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Prof. Richard Vella

Work Phone(02) 4921 8902
Fax(02) 4921 8958
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Office3.17, The Conservatorium

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions16
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL1.3
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL3.65

For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.

Current Supervision

CommencedProposed
Completion
ProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
20132017PhD (Fine Art)Principal SupervisorORI* on Aesthetics and Language of Folding and Technology
20132017PhD (Music)Co-SupervisorThe Song and the Words - Music of Exile
20122015PhD (Music)Co-SupervisorThe Polysynchronous Film Score: the Relationship Between Music and Image/Narrative in Contemporary Scores for Silent Film
20122017PhD (Education)Co-SupervisorKeep the Flame Burning: Exploring the Barriers that inhibit the effective teaching of the Arts in Primary Schools
20112015PhD (Music)Co-SupervisorThe Traditional Music of East Timor
20112017PhD (Music)Co-SupervisorOff-White: A Latterday Travesty
20102018PhD (Music)Principal SupervisorCinematic Topologies
20092013M Philosophy (Music)Principal SupervisorTowards a Phenomenology of Groove
20092011M Philosophy (Music)Co-SupervisorUsing Acoustic Phenomena to Generate a Performance Practice
20082016PhD (Music)Principal SupervisorSymmetry and Symmetry Breaking in Musical Composition
20082017PhD (Music)Principal SupervisorPragmatics of Intertextuality in Recorded Music
20072011M Philosophy (Music)Principal SupervisorThe Relationship between Composition and Production in Real-time Software Environments
20072008M Philosophy (Music)Principal SupervisorRecreating the evolution of guitar sounds in Spain and Latin America c 1890-1940
20072011PhD (Music)Sole SupervisorJoseph Schillinger and His System for Aesthetical Engineering: Applications in Music Composition and Analysis
20072013PhD (Music)Sole SupervisorMusic in Context: Dramaturgical Association
20032007M Arts (Music) [R]Co-SupervisorA Study Examining the ICT Literacy Levels of Music Educators in the New South Wales Department of Education and Training

Past Supervision

YearProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
2009M Creative Arts (Music) [R]Co-SupervisorDeveloping Twenty-First Century Art Music Repertoire
2008M Creative Arts (Music) [R]Co-SupervisorThe Maturing Trumpeter: An Insight to the Physicality, Mentality and Practicality of the Twenty First Century Performing Trumpeter