Research Fridays

Research Fridays is a seminar series organised by the Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo in order to disseminate findings between researchers and students at the Conservatorio to encourage applications of findings in everyday musical practice and also to enrich the knowledge of researchers, teachers and students in the interpretation and experience of music in general.

Each seminar in the form of a round table, presents the opportunity to students and researchers to exchange views and learn about particular issues concerning various topics of research in the arts.

The 2011-2012 programme can be viewed here.

What makes music 'music'? : Explorations using zygonic theory

18 november 2011, 10:00
Professor Adam Ockelford, Roehampton University, London (UK)

Professor of Music researching areas of music psychology, education, theory and aesthetics – particularly special educational needs and the development of exceptional abilities; learning, memory and creativity; the cognition of musical structure and the construction of musical meaning, Adam Ockelford is particularly focused on how we all make sense of music intuitively. His presentation examines how we understand music by using his own 'zygonic' theory to explain relations between similar structures.

Managing mental and physical skills for performance

20 january 2012, 14:30
Professor Aaron Williamon, Royal College of Music, Longon (UK)

Singers' memorisation and recall for words and melodies: tracking the use of performance cues

17 february 2012, 14:30
Professor Jane Ginsborg, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester (UK)

Performance cues are landmarks in the music that are identified during practice and function as retrieval cues in performance from memory. Jane Ginsborg will talk about her research on singers’ memorisation strategies, including two longitudinal case studies in which she has tracked her own development and use of performance cues, and their effects on long-term recall.

Tools for performers : An electronically assisted practice session

23 march 2012, 14:30
Dr. Nicholas J. Bailey, Science and Music Research Group, University of Glasgow (UK)

"Great Performance!": Music and the validity of value judgements

20 april 2012, 14:30
Elena Alessandri, Hochschule Luzern Musik, Luzern (CH)