Splash Biography



PAUL STEFFAN, Student of Music and Developmental Biology




Major: MCDB

College/Employer: Yale

Year of Graduation: 2016

Picture of Paul Steffan

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Paul transferred to Yale in his sophomore year from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Yale Paul formally studies Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, but is also active in the music department. Paul works in the McCormick Lab at Yale Medical School where he looks at auditory discrimination in mice. Paul also studies voice on campus with Janna Baty.



Past Classes

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A1469: Musical Imagery--Seeing Sound Through the Mind's Eye in Splash Spring 15 (Apr. 04, 2015)
How does music have the ability to alter a human’s perception of an event? That is, how does sound paint a picture in one’s mind, or elicit an emotional response? Through this course, students will be introduced to some basic concepts of Music Cognition, the study of the psychology and perception of music. These principles will be illustrated through the use of musical examples, and in class demonstration.


A1065: Musical Imagery--Seeing Sound Through the Mind's Eye in Splash Spring 14 (Mar. 29, 2014)
How does music have the ability to alter a human’s perception of an event? That is, how does sound paint a picture in one’s mind, or elicit an emotional response? Through this course, students will be introduced to some basic concepts of Music Cognition, the study of the psychology and perception of music. These principles will be illustrated through the use of musical examples, and in class demonstration.


A762: Musical Imagery--Seeing Sound Through the Mind's Eye in Splash Fall 13 (Nov. 09, 2013)
How does music have the ability to alter a human’s perception of an event? That is, how does sound paint a picture in one’s mind, or elicit an emotional response? Through this course, students will be introduced to some basic concepts of Music Cognition, the study of the psychology and perception of music. These principles will be illustrated through the use of musical examples, and in class demonstration.