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PhD in Frank Zappa
A little while ago, I posted about the idea of someone doing a PhD surrounding the work of Frank Zappa. Although I had a few people interested, as of yet – no one has signed up. So – this is … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, Education, Frank Zappa, paul carr, phd, qualifications
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Foundation Degree for the Music Industry in Wales
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
Posted in Academic, Foundation Degre, Music Industry, Wales
Tagged convergence areas, esf, Foundation Degree, musici industry., paul carr, Wales
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The Hermeneutic Circle
I have become very interested in the nature of the hermeneutic circle recently, in particularly how it enables us to learn about music. There has been a great deal of literature from both philosophy (For example Georg Gadamer) and musicicology … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Musicology
Tagged composer, composing, gavin bryars, hermeneutic circle, Lisa Gerrard, musicolopgy, paul carr
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Musical life in Germany
MIZ: Musical life in Germany. Here is a link to a free publication on musical life in Germany. It is is English, and devided in sections such as The Music Industry, state music, the educational system, music theatre, etc etc. … Continue reading
The Business of Live Music
Well, as promised, here is both the powerpoint presentation and the associated discussion for the talk I done earlier this month at Edinburgh University. This is basically a very brief overview of a 14000 word report I have recently done … Continue reading
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Tagged live music, paul carr, research, the business of live music, welsh music, welsh music industry
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Three Conference Papers in Four Weeks: The Details
Well, it is while since my last post. Over the last 4 weeks I have delivered three papers in three different countries. So – I thought I would give an overview of them here. The first was a paper entitled … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Loop Music, Musicology
Tagged Academic, Ben Challis, brian eno, guitarists, hypermediacy, loops, musicology, paul carr, Robert Fripp, tape, typology
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Gig at Torfaen Jazz Club:Ustream
Here is a section of a gig I done at Torfaen Jazz club on 25/3/11. The band is a Scratch Band (playing together for the first time), but I think music aside, it displays how easy it is to capture … Continue reading
Frank Zappa Analysis with Dave Frank
Here is a UStream cast by pianist and educator Dave Frank on Frank Zappa’s music. The session starts with some solo piano playing of none Zappa material (really nice), followed by some interesting analysis on Zappa’s tonal, modal, and atonal … Continue reading
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Tagged dave frank, Frank Zappa, musicology, paul carr, peaches and regalia
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Frank Zappa and Gesture
Here is a powerpoint presentation which looks at an approach to using an artist as a musicological case study. After explaining some potential generic approaches, it looks at Frank Zappa as a case study
Posted in Academic, Frank Zappa
Tagged Frank Zappa, gesture, musical gesture, musicologist, musicology, paul carr
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