Armour Academic Building, Lecture Hall 976
600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612

Event Website (click to access)

The Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences Rush University and the Acoustical Society of America Chicago Regional Chapter will host Ear Day, 2024 on March 8th.

Ear Day is a one-day annual symposium that brings together auditory researchers from around Chicago and the Midwest regions. From recognized experts to beginning students, Ear Day is a forum for presenting and discussing current research, exchanging ideas, and facilitating learning.

Threshold Acoustics Office
141 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 2080, Chicago IL, 60604

DESCRIPTION:

This was a local session of several presentations that were given at ASA San Diego coupled with a happy hour and meet and greet. This event provided a great opportunity for the local acoustics community (ASA members and non-members) to get together and share the latest research and happenings in acoustics.

Stage Two at Columbia College
618 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60605

DESCRIPTION:
Professional luthier Sanford Field will explain the basic structure and acoustics of the violin family of instruments, as well as the technical difficulties frequently experienced by string players and their instruments. He will then explore and explain the tools and techniques used to diagnose and correct these problems. Examples of malfunctioning instruments will be daringly explored (and in some cases corrected) live on stage, tools will be displayed and demonstrated, and violins will be played, both as objects of critical listening, and to demonstrate the tangible effects of successful and unsuccessful repair outcomes. After the talk, questions will be answered and discussed, and the tools and instruments covered in the talk will be available for examination by attendees.

THE PRESENTER:
Sanford Field is a professional luthier and owner/partner at Top Notch Violins, a full-service string instrument shop in Saint Louis, MO. Sanford attended the Red Wing School of Instrument Repair, where he studied violin construction and repair under Lisbeth Butler and John Reed. After completing his training, he worked at Nashville Violins and Saint Louis Strings where his clients included Charlie Daniels, Arvel Bird, and Yonder Mountain String Band’s Allie Kral, as well as countless professional musicians, teachers, and students. Prior to his career as a luthier, Sanford received a BFA in painting from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana in 2004, and an MFA in Studio Practice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In his free time, Sanford also enjoys building furniture, studying HEMA (historic European martial arts), playing violin, banjo, and guitar and spending time with his wife Annie-Rose, and their two rescue dogs, Tallulah and Rowan.

The Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences Rush University and the Acoustical Society of America Chicago Regional Chapter hosted Ear Day, 2019 on February 1st.

Ear Day is a one-day annual symposium that brings together auditory researchers from around Chicago and the Midwest regions. From recognized experts to beginning students, Ear Day is a forum for presenting and discussing current research, exchanging ideas, and facilitating learning.

Armour Academic Building, Lecture Hall 976
600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612

Event Website (click to access)
Event Schedule (click to access)

The Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences Rush University and the Acoustical Society of America Chicago Regional Chapter hosted Ear Day, 2019 on February 1st.

Ear Day is a one-day annual symposium that brings together auditory researchers from around Chicago and the Midwest regions. From recognized experts to beginning students, Ear Day is a forum for presenting and discussing current research, exchanging ideas, and facilitating learning.

See Event Website or Event Schedule for more details.  Sign up next year in January to participate in EAR Day 2020.