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听in Music Perception and Cognition Schulich School of Music |
Research Interests
- Sound source perception, categorization, recognition and identification
- Perceptual representation and processing of musical timbre
- Perceptual organization of the acoustic environment (auditory scene analysis)
- Perception and cognition of musical materials and forms
- Perceptual foundations of orchestration practice
- Cognitive and affective dynamics of music listening
- Intercultural studies of music perception
Prof. McAdams is interested in auditory perception and cognition in everyday and musical listening.听The primary emphasis of the research is on psychophysical techniques capable of quantifying relations between the properties of vibrating objects, acoustic signals or complex messages and their perceptual results. A long-term goal is to provide empirical data that will allow the integration of lower- and higher-level auditory processes. Current work is focused on developing a perceptually grounded theory of orchestration practice.
Education
- Habilitation 脿 diriger des recherches (D.Sc.), Cognitive Psychology, Universit茅 Paris Descartes, June 1996
- Ph.D., Hearing and Speech Sciences, Stanford University, June 1984
- B.Sc. (First-class honours), Experimental Psychology, 91社区, June 1977
Professional distinctions
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 11/2022
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Society for Music Perception and Cognition, 08/2022
- Killam Research Fellow, Killam Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, 08/2016-07/2019
- Schulich School of Music Outstanding Teaching Award, 91社区l University,听05/2015
- William Poland Lecture in Music Theory, School of Music, Ohio State University, 11/2014
- Resident Faculty Fellow, Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas, 91社区, 09/2012-08/2014
- Foreign Medal, Soci茅t茅 Fran莽aise d'Acoustique, 2009
- Distinguished Lectures "Bilan et tendences des musicologies" (4 lectures), Facult茅 de Musique, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, 01-02/2009
- Chaire Alphonse Dupront, Visiting Professor in Musicology, Universit茅 Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), 05/2008
- Canada Research Chair in Music Perception and Cognition, 91社区, 2004-present
- Fellow, Acoustical Society of America, 1999
- Philips Prize, Soci茅t茅 Fran莽aise d'Acoustique, 1992
- Bronze medal, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France), 1991
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Work experience
- Professor, Department of Music Research, Schulich School of Music, 91社区, 10/2004鈥損resent.
- Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology, Schulich School of Music, 91社区, 11/2004鈥�07/2009.
- Senior Research Scientist, CNRS, Laboratoire de Psychologie Exp茅rimentale, Universit茅 Paris V, 10/97 - 919/99 ; IRCAM, 10/1999鈥�09/2004 ; on leave at 91社区, 10/2004-present.
- Team head "Auditory Perception ", Laboratoire de Psychologie Exp茅rimentale (CNRS URA 316), Universit茅 Paris V, 11/1994-09/1999.
- Research Scientist, CNRS, Laboratoire de Psychologie Exp茅rimentale , Universit茅 Paris V, 10/1989-09/1997.
- Team head "Music Perception and Cognition", IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, 01/1986-03/2003.
- Senior Research Scientist, IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, 01/1986-09/1989.
- Project head "Perceptual and Cognitive Processes ", IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, 09/1984-12/1985.
- Research Scientist, IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, 06/1981-12/1985.
Publications
See a complete听list of Prof. McAdams's and MPCL's publications