Oxford Seminar in the Psychology of Music: Alexander Refsum Jensenius (University of Oslo and RITMO)

Still Standing: The effects of sound and music on people standing still
Tuesday 10 October 2023, 5.15pm
Denis Arnold Hall, Faculty of Music and Online (Zoom)
Free to attend, no registration required.

Throughout 2023, I have been standing still for ten minutes around noon every day, in a different room each day. This project follows a decade-long exploration of human micromotion from both artistic and scientific perspectives. In the talk, I will present results from the annual Norwegian Championships of Standstill, where we have studied the influence of music on people's micromotion. I will also talk about how micromotion can be used in interactive music systems, allowing for the conscious and unconscious control of musical sounds.

Alexander Refsum Jensenius is Professor of Music Technology and Director of RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion at the University of Oslo, Norway. He studies how and why people move to music and uses this knowledge to create new music with non-traditional instruments. He is widely published, including the books Sound Actions and A NIME Reader.

About the Series:
The Oxford Seminar in the Psychology of Music (OSPoM) features leading researchers presenting a wide variety of topics in the intersection between music and psychology. The Seminar is convened by Eric Clarke (University of Oxford). The seminars start at 5.15pm GMT, and last for 90 minutes – 45 minutes of presentation followed by 45 minutes of discussion. These seminars are open to all and are hosted in a hybrid format: join in person (in the Committee Room of the Oxford Faculty of Music) or remotely via Zoom.

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