Biography

Gerardo holds a BEng in Electronic Engineering and a MSc in Applied Sciences from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi. He is currently a PhD student in Music Technology at the University of York, and his research focuses on studying music interaction and synchronization in group singing using vibrato and perceptual features.

Projects

• Vibrato and blend in the aesthetics of group singing
• SAFFIRE (Scalable Audio Frameworks For Immersive Realtime Experiences)

Highlighted Publications

A pilot study of vocal vibrato incorporating nonlinear time series analysis
^{Gerardo Acosta Martínez, Helena Daffern}

The role of vibrato in choral singing: A systematic review
^{Gerardo Acosta Martínez, Helena Daffern}

Vibrato dynamics in group singing: Understanding vibrato behaviour through dynamical systems theory
^{Gerardo Acosta Martínez, Helena Daffern}

Contact

gerardo.acosta@york.ac.uk