From: Simon Emmerson (S.Emmerson@dmu.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Mar 14 2011 - 10:06:08 EDT
Announcing two music technology related doctoral studentship opportunities at De Montfort University
Closing Date: Monday 11 April 2011
Digital Operas and Digital Symphonies
This full PhD studentship (course fees plus stipend) is offered by the Institute Of Creative Technologies (IOCT) <http://www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk> and will be supervised by Professor Andrew Hugill <http://andrewhugill.com> and Professor Simon Emmerson <http://www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/humanities/departments-staff/staff/simon-emmerson.jsp> of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre (MTIRC) <http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/>. Applications are invited from UK or EU students with a good first degree in a relevant subject area.
This PhD will examine the development of digital operas and symphonies through a written survey and a practical project. The project will test the hypothesis that these forms may find a new expression in a digital context. The project will be undertaken with The Opera Group <http://www.theoperagroup.co.uk/> and will result in a digital work.
For a more information and instructions for application, please visit the detailed project description at <http://www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk/phd/studentship.html>.
Creative Technologies for Pitch-Continuous Melodic Expression
A PhD research studentship covering tuition fee costs within the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre (MTIRC) <http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/>, in association with Centre for Computational Intelligence (CCI) <http://www.cci.dmu.ac.uk/> and the Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT) <http://www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk/>, is available to suitably qualified UK or EU students. By "pitch-continuous melodic expression", we refer to melodic traditions that entail the continuous shaping of pitch in a precise fashion in the spaces between scale steps, supported by subtle modulation of amplitude and timbre. Examples would include Indian classical music and many East Asian traditions. This project involves development of theory, models and software tools enabling ease of computer creation, editing and sound-synthesis rendering of expressively convincing pitch-continuous melodies, and the creation of innovative artworks utilising these tools.
For a more information and instructions for application, please visit the detailed project description via <http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/humanities/scholarships-2011>.
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These research opportunities are part of 28 scholarships funded by DMU in 2011/12 to build on our excellent achievements in the RAE2008 and looking forward to REF2014. It will develop the university's research capacity into new and evolving areas of study, enhancing DMU's national and international research partnerships.
Simon Emmerson
Professor of Music, Technology and Innovation
Faculty of Humanities
De Montfort University
Leicester LE1 9BH
Tel. 0116-207-8238
email: S.Emmerson@dmu.ac.uk
http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/
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