Gary Scavone, McGill University

Research

virtual acoustics music instrument archiving music performance technologies acoustic engineering acoustic modeling acoustic signal processing aeroacoustic modeling digital sound synthesis

Latest papers

Influences of different string types on the perception of violin qualitiesa).
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2025
Acoustic characterization of the resonator in the Chinese transverse flute (dizi).
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2025
Experimental measurements of a prototype vibraphone bar with three-dimensional cutaway geometry.
JASA express letters · 2022 · senior author

All 8 publications

Latest funding

Model-Based Analysis and Design Optimization of Music Instruments
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$234,000
Resurrecting the Messiah: development, evaluation, and performance of a virtual acoustic replica of Stradivari's Messiah violin
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$206,822
Fatigue testing of woodwind reeds****
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 15 grants and awards

8 publications.

01

Influences of different string types on the perception of violin qualitiesa).

Fu L, Scavone G, Fritz C

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2025

DOI: 10.1121/10.0036894 PMID: 40561225

02

Acoustic characterization of the resonator in the Chinese transverse flute (dizi).

Luan X, Wang S, Scavone G, Li Z

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2025

DOI: 10.1121/10.0036742 PMID: 40391884

03

Experimental measurements of a prototype vibraphone bar with three-dimensional cutaway geometry.

Beaton D, Scavone G

JASA express letters2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1121/10.0013470 PMID: 37311185

04

Current State and Future Directions of Technologies for Music Instrument Pedagogy.

Acquilino A, Scavone G

Frontiers in psychology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.835609 PMID: 35391969

05

A landmark article on nonlinear time-domain modeling in musical acoustics.

Scavone G, Smith JO

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2021First author

DOI: 10.1121/10.0005725 PMID: 34470302

06

Perception of violin soundpost tightness through playing and listening tests.

Fu L, Fritz C, Scavone G

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1121/10.0005587 PMID: 34340508

07

Three-dimensional tuning of idiophone bar modes via finite element analysis.

Beaton D, Scavone G

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1121/10.0005062 PMID: 34241415

08

Acoustical modeling of the saxophone mouthpiece as a transfer matrix.

Wang S, Maestre E, Scavone G

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1121/10.0003814 PMID: 33765779

Model-Based Analysis and Design Optimization of Music Instruments

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

Keywords: music instrument analysis; acoustic modeling; aeroacoustic modeling; acoustic signal processing; digital sound synthesis; music technology; acoustic engineering; vibrational measurements

$234,000

Resurrecting the Messiah: development, evaluation, and performance of a virtual acoustic replica of Stradivari's Messiah violin

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary P.

Keywords: virtual acoustics; music instrument archiving; music performance technologies

$206,822

Fatigue testing of woodwind reeds****

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$25,000

Digital modeling of the piano soundboard

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Plus Grants Program

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$12,500

The 2017 international symposium on musical acoustics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary P.

Keywords: musical acoustics; computational acoustic modeling; audio signal processing; physics-based sound synthesis

$24,942

Piano soundboard measurements and modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$25,000

Vibrational and Perceptual Analyses of Musical Instruments

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$170,000

Design and development of a quality control system for guitars

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$24,958

Modeling & measurements of music instruments

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$120,000

Modeling & measurements of music instruments

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Scavone, Gary

$140,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: virtual acoustics Dear Professor Scavone, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Influences of different string types on the perception of violin qualitiesa)." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Model-Based Analysis and Design Optimization of Music Instruments" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]