Postgraduate Supervision

Interested in Postgraduate Studies in Music History?

Are you interested in pursuing an advanced research project in music history, music theory or digital musicology at the Master or Doctoral level? As a registered supervisor of Master- and Doctoral-level research at the University of New England, Australia, I have supervised a range of topics in musicology. I offer specialised research supervision in topics in early European music, Global Music history, Music and Visual Cultures and Digital musicology.  Please feel free to send your informal enquiries indicating your research interests, even if only broadly. I can work with you to develop your research project proposal into a formal document suitable for gaining entrance to higher degree studies. Please see the University of New England web site for further information on postgraduate degrees offered.

The basic requirement for entry into postgraduate studies is a four-year Bachelor degree (usually with a honours thesis or research project in the concluding year) or equivalent in a relevant or related area of research. Many topics in musicology require researchers to possess reading skills in at least one other language than English. French, German, Italian, Spanish and/or Latin are particularly useful in historical musicology, while Arabic, Chinese, Hindi or Japanese are examples of languages useful for global music history.

If you would like to initiate some informal discussions about postgraduate study, please write to me use the email contact details found here, and I will get back in contact with you as soon as possible.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available through the University of New England to support postgraduate living expenses for up to three years for full-time candidature. Additional funds and grants to support research are offered by the University of New England during your program of studies. Applications for studying at a distance will also be considered where it is not possible to reside on campus. Should you be interested in joining our project and possess appropriate undergraduate training and knowledge, I will support you in developing your funding application to align with my and my institution’s research strengths for the best chances of success. Note that some scholarships are limited to Australian or New Zealand citizens or international students residing on campus.

Completed supervision

C. Ellsmore. ‘The Role of Violetta Valery in Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata (1853)’. M.Mus Hons, University of New England, 2010. (supervisor)

D. Weston. ‘Beyond the Figures: A Search for Styles in Harpsichord Accompaniment 1600-1750’. M.Mus Hons, University of New England, 2010. (co-supervisor)

I. Coward. ‘Identifying Historical and Stylistic Bias in the Musical Content of Suzuki Violin’. PhD, University of New England, 2011. (co-supervisor)

T. Daly. ‘From Counterpoint to Composition in the Early L’homme Armé Mass’, PhD, The University of Melbourne, 2020. (subject expert supervisor).

C.Gleeson. ‘Jazz Elements as Fuel for Musical Compositions Featuring the Violin’, MPhil, University of New England, 2022. (principal supervisor)

L.Shoostovian, ‘Investigating the Interface between Orality and Literacy in Armenian Khaz Notation’. MA thesis, University of New England, 2022. (supervisor)

J.A. Stinson. ‘Florentine Trecento Musical Iconography and Contemporary Musical Performance Practice’, PhD, University of New England, 2023 (principal supervisor)

S.P. ‘Paso, Fuga, and Canon: Imitative Practices from the Perspective of Pablo Nassarre’. MA thesis,  University of New England, 2023. (supervisor)