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UPEI hosts workshop about singing on July 30
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Most people love to raise their voices in song, whether they can carry a tune or not. But few stop to think about the impact that singing has on their lives and the society they live in from a social, cultural and health perspective.
Dr. Annabel Cohen, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Prince Edward Island, is a leading researcher in the field of auditory perception and music cognition. She will chair a workshop about singing in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Wednesday, July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The workshop, called Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS): Development, Pedagogy and Well-being, will cover a variety of topics, including acquisition of singing, singing across the lifespan, singing versus speaking voice, singing and multicultural understanding, singing and intergenerational understanding, and singing and health outcomes.
It will include talks by Dr. Betty Bailey, Executive Director, PEI Health Sector Council; Dr. Jean Mitchell Department of Sociology, UPEI; Dr. Kati Szego, Department of Folklore, Memorial University; and music therapist Peter Mutch. There will also be a roundtable discussion; a presentation by students Marsha Lannan and Jenna Coady; and performances by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, head of the UPEI Music Department’s vocal program, and well-known Island performer Teresa Doyle, among others. An evening concert featuring the Take Note Quartet, among others, will follow the workshop.
“Singing connects people,” says Cohen, herself a trained vocalist who recently qualified as an associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music. “It is very significant in our lives, but it is undervalued and under-researched.”
Members of the public are most welcome to register for the workshop. For information about registration, please e-mail airs@upei.ca or visit vre.upei.ca/airs.
The workshop is held in association with the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Culture, Multimedia, Technology and Cognition, under the auspices of the UPEI Faculty of Arts, and is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Dr. Annabel Cohen, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Prince Edward Island, is a leading researcher in the field of auditory perception and music cognition. She will chair a workshop about singing in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Wednesday, July 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The workshop, called Advancing Interdisciplinary Research in Singing (AIRS): Development, Pedagogy and Well-being, will cover a variety of topics, including acquisition of singing, singing across the lifespan, singing versus speaking voice, singing and multicultural understanding, singing and intergenerational understanding, and singing and health outcomes.
It will include talks by Dr. Betty Bailey, Executive Director, PEI Health Sector Council; Dr. Jean Mitchell Department of Sociology, UPEI; Dr. Kati Szego, Department of Folklore, Memorial University; and music therapist Peter Mutch. There will also be a roundtable discussion; a presentation by students Marsha Lannan and Jenna Coady; and performances by Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, head of the UPEI Music Department’s vocal program, and well-known Island performer Teresa Doyle, among others. An evening concert featuring the Take Note Quartet, among others, will follow the workshop.
“Singing connects people,” says Cohen, herself a trained vocalist who recently qualified as an associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music. “It is very significant in our lives, but it is undervalued and under-researched.”
Members of the public are most welcome to register for the workshop. For information about registration, please e-mail airs@upei.ca or visit vre.upei.ca/airs.
The workshop is held in association with the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research in Culture, Multimedia, Technology and Cognition, under the auspices of the UPEI Faculty of Arts, and is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
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