James Harley, University of Guelph

Research

soundscape composition immersive sound interactive performance

Latest funding

Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Improvising Futures
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
Immersive and Performative Soundscape Compositions
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$39,610

All 6 grants and awards

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$500,000

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$1,000,000

Immersive and Performative Soundscape Compositions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harley, James I.

Keywords: soundscape composition; immersive sound; interactive performance

$39,610

Immersive and Performative Soundscape Compositions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Harley, James I.

Keywords: soundscape composition; immersive sound; interactive performance

$111,994

Improvising Futures

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Grants

Keywords: improvisation; collaboration; social justice; arts-based community making; community engagement

$20,000

The Creative and Scientific Legacies of Iannis Xenakis

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Harley, James I.

Keywords: music; competition; analysis; creativity; mathematics; microsound; form; theory; sound

$18,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: soundscape composition Dear Professor Harley, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on soundscape composition connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Immersive and Performative Soundscape Compositions" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]