'Tune-In' was a day filled with performance, interactive workshops and talks exploring the way music is performed, created and appreciated. Here you can watch video interviews with some of the speakers including footage from the event itself.

The Science of Improvisation

In this session we joined musicians, psychologists and neuroscientists as they explored how we can apply music to everyday life.

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Swarm Music

How can studying bees help us improvise? Swarm Music was an interactive musical improvisation session using computers.

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Music Leaves a Mark

Does concert programming affect the stress levels of the performer? Through film, discussion, performance and experiment, this session gave an insight into the impact that playing has on musicians’ bodies and minds.

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Contributors included:

Oscar Bohorquez, Violin

Gareth Lubbe, Viola

Adrian Brendel, Cello

Simon Ings, Plushmusic

Peter Lovatt, Cognitive Psychologist, University of Herfordshire

Mark Lythgoe, Director of the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging, UCL

Ben Martynoga, Neuroscientist, Medical Research Council

Alan Watson, Physiologist, Cardiff University

Tim Blackwell, Computer scientist and musician, Goldsmiths, University of London

In association with Artakt, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and University of the Arts London. With thanks to the European Dana Alliance for the Brain.