Researcher joins music podcast to discuss the ‘mind’s ear’, ‘earworms’ and music and wellbeing

What happens when music is imagined or remembered without the presence of sound?

That is the subject of a new podcast featuring a researcher from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures who specialises in music psychology.

Dr Freya Bailes, Associate Professor in Music Psychology at the School of Music, featured in an episode of The Inner Life of Music: Expert Conversations on Musical Experience, a podcast series of conversations with music researchers on different aspects of musical experience. 

The show features in-depth conversations with music researchers, philosophers, and performers, exploring the psychological, cognitive, and experiential dimensions of how people create, perform, and listen to music.

Dr Bailes focused on the topic of 'imagined music', reflecting on the meaning and significance of the music in our 'mind's ear', the experience of ‘ear worms’, and her ongoing international AHRC-funded Inner Music and Wellbeing Network.

Listen to the episode below.