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We currently offer 19 music courses which range from Introduction to World and Early European Music to Film Music, The Architecture of Music, Latin American Music and Popular Music and Culture. We also offer a music certificate through the Chang School. Students learn about diverse traditions and their socio-cultural, political, historical, analytical, cultural and practical perspectives.
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Leslie Hall, PhD Associate Professor office JOR-406 phone ext. 7044 lrhall@ryerson.ca view more info... Education Western Board of Music, Diploma in Piano Performance; Royal Conservatory of Music, Grade IX Voice; B.A. (music), M.A. (musicology), Ph.D. (ethnomusicology), University of Toronto Teaching and Research Interests European Classical and Folk Music; Film Music; World Music; Middle Eastern Music; Latin Dance and Dance Music; Potential Use of music by people with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Current Teaching MUS 101: Introduction to World and Early European Music MUS 201: Introduction to Classical Music MUS 300: Musicology MUS 501: Traditional Musics of The World Selected Publications 2011 Change at the International Istanbul Music Festival, Yearbook for Traditional Music 43, 180-197 2010 The Art of the Early Egyptian Qanun. CD Review. Asian Music, vol. 41 no. 2, 215-217 2009 Synchronized Skating in Canada: Historical and Ethnographic Perspectives. Musicultures. Vol. 36, 83-109 2003 "Rumba and Chachachá: Multicultural Contexts in the Greater Toronto Area," Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, Vol. 3, 2003. 2003 "Evaluating the Effects of Music on Dyspnea During Exercise in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study," Rehabilitation Nursing, Vol. 28, no. 6, 2003. (With Dina Brooks, Souraya Sidani, Jane Graydon, Sandra McBride, and Krisztina Weinacht.)
Kim Chow-Morris, PhD Associate Professor office JOR-438 phone ext. 7186 kmorris@ryerson.ca view more info... Education B.Mus (music): University of Toronto M.A. (ethnomusicology): York University PhD (ethnomusicology): York University
Private study of western flute with Kay Hoehner (London, Ontario); Anne Emond (principal London Symphony orchestra; University of Western Ontario), and Douglas Stewart (principal Canadian Opera Company, Esprit Orchestra and Les Miserables; University of Toronto)
Private study of Chinese flutes (dizi, xiao, hulusu) with masters Yu Xun Fa and Lu Chun Ling (Shanghai conservatory): Shanghai, China. Teaching and Research Interests Historical and studies subjects: ethnomusicology; early European classical music; music in film and media; urban soundscapes; popular music of the world; music and theatre; Chinese music; East and South-east Asian music; relationship of Asian philosophy and music; music and spirituality/religion; interdisciplinary arts; music and Islam in Xinjiang, China. Theory subjects music harmony; counterpoint; musicianship. Performance subjects western flute; Chinese dizi and xiao; chamber and orchestral music performance; conducting and rehearsal techniques; flute choir; Chinese Jiangnan sizhu, Cantonese opera, and guoyue style ensembles. Current Publications "Drums of Ghana: Bobobo Songs." One Girl Media + Design. Kwasi Dunyo, drum master. CD. 2004. "The Chinese Dizi Buzzes Sweetly Along." Flute Talk. ed. Victoria Jicha. The Instrumentalist Publishing Company. Dec 2004 "Piano Cove." Solitudes Ltd. CDG 170. Composed by Gordon Sheard. CD. 2000.
Paul Swoger-Ruston Sessional Instructor David Snable Sessional Instructor office JOR-409 phone ext. 7044 dsnable@ryerson.ca- view more info...
Education Royal Conservatory of Music, Diploma in Piano Performance; B. Mus. - University of Alberta M.Mus. - University of Alberta
Private piano studies with Boris Zarankin and Inna Perkis-Zarankin; private voice studies with Stephanie Bogle; harpsichord studies with Elizabeth Keenan. Performance Experience Edmonton Opera Association, Opera in Schools Programme Edmonton Opera Association, main stage productions (comprimario roles) Canadian Opera Company, chorus. Current Teaching MUS 101: Introduction to World and Early European Music MUS 201: Introduction to Classical Music MUS 505: Popular Music and Culture CMUS 101: Introduction to World and Early European Music CMUS 201: Introduction to Classical Music
Gillian Turnbull Sessional Instructor office JOR-409 phone n/a gturnbul@ryerson.ca view more info... Education BA (Music): University of Calgary MA (Musicology): University of Alberta Ph.D. Candidate (Ethnomusicology): York University (completion date winter 2009)
Teaching and Research Interests Popular music; Country music; Alternative country and folk music; Community radio and media; Music and geography; Music and gender; Political economy of music; Music industry; Western art music; World music Current Teaching MUS 505 - Popular Music and Culture Current Publications Winter 2008: "Underground Survival: Vocal Performance Practice and Intertextuality in Canadian Alt-Country." In Spanning the Distance: Reflections on Popular Music in Canada, ed. Charity Marsh and Holly Everett. Forthcoming (under review).
Fall 2005: "Radio Mondo: Transcending the Boundaries of Community Radio in Alberta." Culture and Tradition Vol. 27 (2005), p. 123-32.
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