Dr Tim Johnston
Faculty of Social Science, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (VA)
Current positions
Lecturer in Composition and Arranging
Biography
I am a Welsh composer and researcher, making music which seeks to cross stylistic boundaries between Anglo-Welsh traditional music, popular music, and contemporary Classical repertoire. I also have an active interest in both the theory and practice of music and narrative, a topic which is the focus of a number of my compositional and academic outputs. I am a keen producer and mix engineer, I have composed soundtracks for several films, short and full-length, and I am also a pianist and cellist.
Areas of Research
Within my work, and creative output, as a composer, I am particularly interested in:
– The identity-forming process of compositional engagement with existing repertoire
– The interaction of Western art music with folk music and culture
– Music and narrative
– Creative studio techniques
Areas of Supervision
Composition
Recomposition and borrowed music
Narrative/media music
Studio composition & creative music technology
At the University of Salford, I am programme lead of the Music Foundation Year, as well as teaching across levels 3-6 on the the 'Popular Music and Recording' and 'Creative Music Technology' undergraduate programmes on a range of subjects including theory, composition, music technology, and audio for media.
I hold the status of Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Qualifications
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2021 - 2022 -
PhD (composition)
2019 - 2024 -
MA Composition for Film and Television (dist.)
2017 - 2018 -
BMus (first class hons)
2014 - 2017