Category Archives: Invited Speaker Series
The unforgettable melodies – Can music help us understand how memories form?
By: Viviana Caro, Annina Huhtala, Henry Lee, Andrew McNeill, Kate Schwarz “Your memory is a monster; you forget – it doesn’t. It simply files things away”, wrote John Irving in his enticing novel A Prayer for Owen Meany. But how … Continue reading
The Interacting Brains of Clients and Therapists: Investigating Music Therapy with a Dual-EEG Approach
Written by J’Ana Reed, Phoebe Tsou, Joon Oh, Matt Eitel, and Kate Chard Have you ever wondered what is happening in the brain of the client during therapy? How about the brain of the therapist? What changes in the brain … Continue reading
Garden Design, Birdsong and Creativity
Paul Sowden on the power of setting and the restorative potential for natural environments. Continue reading
Jacques Launay: Is Music an Evolutionary Adaptation for Social Bonding?
“Without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music For giving it to me” -Lyrics by ABBA- Music and dance exists across all cultures and anthropological evidence makes it clear that musical … Continue reading
Music Psychology Research in the Field
(Photos: https://www.minutemanbristol.com/products/literature/music-score-printing/; https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/499266308682233482/; https://mymodernmet.com/surreal-world-25-photos/) “Music is something we all do, and we can all speak about it” Dr Alexandra Lamont’s powerful statement above was the spine of her presentation. Since the emergence of the discipline of music psychology in the … Continue reading
Helping to find your voice: A project by Karen Wise on the science of singing
Singing is part of everyday life: from supporting our favourite sports teams with the National Anthem, to soothing children with a lullaby. Yet, while I always burst into ‘Happy Birthday’ when the cake comes out at a party, my grandmother … Continue reading
Mom’s Spaghetti: Demystifying Performance Anxiety
Insights into music performance anxiety and managment with Prof. Aaron Williamon, Centre for Performance Science by Darragh Lynch & Georgina Ng “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy, There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti” – Eminem … Continue reading
Did Marilyn Actually Sing in Tune?
Reporting on a talk by Pauline Larrouy-Maestri from the Max Plank Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany, with an academic background in psychology, speech therapy, music, and pedagogy, 12th November 2015 Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday to American president John … Continue reading
Music, Mind & Brain @ Goldsmiths 