Linda Adams

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Dr Linda Adams is a musicologist and lecturer in the School of Theology, Philosophy, & Music. She holds a PhD in Music Cognition from DCU, an MPhil in Music and Media Technology, and undergraduate qualifications in Jazz Performance and in Electronic Engineering. Her research explores the intersections between music, technology, and psychology, with a focus on computational techniques for modelling the ways in which music is perceived and processed by musicians and non-musicians. She has published on methods of MIDI humanisation and generative composition in MaxMSP, on object-based audio, and on music cognition, and has presented at conferences in Ireland and internationally. Linda teaches modules in Music Cognition, Music Technology, Aural Training, and Harmony.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2022 Linda Adams (2022) Joint SMI/ICTM Ireland Postgraduate Conference Surprised by Sound: Investigating expert musicians' and general listeners' reactions to harmonic surprises in jazz and popular music
2017 Coleman, W., Adams, L., Cullen, C., & Yan, M (2017) Institute of Acoustics - 21st Century Developments in Musical Sound Production, Presentation and Reproduction Perception of Auditory Objects in Complex Scenes: Factors and Applications
2022 Linda Adams (2022) Society for Music Perception and Cognition Conference 2022 Incorporating musical diversity into the study of harmonic expectation

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2021 Linda Adams (2021) Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology An Investigation of Harmonic Expectation: Specialist Musicians and General Audiences Aarhus, Denmark, . [DOI]
2018 Adams, L., O’Sullivan, L., Cullen, C. (2018) Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association (ISSTA) Annual Conference Automated Rhythmic Humanisation as a Structural Marker in Music Ulster University, .
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