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Michael Schutz, Ph.D.
Director, Maple Lab
Assistant Professor of Music, School of the Arts
Core member, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
905.525.9140, ext 23159
Michael Schutz is the founding director of the Maple lab. With a unique background in percussion performance (BMA, MM), experimental psychology (MA, PhD), and computer science (BS), he is able to explore core issues of music cognition from new points of view. Much of his research focuses on the role of visual information in music, on which has has published both new empirical research and a comprehensive review of previous work. He is also actively engaged in research on sensory integration, timbre, learning and memory, linguistic-musical parallels, and the communication of affect in music. For additional information including links to recent TV and radio appearances, please see the Maple Lab press room, and/or www.michaelschutz.net
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Fiona Manning (Graduate student)
905.525.9140, ext 27021
Fiona is a graduate student in the Maple Lab, pursuing her M.Sc. in through the Department of Psychology,
Neuroscience and Behaviour. She completed her B.Sc. with a specialization in Music Cognition from McMaster in 2011, during which time she was the founding President of McMaster's Undergraduate Music Cognition Society.
She is
currently investigating the influence of movement (tapping) on the perception
of auditory rhythm and would like to study this relationship through complex
movements.
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Jonathan Vaisberg (Undergraduate student)
905.525.9140, ext 27021
Jonathan is in his third year of undergraduate studies at McMaster University, specializing in Music Cognition in the Honours B.Sc Psychology program. His research interests focus on the communication and perception of musical expression. He is currently examining how visual motion affects the temporal perception of auditory sounds. In his spare time, Jonathan sings in the McMaster choir and plays guitar in a local group.
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Matthew Poon (Undergraduate student)
905.525.9140, ext 27021
Matthew is piano major at McMaster University, with a background in musical performance,
theory, and conducting. His main research interest is music perception and music theory as related to performance and
composition. He is currently working on a project exploring acoustic parallels between music
and speech with respect to the communication of emotion. He is also working on a second project examining speech rhythm and
melody in Cantonese.
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Lab Alumni:
Glenn Paul
Janet Kim
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Jessica Gillard (Undergraduate student)
905.525.9140, ext 27021
Jessica is in her fourth year of
undergraduate studies at McMaster University, specializing in Music Cognition
in the Honours B.A. Psychology program. She is currently volunteering in the
Maple lab, assisting in the collection of data for various research projects. Among
her many research interests; she is intrigued by the role of tactile and
vestibular cues on the perception of music.
Olivia Podolak (Undergraduate student)
905.525.9140, ext 27021
Olivia is currently completing her fourth year
of the Honours B.Sc. Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
undergraduate program, with a specialization in Music Cognition. Her
research interests include understanding the cognitive processes
involved in sensory perception, learning and memory. In her free time, Olivia is also actively involved in classical piano performance and teaching.
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