Professor of Music Science and Technology
ORCID: 0000-0001-5838-0120
Research Interests
- Voice science and acoustics
- Health and wellbeing
- Virtual reality
Biography
Helena Daffern is currently a Professor of Music Science and Technology in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the University of York. She received a BA (Hons.) degree in music, an M.A. degree in music, and the PhD in music technology, all from the University of York, UK, in 2004, 2005, and 2009. She went on to complete training as a classical singer at Trinity College of Music and worked in London as a singer and teacher before returning to York. Her research utilises interdisciplinary approaches to investigate voice science and acoustics, particularly singing performance, vocal pedagogy, choral singing and singing for health and wellbeing. Recent projects explore the potential of virtual reality to improve access to group singing activities and as a tool for singing performance research.
Projects
- Architexture
- Optimising blend in close harmony unaccompanied singing
- Sing from Your Seat
- Gender Diversity in Audio
- MINERVA (Musical Interactions in Networked Experiences using Real-time Virtual Audio)
- SAFFIRE (Scalable Audio Frameworks For Immersive Realtime Experiences)
- Virtual Choirs in Care Homes
- CoSTAR LiveLAB
Highlighted Publications
Exploring the potential of virtual reality technology to investigate the health and well being benefits of group singing
Helena Daffern, Dave Camlin, Hauke Egermann, Amelia Jane Gully, Gavin Kearney, Chris Neale and Joseph Rees-Jones
A Longitudinal Study of Intonation in an a cappella Singing Quintet
Sara D’Amario, David M. Howard, Helena Daffern and Nicola Pennill
A new method of onset and offset detection in ensemble singing
Sara D’Amario, Helena Daffern and Freya Bailes
All Publications
See all of Helena Daffern’s publications held on the York Research Database.