Subject: Music, Mind & Technology Master's Programme From: Petri Toiviainen <ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:00:51 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--Apple-Mail-42-325439761 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed [Apologies for duplicate postings] Dear Colleague, We have extended the deadline for applications for the Music, Mind =20 and Technology (MMT) Master's programme. The new deadline is April 30. Please distribute this message to anyone who might be interested in =20 Music, Mind and Technology. Thank you. With kind regards, Prof. Petri Toiviainen Department of Music University of Jyvaskyla, Finland ********** Music, Mind and Technology -Master's Programme The Department of Music of the University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4 (Finland) = invites applications for the Master's Degree Programme, Music, Mind and Technology (MMT). The extended deadline for applications is April 30, =20= 2007. The accepted students will begin their studies in September 2007. For further information please visit: http://www.jyu.fi/mmt What is Music, Mind and Technology? Music is ever-present in the modern world and affects people's lives strongly in various ways. Many people spend a considerable amount of time daily listening to music, or playing a musical instrument. Music can affect and regulate our mood and emotions, and can be used as a therapeutic medium. It has also been found to be important for the development of children. Modern research and technology enable us to study such effects of music. Music, Mind and Technology is a Master's programme that leads to the Master of Arts -degree. The programme, established in 2005, aims to acquaint you with the main areas of contemporary research of music perception and cognition, to familiarize you with the methods and equipment used in various applications of music technology, and to provide you with the skills needed for designing, executing and reporting empirical investigations. The latest technology, and recently completed studio facilities, will be utilized on this programme. The programme consists of 120 ECTS credits requiring two academic years of full-time study. The language of instruction is English. Who can apply? The programme is open to applicants from all over the world with Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, preferably majoring in one of the following fields: musicology, music education, music technology, acoustics, ethnomusicology, psychology, cognitive science, computer science, multimedia, information science, philosophy, mathematics and physics, or other relevant discipline. The applicants are expected to possess a basic knowledge of music theory and acoustics, as well as to be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English. Further information and the application form: http://www.jyu.fi/mmt Programme Secretary: Ms Satu Julin, tel. +358 14 2601361, sjulin@xxxxxxxx, Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (M), FI-40014 University of =20 Jyv=E4skyl=E4, FINLAND. Programme Director: Professor Petri Toiviainen, tel. +358 14 260 1353, ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx, Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (M), FI-40014 University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4, FINLAND. A printable version of this message can be downloaded at: http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/musiikki/opiskelu/mmt/MMT-leaflet.pdf ------------------------------------------ Petri Toiviainen Professor of Music Department of Music PO Box 35(M) 40014 University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4 Finland tel +358 14 260 1353 fax +358 14 260 1331 ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx www.cc.jyu.fi/~ptoiviai ------------------------------------------ --Apple-Mail-42-325439761 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">[Apologies = for duplicate postings]</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Dear Colleague,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal = normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">We have extended the deadline for applications for = the Music, Mind and Technology (MMT) Master's programme. The new = deadline is April 30.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Please distribute this message to anyone who might = be interested in Music,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Mind and = Technology. Thank you.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">With kind regards,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Prof. = Petri Toiviainen</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Department of Music</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">University of Jyvaskyla, Finland</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">**********</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Music, Mind and Technology = -Master's Programme</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The Department of Music of the University of = Jyv=E4skyl=E4 (Finland) invites</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">applications = for the Master's Degree Programme, Music, Mind and</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Technology (MMT). The extended deadline for = applications is April 30, 2007. The</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">accepted = students will begin their studies in September 2007. For</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">further information please visit: <A = href=3D"http://www.jyu.fi/mmt"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" = color=3D"#0000F0">http://www.jyu.fi/mmt</FONT></A></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">What is = Music, Mind and Technology?</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Music is = ever-present in the modern world and affects people's lives</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">strongly in various ways. Many people spend a = considerable amount of</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">time daily listening to = music, or playing a musical instrument. Music</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">can affect and regulate our mood and emotions, and = can be used as a</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">therapeutic medium. It has also = been found to be important for the</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">development = of children. Modern research and technology enable us to</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">study such effects of music.</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Music, Mind = and Technology is a Master's programme that leads to the</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Master of Arts -degree. The programme, established = in 2005, aims to</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">acquaint you with the main areas = of contemporary research of music</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">perception = and cognition, to familiarize you with the methods and</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">equipment used in various applications of music = technology, and to</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">provide you with the skills = needed for designing, executing and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">reporting = empirical investigations. The latest technology, and recently</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">completed studio facilities, will be utilized on = this programme. The</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">programme consists of 120 = ECTS credits requiring two academic years of</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">full-time study. The language of instruction is = English.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Who can apply?</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The programme = is open to applicants from all over the world with</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Bachelor's Degree or equivalent, preferably majoring = in one of the</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">following fields: musicology, = music education, music technology,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">acoustics, = ethnomusicology, psychology, cognitive science, computer</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">science, multimedia, information science, = philosophy, mathematics and</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">physics, or = other relevant discipline. The applicants are expected to</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">possess a basic knowledge of music theory and = acoustics, as well as to</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">be able to = demonstrate their proficiency in English.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: = normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; = "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Further information and the = application form: <A href=3D"http://www.jyu.fi/mmt"><FONT = class=3D"Apple-style-span" = color=3D"#0000F0">http://www.jyu.fi/mmt</FONT></A></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Programme = Secretary: Ms Satu Julin, tel. +358 14 2601361, <A = href=3D"mailto:sjulin@xxxxxxxx"><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" = color=3D"#0000F0">sjulin@xxxxxxxx</FONT></A>,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (M), FI-40014 University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4= , FINLAND.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Programme Director: Professor Petri Toiviainen, tel. = +358 14 260 1353,</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx">ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx</A>, = Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (M), FI-40014</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4, FINLAND.</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; = min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">A printable = version of this message can be downloaded at:</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/musiikki/opiskelu/mmt/MMT-leaflet.= pdf">http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/musiikki/opiskelu/mmt/MMT-leaflet.pdf= </A></DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: = normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: = normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; = -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; = -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; = white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = "><DIV>------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>Petri = Toiviainen</DIV><DIV>Professor of Music</DIV><DIV>Department of = Music</DIV><DIV>PO Box 35(M)</DIV><DIV>40014 University of = Jyv=E4skyl=E4</DIV><DIV>Finland</DIV><DIV>tel +358 14 260 = 1353</DIV><DIV>fax +358 14 260 1331</DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"mailto:ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx">ptoiviai@xxxxxxxx</A></DIV><DI= V>www.cc.jyu.fi/~ptoiviai</DIV><DIV>--------------------------------------= ----</DIV><BR class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> = </DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-42-325439761--