MusicForPhDs

The art project disguised as a podcast. Season 2 dropping June 2021

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What does music look like? Here's a short clip of a video I did with
@EnsTimepoint live painting to their performance of "Loci"

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What purpose does music serve? The answer is a mystery, whether you have feet, feathers, or fins.

We talk about dancing parrots, singing whales, and music that got sent into space for aliens to find.

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Live painting to an opera aria was a special kind of challenge - maybe a bit magickal? ✨

On the podcast, I described this piece as 'a spell crackling between a woman's hands'

Learn why on S2E5 of Music for PhDs!

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Ah the good old days, when the upper class spoke five court languages and everyone else couldn’t read. But opera endures as powerful emotional storytelling - whether or not you speak Italian.

Lung capacity, phonetic alphabet and musical 'accents' - all on Music for PhDs

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Here's a timelapse of the live-painting I did to Il Pleut ☔

This choral piece is based on a visual poem, and was composed by Kathleen Allan.

Check out the full version on my website, and learn more on the Music for PhDs podcast! 🎧

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Did you know more adults in Canada sing in choirs than play on hockey teams?

Singing is the ultimate combination of music + language. We sing lullabies to babies, and songs to bring people together.

📷 Alex Waterhouse

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Yep, science confirms that listening to old dead white men does not make you - or your baby - smarter.

Instead, listen to what you enjoy - it will ‘activate’ your brain. We hear from real life PhDs and Smart People what music they use to focus.

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A time-lapse of a live-painting is even faster than the real thing!

I was thrilled to interview Imogen Heap and Dr. Caspar Addyman about their work producing "The Happy Song"

Check it out on Episode 2 of Music for PhDs: the art project disguised as a podcast 🎧

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What makes babies happy? What is the meaning of art?⁠
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These and other mighty questions on the latest episode of Music for PhDs! ⁠
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Imogen Heap composed a song - with help from science! - to make babies happy. ⁠ Learn more Music for PhDs, the art project disguised as a podcast!
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Here is the painting I did to Natalie's poem, "Carry On" - it's a beautiful rumination on hope in a time of COVID. Check out the full size painting on my website!

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Is music a language? Not really. But speech does have musical elements! We talk musical ciphers, the octaphone, and the science of the not-so-universal language. Featuring Natalie Meisner’s spoken word poem, “Carry On”.

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Season TWO of Music for PhDs drops in June! 🎧 ⁠

Available on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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@mechamoshin @BonafideCherise @TELUS_Spark kind of hahaha I haven't logged in in 6 months but found all this treasure trove of banff love. Thanks y'all ♥

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@BonafideCherise @mechamoshin a very belated twitter login but thank you!! 😊😊

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I barely know how to use Twitter but logging on because I got interviewed by I Care If You Listen about the podcast! I'll be back in a few months when I have more news, or just really need to catch up on the @dog_feelings skittle https://t.co/Tn6ZeGWxzo

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Very excited to see all the paintings hung @twohousebrew tonight for the pop up exhibit!

From my extensive personal testing, I can recommend *all* the beers on tap!

(For real, the Dorty is my fave with Blackboard stout close behind)

Hope to see you tonight!

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Here's a glimpse of the painting I did to Alexina Louie's "Music for Heaven and Earth"

It's inspired by astronauts, the constellations, and 'the overview effect' - a phenomenon reported by many astronauts during spaceflight

Check out all the paintings at tomorrow's artshow!

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"In space, no-one can hear you scream"

It's true, but it's also possible that space isn't *totally* silent.

@Kate_Einarson explains how a black hole might be making cosmic soundwaves on episode 8 of Music for PhDs podcast!

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One more clip of the #livepainting !

Kristin Flores piece 'Waves' is over 20 min long, which meant I had to pace myself. The slower movements and gestures give it a floral-like quality

What do you see?

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#composerlife meets #momlife

Kristin Flores talks about teaching her own kids the violin, and her next steps as a composer!

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