Deep Learning methods achieve state-of-the-art in many tasks, including vocal pitch
extraction. However, these methods rely on the availability of pitch track annotations without …

Musical interpretations in the context of higher education can enhance creative thinking
skills. This study primarily aims to provide the results of the influence of musical …

In the South Indian style known as Karnatak music, vocal teachers often spontaneously
produce elaborate manual gestures while demonstrating phrases to be imitated by their …

How can we better understand the entanglement of aesthetics and ethics in cultural
practices, and how does this entanglement intersect with current discourses on imperfection …

My research and creative portfolio explore problems that I've faced as a professional cellist
in two domains: improvisation and cross-genre work. Cross-cultural research on …

At an intersection of composition, practice research, and performance autoethnography, this
research examines the creative possibilities for the development of corporeal …

This thesis investigates the organizing principles governing melodic behavior and melody
construction in the development of an ālāp in Hindustani Classical Music (HCM). It explores …

In the South Indian musical tradition known as Karnāṭaka Saṅgīta, or Karnatak music,
notation is often handwritten during lessons by either the teacher or student. This tendency …

The idea of improvisation, broadly defined, has been integral to our imagination of the
medieval musical past. It can be related to many elements of production: to the act of un …