Connor Kirts
@kirtsconnor.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Durham University, UK. Looking into music and emotion, music cognition, and psychometric development.
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Extended call for papers! 🚨🔍
Apply by March 1st, 2026 for the Psychology & Music Interdisciplinary Encounters (PAM-IE) conference happening at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 14-17th of October 2026.
www.pam-ie2026.com
#musicscience #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
Apply by March 1st, 2026 for the Psychology & Music Interdisciplinary Encounters (PAM-IE) conference happening at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 14-17th of October 2026.
www.pam-ie2026.com
#musicscience #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
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February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Extended call for papers! 🚨🔍
Apply by March 1st, 2026 for the Psychology & Music Interdisciplinary Encounters (PAM-IE) conference happening at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 14-17th of October 2026.
www.pam-ie2026.com
#musicscience #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
Apply by March 1st, 2026 for the Psychology & Music Interdisciplinary Encounters (PAM-IE) conference happening at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, from the 14-17th of October 2026.
www.pam-ie2026.com
#musicscience #neuroskyence #PsychSciSky
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Computational models for music emotion recognition (MER) have steadily improved. Our meta-analysis is now out in ACM Computing Surveys. We reviewed 34 studies comprising 290 models, distilled from a much larger initial pool. #musicscience #musicpsych #emotion #MIR
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Computational models for music emotion recognition (MER) have steadily improved. Our meta-analysis is now out in ACM Computing Surveys. We reviewed 34 studies comprising 290 models, distilled from a much larger initial pool. #musicscience #musicpsych #emotion #MIR
Excited to announce our article has been published! doi.org/10.1177/2059...
I led a project to operationalise constructs that identify the emotional episodes people experience listening to music. #MusicScience experts assessed items against prior theory, a surprisingly under reported practice 🔭❗
I led a project to operationalise constructs that identify the emotional episodes people experience listening to music. #MusicScience experts assessed items against prior theory, a surprisingly under reported practice 🔭❗
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Excited to announce our article has been published! doi.org/10.1177/2059...
I led a project to operationalise constructs that identify the emotional episodes people experience listening to music. #MusicScience experts assessed items against prior theory, a surprisingly under reported practice 🔭❗
I led a project to operationalise constructs that identify the emotional episodes people experience listening to music. #MusicScience experts assessed items against prior theory, a surprisingly under reported practice 🔭❗
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📣We have a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions. The position is connected to our new project 𝘊𝘰-𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) led by Research Professor Lara Pearson
Postdoctoral research fellowship in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions (289576) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral research fellowship in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions (289576), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 28, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
📣We have a 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in the computational analysis of gesture-vocalization interactions. The position is connected to our new project 𝘊𝘰-𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘎𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) led by Research Professor Lara Pearson
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Do you want to host SysMus in 2027? To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we want to connect early-career researchers around the globe. Any institution from around the world can join this multi-hub endeavour! Find out more at sites.google.com/view/sysmus/...
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Do you want to host SysMus in 2027? To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we want to connect early-career researchers around the globe. Any institution from around the world can join this multi-hub endeavour! Find out more at sites.google.com/view/sysmus/...
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
#musicpsych #PsychSciSky
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SysMus26—the 19th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology—is being held this coming year at Durham University, UK, July 22–24 (Wed–Fri), 2026!
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
SysMus26
We are looking forward to hosting the next International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology very soon! SysMus26—the 19th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology—i…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
SysMus26—the 19th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology—is being held this coming year at Durham University, UK, July 22–24 (Wed–Fri), 2026!
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
Abstract submission deadline is 30 January 2026.
Check out the SysMus 26 site for further details:
musicscience.net/events/sysmu...
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What prevents music psychologists from sharing primary research data?
If you are a music psychology researcher (of any level/experience), do help us and complete this anonymous 10-minute questionnaire. #musicpsych #musicscience #opendata #survey
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are a music psychology researcher (of any level/experience), do help us and complete this anonymous 10-minute questionnaire. #musicpsych #musicscience #opendata #survey
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
What prevents music psychologists from sharing primary research data?
If you are a music psychology researcher (of any level/experience), do help us and complete this anonymous 10-minute questionnaire. #musicpsych #musicscience #opendata #survey
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you are a music psychology researcher (of any level/experience), do help us and complete this anonymous 10-minute questionnaire. #musicpsych #musicscience #opendata #survey
durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Cool stuff coming out from PhD work done by @nashraa.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Cool stuff coming out from PhD work done by @nashraa.bsky.social!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Fantastic display of collaboration in #musicpsych!!
Finally out!
Do musicians have better short-term memory than nonmusicians? This is what we investigated in a multilab that joined together 33 research units from 15 different countries.
Do musicians have better short-term memory than nonmusicians? This is what we investigated in a multilab that joined together 33 research units from 15 different countries.
Do Musicians Have Better Short-Term Memory Than Nonmusicians? A Multilab Study - Massimo Grassi, Francesca Talamini, Gianmarco Altoè, Elvira Brattico, Anne Caclin, Barbara Carretti, Véronique Drai-Zer...
Musicians are often regarded as a positive example of brain plasticity and associated cognitive benefits. This emerges when experienced musicians (e.g., musicia...
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Fantastic display of collaboration in #musicpsych!!
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Fascinating to hear @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social talk at Leeds about how music shapes imagination, covering importance of genre, age, auditory features and contextual associations with music for content of imagined thoughts when listening! Brilliant collaborative work!
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fascinating to hear @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social talk at Leeds about how music shapes imagination, covering importance of genre, age, auditory features and contextual associations with music for content of imagined thoughts when listening! Brilliant collaborative work!
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Which memorisation techniques help young piano students perform their best?
PhD @charasteliou.bsky.social presented at #ISPS25 in Shanghai, showing that multimodal memorisation goes beyond repetition exercises in a pedagogical intervention study.
#musicscience #psychology #MusicSky #musiciansky
PhD @charasteliou.bsky.social presented at #ISPS25 in Shanghai, showing that multimodal memorisation goes beyond repetition exercises in a pedagogical intervention study.
#musicscience #psychology #MusicSky #musiciansky
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Which memorisation techniques help young piano students perform their best?
PhD @charasteliou.bsky.social presented at #ISPS25 in Shanghai, showing that multimodal memorisation goes beyond repetition exercises in a pedagogical intervention study.
#musicscience #psychology #MusicSky #musiciansky
PhD @charasteliou.bsky.social presented at #ISPS25 in Shanghai, showing that multimodal memorisation goes beyond repetition exercises in a pedagogical intervention study.
#musicscience #psychology #MusicSky #musiciansky
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How does a performer's interpretation of timing and dynamics affect the emotions we perceive in music?
We explore this question and more in our latest article published in QJEP:
doi.org/10.1177/1747...
@maplelab.bsky.social @michaelschutz.bsky.social
#musicscience
We explore this question and more in our latest article published in QJEP:
doi.org/10.1177/1747...
@maplelab.bsky.social @michaelschutz.bsky.social
#musicscience
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October 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How does a performer's interpretation of timing and dynamics affect the emotions we perceive in music?
We explore this question and more in our latest article published in QJEP:
doi.org/10.1177/1747...
@maplelab.bsky.social @michaelschutz.bsky.social
#musicscience
We explore this question and more in our latest article published in QJEP:
doi.org/10.1177/1747...
@maplelab.bsky.social @michaelschutz.bsky.social
#musicscience
Great to see ECR colleagues promoted in the #musicscience community. Best of luck to @harinlee.info!
Catching up to congratulate @harinlee.info after their best student paper award presentation at #ICMPC18.
Phenomenal work for #musicscience looking into "Global similarities and diversities of melody and rhythm"!
Check out the Youtube Interview here: youtu.be/717L9IDQYGQ
Phenomenal work for #musicscience looking into "Global similarities and diversities of melody and rhythm"!
Check out the Youtube Interview here: youtu.be/717L9IDQYGQ
Congratulating Harin Lee - Best Student Paper Award ICMPC18
YouTube video by ESCOM
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October 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Great to see ECR colleagues promoted in the #musicscience community. Best of luck to @harinlee.info!
It was a pleasure to get a quick interview with Lalit while at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo.
#musicscience #musicpsychology
#musicscience #musicpsychology
Looking back to a great presentation at #ICMPC18 from the best student paper runner up Lalit Mohan!
Lalit is a PhD student researching Music Cognition at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad mcgiiit.com & iiit.ac.in
Check out the interview: youtu.be/29aJNMXpIiw
Lalit is a PhD student researching Music Cognition at the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad mcgiiit.com & iiit.ac.in
Check out the interview: youtu.be/29aJNMXpIiw
Catching up with Lalit Mohan after ICMPC18
YouTube video by ESCOM
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October 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It was a pleasure to get a quick interview with Lalit while at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo.
#musicscience #musicpsychology
#musicscience #musicpsychology
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Lab member @fruzsiszucs.bsky.social has written about her recent experience going to her first international conference at musicscience.net!
#musicpsychology #earlycareerresearcher #psychology #conference #ICMPC18
#musicpsychology #earlycareerresearcher #psychology #conference #ICMPC18
September 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Lab member @fruzsiszucs.bsky.social has written about her recent experience going to her first international conference at musicscience.net!
#musicpsychology #earlycareerresearcher #psychology #conference #ICMPC18
#musicpsychology #earlycareerresearcher #psychology #conference #ICMPC18
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🚨NEW BLOG🚨
“Conferences, huh. What’s the point?”
@hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social @katiesvish.bsky.social & @kirtsconnor.bsky.social reflect on this conference season and why we bother going to conferences anyway.
#musicscience #ICMPC18 #blog #phdlife #phd
musicscience.net/2025/08/13/c...
“Conferences, huh. What’s the point?”
@hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social @katiesvish.bsky.social & @kirtsconnor.bsky.social reflect on this conference season and why we bother going to conferences anyway.
#musicscience #ICMPC18 #blog #phdlife #phd
musicscience.net/2025/08/13/c...
Conferences, huh. What’s the point?
In this post, Hazel, Katie, and Connor highlight some reasons why you should consider attending an academic conference, supplemented by our recent experience from attending the 18th International C…
musicscience.net
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🚨NEW BLOG🚨
“Conferences, huh. What’s the point?”
@hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social @katiesvish.bsky.social & @kirtsconnor.bsky.social reflect on this conference season and why we bother going to conferences anyway.
#musicscience #ICMPC18 #blog #phdlife #phd
musicscience.net/2025/08/13/c...
“Conferences, huh. What’s the point?”
@hazelvanderwalle.bsky.social @katiesvish.bsky.social & @kirtsconnor.bsky.social reflect on this conference season and why we bother going to conferences anyway.
#musicscience #ICMPC18 #blog #phdlife #phd
musicscience.net/2025/08/13/c...
Noticed a lot of new people and labs on Bluesky who attended #ICMPC18
I’ve added @co3lab.bsky.social and @smmb-lab.bsky.social to this starter pack!
Share it with people who are new to bsky! Also feel free to recommend any #musicscience related labs left out.
go.bsky.app/Eao5vcf
I’ve added @co3lab.bsky.social and @smmb-lab.bsky.social to this starter pack!
Share it with people who are new to bsky! Also feel free to recommend any #musicscience related labs left out.
go.bsky.app/Eao5vcf
July 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Noticed a lot of new people and labs on Bluesky who attended #ICMPC18
I’ve added @co3lab.bsky.social and @smmb-lab.bsky.social to this starter pack!
Share it with people who are new to bsky! Also feel free to recommend any #musicscience related labs left out.
go.bsky.app/Eao5vcf
I’ve added @co3lab.bsky.social and @smmb-lab.bsky.social to this starter pack!
Share it with people who are new to bsky! Also feel free to recommend any #musicscience related labs left out.
go.bsky.app/Eao5vcf
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@kirtsconnor.bsky.social gave a talk at #ICMPC18 on steps researchers can take to report their #measurement decisions and what questionable practices are common for the discipline #musicscience #psychometrics
July 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
@kirtsconnor.bsky.social gave a talk at #ICMPC18 on steps researchers can take to report their #measurement decisions and what questionable practices are common for the discipline #musicscience #psychometrics
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Had a blast 💥 at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo!! Super lucky for the opportunity to disseminate our research and engage with international colleagues! 🌏🌍🌎
July 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Had a blast 💥 at #ICMPC18 in São Paulo!! Super lucky for the opportunity to disseminate our research and engage with international colleagues! 🌏🌍🌎
Great to be in São Paulo to present what I’ve been working on at #ICMPC18! Go check it out doi.org/10.31234/osf...
#musicscience #psychometrics #measurement
#musicscience #psychometrics #measurement
@kirtsconnor.bsky.social gave a presentation on the content validity assessment for his music-emotion episode instrument! Out now as a preprint: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
#musicscience #psychometrics
#musicscience #psychometrics
July 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Great to be in São Paulo to present what I’ve been working on at #ICMPC18! Go check it out doi.org/10.31234/osf...
#musicscience #psychometrics #measurement
#musicscience #psychometrics #measurement
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#tunetwins will be launched this Tuesday in Sampa, Brazil at #icmpc18 @illc-uva.bsky.social @knaw-nl.bsky.social @universiteitennl.bsky.social #musicscience #cognition #psychology #iedereenismuzikaal #icmpc2025
July 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#tunetwins will be launched this Tuesday in Sampa, Brazil at #icmpc18 @illc-uva.bsky.social @knaw-nl.bsky.social @universiteitennl.bsky.social #musicscience #cognition #psychology #iedereenismuzikaal #icmpc2025
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exciting news this Saturday: another article PUBLISHED!! “Thoughtscapes” takes a deeper look people’s thought landscape while listening the range of music clips and styles in the MUSIFEAST-17 stimulus set :)) 👂💭 🎨💥🎬 doi.org/10.1177/0305...
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July 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
exciting news this Saturday: another article PUBLISHED!! “Thoughtscapes” takes a deeper look people’s thought landscape while listening the range of music clips and styles in the MUSIFEAST-17 stimulus set :)) 👂💭 🎨💥🎬 doi.org/10.1177/0305...
June 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Putting this on the #musicscience radar for those who may not know about this opportunity or follow @musiccognition.bsky.social!!
In the upcoming ‘Music Cognition Reading Group’ we will be discussing an intriguing study by Raja Marjieh et al. ! See for more information and zoom link : musicreadinggroup.wordpress.com
Music Cognition Reading Group
Monthly discussion of music cognition research
musicreadinggroup.wordpress.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Putting this on the #musicscience radar for those who may not know about this opportunity or follow @musiccognition.bsky.social!!
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exciting discipline-specific expansions on the way from @reproducibilitea.org…! 🔭💫 #OpenResearch
Hazel & Connor recently represented @durham-university.bsky.social for @ukrepro.bsky.social's retreat, hosted by @lselibrary.bsky.social! They presented @reproducibilitea.org's new discipline-specific resources, using their interdisciplinary perspective in #MusicScience @durhammusicdept.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
exciting discipline-specific expansions on the way from @reproducibilitea.org…! 🔭💫 #OpenResearch