 Michael Schutz is an
Assistant Professor of Music at McMaster University where he directs the MAPLE Lab - researching Music, Acoustics, Perception and LEarning. This lab is part of McMaster's School of the Arts, and affiliated with the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind. If you are currently a student at McMaster interested in working in the lab, please visit this page for more information. My research interests include sensory integration, auditory learning and memory, timbre perception, the communication of affect in language and music, and general questions surrounding music perception and cognition. I am currently involved in research collaborations with Jeanine Stefannuci (University of Utah), Laura Silverman (University of Rochester), Kristi Buckley (University of Buffalo), and Ben Dyson (Ryerson University). Much of my current research centers around the role of visual information in music perception, sample stimuli of which can be seen here. I also teach a courses in cognitive development/music education, the psychology of music, and research methodology, in addition to directing the McMaster University Percussion Ensemble. Previously, I spent several years serving as an adjunct faculty member Longwood University, where I taught courses on World Music and the Science of Music, as well as teaching applied percussion and directing the LU Percussion Ensemble. During that time I also taught applied percussion at the Virginia Commonwealth University, and was an active freelance percussionist throughout central Virginia. For more information, please feel free to contact me or visit my website at www.michaelschutz.net. |
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