The Power of Music Thinking
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The Analogy Of Orchestration In Systemic Co-Design
Orchestration research paper – early release version What is orchestration? In the last year I dove into orchestration and what this means in different context. I dedicated different podcast episodes to what people do when they say they are orchestrating. I did research on academic papers, a survey, interviews with experts in the field and […]
Audio Postcards and Music Thinking Development
Audio Postcard. And we’re back! After a reflective summer break, The Power of Music Thinking returns with a special episode that is both a journey for the senses and a look into the future. I’ve just returned from a trip to Japan, a place of profound contrasts, where ancient traditions coexist with futuristic cityscapes. Instead […]
From Japan with Love
Audio postcard from Japan. I am just back from my trip, and instead of sending conventional postcards – or as a contemporary variation – sending pictures via socials, I made audio recordings with a small Zoom device. Here, as an alternative, I am sending audio postcards to you. As I am going to all the […]
Why do we listen to sad music? With Sandra Garrido
Welcome to another episode of The Power of Music Thinking podcast. Our guest today is both an accomplished musician and a fascinating researcher. Dr. Sandra Garrido is a pianist and violinist who holds a PhD combining the worlds of music and psychology. Her work focuses on a question that touches all of us: how can […]
Challenging the AI Oracle: Maya Ackerman on Music, Creativity, and Collaboration
Our guest today is challenging the all-knowing AI oracle. Dr. Maya Ackerman, a world-renowned AI expert who has been at the forefront of generative AI since 2015. She holds a PhD in Computer Science, is a professor at Santa Clara University, and has authored over 60 research publications. As the co-founder and CEO of WaveAI, […]
Pioneering music thinking and first online interview with Daniel Barenboim – special episode
This is a personal story about my first online interview at the end of the 1990s. It is a trip back in time with original sound snippets from the interview with famous conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim in the Opéra Royale at Versailles. Find out how we did this technically and what questions the maestro […]
Science, Music and Regulating Emotions with Hauke Egermann
What can people and organisations learn from science and music? Why should we care? Are universal mechanisms valid all over the world to all human species? Or is everything an individual experience? How does regulating emotions work? Today, we talk with Hauke Egermann, Professor of Systematical Musicology at the University of Cologne. We speak about universal […]