Cheers Jamie. Any art/music colleges in particular that spring to mind?...
On 21/02/07, jamie forth <jamie71forth_at_yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> If it's the creative applications that you're
> interested in, perhaps art colleges are interesting
> alternatives to music departments? Or music colleges,
> particularly if you are interested in working with
> performers too? The latter often have specific
> composer scholarships available.
>
> But check out music informatics and other science
> related departments - a lot of interesting stuff
> often happens in them!
>
> Jamie
>
> --- Peter Worth <peterworth2_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > > PhDs in composition are a rare treat if funding is
> > involved; you probably
> > > know already, but it's a hard one to get funding
> > for, though I believe in
> > > recent years I've seen composition PhDs with
> > funding advertised at
> > > DeMontford and at the Sonic Arts Research Centre
> > at Queen's University
> > > Belfast.
> >
> > They're a rare treat for sure. My first thought was
> > to try for one in
> > York at the music research centre, where i did my
> > MA. There are
> > various bits of funding available and i think i'd
> > stand a reasonable
> > chance, but then i realised I don't want to spend my
> > entire academic
> > career in a single institution, hence looking
> > elsewhere for similar
> > departments to the York MRC (which sit between a
> > music department and
> > an electronics or computing department).
> >
> > I saw the Belfast projects as well, they look good
> > actually... and
> > i'll check out DeMontford - thanks for that.
> >
> > > Not sure of your own background, and when you say
> > live\interactive do you
> > > mean electronic music, and if so, to what degree
> > technology development and
> > > what degree creative applications? Because the
> > places that might have
> > > funding or might be good centres for electronic
> > music aren't necessarily
> > > music departments. And I don't want to discount
> > overseas possibilities too,
> > > though you may have family commitments or the
> > like.
> >
> > Yes, i do mean electronic music. I'm from a
> > technical background, but
> > I'm really now only interested in the creative
> > applications of
> > technology. Livecoding, interactive compositions,
> > realtime
> > environmental sound processing etc. Institutions
> > which aren't
> > necessarily music departments sounds interesting...
> > can you give a
> > couple of examples?
> >
> > Thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated.
> >
> > Pete.
> >
>
>
>
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