[AUDITORY] Sandra Trehub (Laurel Trainor )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Sandra Trehub From: Laurel Trainor <ljt@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:27:16 -0500 --Apple-Mail=_3CF429F0-132A-4BF1-9889-4BB9FA932C82 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sandra Trehub (1938-2023) =20 We are greatly saddened by the passing of Sandra Trehub. Born in 1938, = she died peacefully at her home on 20 January 2023. Sandra was a = trailblazer. Her research focusing on auditory pattern perception in = infancy and early childhood single-handedly started developmental = research in music perception and cognition. Her experimental studies = documented that infants have basic skills that form the building blocks = for remembering and responding emotionally to music, including the = capability to perceive and categorize auditory sequences on the basis of = pitch, changes in pitch, and rhythm. Her research also established that = singing to infants is a universal behavior, which ultimately facilitates = language acquisition and bonding with care-givers. A fellow of the = Association for Psychological Science and the British Psychological = Society, Sandra was awarded many honors, including a Lifetime = Achievement Award from the Society for Music Perception and Cognition = and the Kurt Koffka Medal from the University of Giessen in Germany. =20 After graduating from McGill University in Montreal in the 1970s, Sandra = had a long career as Professor of experimental psychology at the = University of Toronto (Mississauga campus). She authored hundreds of = scientific journal articles and chapters, delivered lectures to = audiences in many countries, and mentored many graduate students and = post-doctoral fellows who went on to have successful academic careers of = their own, including Tonya Bergeson (Butler/Indiana), Laura Cirelli = (Toronto), Anabel Cohen (PEI), Marianne Fallon (Central Connecticut = State), Erin Hannon (Nevada Las Vegas), Stuart Kamenetsky (Toronto), = Bruce Morton (Western), Barbara Morrongiello (Guelph), Glenn = Schellenberg (Toronto, ISCTE-IUL), Laurel Trainor (McMaster), and Tara = Vongpaisal (MacEwan); as well as others who opted for careers outside of = the academy, including Leigh Thorpe, Tali Shenfield, Michael Weiss, Anna = Volkova, and Mathieu Saindon. =20 Sandra had boundless energy and limitless curiosity. Although she had = the bad luck of turning 65 in the last year that mandatory retirement = was legal in Ontario=E2=80=94and thus was required to retire=E2=80=94Sandr= a continued to be productive, writing and participating in conferences = until the end. Indeed, she had an invited talk scheduled at Princeton = University for 8 February 2023. She was fearless and tenacious and never = gave up on an argument, while at the same time being nurturing and = helpful to those she mentored, a group that extended far beyond her own = students. She was also a role model for many women in science and, in = her later years, became very involved in supporting community music for = children, particularly at St. James Town Community Arts in Toronto. =20 Sandra was adventurous and traveled to many remote areas of the globe = with her architect/husband Ron Matthews (died 2007). Her interest in = various human musical cultures led her to observe cross-cultural = differences in child rearing and musical behavior, which influenced her = scientific thinking. In short, Sandra=E2=80=99s contribution to the = fields of development, education, and music perception and cognition = have been inestimable. We stand on her shoulders. =20 The obituary from her large and beloved family can be found at = https://hebrewbasicburial.ca/ServiceDetails.aspx?snum=3D139049&fg=3D0 = <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fhebre= wbasicburial.ca%2FServiceDetails.aspx%3Fsnum%3D139049%26fg%3D0&data=3D05%7= C01%7Cpqp%40buffalo.edu%7Ce7a138e9f29445cd693808dafd5e6a6c%7C96464a8af8ed4= 0b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C638100879196924545%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8e= yJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7= C%7C%7C&sdata=3D2w3TLv7hmuC668etHkjJ8pKCtUng9YPpF1%2BQV7kcTQU%3D&reserved=3D= 0> =20 Following are a few brief remembrances from some of her mentees. Please = feel free to add to these. =20 Sandra was a force of nature who forcefully and endlessly argued her = opinions. Unlike many individuals who think they know everything, Sandra = actually knew everything. She taught me how to write (=E2=80=9CImagine = that words are very, very expensive and you are very, very broke=E2=80=9D)= and to think critically, and I owe my career to her. When I was writing = my dissertation and encountered an unexpected (but in the end, = irrelevant) glitch in the data, Sandra told me to =E2=80=9Cnever be = afraid of the truth,=E2=80=9D a lesson that all scientists need to = learn. We ultimately co-authored 35 journal articles and chapters. = Sandra loved visual art, literature, cinema, architecture, and music, = and she appreciated and encouraged my own non-academic endeavors. She = was an extraordinary mentor, unflaggingly generous with her time, = criticism, and enthusiasm. Glenn Schellenberg =20 Sandra shaped many aspects of my career. She mentored me, despite my = background in only physics and music performance. She modelled = everything from how to think about questions to how to run a lab and = apply for grants. She was extremely generous. Her lab at UTM was hard to = access without a car so she offered that I could drive in with her = daily. I=E2=80=99ll never forget those drives where we discussed all = aspects of music and development and many other things. Sandra was = fearless and she and her husband would travel to remote areas. We always = worried she might not make it back, but when she did she had amazing = stories to tell. Sandra gave me freedom to explore my own ideas while = providing a critical sounding board, values I try to emulate with my own = students. Laurel Trainor =20 Sandra taught me so many things. I deeply respected and admired her as a = generous and patient mentor, a wonderful friend, a brave adventurer, and = an all around kind and lovely human being. I too enjoyed daily car rides = with Sandra to and from campus, when we would talk about science, = politics, family, travels, food, life... She taught me so much about = writing and communicating my work, but she also modelled what a mentor = should be. She was the person who taught me how important it is to find = true balance, to pursue your professional passion but also live a good = life and love your people. She profoundly shaped not just my career but = the person I am today and I will forever be grateful to her.=20 Erin Hannon =20 Sandra had the highest expectations for her students but also for = herself. I learned so much from Sandra and admire her more every year in = my professional career when I realize the enormity of her work and how = much she gave back to students and colleagues. Her red pen edits that = covered every page of my rough drafts helped shape me into a much better = writer and thinker. She taught me academic integrity by example. But she = also modeled how to be a good human and world citizen. Sandra brought me = to talks by Canadian authors like Carol Shields and Margaret Atwood. We = talked about science, art, music, and politics on the car rides from = Toronto to Mississauga and back. I didn=E2=80=99t believe her when she = told me life would get harder after graduate school, but of course she = was right. She raised a beautiful family and an even bigger academic = family, and I am so grateful that I get to be a part of that family. Tonya Bergeson _______________________________________________ Laurel Trainor, Ph.D., FRSC Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1 office: 905-525-9140 x23007 fax: 905-529-6225 https://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/ --Apple-Mail=_3CF429F0-132A-4BF1-9889-4BB9FA932C82 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div = class=3D"">    Sandra Trehub (1938-2023)<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> We are greatly saddened by the = passing of Sandra Trehub. Born in 1938, she died peacefully at her home on 20 January = 2023. Sandra was a trailblazer. Her research focusing on auditory pattern perception = in infancy and early childhood single-handedly started developmental = research in music perception and cognition. Her experimental studies documented that infants have basic skills that form the building blocks for remembering = and responding emotionally to music, including the capability to perceive = and categorize auditory sequences on the basis of pitch, changes in pitch, = and rhythm. Her research also established that singing to infants is a = universal behavior, which ultimately facilitates language acquisition and bonding = with care-givers. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and = the British Psychological Society, Sandra was awarded many honors, including = a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Music Perception and = Cognition and the Kurt Koffka Medal from the University of Giessen in Germany. = <o:p class=3D""></o:p> After graduating from McGill = University in Montreal in the 1970s, Sandra had a long career as Professor of experimental = psychology at the University of Toronto (Mississauga campus). She authored hundreds of scientific journal articles and chapters, delivered lectures to = audiences in many countries, and mentored many graduate students and post-doctoral = fellows who went on to have successful academic careers of their own, including = Tonya Bergeson (Butler/Indiana), Laura Cirelli (Toronto), Anabel Cohen (PEI), Marianne Fallon (Central Connecticut State), Erin Hannon (Nevada Las = Vegas), Stuart Kamenetsky (Toronto), Bruce Morton (Western), Barbara Morrongiello = (Guelph), Glenn Schellenberg (Toronto, ISCTE-IUL), Laurel Trainor (McMaster), and Tara Vongpaisal (MacEwan); as well as others who opted for careers outside of = the academy, including Leigh Thorpe, Tali Shenfield, Michael Weiss, Anna = Volkova, and Mathieu Saindon. <o:p class=3D""></o:p> Sandra had boundless energy and = limitless curiosity. Although she had the bad luck of turning 65 in the last year that = mandatory retirement was legal in Ontario=E2=80=94and thus was required to = retire=E2=80=94Sandra continued to be productive, writing and participating in conferences = until the end. Indeed, she had an invited talk scheduled at Princeton University = for 8 February 2023. She was fearless and tenacious and never gave up on an = argument, while at the same time being nurturing and helpful to those she = mentored, a group that extended far beyond her own students. She was also a role = model for many women in science and, in her later years, became very involved in = supporting community music for children, particularly at St. James Town Community = Arts in Toronto. <o:p class=3D""></o:p> Sandra was adventurous and traveled = to many remote areas of the globe with her architect/husband Ron Matthews (died 2007). = Her interest in various human musical cultures led her to observe = cross-cultural differences in child rearing and musical behavior, which influenced her scientific thinking. In short, Sandra=E2=80=99s contribution to the = fields of development, education, and music perception and cognition have been inestimable. We = stand on her shoulders.<o:p class=3D""></o:p> The obituary from her large and = beloved family can be found at <a = href=3D"https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F%= 2Fhebrewbasicburial.ca%2FServiceDetails.aspx%3Fsnum%3D139049%26fg%3D0&= data=3D05%7C01%7Cpqp%40buffalo.edu%7Ce7a138e9f29445cd693808dafd5e6a6c%7C96= 464a8af8ed40b199e25f6b50a20250%7C0%7C0%7C638100879196924545%7CUnknown%7CTW= FpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%= 3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3D2w3TLv7hmuC668etHkjJ8pKCtUng9YPpF1%2BQV7kcT= QU%3D&reserved=3D0" class=3D"">https://hebrewbasicburial.ca/ServiceDetails.aspx?snum=3D139049&= amp;fg=3D0</a><o:p class=3D""></o:p> Following are a few brief = remembrances from some of her mentees.  Please feel free to add to these.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> Sandra was a force of nature who = forcefully and endlessly argued her opinions. Unlike many individuals who think they = know everything, Sandra actually knew everything. She taught me how to write = (=E2=80=9CImagine that words are very, very expensive and you are very, very broke=E2=80=9D)= and to think critically, and I owe my career to her. When I was writing my = dissertation and encountered an unexpected (but in the end, irrelevant) glitch in the = data, Sandra told me to =E2=80=9Cnever be afraid of the truth,=E2=80=9D a = lesson that all scientists need to learn. We ultimately co-authored 35 journal articles and = chapters. Sandra loved visual art, literature, cinema, architecture, and music, and she appreciated and encouraged my own non-academic endeavors. She was an extraordinary mentor, unflaggingly generous with her time, criticism, = and enthusiasm.<o:p class=3D""></o:p> Glenn Schellenberg<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> Sandra shaped many aspects of my = career. She mentored me, despite my background in only physics and music performance. She = modelled everything from how to think about questions to how to run a lab and apply for = grants. She was extremely generous. Her lab at UTM was hard to access without a car = so she offered that I could drive in with her daily. I=E2=80=99ll never forget = those drives where we discussed all aspects of music and development and many other = things. Sandra was fearless and she and her husband would travel to remote areas. We = always worried she might not make it back, but when she did she had amazing = stories to tell. Sandra gave me freedom to explore my own ideas while providing a = critical sounding board, values I try to emulate with my own students. <o:p = class=3D""></o:p> =  Laurel Trainor<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> Sandra taught me = <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D"">so many = things. I <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">deeply respect<span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">ed and admi<span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">re<span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">d her <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">as a generous and patient mentor, a wonderful = friend, a brave adventurer, and an all around <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">kind and lovely human being. I <span = style=3D"font-size: = 11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-f= ont-family: = Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-an= si-language: EN-US" class=3D"">too enjoyed daily car = rides<span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D""> with = Sandra to and from campus,<span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-fam= ily: = Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-an= si-language: EN-US" class=3D""> when we <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-fam= ily: = Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-an= si-language: EN-US" class=3D"">would talk about science, = politics, family, travels, food, life... <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: = 11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bid= i-font-family: Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" = class=3D"">She taught me so much about writing and communicating my work, but she also modelled = what a mentor should be. She was the = <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D"">person who <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D"">taught me how important it is to find true balance, to pursue your <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D"">professional = passion but also live a good life and love = your people. <span = style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:= Calibri; = mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505; background:white;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class=3D"">She profoundly = shaped not just my career but the person I am today and I will forever be grateful to = her.  <o:p class=3D""></o:p> =  Erin Hannon<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> Sandra = had the highest expectations for her students but also for herself. I = learned so much from Sandra and admire her more every year in my professional = career when I realize the enormity of her work and how much she gave back to = students and colleagues. Her red pen edits that covered every page of my rough drafts = helped shape me into a much better writer and thinker. She taught me academic integrity by example. But she also modeled how to be a good human and = world citizen. Sandra brought me to talks by Canadian authors like Carol = Shields and Margaret Atwood. We talked about science, art, music, and politics on = the car rides from Toronto to Mississauga and back. I didn=E2=80=99t believe her = when she told me life would get harder after graduate school, but of course she was = right. She raised a beautiful family and an even bigger academic family, and I = am so grateful that I get to be a part of that family.<span = style=3D"font-size: = 11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-f= ont-family: = Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#050505;background:white;mso-an= si-language: EN-US" class=3D""><o:p class=3D""></o:p> Tonya Bergeson<o:p = class=3D""></o:p> </div><div class=3D""> </div><div = class=3D""> </div> <div class=3D""> <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, = 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" = class=3D"">_______________________________________________ Laurel Trainor, Ph.D., FRSC Director, McMaster = Institute for Music and the Mind Professor, = Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour McMaster = University 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, = Canada L8S 4K1 office: 905-525-9140 x23007 fax: 905-529-6225 <a = href=3D"https://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/" = class=3D"">https://trainorlab.mcmaster.ca/</a> </div></div> </div> </body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_3CF429F0-132A-4BF1-9889-4BB9FA932C82--

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