Dr Marcus Pearce

Teaching

Music Perception and Cognition (Postgraduate/Undergraduate)

Music is a fundamental part of being human and exists only in the mind of the listener. This module will provide students with advanced training in current understanding of how musical sound is processed by the mind and brain. This is crucial for developing creative tools for musicians and intuitive interfaces for music lovers as well as for using technology in the creative production of new music.

Research

Research Interests:

• Music Cognition
• Empirical Aesthetics and Neuroaesthetics
  
• Emotion and Music
• Auditory Perception
• Statistical Learning
• Expectation and Prediction
  

Publications