Laura E. Bishop

Researcher

RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, Department of Musicology, University of Oslo
laura.bishop [at] imv.uio.no

Research Interests

Joint action in music ensembles
Collaborative creativity in artistic performance
Music and movement
Musical imagery
Attention and mental effort in music performance and listening

My research focuses on the cognitive processes involved in creative musical interaction. I am especially interested in how creative collaboration unfolds in the context of skilled music ensemble performance, when predictability and coordination must be balanced with flexibility and spontaneity. To address this question I run experiments investigating ensemble musicians' communicative behaviour; in particular, their body gestures and visual attention. I also look at how this behaviour is perceived by others (co-performers or audience members).

Curriculum Vitae

Employment

Researcher, 2022 - present
RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Norway

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2019 - 2022
RITMO Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhythm, Time and Motion, University of Oslo, Norway

Postdoctoral Researcher, 2013 - 2019
Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI), Vienna, Austria

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, 2013
MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University, Australia

Supervisors: Dr. Freya Bailes, Prof. Roger Dean, Prof. Kate Stevens
Thesis: "The use of musical imagery and auditory feedback during expressive music performance: Exploring the effects of expertise"

Master of Science in Psychology, 2008
University of Sheffield, UK

Supervisor: Prof. Nicola Dibben
Thesis: "The inseparability of melody and rhythm during recall of well-known songs"

Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours), 2007
​University of Toronto, Canada

​Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT), Diploma in Piano Performance, 2007
Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada