Category Archives: Academic

How Relevant Are Foundation Degree’s To The Music Industry (Part 2)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Paul Carr

Continuing on from my last post regarding the  relevance of Foundation Degrees, I would like to briefly discuss how important they are to the music industry. The research I have been doing into live music over the last few months … Continue reading →

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How Relevant Are Foundation Degree’s To The Music Industry (Part 1)

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Paul Carr

The research I have been doing recently for the Welsh Music Foundation into live music over the last few months has made me think – how relevant and important are Foundation Degree’s to the music industry? This is part of … Continue reading →

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Copyright Infringement

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Paul Carr

I have recently being doin some work as a forensic musicologist, and thought it would be interesting to post interesting copy right cases that are hitting the press (I can’t inform anyone about what I am working on for obvious … Continue reading →

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“Dickie’s Such An Asshole”: Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Paul Carr

It seens a very long time since I posted anything related to Zappa, so here is an initial draft of a paper I am presenting at Bristol University in April. It still needs work (including around 1000 words taken out!), … Continue reading →

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ENGLISH HERITAGE CALL FOR ABBEY ROAD TO BE SAVED

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Paul Carr

Here is an interesting re blog concerning the fate of Abbey Road. English Heritage are the latest organisation to come out in support of Abbey Road Studios, which, as previously reported, is rumoured to have been put up for sale … Continue reading →

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DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUNDATION DEGREE IN MUSIC RETAIL MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A UNIVERSITY AND ROLAND UK

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Paul Carr

Two posts in one day – a record for me. Here is a paper I had published this month regarding my research into music foundation degrees. It is an extensive paper, and can be read by clicking this link.

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An Emic and Etic Analysis Of The Impact Of Creative Listening When Recording And Performing With The James Taylor Quartet

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Paul Carr

It is a long long time since I posted my last blog, so will try and make up for this in the next few days. I am off to Ireland in two weeks to present a paper on ecological listening, … Continue reading →

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DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUNDATION DEGREE IN MUSIC RETAIL MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A UNIVERSITY AND ROLAND UK

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Paul Carr

I have just had an article published on the research I have conducted regarding developing work based music Foundation Degrees. The Details can be found here.

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De-Canonizing Music History – New Book on Popular Music

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Paul Carr

I have a chapter in a new book on popular music released in December 2009. Published by Cambridge Scholar Publishing, it discusses the undertated influence of electric guitarists on the jazz aesthetic, and a sample can be found here (not … Continue reading →

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