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Creative Music Practice PhD

UK

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What will I learn?

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:compositionperformance (either of original or pre-existing repertoire)installationsound designinteractive music softwareTypical applicants to this programme include:composer-theorists who wish to carry out research into and practice of particular compositional modelsperformers who wish to deepen their practice through musicological researchcomputer-music composers who wish to develop documented hardware/software systems for their musicperformers with a need to study the techniques and organology of period instrumentsinstrument builders/researchers seeking historical techniques found in evidence from the original instruments

Which department am I in?

Music

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£29,000.00 (US$ 37,451) per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline

31/10/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Lauriston Campus

74 Lauriston Place,

Edinburgh,

EH3 9DF, SCOTLAND, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
£29,000.00 (US$ 37,451) per year
This is a fixed fee
Application deadline

31/10/2026

Start date

January 2027

Venue

Online/Distance Learning

Old College, South Bridge,

Edinburgh,

EH8 9YL, Scotland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

Normally a UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent. If you do not meet the academic entry requirements, we may still consider your application on the basis of relevant professional experience.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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