From: tuckerajohnsonmusic@gmail.com Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:17:05 +0000 (-0500) Subject: statements X-Git-Url: https://git.newer.systems/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2417c1fed74ec2ae908ecb70033abb2e47685557;p=documents.git statements --- diff --git a/ESM-Personal-Statement.ms b/ESM-Personal-Statement.ms index 007b15f..711d77d 100644 --- a/ESM-Personal-Statement.ms +++ b/ESM-Personal-Statement.ms @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ .nr PO 0.75i .nr LL 6.75i .nr LT 7.5i -.nr FM 0.5i +.nr FM 0.1i .nr PS 12p .nr VS 15p .nr DD 0.5v @@ -48,43 +48,84 @@ Eastman School of Music|Eastman School of Music Rochester, NY 14604|Rochester, NY 14612 .TE \ -.sp 2 +.sp 1 Dear Graduate Selection Committee, .sp 0.5 .PP -Please accept this letter as and indication of my interest -in pursuing the PhD in composition at the Eastman School of Music. -I am currently completing the MA in composition and Arts Leadership -Certificate at Eastman where I have studied with Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak, -and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a graduate assistant postion in the -Eastman Audio Research Studio. Prior to my time at Eastman, I completed the BM in -composition at Pennsylvania State University where I studied with Dr. Baljinder -Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman in May of 2023 and plan to -begin my doctoral studies in Fall of 2023. +Please accept this letter as an indication of my interest in pursuing the Ph.D. in +composition at the Eastman School of Music. I am currently completing the MA in +composition and Arts Leadership Certificate at Eastman, where I have studied with +Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak, and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a +graduate assistant position in the Eastman Audio Research Studio. Before my time at +Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where +I studied with Dr. Baljinder Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman +in May of 2023 and plan to begin my doctoral studies in the Fall of 2023. .sp 0.5 .PP My compositional practice includes concert works for soloists, ensembles, and -electronic media, as well as works designed for indoor or outdoor installation. In -my composed works I create highly organized systems to build connections between -philosophy, design, and personal experiences reading and hiking. Much of this work -also communes with music from other times and places, establishing connections and -references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been concertized at -programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. My involvement -at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ), Dot-the-Line Festival -(South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the Wilderness (AK/NY), and the -Vibraphone Century (PA) have created strong foundations and connections for future -collaborations. These engagements highlight my involvement in the larger -new-music community, building relationships with other composers, performers, and -researchers. +electronic media, as well as pieces designed for indoor or outdoor installation. +In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections +between philosophy, design, and personal experiences of reading and hiking. Much of +this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links +and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been +concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. +My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ), +Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the +Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations +and connections for future collaborations. In addition, these engagements highlight +my involvement in the larger new-music community, building relationships with +other composers, performers, and researchers. .sp 0.5 .PP In addition to my productive compositional practice, I am equally committed to -research in the field. While at Penn State I recieved two undergraduate research +research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work .I "A Presence Within Reassembly" -and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work for clarinet -and computer -.I "Wears and Tears" . -Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at the Eastman Audio Research Studio where -I assist in teaching introductory and advanced computer music students +and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work +.I "Wears and Tears," +scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at +the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory +and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various +performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has +informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching +computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is +advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical +partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris +Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer +instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +My composition and research work is balanced by my dedication to service locally +and globally. Alongside the MA degree, I am pursuing an Arts Leadership +Certificate from the Institute for Music Leadership (IML). Through the IML, I +hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will +work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition, +with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert +series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array +of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in +student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the +University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these +organizations, I participated in the organization of international +calls-for-scores and festivals. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +The three areas which have guided and helped me construct my career thus far are +commissions and performances of my original compositions, research, and +involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman +School of Music has provided me with a supportive space to grow my compositional +creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by +both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful +resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would +look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular +place for me. + +Sincerely, + +Tucker Johnson + +Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu +.br +Phone: 727-483-3689 +.br +Website: https://newer.systems diff --git a/NW-Personal-Statement.ms b/NW-Personal-Statement.ms new file mode 100644 index 0000000..711d77d --- /dev/null +++ b/NW-Personal-Statement.ms @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ +.nr HM 0.5i +.nr PO 0.75i +.nr LL 6.75i +.nr LT 7.5i +.nr FM 0.1i +.nr PS 12p +.nr VS 15p +.nr DD 0.5v +.nr y 1900+\n(yr +.ds CH \" empty + +.de heading +. nf +. ps 13 +. 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Before my time at +Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where +I studied with Dr. Baljinder Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman +in May of 2023 and plan to begin my doctoral studies in the Fall of 2023. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +My compositional practice includes concert works for soloists, ensembles, and +electronic media, as well as pieces designed for indoor or outdoor installation. +In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections +between philosophy, design, and personal experiences of reading and hiking. Much of +this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links +and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been +concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. +My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ), +Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the +Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations +and connections for future collaborations. In addition, these engagements highlight +my involvement in the larger new-music community, building relationships with +other composers, performers, and researchers. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +In addition to my productive compositional practice, I am equally committed to +research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research +awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for +outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work +.I "A Presence Within Reassembly" +and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work +.I "Wears and Tears," +scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at +the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory +and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various +performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has +informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching +computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is +advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical +partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris +Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer +instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +My composition and research work is balanced by my dedication to service locally +and globally. Alongside the MA degree, I am pursuing an Arts Leadership +Certificate from the Institute for Music Leadership (IML). Through the IML, I +hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will +work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition, +with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert +series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array +of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in +student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the +University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these +organizations, I participated in the organization of international +calls-for-scores and festivals. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +The three areas which have guided and helped me construct my career thus far are +commissions and performances of my original compositions, research, and +involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman +School of Music has provided me with a supportive space to grow my compositional +creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by +both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful +resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would +look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular +place for me. + +Sincerely, + +Tucker Johnson + +Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu +.br +Phone: 727-483-3689 +.br +Website: https://newer.systems diff --git a/UCSD-Personal-Statement.ms b/UCSD-Personal-Statement.ms new file mode 100644 index 0000000..711d77d --- /dev/null +++ b/UCSD-Personal-Statement.ms @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@ +.nr HM 0.5i +.nr PO 0.75i +.nr LL 6.75i +.nr LT 7.5i +.nr FM 0.1i +.nr PS 12p +.nr VS 15p +.nr DD 0.5v +.nr y 1900+\n(yr +.ds CH \" empty + +.de heading +. nf +. ps 13 +. 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Before my time at +Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where +I studied with Dr. Baljinder Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman +in May of 2023 and plan to begin my doctoral studies in the Fall of 2023. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +My compositional practice includes concert works for soloists, ensembles, and +electronic media, as well as pieces designed for indoor or outdoor installation. +In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections +between philosophy, design, and personal experiences of reading and hiking. Much of +this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links +and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been +concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. +My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ), +Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the +Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations +and connections for future collaborations. In addition, these engagements highlight +my involvement in the larger new-music community, building relationships with +other composers, performers, and researchers. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +In addition to my productive compositional practice, I am equally committed to +research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research +awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for +outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work +.I "A Presence Within Reassembly" +and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work +.I "Wears and Tears," +scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at +the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory +and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various +performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has +informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching +computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is +advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical +partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris +Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer +instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +My composition and research work is balanced by my dedication to service locally +and globally. Alongside the MA degree, I am pursuing an Arts Leadership +Certificate from the Institute for Music Leadership (IML). Through the IML, I +hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will +work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition, +with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert +series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array +of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in +student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the +University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these +organizations, I participated in the organization of international +calls-for-scores and festivals. +.sp 0.5 +.PP +The three areas which have guided and helped me construct my career thus far are +commissions and performances of my original compositions, research, and +involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman +School of Music has provided me with a supportive space to grow my compositional +creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by +both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful +resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would +look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular +place for me. + +Sincerely, + +Tucker Johnson + +Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu +.br +Phone: 727-483-3689 +.br +Website: https://newer.systems