Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] Startup opportunity - MuseCool

Hi all

 

Please below a startup opportunity that might be of interest to masters or PhD students.

 

Best wishes

Charis 

 

 

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Opportunity 

Instrumental music education is still being taught largely the same way it was during Mozart's time. We're looking to innovate in this space. 

 

MuseCool has just raised pre-seed investment to build a tool that listens to children's live music lessons, understands them, and creates practice games based on them, for the children to do at home between sessions. The primary goal is to make practice at home actually fun and easy to follow - while keeping it very relevant to what is taught by real tutors each week. Secondary goals include really understanding how lessons are being taught and how children practice, for insights, benchmarking, and further future innovation in this space. 

 

Role: working to transcribe raw audio into annotated text & symbolic notation, initially focusing on piano lesson only, then expanding to all other instruments; you'll be working as part of a project team of 3 people, including yourself. 

Type: preferably full time, but part time also possible. 

When: starting asap. 

Where: remote. We also have an office near Liverpool Street, but that's optional. 

Pay: £30k/year + 1% of the firm, which is currently valued at £3M. We are looking to increase the valuation to at least £10M by this time next year and raise investor funds again, at which point the salary will also be renegotiated significantly upward. 

 

Join us and help redefine & improve the way music is taught to children around the world!

 

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If interested, please contact Petru Cotarcea: petru@musecool.com – very nice and enthusiastic guy!

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/petru-cotarcea/?originalSubdomain=uk

 

https://www.forbes.com/profile/petru-cotarcea/

 

https://musecool.com/uk/

 

 

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Communication Acoustics Lab 

Centre for Digital Music
Queen Mary University of London

http://comma.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/

c.saitis@qmul.ac.uk

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We are always hearing, but are we listening? — Joel Chadabe

Fwd: Collaborative Studentship between LSE and Music Mark

[shared on behalf of Dr Sarah K. Whitfield]

Dear Colleagues,

The following Collaborative Studentship between LSE and Music Mark is now open for applications, please do share with those who might be interested in applying,

All best,

Sarah Whitfield – sarah.whitfield@musicmark.org.uk

 

LSE Collaborative Studentship with Music Mark

The LSE ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership is pleased to offer the following Collaborative Studentship, commencing in September 2025: 

Project Title: Understanding the data ecosystem of music education provision in England: analysing Music Education Hubs' annual reporting data

Collaborative Partner: Music Mark

LSE Department: Department of Methodology

Supervisory team: Dr Sally Stares (s.r.stares@lse.ac.uk) (LSE), Professor Jouni Kuha (LSE), Dr Sarah K. Whitfield (Music Mark)

Project Description: 

The focus for this project is mandatory reporting data from Music Education Hubs (MEHs) within England. MEHs were set up in 2012 in England to augment and support music education in response to 'The Importance of Music', the first National Plan for Music Education (NPME). MEHs are partnerships that cover particular geographical areas, overseeing music provision by providing delivery and/or working with organisations including schools, local authorities, community organisations, voluntary organisations, industry, etc. At the start of 2024, there were 115 MEHs, which have now been reorganised into 43 hub lead organisations, which cover all areas of England.

MEHs are required to report, via annual surveys, information on music education activities, student engagement numbers and characteristics in their area, and MEH staffing, income and expenditure. Schools are requested to report their music activities to their local MEH, even if the MEH or its members are not directly involved in them. This makes for a data set that in principle is a census of music provision in state educational settings. The survey questions were designed by the Department for Education (DfE) and Arts Council England (ACE), and data have been collected annually since 2012-13. Music Mark works within its role as an Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) to support the sector in collating the data, in developing data literacy, and in advocating with both ACE and DfE.

The broad goals of this project are to analyse the data to learn more about music education provision across England, and to further our understanding of the broader context of how the data are reported and used. The precise research questions for the project will be developed by the student in collaboration with the supervisory team. 

 

For full details of the PhD and for how to apply, please visit: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/fees-and-funding/LSE-Collaborative-Studentship-with-Music-Mark

 

Deadline for applications:  

The deadline for consideration for this Collaborative Studentship is 25 March 2025.

Fwd: PhD Studentships for 2025 at Kingston University London

 

PhD Studentships for 2025 at Kingston University London

The Department of Performing Arts at Kingston University London is delighted to invite expressions of interest from strong Music researchers to join our PhD Programme from October 2025. 

 

Several fully-funded and part-funded studentships are available on a competitive basis to undertake doctoral study (including practice-based) in a range of areas.

 

We encourage applications from Global Majority students: as well as ringfencing a number of studentships, we are also offering a programme of support and mentoring during the application process.

 

At least one of the fully-funded PhD studentships will be awarded to a Kingston Alumni who has completed an undergraduate and/or masters level degree course at Kingston University or its predecessor institutions. 

 

Deadline for applications: 5 March 2025

 

Research in Music at Kingston University is both theoretical and practice-based and often the two are integrated. Engaging with a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives, music staff have particular strength in:

• Music technology
• Musicology
• Music education
• Music composition

Music technology research include studio-based creative practices, immersive audio environments, interactive performances, and music AI. Musicology topics range from historical and philosophical aspects to popular musicology and music in other media (moving image, dance). Music education research is inclusive of a broad range of teaching and learning settings and related music in health and wellbeing contexts. Music compositions encompass instrumental works, interactive pieces and multimedia collaborations.

Specific areas of expertise include: 

• studio-based creative practice-research
• pop musicology and ludomusicology
• sound spatialisation techniques and systems
• site-specific installation art
• music memory and perception
• electroacoustic music analysis
• preservation issues of electronic music
• electronic music performance practices
• music and generative AI

 

Further information on the studentships and guidelines for application can be found here:

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/funding/phd-studentships-2025/

 

For information of the research environment of Kingston School of Art, please follow this link: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/kingston-school-of-art/research-and-innovation/research-degrees/

 

Questions about the PhD programme can be directed to Dr Daniela Perazzo, Postgraduate Research Coordinator: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/staff/profile/dr-daniela-perazzo-179/. Prospective applicants are encouraged to discuss their research proposal in advance of submitting an application.

Fwd: [DMRN-LIST] workshop in London March 30-31

A meeting of musical minds – workshop on performance, creativity, and AI will take place March 30-31 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in person (sorry but we will not be streaming the event). The workshop features distinguished speakers and will include presentations, discussions, and a concert. You can access more detailed information on the event here. The workshop is free but we ask people to register . 

The concert - Sunday evening - is part of the workshop but is also open to the public. If you register to the workshop you do not need to also register for the concert. (registration for the concert only available here )

Oded Ben-Tal, DMA, MA, BA, BSc FHEA

Associate Professor, Music

Kingston School of Art | Kingston University London

Department of Performing Arts website

Fwd: HearMus Seminar 4

The next seminar in the new HearMus series is taking place next Wednesday 22nd January 2pm GMT (3pm CET) with Johanna Boyer (MED-EL) and Bastien Sannac Cunningham (Meludia).

 

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HearMus Seminar 4

Time: Jan 22 2025 14:00-16:00 GMT (15:00-17:00 CET)

 

Benefits of Online Music Training for Cochlear Implant Recipients

Johanna Boyer, MED-EL

 

Music enjoyment is of importance for many cochlear implant users and the interest in music training is high, but many cochlear implant users report that it is a challenge to find suitable training resources and stall because they don't know how to practice. Meludia is an online music training program that provides structured and guided music training for musically experienced and inexperienced children and adults, which is designed to enable them to be successful. The program has great potential because it is offered in 23 different languages and therefore can be used globally; it is easily accessible and convenient to use because it allows for an individual schedule; and because it is such a comprehensive music training tool, it gives users the chance to work on individual goals regardless of their present abilities. In this presentation I will share recent research findings demonstrating benefits for music, speech and quality of life.

 

New generations of auditory training & testing for hearing impaired users

Bastien Sannac Cunningham, Meludia

 

This talk will explore novel methods of auditory training and assessment for hearing impaired listeners.

 

 

Alinka Greasley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: HearMus Seminar 4 (22.01.25)

Time: Jan 22, 2025 14:00-16:00 GMT (15:00-17:00 CET)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://universityofleeds.zoom.us/j/86082985384

Meeting ID: 860 8298 5384

 

We look forward to seeing some of you there! Please pass on to anyone you feel would be interested.

 

The HearMus seminar series provides a monthly forum for the discussion of a broad array of topics around music and hearing health. The series aims to yield a state of the art of research on music perception and hearing impairment, hearing aids and music, and individual differences in music perception and production. Besides presentations from experts in academia and industry, the seminar series seeks to foster lively discussions and exchange of ideas, with the joint goal of sustaining and enhancing access to music for people with diverse hearing needs.

 

You can find out more details and watch previous seminars here: https://musicandhearingaids.org/hearmus-seminars/

 

 

Prof. Alinka Greasley

Professor of Music Psychology

Director of Research and Innovation

School of Music | University of Leeds | Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK

Email: a.e.greasley@leeds.ac.uk | Phone: + 44 113 343 4560

Fwd: Centre for Performance Science: New Podcast Launch

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to share that Performance Science, the new Centre for Performance Science podcast, launches today! See below for further details and information on how you can listen.

 

Centre for Performance Science: New Podcast Launch

Hosted by Professor Aaron Williamon, Head of the Centre for Performance Science, Performance Science is a podcast exploring the science of performing and the role of performance in society. It encourages us to think differently about the ways in which performing is part of our lives. 

 

Bringing together expert guests from across the creative industries, this first four-part series focuses on the health and wellbeing of the creative workforce, including conversations with guests from Equity, the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, the Royal Society of Musicians, the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, and Centre for Performance Science researchers. Throughout this series we examine a range of crucial topics, including performer resilience, financial autonomy for freelance creatives, empowering professional artistic communities, and improving wellbeing support systems. 

                                                                                                                                                            

How to Listen to Performance Science

New episodes will be released on Wednesday over the coming weeks. You can use the links below to listen directly through our website or via your preferred podcast platform:

 

Website: https://performancescience.ac.uk/podcast/

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/performance-science/id1784290301

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2abjCOK6DAAXXKQd2PWRDs?si=c3488496b2c840bd

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLuznx6bv3URfauwxFK11w8qlAClxWRjz&feature=shared

Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1001465391

Acast: https://shows.acast.com/674ede92830c3b302c519c8a

 

We very much hope that you will enjoy listening to the first season of Performance Science! Please subscribe, rate, and share with your networks – we would love to see these important conversations reach as wide an audience as possible.

 

Best wishes,

Michael

 

Michael Durrant

HEartS Project Coordinator

CENTRE FOR 
PERFORMANCE SCIENCE  
 
The CPS is a partnership of 

Royal College of Music | Imperial College London 

www.PerformanceScience.ac.uk