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The University of Edinburgh: Creative Music Practice
Institution | The University of Edinburgh View institution profile |
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Department | Edinburgh College of Art |
Web | https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying |
Study type | Research |
Summary
The PhD in Creative Music Practice is an opportunity for you to pursue practice-led research in the field of music at the highest level.
This will involve research that combines textual and musical outputs, for example:
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composition
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performance (either of original or pre-existing repertoire)
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installation
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sound design
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interactive music software
Typical applicants to this programme include:
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composer-theorists who wish to carry out research into and practice of particular compositional models * performers who wish to deepen their practice through musicological research
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computer-music composers who wish to develop documented hardware/software systems for their music
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performers with a need to study the techniques and organology of period instruments
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instrument builders/researchers seeking historical techniques found in evidence from the original instruments
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
Level | SCQF Level 12 |
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Entry requirements | Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements. |
Location | Central area campus George Square Edinburgh EH8 9JZ |
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The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.
Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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