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пятница, сентября 07, 2007

Hola Espana!

So I'm here in Madrid, for the 19th International Congress on Acoustics, with over a thousand delegates from sixty nations. Its been quite a week, meeting other acousticians from elsewhere, and from other fields. Even the music acoustics stream has been an interesting exchange between researchers from disparate fields like physiology, psychology, engineers, choir conductors, physicists, musicologists, music historians and the lot. Tuesday's special session on voice acoustics was particularly interesting, as I got to give a live demonstration of Diphonic Singing, in the mongolian tradition (sygyt), before a panel of vocal experts. =)

My own presentation is in 12 hour's time, and I'm feeling rather nervy - 15 minutes to speak, 3 minutes of colloqua, before a panel of experts, people who write my texts! And another talk next week in Barcelona, on my main research topic.

Went to Toledo yesterday, and it was beautiful. Quaint crowded cobble-stoned streets barely wide enough for a car. The town's a maze, with streets going off at funny angles and slopes. Toledo's a medieval capital built on a hill... Pretty place, filled with monasteries, churches, nooks and crannies.

Off to Barcelona this saturday, and will keep posted. Pix to follow after the trip. Congress Dinner beckons! =)
Posted by: JM / 2:06 AM

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