 per annum
Post Type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 20 July 2022
Reference: 042322

We seek an outstanding, self-motivated Lecturer to contribute to the education of exceptional future audio engineers and musicians on the BMus/BSc Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister®) programme in the Department of Music and Sound Recording, and to conduct world-leading research.

The successful applicant will teach on the prestigious Tonmeister undergraduate programme, including electronics and audio programming, as well as: organise and develop modules at undergraduate or postgraduate level; contribute to student recruitment; and conduct personal tutorials with students. You will therefore have a good background in electronics and programming at degree level, excellent administrative and organisation skills, and an ability to clearly explain topics related to audio engineering.

You will have a strong research profile and/or the potential to develop and sustain research activities, with a clear vision for how your research will progress and an idea of how it might feed into or complement the Institute of Sound Recording's (IoSR's) goals of engineering perceptually-motivated audio signal analysis, processing and control systems. You will be encouraged to develop your own research profile and to produce high-quality research outputs, including books, academic journal articles or other appropriate forms of research output.

You will be joining a supportive and varied team of colleagues drawn from both academic and respected industry backgrounds. The programme has a small cohort of high-quality students, enabling a highly collegiate environment between staff and students. Our students are highly motivated and have a strong background in music, mathematics and physics. 

Running since 1970, the Tonmeister programme is unique in the way that it combines study of audio engineering, music, and practical sound recording.  It has produced a stream of successful alumni, including winners of Oscars, Grammys, EMMYs, BAFTAs, and the Mercury Prize. Our graduates work across a wide cross-section of the audio industry, from product design to film music composition, and this alumnus network enables us to call upon current industry expertise in many areas.  Alumni are very keen to give something back to the programme, and our reunions are excellent networking opportunities.  The programme includes a Professional Training Year, and we have regular placements with many high-profile companies including Abbey Road Studios, Focusrite/Novation and Sky Post-Production.

Research in the IoSR focuses on human perception of audio quality and uses this focus to engineer perceptually-motivated signal analysis, processing and control systems. Our projects have been funded by EPSRC, the European Commission and industrial collaborators, involving human listening tests, acoustic measurement, statistical modelling and digital signal processing. Current work is, for example, developing efficient methods of generating artificial reverberation, optimising reproduced audio on headphones in the presence of external environment sound, and modelling timbral perception.

There is opportunity to collaborate with many groups across the University; previous and current projects involved the Department of Psychology, the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP), the Surrey Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, and colleagues in Music.

The facilities available in the Department for teaching and research include: 3 recording studios containing high quality equipment including consoles from Studer, AMS-Neve and SSL; over 120 microphones for recording and technical measurement; an ITU-R BS 1116 standard listening room containing a 30-loudspeaker reproduction system; and a range of test and measurement hardware and software.  The Department is home to the Moog Sound Lab UK, and benefits from many links with the audio, video and computer games industries. The University is currently investing nearly £2m in new and updated facilities for the Department, including a new film and television production studio, Dolby Atmos dubbing theatre, new computing labs and electronics laboratory, and additional edit rooms.

At Surrey, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equitable opportunities for all, in the pursuit of Surrey's vision to be a leading global University. We work together to create a truly inclusive culture. We place great value on diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and would particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as women, people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.

The interviews are expected to take place on 28 July 2022.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Russell Mason (r.mason@surrey.ac.uk) or Prof. Tony Myatt (t.myatt@surrey.ac.uk) for an informal discussion about the role. To apply, go to https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=042322

Best regards,
  Enzo

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Enzo De Sena
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
Institute of Sound Recording
Department of Music & Media
University of Surrey
Stag Hill, University Campus, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK

Office: 07 BC 03


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