Research

RESEARCH

AWARDS: │ 2016 Distinguished Document Award, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green State University, OH.
PROFILE: │Web of Science│ ORCID │ Google Scholar │ Research Gate │
JOURNALS & BOOKS: │CEEOL │ ICT in the Musical Field │ Music Cognition │ Romanian Journal of Music & Medicine │ MediaMusica Publishing │

Papers

2022 The Impact of Piano Styles on Muscle Force in Pianist Students. Symmetry 2022, 14, 1927. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14091927
2022 Modern Amnesia: Pondering the AI Misconception. ICTMF Vol. XIII, Nr. 1/2022. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2022. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. http://www.tic.edituramediamusica.ro/reviste/2022/1/ICTMF_ISSN_2067-9408_2022_vol_13_issue_1_pg_no_075-084.pdf
2022 Electromyography-based investigation of bilateral extensor digitorum communis, abductor digiti minimi, and abductor pollicis brevis of a pianist, after performing Scarlatti’s Baroque Sonata K.1. Music Cognition, Vol. 1/2022. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2022. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. https://cognitiemuzicala.edituramediamusica.ro/issues/2022/Music_Cognition_ISSN_2601-3193_2022_issue_5_pg_no_066-079.pdf
2021 Notation without Symbols: Aus den Sieben Tagen. The Romanian Journal of Music and Medicine 4/2021, pp. 57-65. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=1006796.
2021 Effects of the Repertoire on the Musculoskeletal System in both High-School and Expert Pianists. Co-author Iulia Toma, West University of Timisoara. Music Cognition, Vol. 1/2021. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. https://cognitiemuzicala.edituramediamusica.ro/issues/2021/Music_Cognition_ISSN_2601-3193_2018_issue_4_pg_no_122-143.pdf
2021 Towards an AI-driven paradigm: Composition and Improvisation with Live Electronics, a Possible Contribution to Modern Music Education. ICTMF Vol. XIII, nr.1/2021. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2019. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. http://www.tic.edituramediamusica.ro/reviste/2021/1/ICTMF_ISSN_2067-9408_2021_vol_12_issue_1_pg_no_035-046.pdf
2020 A Descent into the Maelström: The Promised Land of A.I. ICTMF Vol. XII, nr.1/2020. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Media Musica, 2020. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. http://www.tic.edituramediamusica.ro/reviste/2020/1/04_TIC_11_1_POPEAN.pdf
2020 Who Cares if You Listen: Reloaded. Romanian Journal of music and Medicine nr.1/2019. ISSN 1841-1169. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=837529
2020 Musculoskeletal Aspects in Measurement-Based Studies on Pianists’ Posture and Movement: A Systematic Review, Music Cognition nr. 1/2020, Co-author Iulia Toma, West University of Timisoara. ISSN 2601-3193, Cluj-Napoca. https://cognitiemuzicala.edituramediamusica.ro/issues/2020/114-141.pdf
2019 Improvisation as a Modulatory Agent for Adaptive Algorithm Development in Music Visual Programming Using an A.I. Hybrid. ICTMF Vol. XI, nr.1/2019. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2019. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. http://tic.edituramediamusica.ro/reviste/2019/1/ICTMF_ISSN_2067-9408_2019_vol_10_issue_1_pg_no_071-083.pdf
2019 The modulatory effect of meditation on emotional well-being, behavior management and brain activity for music cognition research. Music Cognition, Vol. 3/2019. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. http://cognitiemuzicala.edituramediamusica.ro/issues/2019/092-102.pdf
2018 The Death of the Author in the Digital Age: An Essay on the Reclusive Anonymous. ICTMF Vol. IX, nr.2/2018, în curs de publicare. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=726260
2018 Algorithm Applications in Music Education as part of General Aicology. ICTMF Vol. IX, nr.1/2018, pag. 7-15. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. http://www.tic.edituramediamusica.ro/reviste/2018/1/ICTMF_ISSN_2067-9408_2018_vol_9_issue_1_pg_no_007-015.pdf
2018 A Matter of Taste: A Preliminary Study on Music and Food Choice among Students. Music Cognition, nr. 1/2018, pag. 5-13. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. Co-authored with Laura Stan from the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=728249
2018 Teaching for Transfer: Improving Beginner Student Viola Performance by Implementing the Think-Set-Play Sequence. Music Cognition, nr. 1/2018, pag. 84-92. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=728267
2017 Scribe: Statistical Analysis of Methodological Parameters in Instrumental Training. Communication and Information Technology in the Musical Domain. ICTMF Vol. VIII, nr. 2, 2017. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2017. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X. ׀ CEEOL ׀
2017 The Effect of Relaxation Techniques on Student Music Sight-Reading and Short-Term Learning under Test-Induced Performance Anxiety. Music Cognition, Vol. 1, nr. 1/2017. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-606-645-079-9. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=603062
2016 The development of new instruments for interdisciplinary research in music cognition: IT Solutions based on Cycling ’74 Max or Pure Data. ICTMF Vol. VII, nr. 2/2016. Cluj-Napoca: Media Musica Publishing, 2016. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=598911
2016 Cycling ’74 Max, a Cross-Curricular Educational Platform. ICTMF Vol. VII, nr. 1/2016. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Media Musica Publishing, 2016. Print ISSN 2067-9408. On-line ISSN 2069-654X https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=597591
2015 Musings on the Origins of Tibetan Ceremonial Music: Yang. The Rangjung Yeshe Literary Arts Journal (Fall 2015): 51-54. Kathmandu: Rangjung Yeshe Institute, Kathmandu University, 2015

Books

THE STILLNESS OF THE SILENT SOUND
A Tantric Analysis of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s AUS DEN SIEBEN TAGEN

Chapter 1. General Frame of Reference
Chapter 2. Shifting Paradigms
Chapter 3. Tantra
Chapter 4. Aus den sieben Tagen: Analysis
- - General considerations
  - Comparative analysis
  - Layout analysis
  - Semantic analysis
  - Literary analysis
  - Tantric analysis

MediaMusica Publishing, Cluj-Napoca, 2018. ISBN: 978-606-645-101-7

20TH-CENTURY MUSIC ANALYSIS: CASE STUDIES

Wuorinen, Charles. Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Penderecki, Krzysztof. Strophen
Schoenberg, Arnold. Sechs kleine Klavierstück (Op. 19), No. 5
Braxton, Anthony. Composition #163 │chart
Babbitt, Milton. Wiedersehen from the song cycle DU
Popean, Mihai. Sanctus
Popean, Mihai. Tempestas, The Eye of the Storm analysis │chart

MediaMusica Publishing, Cluj-Napoca, 2018.
ISBN 978-606-645-104-8
ISMN 979-0-707655-39-9

STUDENT HANDBOOKS

Fundamentals of Music Analysis. (Analize Muzicale. Principii Fundamentale). Student handbook. Cluj-Napoca: MediaMusica, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-103-1. ISMN 979-0-707655-38-2.

Fundamentals of Tonal-Functional Harmony (Armonia Tonal-Funcțională. Principii Fundamentale). Student handbook. Cluj-Napoca: MediaMusica, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-102-4. ISMN 979-0-707655-37-5.

Popean, Mihai. Score Reading. Student handbook. Cluj-Napoca: MediaMusica, 2018. ISBN 978-606-645-106-2. ISMN 979-0-707655-41-2.

Early Music Transcriptions

Facsimile 1: Recerchari, motetti, canzoni, Marcantonio da Bologna (Venice, 1523).
Facsimile 7a: Boumgartner (1450-1550, German Organ Tablature).
Facsimile 18: El Maestro, Luis de Milan (Libro de musica de vuhuela de mano, Valencia, 1535, Spanish Lute Tablature).
Facsimile 19a: Ein guter geringer Hofftanz.
Facsimile 20: La rhetorique des dieux, Denis Gaultier (Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett Ms.142; ca. 1650).
Facsimile 23a: Quel fronte signorille in paradiso, Guillaume du Fay.
Facsimile 23b: Dona i ardenti rai, Guillermus Dufay.
Facsimile 27: Guillaume Du Fay.
Facsimile 28: Anima Mea (MS Florence, Biblioteca Nazionale Magl. XIX. 112 bis, late XV cent.).
Facsimile 31: Ce reusse fait, Hugo de Lantius.
Facsimile 46: Modal Notation (MS Florence, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana; XIII cent.).
Facsimile 47, 48: Pass’e mezo a la bolognesa, Giovanni Maria da Crema.
Facsimile: Air (Passacalle, La Folie), Du Bailly.
Facsimile 49: Clausula Benedicamus domino.
Facsimile 54b: Motet Chansonnier Roy.
Facsimile 57: Motet: Candida Virginitas, Flos Filius (London British Museum, XIII cent.)
Facsimile 60: Motet: Mout me fu grief
Facsimile 64b: MS Montpellier, Faculte des Medicines (XXXIII cent.)
Facsimile: Cantus V, Thomas Campion.
Facsimile: Cantus XV, Thomas Campion.
Facsimile: Cantus XIX, Thomas Campion.
Facsimile: Cantus XXVIII, Thomas Campion.
Facsimile: Je Demande, Machaud.
Facsimile: Regina Caelorum, Du Fay.
Facsimile: Tres douce dame, Guillaume de Machau.

Nominal Citations

2019 Boland, N. (2019). The Mood of the Fifth: Exploring Interbeing with (in) the Refrain (Doctoral dissertation, Auckland University of Technology). Retrieved (http://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10292/12433/BolandN.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y).
2018 Martinsburg. Local students named to all-state orchestra. The Journal, 13 martie 2018, Carolina de Nord, SUA (www.journal-news.net/life/in-our-neighborhood/2015/04/local-students-named-to-all-state-orchestra/).
2018 Fernando Salvetti, Barbara Bertagni, Pierluigi Ingrassia, Gabriele Pratticò. “HoloLens, Augmented Reality and Teamwork: Merging Virtual and Real Workplaces.” August 2018, International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) 11(1):44. DOI: 10.3991/ijac.v11i1.9228.
2018 Nelida Nedelcuț, Ciprian Gabriel Pop, Amalia Nedelcuț. “Distance Learning in the Musical Field in Romania through European-Funded Projects.” August 2018, International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC) 11(1):36 DOI: 10.3991/ijac.v11i1.9209.
2015 “Martinsburg. Local students named to all-state orchestra.” The Journal, April 10, 2015, Carolina de Nord, SUA (www.journal-news.net/life/in-our-neighborhood/2015/04/local-students-named-to-all-state-orchestra/).
2015 Adrian Ivanitchi. Biography. Accessed March 13, 2018 (http://adrianivanitchi.ro/bio.html).
2015 Revolvy. “Further Reading.” Aus den sieben Tagen. Revolvy.com, Accessed March 13, 2018 (https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Aus%20den%20sieben%20Tagen).
2015 Wikipedia. Aus den sieben Tagen. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Accessed March 13, 2018 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aus_den_sieben_Tagen).
2015 Cozma, Diana. „Uite o furnică, exclamă Winnie!” (Look, an ant! exclaimes Winnie) Reuniunea Doamnelor (Ladies’ Reunion). p. 32. Ardeleana Publishing, 2015.
2015 Pam Kendall. “String students perform in Charleston.” The Bridgeport News, March 19, 2015, Bridgeport, West Virginia, SUA (https://www.wvnews.com/bridgeportnews/news/strings-students-perform-in-charleston/article_69247ea1-b24c-548f-96ba-773bcc031c61.html).
2015 Connect-Bridgeport Staff. “BHS, BMS Strings Students Perform at WVMEA Conference in Charleston.” Connect Bridgeport, 17 martie 2015, Bridgeport, West Virginia, USA. (http://connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view&section=News&item=BHS-BMS-Strings-Students-Perform-at-WVMEA-Conference-in-Charleston-14946).
2010 Bowling Green State University. “BGSU director, composer merge talents. News, March 2010.” Accessed March 13, 2018 (https://www.bgsu.edu/news/2010/03/BGSU-director-composer-merge-talents.html).
2006 Richland School District One. “Teacher of the Year 2005-2006. Congratulations to Mr. Mihai Popean.” Echo Newsletter, February 2006, SC, USA.
2005 Atkins, Alexis. „Faculty Spotlight. Mr. Mihai Popean.” Echo Newsletter (Eau Claire High School periodic), 2005, SC, USA.
2005 Ionesco, Eugène. Dominique, Probst. „Maximilen Kolbe.” Textes de Littérature Moderne et Contemporaine, vol. 80, p. 58. Honoré Champion, 2005.
2005 Șofron, Demostene. „Conu Leonida” pe scena Institutului Cultural Român din Viena (Conu Leonida on the stage of the Romanian Cultural Institute from Vienna). Adevărul de Cluj, 2005.
2005 Brooks, Damien. „Tickling the ivory gift of the piano.” Echo (Eau Claire High School periodic), December 2005, SC, USA.
2005 Wood, Shannon E. „Mr. Popean’s Composition Class.” Echo (Eau Claire High School periodic), February 2005, SC, USA.
2003 Richland School District One. “Teacher’s composition to be played by famous violinist”. This Week. Vol. 15, No. 30. Feb. 10, 2003, SC, USA.
2002 Rusu, Sergiu. Muzica new age in Romania. Electrosound.ro. Accessed November 13, 2017 (http://www.electrosound.ro/newage3.php.htm).
2001 Șorban, Elena. „Teatru și Muzică. Despre principiile muzicii” (Theater and Music. About the Principles of Music). Teatrul azi (Theater Today), vol.1 no.2, p.93., Bucharest: Fundaţia Culturală „Camil Petrescu” (Camil Petrescu Cultural Foundation), 2001.
1998 Țion, Adrian. Aladin și Lampa Fermecată (Aladdin & the Magic Lamp), Teatrul Turda (Turda Theater). Cluj-Napoca: Ziarul Informația (The News newspaper).
1992 Gabriel Gomboșiu (G. G.). „Korruptor. Ce mai vine de la Cluj? Techno-Thrash!” (What comes from Cluj? Techno Thrash!). Bucharest: Magazinul Pop Rock & Show (Pop Rock & Show Magazine), nr. 36 (93), September 1992.

Conferences

2021 Effects of the Repertoire on the Musculoskeletal System in both High-School and Expert Pianists. National Conference with international Participation Art & Education, 13th edition, Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, April 17, 2019.

2021 Towards an AI-driven paradigm: Composition and Improvisation with Live Electronics, a Possible Contribution to Modern Music Education. National Conference with international Participation Art & Education, 13th edition, Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, April 16, 2019.

2020 Who Cares if You Listen: Reloaded. Music and Medicine Symposium, 8th edition, free section. Romanian Academy – Timisoara Branch, Nov. 15, 2019.

2020 Musculoskeletal Aspects in Measurement-Based Studies on Pianists’ Posture and Movement: A Systematic Review, Music Cognition nr. 1/2020, Co-author Iulia Toma, West University of Timisoara. ISSN 2601-3193, Cluj-Napoca.

2019 Improvisation as a Modulatory Agent for Adaptive Algorithm Development in Music Visual Programming Using an A.I. Hybrid. National Conference with international Participation Art & Education, 11^th edition, Information and Communication Technology in the Musical Field Symposium, Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, April 4, 2019.

2019 The modulatory effect of meditation on emotional well-being, behavior management and brain activity for music cognition research. National Conference with international Participation Art & Education, 11^th edition, Music Cognition Symposium, Gheorghe Dima National Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, April 3, 2019.

2018 Transcendence: Aus den sieben Tagen. International Contemporary Music Festival TIMSONIA, 2nd edition, West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Music and Theater, Center for Musica dn Transdisciplinary Research, The Banat Museum, Theresia Bastion, 20 Noiembrie, 2018.

2018 Algorithm Applications in Music Education as Part of General Aicology. Conferința Națională cu participare internațională Artă și Educație, ediția a 10-a, Academia de Muzică „Gheorghe Dima”, Cluj-Napoca, 19 aprilie, 2018.

2018 Teaching for Transfer: Improving Beginner Student Viola Performance by Implementing the Think-Set-Play Sequence. Conferința Națională cu participare internațională Artă și Educație, ediția a 10-a, Academia de Muzică „Gheorghe Dima”, Cluj-Napoca, 20 aprilie, 2018.

2018 A Matter of Taste: A Preliminary Study on Music and Food Choice among Students cu Laura Stan co-autor, Universitatea de Științe Agricole și Medicină Veterinară din Cluj-Napoca.

2018 Sample Research: The Effect of Relaxation Techniques on Student Music Sight-Reading and Short-Term Learning under Test-Induced Performance Anxiety. Simpozionul Național cu participare internațională pe teme de Cogniție Muzicală, Universitatea de Vest din Timisoara, 17 aprilie, 2018.

2017 The Effect of Relaxation Techniques on Student Music Sight-Reading and Short-Term Learning under Test-Induced Performance Anxiety. Education in the Society of Knowledge, Art & Education National Conference with international participation, 9th Edition, „Gheorghe Dima”, Cluj-Napoca, April 5-7, 2017.

2016 Cycling ’74 Max, a Cross-Curricular Educational Platform. Communication and Information Technology in the Musical Domain. ICT in the Musical Field (Tehnologii Informatice și de Comunicație în Domeniul Muzical. ICT domeniul muzical) Vol. VII, nr. 2/2016. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Media Musica, 2016.

Training

2020-2021 Teaching Grant and Professional Development: UVT Teaching & Learning Brand: Reflexive – Collaborative Teaching Strategies in Higher Education, Dec. 2020-Aug. 2021, West University of Timisoara, Romania.
Curriculum design
Modern teaching methods
Development of teaching materials
Student group management
Learning through authentic and efficient collaboration (concept, principles, techniques, ways of accomplishment).
2010 Music and the Brain Symposium, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
2010 Early Music Notation seminar, early music (Medieval and Renaissance) manuscript research and transcription, Bowling Green State University, OH, SUA.
2010 MUS 7220, Multidisciplinary Seminar Cognition, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2010 PSYC 7870, Psychology: Meditation and the Brain, Independent Study, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2010 PSYC 7910, Music, Language, and Brain, Directed Research, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2009 The Effect of Music on the Autonomic Nervous System, Kamal Chémali, M.D., Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2009 When Music Sings, the Brain Listens and the Heart Modulates, Master Class, Kamal Chémali, M.D., Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2009 MUS 780, Psychology of Music Coloquia: Seminar, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2009 PSYC 7100, Basic Neuroscience and Cognition, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2008 Neurologic Music Therapy Seminar: Techniques and Strategies for Learning and Rehabilitation, Professional Development Certificate, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2008 MUED 621, Psychology of Music, Bowling Green State University, OH, USA.
2001-2006 Teaching with the Brain in Mind, Arts with the Brain in Mind, etc., Teacher Workshops, Richland County School District One, Columbia, SC, USA.
2001-2004 ADEPT, The SC’s system for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching, Richland County School District One, Columbia, SC, SUA.
1994 ZPM010214X, Psychology, Gh. Dima Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
1993 ZPM010114X, Psychology, Gh. Dima Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.