Composition, Music Engraving, and Ethnomusicological Work (Shane Lynch)

Hybrid: this project is scheduled to begin on 6/2/2025 and run for 10 weeks, finishing on 8/8/25.

Project Description

The applicant will work on the complexities of advanced choral composition for musical ensembles through assistance/editing of research/composition, especially focused on the ethnomusicological research of the music of Morocco and the Canary Islands. The student will combine these efforts with research/training at the Kodaly Institute at James Madison University. Using the skills gained, the student will use this experience and complete their own original composition or arrangement that will be submitted for publication or competition during the 2025-26 academic year.

Prerequisites

The student should have completed the Music Theory sequence and have taken MUS 315 Orchestration/Arranging prior to completing this work.

Special Comments

The student must be able to attend the Kodaly Summer Music Institute at James Madison University as part of this work.

Project Information (subject to change)

Estimated Start Date: 6/2/2025

Estimated End Date: 8/8/25

Estimated Project Duration: 10 weeks

Maximum Number of Students Sought: 1

Research Location: Hybrid

Contact Information: Shane Lynch (email: lynchs@wlu.edu)