532 search results for “experimental music” in the Staff website
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Arend StrootmanFaculty of Humanities
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Giuliano BracciFaculty of Humanities
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KALEIDOSCOPE: final presentations Theatre, Musical & Singing courses
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Bart AlewijnseFaculty of Humanities
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Jos PacillyFaculty of Humanities
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Picturing Silence: Markers in Musical Performance as a means of Understanding Silences
PhD defence
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How music shaped a Cabo Verdean community in Rotterdam
Seger Kersbergen studied the Cabo Verdean nightlife in Rotterdam. He explains how their music describes their nightlife and daily lives.
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Vincent van HeuvenFaculty of Humanities
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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
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Fleur BouwerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Siyun WuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ned McGowanFaculty of Humanities
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Singing parrots wanted: is our musicality unique?
Is our musicality unique? That’s what the Bird Singalong project aims to find out. And for that, they need the help of feathered friends from all around the world. ‘By researching how parrots learn songs, we also learn more about the origin of our own musicality.’ Do you have a parrot that can sing…
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Guy LivingstonFaculty of Humanities
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Dinko Fabris appointed professor: 'Music must live'
Musicologist Dinko Fabris has been appointed professor at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA). He started on 1 September. 'I’m looking forward to making a connection with society.'
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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M. Y. Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
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Rachel Beckles Willson appointed professor by special appointment: ‘Music is interwoven with the big questions of our time’
Rachel Beckles Willson started her career as a concert pianist but was later captivated by the Middle Eastern stringed instrument called the oud. On 1 December, she was appointed professor by special appointment of 'Intercultural Performing Arts'.
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Leonardo CarmignaniFaculteit Archeologie
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Xuan TangFaculty of Humanities
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Tom HeymanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jiaqi WangFaculty of Humanities
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Max van LentFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
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Music sensitivity parrots put to the test
A meeting place for singing parrots. That is one of the ambitions of Michelle Spierings’ new project. With her awarded NWO XS grant, she wants to test the parrots’ hearing ability. ‘I am curious to see how they can recognise and imitate changing melodies. And it would be amazing to test that with a…
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Join ARCHON's Summer School on Experimental Archaeology
Education
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Michelle Spierings aims for Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs with musicality animals
Tapping to a rhythm, recognizing sound patterns and enjoying music: For people, it is common sense. But is this also the case for animals? It is the research topic of Michelle Spierings, a researcher at the Institute of Biology Leiden, and it is nominated for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs.
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance
Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results could be seen on Tuesday 11 June during a unique exhibition. Take a look for yourself:
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Donate your camelina (huttentutten) oil to experimental archaeology
Research
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A musical celebration of the 440th dies natalis
On the occasion of the 440th DIES NATALIS, celebrated on Monday 9 February, Leiden University proudly awarded an Honorary Doctorate to William Christie, renowned harpsichordist, conductor, musicologist and teacher, and the foremost pioneer in the renewed appreciation of Baroque music in France, notably…
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Rebecca Schaefer: 'Music and science bring people together'
Rebecca Schaefer received the new science communication grant for the SNAAR Festival in December 2020. With the festival, Schaefer wants to make music and science accessible to a wide audience. How exactly? That's what she tells in this issue of Humans of Psychology.
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Diederik PomstraFaculteit Archeologie
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Bob van Oosterhout: ‘Music is the common thread in my life’
In addition to his Film and Literature Studies, Bob van Oosterhout is a bassoonist with several orchestras. He is going to Milan with the student choir and orchestra ‘Collegium Musicum’.
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Why we always choose the same songs for the Top 2000
As the year draws to a close, many music lovers are looking forward to the Top 2000. How high is their favourite song and who is number one? But the list is often very predictable and the same songs are always in the top 10. According to neuropsychologist and associate professor Rebecca Schaefer, it’s…
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Music to our ears: How playing an instrument affects the adolescent brain
What impact does growing up in a musical environment or during the COVID-19 pandemic have on the brain development of teenagers? This was the focus of psychologist Lina van Drunen’s PhD research, which studied hundreds of twins. Her findings reveal that practising music slows brain development, presenting…
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Richard Barrett: 'To me, music is a way of understanding the world'
A new chair has been added to the partnership between Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Richard Barrett has been appointed Professor of Research in Creative Music (ACPA) as of 1 December 2020. 'For me it is important that music and academia are not placed in an ivory tower.'
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Areti LeventiFaculteit Archeologie
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Kees van Putten
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Pieter ReitsmaFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculteit Archeologie
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Vincent NiochetFaculteit Archeologie
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah von Grebmer zu WolfsthurnFaculty of Humanities
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New course Experimentation I: Programming Psychological Experiments developed with Grass shoot grant
Last year, Dr. Henk van Steenbergen received a Grass Shoot grant to completely redevelop the research master's course 'Experimentation I: Programming Psychological Experiments'. The revised course was taught for first time last block and has just come to an end. Time for a brief recap.
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Lina van DrunenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Gabriel PaiukFaculty of Humanities
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Former Court of Appeal president composes music for transfer of rectorate
Maarten Feteris, the former president of the Court of Appeal and an alumnus of Leiden University, composed the piece ‘Intermezzo’ to mark the transfer of the rectorate during the Dies Natalis on 8 February 2021.