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- | Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Theory | + | Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Music Research |
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- | The Music Technology Area is concerned with audio and musical applications of computers, with an intensive focus on programming of advanced music technologies (software and, to a lesser extent, hardware). Training includes courses in Computer Music, New Media, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Science, Psychoacoustics, | + | |
+ | Music Technology encourages interaction between musical creation, technology and research. The pedagogical goal of the Music Technology program is to provide students with an environment for professional-level training in the science and technology of music. Training includes courses in Digital Signal Processing, Human-Computer Interaction, | ||
===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ||
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- | The Faculty provides access to required computer hardware and software for Music Technology students in the Music Technology | + | The Faculty provides access to required computer hardware and software for Music Technology students in the Music Technology |
- | All computers in the Music Technology Computer Laboratory | + | All computers in the MTKPL are running the Macintosh OS-X operating system. |
===== Are the Music Technology minors good preparation for the graduate program in Sound Recording? ===== | ===== Are the Music Technology minors good preparation for the graduate program in Sound Recording? ===== | ||
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* [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | * [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | ||
* [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | * [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
+ | * [[#Do PhD applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
* [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | * [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | ||
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- | First-year graduate students typically make use of the Music Technology | + | First-year graduate students typically make use of the Music Technology |
===== Which computer platform do you use? ===== | ===== Which computer platform do you use? ===== | ||
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Yes. The Music Technology graduate program is based on a solid training in math, computer science, acoustics, and undergraduate music technology concepts. | Yes. The Music Technology graduate program is based on a solid training in math, computer science, acoustics, and undergraduate music technology concepts. | ||
- | Applicants will need to demonstrate substantial knowledge in music technology and computer science before entering our programs via [[http:// | + | Applicants will need to demonstrate substantial knowledge in music technology and computer science before entering our programs via placement exams. Students who fail to demonstrate adequate knowledge in these areas will be required to take extra courses, either at the beginning of their programme or through an extra year before entering at the graduate level. |
===== Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ===== Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ||
For MA applicants, it is not necessary to know precisely what your thesis research will be, nor the supervisor you will work with. In the first year of the program, MA students take five required graduate seminars and over the course of the year develop a research plan, in conjunction with one or more potential supervisors. | For MA applicants, it is not necessary to know precisely what your thesis research will be, nor the supervisor you will work with. In the first year of the program, MA students take five required graduate seminars and over the course of the year develop a research plan, in conjunction with one or more potential supervisors. | ||
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+ | ===== Do PhD applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ||
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+ | It is absolutely necessary that PhD applicants specify a fairly detailed research plan and that they have already discussed the plan with a potential supervisor. PhD students are expected to be able to start making progress on their thesis research shortly after beginning the program. | ||
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===== Other useful information on Graduate Studies ===== | ===== Other useful information on Graduate Studies ===== | ||
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