November 26th 2024 15:00 - 17:00 CET
The HearMus seminar series provides a monthly forum for the discussion of a broad array of topics around music and hearing health. The series aims to yield a state of the art of research on music perception and hearing impairment, hearing aids and music, and individual differences in music perception and production. Besides presentations from experts in academia and industry, the seminar series seeks to foster lively discussions and exchange of ideas, with the joint goal of sustaining and enhancing access to music for people with diverse hearing needs.
The seminar leaders are Prof. Alinka Greasley & Prof. Kai Siedenburg.
An upcoming session is scheduled for November 26th 2024, 15:00 - 17:00 CET and will be held via Zoom.
Join the Zoom meeting here: https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/85779638541 or via the Meeting ID 857 7963 8541
November Speakers
Musical scene analysis of listeners with diverse hearing profiles: an update
Prof. Kai Siedenburg, Graz University of Technology
Auditory perception does not supply a direct image of the acoustical world, but it constructs auditory images by means of organizing principles that are collectively referred to as Auditory Scene Analysis (ASA). Diverse forms of hearing impairments are shown to have detrimental effects on ASA, which arguably takes its largest toll in the form of impaired speech intelligibility in noisy environments. In recent work of my team, we have shown that hearing impairments similarly degrade musical scene analysis (MSA). This talk will give an overview of these studies using excerpts of realistic classical music, popular music, or artificially constructed examples. The MSA tasks typically tested the ability to hear out target sounds in multi-instrument musical mixtures (e.g., “Was the target sound in the mix? Yes/No”). Surprisingly, several drastic acoustical manipulations of multi-track mixes (e.g., spatial separation, spectral filtering, hearing aid compression) showed little effect on MSA tasks, but acoustical manipulations were clearly distinguishable in terms of audio quality ratings. This disparity suggests a multifaceted approach to portraying listening abilities and preferences of listeners with diverse hearing profiles.
Barriers and facilitators to providing audiology services for musicians: perspectives from UK audiologists
Dr Samuel Couth, University of Manchester & Prof. Alinka Greasley, University of Leeds
Hearing disorders can threaten musicians’ performance abilities, impact their professional attainment and personal enjoyment, and can lead to a loss of profession. Therefore, it is vital that musicians take care of their hearing to ensure career longevity and general wellbeing. Audiologists are trained to prevent, diagnose and treat hearing problems and are essential in supporting the ongoing hearing health of musicians. However, it is not clear whether audiologists are equipped to address the conservation and rehabilitation needs of musicians; limited research shows that whilst some are confident in their ability, others report a lack of confidence or even reluctance to provide services for musicians. This talk describes the results of a recent mixed-methods study which sought to understand the current practice of audiologists delivering services for musicians within the UK, and to use the Capabilities, Opportunities, Motivations and Behaviour (COM-B) model to help understand the barriers audiologists face in providing effective and high-quality audiological care for musicians. Key findings from both survey and interview data will be outlined, along with a summary of the main barriers and facilitators that provide essential insights for developing behaviour change interventions.
Save the dates!
HearMus Seminar 3 (December 18.12.24) 15:00-17:00 CET
HearMus Seminar 4 (January 22.01.25) 15:00-17:00 CET
HearMus Seminar 5 (February 20.02.25) 15:00-17:00 CET
HearMus Seminar 6 (March 25.03.25) 15:00-17:00 CET
Find out more
Learn more on the seminar’s website here: https://musicandhearingaids.org/hearmus-seminars/
