Research in Music
Research areas
Music research is primarily focused on the following areas:
- Intermedia research
Composing, performing and reflecting upon new work within the spectrum of contemporary practice. - History, analysis and criticism
Exploring relationships between musical text and context in the 20th and 21st century. - Applied music
Developing business, innovation and skills for musicians.
"I studied for a PhD at Kingston part-time between 1995 and 2002 and wrote my thesis on 'Cultural Considerations of Rubato in Czech Piano Performance, with Specific Reference to Chopin's Works'.
"Kingston gave me the vital experience I needed to move into the world of higher education teaching. I was given the opportunity to lecture in Hong Kong on the BMus course Kingston runs out there. I taught many different courses, and was eventually given the position of co-ordinating all of the performance modules. Hong Kong was a tremendous challenge - a 'straight in at the deep end' scenario, but through the challenge I gained a wealth of invaluable experience which enabled me, on completion of my PhD, to gain a permanent lectureship at Roehampton University."
Josepha Collins (Former PhD Music student)
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Contact us
Enquiries from prospective MA by Research and PhD students are always welcome. Proposals from composers and performers wishing to read for a research degree are encouraged, as well as proposals from musicologists and interdisciplinary researchers.
Please contact Dr Caroline Potter or Dr Paul Archbold in the first instance with an outline proposal.
