Music Postgraduate Degrees in Midlothian/Edinburghshire

...It’s not all science, however: you will also examine the role of acoustics and technology in the creative arts, and you’ll be encouraged to place your work in a cultural context... Learn about: Technical audio, Music Technology...

...including an engagement with performers in residence: the Edinburgh Quartet, and Edinburgh University Composers’ Orchestra which gives regular performances of student compositions... Learn about: Viol player...

...Updating and enrichment of your electronic music and media skills, including the use of notational software, sequencer software, hardware and mixing... Learn about: Compositional skills...

...evaluate and articulate the relationship of textual to extra-textual media in the formation of musical knowledge. The format of the PhD thesis consists... Learn about: Sound Design, Social History...

...they defend in a viva voce examination. For the MPhil programme, 24 months work culminates in a dissertation of c.60,000 words. Many Music PhD students...

...but students are required to develop an understanding of the cultural context of their work. All research degrees require students to work closely with a supervision...

...instruments and how this relates to the music we play. The skills you develop in observation and analysis will prepare you for a career in a range of music-related...

...You will take four compulsory courses... Introduction to Musicology Research Methods Making Sense of Popular Music Music, Philosophy and Politics... Learn about: Popular Music, Critical skills...

...The degree aims to provide a rich cross-disciplinary programme of study for its students to develop skills in the area of multimedia, audio production... Learn about: Design Tools, Interaction DESIGN, Sound Design...

...The programme is especially good preparation for PhD study in a sound design related area, via our PhD in Creative Music Practice... Learn about: Sound Design, Digital Media...