CV

CURRICULUM VITAE
Bjørn Petersen
Personal data
Place of work: Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University (MIB) and Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg (RAMA)
Mail: bpe@musikkons.dk/bjorn.petersen@clin.au.dk
Phone: 45 27287919

Education

  • 2011 – Ph.D in neuroscience, Faculty of Health Sciences, AU
  • 1982 – Master of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus
  • 1978 – BA in Music Pedagogics, Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus

Diplomas

  • 2016 – Teacher Training Programme, Aarhus University
  • 2003 – Diploma in segments of Master of Arts study program, Aalborg University

Current position(s)

  • 2016 – Assoc. professor at Center for Music in the Brain, Aarhus University (50 %)
  • 1991 – Assoc. professor at Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg (since 2016: 50%)

Previous position(s)

  • 2015-2016 Post-doc, Faculty of Health (HE), Institut for Klinisk Medicin
  • 2012-2013 Post-doc at CFIN, Aarhus University Hospital
  • 1980-2007 Lecturer at RAMA, AU (Arts), Academy of Music, Aalborg, Aarhus Musikskole, Vestbirk Højskole a.m.

Publications (select)

Oral and poster presentations (select)

  • July 2019, CI2019 Pediatric: 16th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children (2 oral pres.)
  • September 2019, Oticon Medical Scientific Meeting: New Advances and Technology for Lifelong Patient Outcomes (oral pres.)
  • June 2018, MMN 2018: The 8th Mismatch Negativity Conference, Helsinki, Finland (poster pres.)
  • July 2017, 15th symposium on Cochlear Implants in children, San Francisco, USA (oral presentation)
  • April 2017, EURO-CIU Symposium 2017, Helsinki, Finland (invited speaker)
  • January 2017, Cochlear Nordic Symposium, 2017, Marina Tower, Stockholm, Sweden (invited speaker)
  • October 2016, The Music & Cochlear Implants Symposium, Eriksholm Research Center, Snekkersten, DK (invited speaker)
  • May 2016, Danish Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (DSOHH), 13th annual meeting, Nyborg (invited speaker)
  • March 2016, Faglig Dag, symposium for Medical students, Aarhus University (invited speaker)
  • October 2015, CI 2015: Emerging Issues in Cochlear Implantation Symposium, Washington DC
  • September 2014, The European Cancer Rehabilitation & Survivorship Symposium, Copenhagen
  • June 2014, 13th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies, Munich
  • May 2014, The Neurosciences and Music V – Cognitive Stimulation and Rehabilitation, Dijon
  • May 2014, Congress of the Nordic Association of Otolaryngology, Copenhagen
  • November 2013 5th annual meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language, San Diego
  • September, 2013, Danish Society for Clinical Neurophysiology (invited speaker)
  • August, 2013, International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research (ISAAR), Nyborg
  • May, 2013, XXVII Sandbjerg Symposium, Danish Society for Neuroscience
  • March, 2013, Swedish Technical Audiological Union – Conference, Falun(invited speaker)
  • March, 2013, Annual meeting, dept. of Audiology, Bispebjerg Hospital, (invited speaker).
  • October, 2012, Brain Prize Meeting, Hindsgavl Castle
  • September, 2012, Danish Association of Technical Audiology (DTAS), Annual Convention, Vejle (invited speaker)
  • December, 2011, Julius Bomholt-seminar, the Research Committee of the Danish Ministry of Culture, Nationalmuseets Festsal (invited speaker)
  • July, 2011, 13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Chicago
  • June, 2011, The Neurosciences and Music IV, Edinburg
  • May, 2011, 10th European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Athens
  • July, 2010, 11th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and other Implantable Auditory Technologies, Stockholm
  • August, 2009, International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition 11, Seattle

Publications (popular)

Grants and Prizes

Oticon Medical, Health Research Fund of Central Denmark Region, The Henry Prize (CFIN), Danish Ministry of Culture’s research committee, Petra og Niels Nielsens Mindefond, Høreforeningen, Augustinusfonden, Grosserer L. F. Foghts Fond, Hørslevfonden, Earmaster, Danaflex

Reviewer activity

  • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Music Perception
  • Plos One

Committee membership

  • 2020, appointed member of the task force for the International Center for Knowledge in the Arts
  • 2013, appointed member of the Minister of Culture’s Vision Panel for Research

Fundraising as R&D coordinator (RAMA)

  • The Danish Ministry of Culture’s Research Committee (2.3 mill. DKK), The Danish Ministry of Culture’s Fund for artistic research (3 mill. DKK), Den Obelske Familiefond (1.8 mill. DKK), Augustinusfonden (1 mill. DKK), William Demant fonden (100K DKK).

Publicity:

Teaching and supervision

  • 1985-2007: Band teaching, arrangement, music technology, bass teaching (practical pedagogy), BA- & MA project supervision (RAMA).
  • 2007-: Course modules, supervision of PhD-, MA- & research year projects (MIB and RAMA)
  • Public lectures with Folkeuniversitetet: Vidensshop med hjernen (2015), Hjernens gåder (2016-17)

Organization of courses and conferences

  • 2019-: Co-organizer of The Neurosciences and Music VII, Aarhus 2021 (Triannual conference in cooperation with The Mariani Foundation)
  • 2019-: Co-organizer of Aarhus Summer School in Music Neuroscience 2021
  • 2008-: Organizer of annual research courses at RAMA
  • Introduction to Music in the Brain (2019), Experimental Musicology pt. 1 & pt. 2 (2016)
  • Symposium on Music Learning and Brain Research, Aarhus Music Hall (2018)
  • Symposium on Music in the Brain, SPOT Festival, 2016

Artistic research

Performing activities

  • Bass player and backing singer with Rune Herholdt and the Gospel Brothers, CASH i Kirken, Cohen i kirken, Peter Lunds Swing Trio, Jacob Elvstrøm Quartet, Claude Chichon et son Orchestre, Bachelor Boys, Chain Gang, The Pampers.
  • Theater musician @ Aarhus Teater, Odense Teater, Aalborg Teater, Det Ny Teater, MCH, Vejle Musikteater, Fredericia Teater in the following musicals: Spamalot, Avenue Q, Chess, Jukebox, Et Juleeventyr, Godspell, A Chorus Line, City of Angels, Cyrano de Bergerac, Ronja Røverdatter, Piraterne fra Penzance, La Cage aux Folles, My Fair Lady, Sound of Music, Sommer i Tyrol, Kiss Me Kate, Three Penny Opera and many more.
  • Played with Carsten Knudsen (De Nattergale), The Booze Brothers, Jesper Lundgaard, Jette Torp, Uffe Steen, Jesper Riis, Rasmus Bøgelund, Finn Odderskov, Poul Poulsen, Kristian Lassen, Lene Nørrelykke, Martin Blom, Morten Lund, Hans Esbjerg, Anette Buonaventzen, Karsten Aaholm, Emir Bosnjak, Randers Kammerorkester, Odense Symfoniorkester, Eventyroperaen, Birthe Kjær, Lisbeth Kjærulff, Hans Dueholm, Morten Øberg, Bent Lundgaard, Basix, Robin Watson, Michael Bladt, Morten Lund, Hans Esbjerg, Lars Wagner, Søren Hansen, Ernas All Stars and many more.

Select albums:

  • Rune Herholdt & the Gospel Brothers – “People get Ready”; Karsten Holm og Cohen-trioen – “Back on Boogie Street”; Karsten Holm og Cash-trioen – “Ring of Fire”; Claude Chichon et son Orchestre – “Prendre les Temps”; Jacob Elvstrøm Quartet (JEQ) “Live at Copenhagen Jazzhouse”; Jacob Elvstrøm Quartet (JEQ) “The Party Aint Over Yet”; Bachelor Boys: “Bachelor Boys”.

URL for web site: http://pure.au.dk/portal/da/persons/bjoern-petersen(f659916d-2c46-4493-a63d-105d78541fb9).html