Carol L. Krumhansl
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Who is Carol L. Krumhansl?
Carol L. Krumhansl is a music psychologist, Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. Her work addresses the perception of musical tonality. Her approach is based on empirical cognitive psychology and her research established the meaning of the now common term "tonal hierarchies".
Her interdisciplinary research touches music psychology, music theory and cognitive neuroscience of music.
Her book, Cognitive Foundations of Musical Pitch has been reviewed by David Huron and is a standard resource for teachers and students of music psychology and one of the discipline's most cited sources.
Her father was James A. Krumhansl, a Cornell physicist.
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- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- PhD, Stanford University
Psychology
( - 1978) - PhD, University of Jyväskylä
Musicology
( - 1998)
- PhD, Stanford University
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on July 23, 2013
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