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Music Composition PhD/MPhil
A superb opportunity to develop your own portfolio of compositions in a professional and supportive environment. We welcome a broad range of styles and approaches. There are many opportunities to perform your own work, or have them played and recorded by other…
PhD6 yearsPart-time
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Department of Music
A superb opportunity to develop your own portfolio of compositions in a professional and supportive environment. We welcome a broad range of styles and approaches. There are many opportunities to perform your own work, or have them played and recorded by others, both within the University and the wider city. Research areas Our research strengths are grouped into four themes. Music, space and place - Music and musical culture in a specific time and place - Transnational and transcultural exchange - Urban geographies and mobility Music-text-image - How music interacts with other art forms - Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines Musical creativity and community - Musical creativity - Development of communities and networks Music, politics and identity - How music has contributed to local, national and international political change - How music shapes individual identities Explore all our research themes and projects in detail - the university's website — University of — is one of eight universities making up the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C). The partnership provides funding and training to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers - the university's website You will have access to the University of — Academy. This will provide you with a network of researchers and staff to support you during your PhD, as well as training, placement and travel opportunities - the university's website
Getting in
As the university states it
Masters degree in a relevant subject or equivalent research experience. If your Masters is in a subject other than music you must demonstrate a suitable level of aptitude. Portfolio: provide three scores, with recordings if available. At least one work must be for a large ensemble. IELTS: 7.0 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
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