Abstract
In this talk, I’ll present my ongoing research project about enhancing aesthetic reception of contemporary classical music through embodiment and interaction. At the root of this project is the question: why do people so often dislike contemporary classical music? The literature shows that the novelty and complexity of the music impact how well it is liked, and when music is unfamiliar and complex, it is often liked less. In my research, I explore how (inter)active expectation formation could mediate reception for such music, and propose a way to test the effects of temporal expectation on listener experience and reception.
Bio
Emily Graber is a researcher and musician and current Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the laboratory for Sciences et technologies de la musique et du son at the Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique (IRCAM) in Paris. Her project, Ear Stretch, focuses on augmenting enjoyment of contemporary classical music through embodiment and interaction. Emily previously studied violin performance and physics at the University of Michigan, then received her PhD at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. Emily was also a postdoctoral researcher at the Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto where she studied music therapy for cochlear implant users.