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About the Book
Music is movement. A bold statement, but one that we will explore together in this free online course.
Together we will study music through different types of body movement. This includes everything from the sound-producing keyboard actions of a pianist to the energetic dance moves in a club.
You will learn about the theoretical foundations for what we call embodied music cognition and why body movement is crucial for how we experience the emotional moods in music. We will also explore different research methods used at universities and conservatories. These include advanced motion capture systems and sound analysis methods.
You will be guided by a group of music researchers from the University of Oslo, with musical examples from four professional musicians. The course is rich in high-quality text, images, video, audio and interactive elements.
Join us to learn more about terms such as entrainment and musical metaphors, and why it is difficult to sit still when you experience a good groove.
About the Authors
Alexander Refsum Jensenius (BA, MA, MSc, PhD) is a music researcher and research musician working in the fields of embodied music cognition and new interfaces for musical expression. He studied music, mathematics and informatics at the University of Oslo. Exchange studies at CNMAT, UC Berkeley, inspired him to complete a master's thesis in music technology, followed by a master's degree in art and technology at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. He specialised in methods for studying and interacting with music-related body motion during his PhD, with several long research visits to IDMIL, McGill University. An active member of the international computer music community, Alexander organised the NIME 2011 conference and is currently chair of the NIME steering committee. Although mostly involved in scientific activities at the moment, he still performs on keyboard instruments and live electronics in various constellations, including the Oslo Mobile Orchestra.
