Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
ARNOLD MYERS completed his doctorate at the University of Edinburgh with research into acoustically based techniques for taxonomic classification of brass instruments. He has worked in parallel as an information scientist and as Curator and Director of Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments. He is now a Professor Emeritus in the University of Edinburgh and Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He lives in Edinburgh.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Historic Musical Instruments in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Catalogue of the John Webb Collection and other Historic Musical Instruments
Myers, A. (Editor), Myers, A., Smith, E., Sugimoto, H. & Whitehead, L., 1 Jul 2025, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 487 p.Research output: Books, editions or reports › Book
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Optimising intonation and playability in a vented trumpet: Acoustical behaviour and performer insights
Myers, A., Bishop, M., Campbell, M. & McGrattan, A., 30 Sept 2025, In: Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 58, 1, 13 p.Research output: Contributions to journals › Article › peer-review
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Sounding Brass: Brasswind Instruments and How they Work
Myers, A., Campbell, M. & Gilbert, J., 24 Jun 2025, Cham: Springer. 296 p.Research output: Books, editions or reports › Book › peer-review
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The Taxonomy of the Valved Ophicleide
Myers, A., 13 Mar 2025, In: SIM Jahrbuch. 2020-2021, p. 71-92 22 p., 8.Research output: Contributions to journals › Article › peer-review
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John Bayley, the “Improved Acoustic Cornet”, and the “Handelian Trumpet
Myers, A., 11 Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society. 51Research output: Contributions to journals › Article › peer-review
Engagement Activities
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Cornets and Trumpets: Some Acoustical Comparisons
Myers, A. (Speaker)
18 Jul 2025Activity: External performance, talk or presentation › Talk for a mainly non-academic audience (e.g. for the general public, community or industry)
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Optimising intonation and playability in a vented trumpet: acoustical behaviour and performer insights
Myers, A. (Speaker)
26 May 2025Activity: External performance, talk or presentation › Talk for a mainly academic audience (e.g. at an academic conference)
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How Cornets and Trumpets Differ
Myers, A. (Speaker)
20 May 2025Activity: External performance, talk or presentation › Talk for a mainly academic audience (e.g. at an academic conference)
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Acoustics of the Vented Trumpet
Myers, A. (Speaker) & Campbell, M. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2024Activity: External performance, talk or presentation › Talk for a mainly academic audience (e.g. at an academic conference)
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Mahillon and His Time
Myers, A. (Organiser)
5 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in an academic conference, workshop or symposium
Prizes
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The Anthony Baines Memorial Prize
Myers, A. (Recipient), 28 Jul 2018
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The Christopher Monk Award
Myers, A. (Recipient), 8 Nov 2014
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The Frances Densmore Prize
Myers, A. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2014
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