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May 2024: Our publication in Science Advances<\/a> has received media coverage in UB Now<\/a>, the New York Times<\/a>, and other outlets<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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APS Fellows<\/a> – Peter Pfordresher was named a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science in Feb. 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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How music and language are connected in your brain<\/a> – Peter Pfordresher and Chihiro Honda published an article on the DuoLingo blog in December, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Music can help people learn a second  language, study suggests.<\/a> – UBNow features our work on pitch imitation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In June 2022, Peter Pfordresher participated in a panel discussion with opera singer Rene Fleming on the topic of Music and the Mind<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If you think you can\u2019t sing, we have science behind it<\/a> – Dr. Pfordresher joined Irish news broadcaster Fran Curry on the Tipp Today show to discuss the science behind why people are tone-deaf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The surprising science behind tone deafness<\/a> – Dr. Pfordresher joined Irish news broadcaster Pat Kenny to discuss the surprising science behind tone-deafness in a newstalk podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Can I learn to sing in tune?<\/a> – Dr Pfordresher discusses why are some people are tone deaf \u2013 is it a problem in the ears, the throat or the brain? And is singing ability down to raw talent, or can you improve with practice?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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VOCAL MISTUNING AND THE ORIGIN OF MUSICAL SCALES<\/a> – Science Daily reports on a paper by Peter Pfordresher and Steven Brown that considers a possible link between singing accuracy and spacing of notes in musical scales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ONLINE SINGING TEST GAUGES ACCURACY OF PITCH<\/a> – Dr. Pfordrehser was interviewed by NPR station WBFO concerning the Seattle Singing Accuracy Protocol, from a collaboration with Steven Demorest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BAD SINGER<\/a> – A popular science book by Tim Falconer discusses research on singing accuracy, including research from APAL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

THE BALLAD OF THE TIN EARS<\/a> – Dr. Pfordrehser, along with several other researchers, were interviewed by Tim Falconer on the CBC radio show “Ideas: with Paul Kennedy”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES<\/a> – UB Reporter interviews Dr. Pfordresher on his involvement designing the Seattle Singing Accuracy Protocol, a battery of tests aimed at evaluating one’s own singing accuracy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DR. PETER PFORDRESHER AND SINGING ACCURACY<\/a> – A look at how the Seattle Singing Accuracy Protocol could help music educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ARTVOICE PODCAST<\/a> – A podcast interview with Dr. Pfordresher and the lab on our research into poor pitch singing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TONE DEAFNESS AND BAD SINGING MAY NOT GO HAND IN HAND<\/a> – Are bad singers truly tone deaf? Scientific American summarizes recent work from our lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INVESTIGATING MUSIC AND THE MIND<\/a> – Meet Dr. Pfordresher and learn about his interest in music psychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZEIT ONLINE<\/a> – Research on group singing was featured in the German magazine DIE ZEIT. You can read the English translation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE TUNE WRECKERS<\/a> – Science News features our work on poor pitch singing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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