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Public defence: Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · 16d

Fadi al-Ghawanmeh will publicly defend his dissertation "Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture" on Thursday September 25.
The defence is streamed on Zoom, link will be available on this website.

Master Fadi al-Ghawanmeh at the Department of Musicology will defend his dissertation Ṭarab and AI: Maqām Music Generation through Machine Translation and Motion Capture for the degree of philosophiae...

Dare to Listen - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · 28d

Have you tried to just... listen?
PhD candidate Maham Riaz writes about listening to our surroundings in our latest blog post!

Maham Riaz is a doctoral research fellow at RITMO whose work bridges music and technology.

Workshop: Body-Controlled Music Making - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thursday, 11 September, we are excited about hosting a workshop with two renowned international artists, Kristin Norderval and Nick Wishart. Through hands-on sessions with EVII and Round Sounds, participants get to experience body-based music control and discuss the future of musicking technologies.

Welcome to a workshop with Kristin Norderval and Nick Wishart, who will present new electronic instruments controlled with the body.

Anne-Sophie Mutter on Music, Wellbeing, and Women in Performance - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you’re curious about how one of the world’s greatest musicians reflects on gender dynamics in classical music, the importance of mentorship, physical and mental resilience, and her personal philosophy for wellbeing, you can read the full interview with Mrs. Anne-Sophie Mutter here:

World-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks with music researcher Sara D’Amario about the challenges and joys of life as a professional musician.

Workshop on Women Musicians Wellbeing - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Sep 1

Welcome to a workshop on the wellbeing of women music performers!
Today at 13:00 CEST.
Read more about it and find the YouTube stream here:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Welcome to a workshop on the wellbeing of women music performers.

Predictive encoding of auditory sequences in the human prefrontal cortex

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Alejandro Blenkmann @ablenkmann.bsky.social · Aug 29

🤔How does the human brain predict unexpected sounds?
Our new study shows that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t work as a single unit. Instead, the orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal cortex make distinct, time-sensitive contributions. #iEEG #BrainLesion #OFC #LPFC
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Humans extract regularities from the environment to form expectations that guide perception and optimize behavior. Although the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is central to this process, the relative contrib...

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Heidi's disputation starts in about 45 minutes, 10:15 CEST!
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying ...

Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 25

PS!
Heidi's defence is this Friday!
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying ...

Are you strongly moved by music? - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are you strongly moved by music?🥹🎶
Then you might also be open, compassionate, and sensitive!🤗
Read about RITMO PhD fellow Heidi's research:
www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Then there is a good chance that you are also open, compassionate, and sensitive, according to new research.

Developing better tools to detect ADHD in adulthood - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 22

ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.
Researchers from RITMO and The Helgeland Hospital Trust have examined if a test of mind wandering can be incorporated as part of diagnostic tools.🧠🔍

ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.

Public defence: Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 22

Heidi Hansen will publicly defend her dissertation "Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying structure, personality correlates, and genetic and environmental underpinnings" on Friday August 29.
The defence is also streamed on YouTube.

Master Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Musical sensibility and motivations for music use: A twin study of the underlying ...

#VentHackz: Exploring the Musicality of Ventilation Systems

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 21

If you prefer reading about it instead:
nime.org/proceedings/...

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Aug 21

Remember when we had a whole workshop on ventilation sound?
What if we told you there's even a #VentHackz video, exploring the musicality of ventilation systems as well?🤯

YouTube video by UniOslo_RITMO

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Jun 13

Super happy! 😁

Frontiers | How can we make robot dance expressive and responsive? A survey of methods and future directions

UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · Jun 13

Last day of #SysMus25!
It's been a pleasure hosting you all 🫶
@sysmus.bsky.social

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European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music - ESCOM @escom.bsky.social · Jun 13

Final keynote of #SysMus25 @sysmus.bsky.social by Prof. Bruno Laeng @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social! Using pupillometry to peer into the emotional impact of “chilling” music, he found endogenous opioids may reduce intensity of musical pleasure

#musicscience #cogsci #psychology

Prof. Bruno Laeng presenting at sysmus25 about measuring music chills

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Kyrre Glette @kyrre2000.bsky.social · Jun 6

Check out our new mini review on making robotic dance expressive & responsive! 🕺🕺🕺🤖🤖🤖 Expressiveness: conveying thoughts & feelings through varied, flexible movements. Responsiveness: reacting to stimuli in real-time. With @benediwa.bsky.social and Alex Szorkovszky
@unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social

The development of robots that can dance like humans presents a complex challenge due to the disparate abilities involved and various aesthetic qualities tha...

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UiO - RITMO @unioslo-ritmo.bsky.social · May 19

Hei hei!👋😀

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Alejandro Blenkmann @ablenkmann.bsky.social · May 5

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Excited to share our new paper just out in Scientific Reports!
🧠🎧 Using intracranial EEG, we show how the human brain automatically encodes patterns in random sounds– without attention or explicit awareness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Direct brain recordings reveal implicit encoding of structure in random auditory streams - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Direct brain recordings reveal implicit encoding of structure in random auditory streams

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Emil Kraugerud @emilkra.bsky.social · May 1

Tomorrow and saturday (from 9.30 both days): Symposium on the platformization of music production at UiO. Program and live-stream available here: www.hf.uio.no/imv/english/... #musicproduction #musicology #musictech #platforms

Symposium on the platformization of music production - Department of Musicology

The PLATFORM-project at University of Oslo’s Department of Musicology invites paper contributions to a symposium on the platformization of music production. We’re excited to announce that Professor P...

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SysMus @sysmus.bsky.social · Apr 30

🛏️ Room Share Opportunity for #SysMus25!

Looking to share accommodation? A self-service Google Sheet is available to help you connect with other attendees.

🔗 Add your info & reach out directly to others:

www.uio.no/ritmo/englis...

Room share - RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion

Are you interested in sharing accommodation with other SysMUs25 attendees?