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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Please see below for details of an upcoming public engagement event I'm co-organizing.

If you'd like to come, you'll need to register, as places are limited to 80 and it's already filling up.

It should be a good night - hope to see you there!

Lauren

Striking Your Own Chord:
Journeys into Musical Plagiarism

7-9pm, Wednesday 17 March 2010

Science Museum's Dana Centre,
165 Queen's Gate,
South Kensington, London SW7 5HD

George Harrison was found guilty of ‘unconscious musical plagiarism’ in relation to his hit song ‘My Sweet Lord’ – a misdemeanour that cost him more than a million dollars. But what constitutes plagiarism? How can it be ‘unconscious’? And how do today’s songwriters tread the line between artistic referencing and musical originality? Discuss these questions with experts from psychology, brain science and the music industry, and join in ‘Creative Karaoke’, an interactive workshop designed to test your musical creativity.

Age group Over 18s only
Admission Free, registration required

To find out more and to register go to: www.danacentre.org.uk

This event is organised by the Music, Mind and Brain group and students from the MSc Music Mind and Brain at Goldsmiths, University of London, and is part of National Science and Engineering Week (12–21 March 2010)