Glenn Schellenberg
Glenn Schellenberg is a Canadian composer and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto Mississauga.[1]
Early life and education
Schellenberg studied psychology at University of Toronto, where he received a B.Sc.. He went on to obtain a PhD in 1994 in psychology in Cornell University.
Career
In the 1980s, Schellenberg played keyboards and was the principal songwriter for the
Schellenberg composed music for three films directed by
Schellenberg joined the faculty of the University of Windsor as an assistant professor in 1993, conducting research into the psychology of music.[6] He worked next as an associate professor at Dalhousie University for a single academic year, 1997-1998.[7][8][9]
Schellenberg then moved to the University of Toronto Mississauga, where he became a full professor in 2004. He has published a number of research papers, including one about the evolution of pop music. His finding that pop songs have become increasingly melancholy over time was covered widely by the media.[10][11] His main areas of research include (1) memory for music, and (2) how exposure to music is associated with non-musical abilities. During his sabbatical research leaves, Schellenberg had the opportunity to live and work in Sydney, Amsterdam, Berlin, Marseille, and Montpellier.
References
- ^ "E Glenn Schellenberg". Google Scholar report.
- ^ The Body Politic, February 1981.
- ^ "Bygone Beverley". NOW Toronto, Steven Davey, December 18, 2003
- ISBN 978-0-7735-7680-3. p. 292.
- ^ "Award Category and Show: 15th Genies: Best Original Song". Canada's Awards Database. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ISBN 978-0-912424-12-5. p. 45.
- ISBN 978-0-262-08345-4. p. 94.
- ISBN 978-1-937330-01-9. p. 86, 167.
- ^ "Pop Getting More Depressing?". Beat Magazine, #1336, Sep 3, 2012
- ^ "Longer, slower and sadder: how pop songs have changed". The Guardian, Priya Elan, Mon 4 Jun 2012
- ^ "Why We're Happy Being Sad: Pop's Emotional Evolution". NPR, September 4, 2012. Alex Spiegel.
External links
- Glenn Schellenberg at IMDb