Music and Science
Wednesday 6th, May 2015
Department of Physics and Coull Quartet
, University of Warwick
Organisers: R. Coull, N. Roberts, R.A. Römer
Conference email: D.C.Martin@warwick.ac.uk
Background and Purpose
A one-day meeting to be hosted in Physics on Science and Music to bring together Warwick and non-Warwick staff and students across faculties with both “academic” and “creative” external speakers. This is part of an IATL-funded initiative to create a cross-faculty new module for undergraduates about "Science and Music" to be taught starting 2015.
Our vision: "In the module, we aim to introduce students (in all subject areas and with any level of musical expertise) to the relationships between science, music and mathematics. Students will develop an appreciation and understanding of the complex interplay of mathematics and physics with technological, cultural and historical factors inherent in the making and appreciation of music. The course will also touch on aspects of physiology, and psychology in the perception of music and the inspiration of mathematical and scientific ideas in musical composition."
Sounds good? Then register, come along and help us to understand what we should do to turn our vision into reality!
Exam clashes: We know that this day is difficult for students preparing for exams. Unfortunately, due in part to the performance schedule of the quartet, this was the only available day not directly in the exam period. Participants wanting to attend for part of the day only are welcome do to so! Please still register even if you attend a single talk only. This will allow us to gauge the level of interest in the event as well as in the planned module.
Programme
This is a nearly-final programme (010515).
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:50 | Registration + tea/coffee/biscuits | |
| 09:50-10:00 | Welcome | |
| Morning Chair: Rudo Römer | ||
| 10:00-10:50 | Around violin making [with music demonstrations by the Coull Quartet] |
Bruno Guastalla (violin maker and restorer, Oxford Violins) |
| 10:50-11:00 | discussion | |
| 11:00-11:50 | Auditory Perception | Malik Refaat (University of Warwick) |
| 11:50-12:00 | discussion | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch Break + poster session + live rehearsal of the Coull Quartet | |
| Afternoon Chair: Nick Roberts | ||
| 13:30-14:20 | Music ensemble timing skill [with music demonstrations by the Coull Quartet] |
Alan Wing and Dominic Ward (Birmingham University) |
| 14:20-14:30 | discussion | |
| 14:30-15:20 | Using sound to understand the electron beam behaviour in a synchrotron | Guenther Rehm (Diamond Light Source) |
| 15:20-15:30 | discussion | |
| 15:30-16:00 | Tea Break + poster session | |
| Prevening Chair: Roger Coull | ||
| 16:00-16:50 | Feeling Sound - What music can teach us about sequential and parallel thinking [with music demonstrations by the Coull Quartet] |
Christopher Gayford (Conductor) |
| 16:50-17:00 | discussion | |
| 17:00-17:50 | The Mathematics of Music | Richard Gratwick (University of Warwick) |
| 17:00-18:00 | discussion | |
| 18:00 - | Farewell | |
Participants
Please contact D.C.Martin@warwick.ac.uk if you think this workshop is interesting and want more information. Unless you are an invited speaker, we will not be able to pay for any expenses.
The symposium will start May 6th, 2015, at 9-10am at the University of Warwick. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/ for travel details and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/ for maps of the central campus. In case you come by car, parking is available for delegates at car park 15.
This list of participants is preliminary.
| Name | Affiliation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Talha Ahmad | Warwick | Student |
| Rohan Amliwala | Warwick | Student |
| William Bolton | Warwick | Student |
| Nicola Branscombe | Warwick | Student |
| Peter Brommer | Warwick | Staff |
| Sue Burrows | Warwick | Staff |
| Rob Channon | Warwick | Student |
| Mohammad Bazli Che Rozenan | Warwick | Student |
| Eu Meng Chong | Warwick | Student |
| Winnie Chua | University of Birmingham | Staff |
| Oliver Crook | Warwick | Student |
| Rachel Edwards | Warwick | Staff |
| Rasa Giniunaite | Warwick | Student |
| Stephanie Glenister | Warwick | Student |
| Stephanie Glover | Warwick | Student |
| Steven Granados | Warwick | Student |
| Jacob Hollebon | Warwick | Student |
| Biser Hong | Warwick | Student |
| Amy Hopper | Warwick | Student |
| Oliver Hutter | Warwick | Student |
| John Landor | London Musical Arts | Staff |
| Joe Marsh Rossney | Warwick | Student |
| Kenneth Marshall | Warwick | Student |
| Dan Martin | Warwick | Organizer |
| Clement Mawby | Warwick | Student |
| Bethany McDonagh | Warwick | Student |
| Kaja Milczewska | Warwick | Student |
| Caleb Owusu-Yianoma | Warwick | Student |
| David Pardo | Warwick | Student |
| Michelle Kelly Parker | Warwick | Student |
| Ben Pooley | Warwick | Student |
| Michael Pounds | Warwick | Staff |
| Stephen Rayner | Warwick | Student |
| Alexandra Richards | Warwick | Student |
| Nick Roberts | Coull Quartet | Organizer |
| Rudo Roemer | Warwick | Organizer |
| Jan Rombouts | Warwick | Student |
| Justina Sarkaite | Warwick | Student |
| Abigail Shum | Warwick | Student |
| Timothy Sit | Warwick | Student |
| Charlotte Slade | Warwick | Student |
| Eleanor Slann | Warwick | Student |
| Sophie Tan | Warwick | Student |
| Henry Todman | Warwick | Student |
| Iliyana Trifonova | Warwick | Student |
| Oksana Trushkevych | Warwick | Staff |
| Martin Tyler | Warwick | Student |
| Nicholas Wynn Watkins | London School of Economics | Staff |
| Kitt Wong | Warwick | Student |
| Dawn Wood | Warwick | Student |
| Danny Yen | Warwick | Student |
| Yan Zhang | Warwick | Student |
| Total Attendees: | 52 |
Venue and Accommodation
Registration and all talks will be held in the Helen Martin Studio of the Warwick Arts Centre. This is building 68 of the Warwick central campus.
The workshop will start with the registration at the University of Warwick. Note that the university is located at the outskirts of Coventry and not in Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/ for travel details and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/ for maps of the central campus. In case you come by car, parking is available for delegates at car park 15.
Accommodation for invited speakers shall be provided at
Radcliffe Training & Conference Centre
The University of Warwick
Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry, CV4 7AL UK
Tel: +44 (0) 24 7647 4711
Fax: +44 (0) 24 7669 4282
Email: radcliffe@warwick.ac.uk
In case you are self-invited, please call the conference centre directly and arrange your stay.
Contact
Prof. Rudolf A Römer
Physics Department
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
e-mail: D.C.Martin@warwick.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0)24 76574328
Fax: +44 (0)24 76150897