Category Archives: Musicology

Last Exit Demo

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Paul Carr
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Magnetic North: Sting, Place and Identity

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Paul Carr

Although I am currently in the midst of loads of marking – when the dust settles I will be spending some time during the summer finishing off the initial draft of my Sting book – currently called ‘Magnetic North: Sting, … Continue reading →

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NE folk song

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Paul Carr

Originally posted on north east folk:
Sandra Kerr discusses and introduces some North East folk songs: Sandra Kerr discusses her views on the special characteristics of folk songs from the North East: Pete Wood lists the top 20 NE folk songs…

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Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Paul Carr

Having recently returned from a fantastic conference on ‘music and protest’ at the University of Limerick’, it got me thinking about an unpublished Zappa paper that I wrote around 7 years ago. I have copied and pasted the unedited version … Continue reading →

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Sting and the Protest Song

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Paul Carr

I am presenting a paper relating to my Sting book in Limerick this month at a conference on music and protest. Here is an early draft of what I will be speaking about Introduction This paper will provide an overview … Continue reading →

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Psycoanalytic Approaches to Analysis and Musical Taste

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Paul Carr

As anyone who has read this blog will know, I have developed an ongoing interest in the ways in which music conveys meaning over the last few years. This has resulted in considering many academics’ thoughts – ranging from philosophers … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on the A Level Music Curriculum

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Paul Carr

I have spent much time over the last several years trying to think more deeply about some of the issues associated with the ways in which students are prepared for higher education music courses. The National Diploma awards which were … Continue reading →

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Music Making in Merthyr Tydfil: Memories of Place and Space

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Paul Carr

Since starting my Sting book last year, I have become really interested in the relationship of music and memory. Although my Sting book is specifically focused on one musician’s complex love hate relationship with his hometown of Newcastle, something which … Continue reading →

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Censorship and Frank Zappa

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Paul Carr

My post the other week about doing a Frank Zappa talk as part of the forthcoming Frank Zappa music festival in Bangor has just taken an unexpected and very disappointing twist. The festival organisers have been told by the Zappa … Continue reading →

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Final Final Thoughts on Melodic Analysis

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Paul Carr

I have been discussing melodic and harmonic analysis with my students over the last few weeks. As a random exercise – we thought it would be useful to consider how some of these techniques are incorporated into the top 10. … Continue reading →

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