1. Bio
I was born and raised in Milan, Italy. Here I attended the University of Milan, the "G.Verdi" Music Conservatoire, and the "C.Abbado" Civica Scuola di Musica. At these institutions I studied Logic and Philosophy of Science, Musicology, Classical Guitar, and Music Composition (2003 - 2011).
I then moved to the UK, and obtained a PhD in Music Psychology from the University of Sheffield (2014). During my doctoral studies I was Visiting Researcher at the Donders institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour of Radboud University (The Netherlands).
After my PhD, I held Postdoctoral Positions at the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology lab of The Ohio State University (USA), the Department of Psychology of Bosphorus University (Turkey), and the Institute for Music Education of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria).
Currently (2017-present) I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Systematic Musicology of the University of Graz (Austria), and (since 2014) Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Music of the University of Sheffield (UK).
In July 2018 I was elected vice president of ESCOM - The European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (2019-2021)
I then moved to the UK, and obtained a PhD in Music Psychology from the University of Sheffield (2014). During my doctoral studies I was Visiting Researcher at the Donders institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour of Radboud University (The Netherlands).
After my PhD, I held Postdoctoral Positions at the Cognitive and Systematic Musicology lab of The Ohio State University (USA), the Department of Psychology of Bosphorus University (Turkey), and the Institute for Music Education of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria).
Currently (2017-present) I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Systematic Musicology of the University of Graz (Austria), and (since 2014) Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Music of the University of Sheffield (UK).
In July 2018 I was elected vice president of ESCOM - The European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (2019-2021)
2. Music
Music is for me both a passion and a necessity. Throughout the years, I have benefitted from the mentorship of great teachers and musicians, and have had the opportunity to develop a personal style in both performance and composition. You can listen to some of my music here and here.
3. CV
Please contact me if interested in my full CV!
