Welcome
How do we perceive structure in music?
How do those perceptions shape our response to music?
In order to answer these questions, I employ an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from methodologies in the fields of music theory, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and computer science. My research focuses primarily on the real-time aspects of music listening, in particular how emergent phenomena such as tonality and musical tension are perceived.
I am currently an Assistant Professor at New York University in the Department of Music and the Performing Arts Professions in the Steinhardt School and a member of the NYU Music and Audio Research Lab (MARL) and Music Technology Program. I recently co-founded the Northeast Music Cognition Group with colleagues at NYU and Yale. In addition to my academic work, I occasionally perform professionally as a harpsichordist.
Contact
Dept. of Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 W. 4th St. Suite 1077
New York, NY 10012
E-mail: mfarbood [at sign] nyu [dot character] edu
Phone: +1.212.992.7680