Pillars of Wisdom - Read First (2019)
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This is a description of the items of the evidence made available in this collection

Item 10: Appendix (2019)
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An appendix containing transcribed interviews with two key collaborators, Adam York Gregory (filmmaker) and Luke Harrison (sound engineer). Approved by official ethics committee and professionally transcribed.
I have also included a 'test' poster fo... Read More about Item 10: Appendix.

Item 3: Annotated Written Reflection on Three Phases of Project (2019)
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A written reflection on each of the project's three phases, with annotated signposting to corresponding outputs elsewhere in the portfolio.

Item 8: Phase Three Output (The Ballad of Isosceles in VR -360 film) (2019)
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A piece of 360/VR film documentation expanding on the original live version of The Ballad of Isosceles.

Directed by Adam York Gregory in collaboration with Dr. Alison Matthews
Sound: Luke Harrison
Light: Martin Langthorne
Performers: Alison Mat... Read More about Item 8: Phase Three Output (The Ballad of Isosceles in VR -360 film).

Item 1: Ballad of Isosceles 300 word statement (2019)
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300-word statement for Ballad of Isosceles portfolio.

Ian McMillan Concrete Poetry (2019)
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This is a setting of a verse of vocal ejaculations by Ian McMillan. The transcription became one of the dance interludes in my opera The Arsonists, rooting the instrumental material of that opera in the speech rhythms of the poet

The Arsonists audio (2019)
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This is the audio recording of the premiere of the opera The Arsonists by Alan Williams and Ian McMIllan. The ensemble are members of the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Clark Rundell, and the singers are: Nick Sales (tenor), Sarah Helsby Hughes (sopra... Read More about The Arsonists audio.

The Arsonists timeline (2019)
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A timeline for the research process leading to the composition and performance of The Arsonsist, the world's first "northern opera"

BERA 2019 Presentation - 'Creative Communities: A Bridge Between the Local School and the Symphony Orchestra' (2019)
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This is the PowerPoint presentation given by Dr Adam Hart at the British Education Research Association conference in September 2019. The presentation won both the Early Career Research Award and Best Paper in the Arts Based Research Special Interest... Read More about BERA 2019 Presentation - 'Creative Communities: A Bridge Between the Local School and the Symphony Orchestra'.

Navigating the Collection - Paynter: A Digital Tablet-Based Platform for Collaborative Composition in the Classroom (2019)
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This document describes the contents of the collection, with guidance on how to navigate the items.

Failure Freedom: A guide to supporting researchers through developing a failure freedom culture (2019)
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As we work towards better mental health across the researcher community, failure freedom – the ability to feel comfortable with failure – is a critical element to supporting and enabling resilience and positive mental wellness.
Fear of failure is em... Read More about Failure Freedom: A guide to supporting researchers through developing a failure freedom culture.

Fail Again, Fail Better: Celebrating Failure as a Wellbeing Intervention for Researchers (2019)
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Blog post relating to 1st International Conference on the Mental Health & Wellbeing of Postgraduate Researchers
16th - 17th May 2019
Jury's Inn Waterfront, Brighton

The Rivet's Tale (score) (2019)
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The Rivet's Tale is a piece for large ensemble, which incorporates musical material source collaboratively as part of the Paynter project undertaken with Dr Adam Hart of Salford University and pupils of the Cathedral School of St Peter and St John (P... Read More about The Rivet's Tale (score).

The Rivet's Tale (Link to Performance) (2019)
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This is a link to the performance of The Rivet's Tale, preceeded by a short video explaining the origins of the piece, and a short talk also addressing the same ideas. The performance of the piece can be heard from 10' 30".

Collaborative Composition with Paynter (2019)
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This is a blog post description of the process of collaborative composition in the Paynter project, and how this resulted in a collaboratively sourced music composition for an ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic, The Rivet's Tale.

Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - 'Titanic' (2019)
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Year 2 of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary composed this piece of music using the app Paynter. It was performed in the school hall on 17th May 2019 by a chamber ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, from a score arranged by Prof... Read More about Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - 'Titanic'.

'Titanic' Score - Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John (2019)
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This is the score for 'Titanic' by the Year 2 pupils of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary, Salford. The piece was composed using the app Paynter, arranged into a score by Professor Alan Williams (University of Salford) and performed by a... Read More about 'Titanic' Score - Year 2, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John.

Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - 'Cat and Bird' (2019)
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Year 4 of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary composed this piece of music using the app Paynter. It was performed in the school hall on 17th May 2019 by a chamber ensemble from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, from a score arranged by Prof... Read More about Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John and BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - 'Cat and Bird'.

'Cat and Bird' Score - Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John (2019)
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This is the score for 'Cat and Bird' by the Year 4 pupils of Cathedral School of St Peter & St John Primary, Salford. The piece was composed using the app Paynter, arranged into a score by Professor Alan Williams (University of Salford) and performed... Read More about 'Cat and Bird' Score - Year 4, Cathedral School of St Peter & St John.

Paynter: University of Salford Press Release (2019)
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This is a short film by the University of Salford Press Office about the Paynter app and its use in a composition project with Year 2 and 4 pupils of Cathedral School of St Peter and St John and members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Adam Hart (L... Read More about Paynter: University of Salford Press Release.