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The Elements of Music: A Good Start To Basic Analysis
When considering the analysis of a piece of music for the first time, it is sometimes useful to start with the ‘elements of music’. As a first step – try placing the following elements in order of priority – in … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Education, Musicology
Tagged analysis, elements of music, musicology, paul carr, sir duke, tempo, texture, times they are a changin
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National Identity versus Commerce: An Analysis of Opportunities and Limitations within the Welsh Music Scene for Composers and Performing Musicians
I have a new Journal article coming out in the next week which discusses some askpects of the Welsh Music scene. It will be published in the Journal ‘Popular Music History’ – a short abstract copied below. This chapter intends … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Live Music, Music Industry, Musicology
Tagged composers, identity, Music Industry, musicology, paul carr, performing musicians, welsh music
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An Overview of 2011
It is so long since I last blogged, so I thought this seemed a good time to set a new year’s resolution to upload a post at least once a week. So – here goes – a brief synopsis of … Continue reading
Selection of Student Blogs
As part of the Foundation Degree in Music Industry Entrepreneurship course that I have blogged about many times before, the students have to document a blog which discusses their perspectives on areas of the music industry. I thought it makes … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Education, Foundation Degre
Tagged blogs, entrepreneurship, Foundation Degree, paul carr
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Exploitation or Publicity? The (re)use of music that is otherwise out of the public domain
A quick post here to ask a question really. When digging around on the internet tonight, I found a couple of tracks that I played on/composed that were being given away free. The first is off a Jazz Renegades album … Continue reading
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Tagged certain kind of freedom, freedom samba, jazz renegades, paul carr, sarah jane morris, steve white
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Foundation Degree in Music Industry Entrepeneurship: Session 1
It was the first session of the Foundation Degree in Music Industry Entrepreneurship today. We covered Study Skills: namely an 800 word essay on a topical area of the music industry, a 10 minute presentation on the music industry (using … Continue reading
A Synopsis of What I Have Been Up To
Well, I thought I would never get around to writing another blog. A mixture of a broken laptop and ‘life in general’ has resulted in me not writing a post for a couple of months. I intend to change that … Continue reading
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Tagged big scott, ergo phizmiz, Frank Zappa, live music, loops, Music, paul carr, welsh music industry, zappa family trust
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Popular Music Foundation Degrees: Are they Micky Mouse Courses?
The funding I recently obtained from the European Social Fund to develop a Foundation Degree for the Convergence Areas of the Welsh Music Industry is now been put to good use. The structure is now more or less fully developed, … Continue reading
Pat Metheny: Why is his music so interesting?
I have just spent an hour or so listening to a ‘best of Pat Metheny‘ collection on Spotify. Having been listening to this man’s music for around 30 years now, it is crazy to think some of the tracks … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology, Uncategorized
Tagged Academic, metheny, music analysis, musicology, nattiez, orchestrion, pat metheny, paul carr
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