Dr Landon Peck
Department of Music
Research Associate
Full contact details
Department of Music
Jessop Building
Leavygreave Road
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- Profile
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I completed my DPhil in Music at the University of Oxford in 2023. My doctoral research project, 'Empirical and modelling approaches to the psychology of musical awe', explored the perception, cognition and aesthetics of awe-inspiring musical experiences. I am also interested in the roles of music in identity formation, religious practices, and environmentalism. I hold a BA in Religious Studies from Indiana University and a MA in Psychology of Music from the University of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½.
- Research interests
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Musical awe and the sublime, music perception and cognition, music and religion, musical aesthetics and music and environmentalism.
Publications
Peck, L. S. L. (2023). Sonic components of the sublime: Feature extraction and comparative analyses of awe-associated music [Manuscript submitted for publication]. In J. Berger (Ed.), Listening in the Past: Sound, Space, and the Aesthetics of the Sublime. Lever Press.
Peck, L. S. L. (2022). Empirical and Modelling approaches to the psychology of musical awe (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford.
Peck, L. S. L. & Grealey, P. (2020). Autobiographical significance of meaningful musical experiences: Reflections on youth and identity. Music & Science, 3, 1–12.
Peck, L. S. L. (2020). The 13th International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus20). Music & Science, 3, 1–4.
- Research group
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Influencing Environmental Values through Music (MusEnv) and Music Mind Machine (MMM)
- Professional activities and memberships
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Research Associate at Audicin and Chair of the International Conference of Students of Systematic Musicology (SysMus)