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Please save the following date in your diaries: 3-5 July 2019, Sheffield University – Sheffield Performer and Audience Research Centre (SPARC) conference
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New publication: The Confident Choir
Our SPARC colleague and Music Psychology lecturer, Dr Michael Bonshor, ha sjust published his new book on building confidence in choirs! The Confident Choir: A Handbook for Leaders of Group Singing’ is a practical guide, provideingconductors and scholars with transformative advice for building confidence in choirs. Congratulations, Michael! You can find …
AHRC Research Associate Vacancy
Calling all audience researchers! The AHRC-funded project “Modern Fairies and Loathly Ladies” is looking for a vibrant researcher to join the team. The Research Associate role is 2 days a week, based at the University of Sheffield Music Department, beginning 1st February 2018 to 31st August 2019. This role will involve working …
AHRC post-doc vacancy
The AHRC-funded project ‘Understanding audiences for the contemporary arts’ is now recruiting a post-doctoral research associate, for a 30 month full-time position starting on 1st May 2017. Details of the post are available at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs and full details of the project and reports on its pilot stage can be found …
Postgraduate opportunities for audience researchers
Long-time friends of SPARC, the ‘Understanding Audiences’ team at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, are advertising a funded PhD project in partnership with the Barbican, with an application deadline of March 28th 2016. The project will focus in the area of understanding audiences and investigate concepts of ‘audience …
CFP: RMA Study Day 16th November 2015
We are holding a RMA Study Day on Monday 16th November, entitled Listening to the Listener: Contemporary Perceptions of Classical Music. Research students, academics and practitioners are warmly invited to contribute to the day. Submit proposals up to 250 words for 20 minute papers (followed by 10 minutes for discussion). …
‘Understanding audiences’ symposium April 2015
Many thanks to all those who attended and presented at our one day symposium on ‘Understanding audiences for the contemporary arts’, which included a report of our collaboration with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, invited talks from Philip Thomas (University of Huddersfield) and Kealy Cozens (Sound and Music), as well as …
Postgraduate courses in music psychology
The Department of Music, University of Sheffield is recruiting for our onsite and distance learning postgraduate courses programmes in music psychology: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/music/research/psychology/pgcourses If you’re interested in pursuing a short course or a full MA degree, in Sheffield or from anywhere in the world, do get in touch for further information: music@sheffield.ac.uk
Article in Research Studies in Music Education
A new article in Research Studies in Music Education is out this month, in which Stephanie Pitts reports on the work carried out with the Music in the Round outreach project, Music Box, in three Sheffield primary schools last year. The research used observation, questionnaires and focus groups to explore …