Pianist — Neuromusic Researcher — Data Science

Where sound meets science.

I'm Laura — a classical & flamenco pianist studying how music shapes the brain, and learning to build the tools that measure it. Performance, perception, Python.

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Research on the listening brain

Experiment

Just-noticeable differences in musical perception

Design of a pilot experiment on JND in musical action and perception — groundwork for doctoral research in neuromusic and psychoacoustics.

Master thesis

Music–brain interaction & its applications

Final project of the Master in Neuromusic (UCAM, 2025): music perception, music therapy and cognitive neuroscience applied to musical experience.

Talks · 2025

Communicating neuromusic to wider audiences

Two invited talks (Nus Agency) on the relationship between music, the brain and perception — translating research into stories people feel.

— an interlude. Play me.

Built with the Web Audio API — no samples, pure code.

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Data science, in training

2026 · In progress

Data Science Career Accelerator — University of Cambridge

Python, statistics, data analysis and machine learning, with an applied mini-project. Bringing quantitative rigour to questions born at the piano.

Certification

Python Development

Certified Python course (learnpython.org, 2025), plus ongoing training in Python and AI applied to music research.

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Education

2026 — In progress

Data Science Career Accelerator

University of Cambridge
2025

Master in Neuromusic: Music–Brain Interaction

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia — 60 ECTS
2023 – 2024

Master in Flamenco Piano

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Barcelona
2022

Higher Degree in Piano Performance

Musical Arts, Madrid — GPA 9/10
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Music & teaching

Laura Ortega playing the piano

"Performance is where my research questions begin."


As a classical and flamenco pianist, I approach the instrument from an interdisciplinary perspective — technique, perception, and the listener's experience.

I have taught piano and modern music to students of all ages in Madrid and Barcelona, including conservatory entrance preparation, and I currently run my own piano studio.


Estudio Pianístico →
Collaborations · PhD · Projects

Let's make something resonate.