Category Archives: Education

Musicology – Session 1

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Paul Carr

As last year, here is a powerpoint of some introductory notes to a musicology session I teach. Anyone interested in commenting – please do so! <div style=”margin-bottom:5px”> <strong> <a href=”http://www.slideshare.net/carrp/introduction-to-musicology-lecture&#8221; title=”Introduction to Musicology Lecture” target=”_blank”>Introduction to Musicology Lecture</a> </strong> from … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Paul Carr

I presented at a music and semiology conference last week – this was essentially a reading of the introduction to the forthcoming Zappa And the And book. Excellent conference, nice city – although I was pleased to get home. Although … Continue reading →

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Higher Education and Live Music in Wales: Future Developments

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Paul Carr

Well, I am coming toward the end of the research into the relationships between live music and higher education in Wales. With the report due at the end of this month, I thought I would provide some comments below. Very … Continue reading →

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The Elements of Music: A Good Start To Basic Analysis

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Paul Carr

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 →

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An Overview of 2011

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Paul Carr

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 →

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Selection of Student Blogs

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Paul Carr

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 →

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Popular Music Foundation Degrees: Are they Micky Mouse Courses?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Paul Carr

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 →

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Foundation Degree for the Music Industry in Wales

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Paul Carr

Well, my European Social Fund Foundation Degree for the music industry in Wales is due to be launched officially in a few days. In the first year, the funding will enable 15 people who live or work within the Welsh … Continue reading →

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Free Foundation Degree in Music For Wales

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Paul Carr

I got some good news this week. Over the last couple of years or so I have been working on developing a Foundation Degree that facilitates  anyone working within the music industry to gain credit for the skills they already … Continue reading →

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