Course summary
The PhD in Creative Music Practice is an opportunity for you to pursue practice-led research in the field of music at the highest level. This will involve research that combines textual and musical outputs, for example:
- composition
- performance (either of original or pre-existing repertoire)
- installation
- sound design
- interactive music software
- composer-theorists who wish to carry out research into and practice of particular compositional models * performers who wish to deepen their practice through musicological research
- computer-music composers who wish to develop documented hardware/software systems for their music
- performers with a need to study the techniques and organology of period instruments
- instrument builders/researchers seeking historical techniques found in evidence from the original instruments
Modules
See the University of Edinburgh website for detailed programme information.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on our website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL