Dr Josepha Ridding
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EDUCATION
PhD in Music, 2002.
Kingston University
Thesis Title: Cultural Considerations of Rubato in Czech Piano Performance, with Specific Reference to Chopin’s Works.
MMus in Performance Studies, 1993.
Royal Holloway, London University
This included a piano recital at the Royal Academy of Music, a dissertation entitled The History of Rubato, and coursework modules focused upon general issues of performance practice.
BA Honours Degree in Music (Class 2:1), 1992.
St. Hilda's College, Oxford University
This included a wide overview of the history of Western music, techniques of composition and analytical methods.
Specialist modules were taken in Performance, Aesthetics, Orchestration and Acoustics.
MUSIC QUALIFICATIONS
Studied piano with Yonty Solomon (Senior Professor at the Royal College of Music, London), 1989 – 1993, and with Radoslav Kvapil (Prague, Czech Republic), 1995 - 1997
Associate of the London College of Music (ALCM) Diploma - Piano, 1986
Grade 6 Associated Board of Music – Violin (Merit – 126/150), 1986
Grade 8 Associated Board of Music - Piano (Distinction – 142/150), 1985
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE 2009 ONGOING
SINGER/SONGWRITER (PEPÍNA)
Creation, recording and live performance of own material.
Currently working on 2nd album and building up promotion/following - focused particularly on the licensing of songs for film/TV
Self-released first album Circles in Mind and single ‘The Stranger’ in April 2019
Launched own website www.pepina.com in April 2019
Performed several gigs in the UK and Germany in 2011 and 2012
Awarded finalist position in the UK Songwriting Contest for song ‘The Stranger’ in 2009, as well as seven semi-finalist positions and two commended entries for other songs
SCHOOL OF ARTS, ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY 2002 - 2010
SENIOR LECTURER IN MUSIC
Research work plus teaching, assessment and course development across the undergraduate (BA and BMus) and postgraduate (MA in Music and Culture, and MA in 20th Century Music) degree programmes in Music.
Co-wrote and led the 3rd Year undergraduate course Writing Songs and Lyrics
Examined Performance recitals across all three undergraduate years
Led all postgraduate Performance modules, including: Performers in Culture, 20th Century Analysis for Performers, and 20th Century Performance Practice
Led undergraduate modules, including: 1st Year Harmony, Orchestral Studies, Study Skills, and Style and Tonality in Western Music; 2nd Year Critical Perspectives in Music, Analysis, History, and Orchestral Studies; 3rd Year Topics in World and Popular Music, and Orchestral Studies
Lectured on other undergraduate modules, including: 1st Year Music in History and Culture, and Analysis and Listening
Lectured on other postgraduate modules, including: Critical Approaches to Music and Culture, and Analytical Approaches to 20th Century Music
Supervised 2nd and 3rd Year undergraduate Dissertations
Undertook research, with interests including: Performance and Analysis; 19th to Mid-20th Century Performance Practice in Relation to the Piano; Interdisciplinary Links between Music, Cultural Identity and Language; Interaction between Music and Lyrics in Songwriting; Music of Eastern Europe (especially of the former Czechoslovakia); Issues of Nationalism and Naturalism in Music; Analysis and Aesthetics of Western Popular Musical Styles with Particular Reference to Rock Music within the Czech Republic
Presented conference papers at Chilworth Manor (Hampshire), the Royal College of Music (London), Fitzwilliam College (Cambridge University), and the University of Chicago
ETON COLLEGE 2003 – 2005
VISITING PIANO TEACHER
One to one piano teaching with approximately fifteen pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY 2001 – 2005
LECTURER IN MUSIC
Teaching, assessment and course development across the undergraduate BMus degree and teaching certificate programmes in Music - both at home and in conjunction with the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) at the University of Hong Kong.
Led and coordinated all Performance and Ensemble Performance modules across all three academic years on the Hong Kong based BMus programme
Led undergraduate modules on the Hong Kong based BMus programme, including: 1st Year History of Music, and Writing about and Discussing Music; 2nd Year Genre Study (Symphony and Symphonic Poem), and Advanced Analysis
Led undergraduate modules on the home BMus programme, including: 1st Year Aural, and Study Skills
Led teaching and assessment across the Certificate in Piano Performance, Analysis and Pedagogy programme run in Hong Kong
PhD in Music, 2002.
Kingston University
Thesis Title: Cultural Considerations of Rubato in Czech Piano Performance, with Specific Reference to Chopin’s Works.
MMus in Performance Studies, 1993.
Royal Holloway, London University
This included a piano recital at the Royal Academy of Music, a dissertation entitled The History of Rubato, and coursework modules focused upon general issues of performance practice.
BA Honours Degree in Music (Class 2:1), 1992.
St. Hilda's College, Oxford University
This included a wide overview of the history of Western music, techniques of composition and analytical methods.
Specialist modules were taken in Performance, Aesthetics, Orchestration and Acoustics.
MUSIC QUALIFICATIONS
Studied piano with Yonty Solomon (Senior Professor at the Royal College of Music, London), 1989 – 1993, and with Radoslav Kvapil (Prague, Czech Republic), 1995 - 1997
Associate of the London College of Music (ALCM) Diploma - Piano, 1986
Grade 6 Associated Board of Music – Violin (Merit – 126/150), 1986
Grade 8 Associated Board of Music - Piano (Distinction – 142/150), 1985
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE 2009 ONGOING
SINGER/SONGWRITER (PEPÍNA)
Creation, recording and live performance of own material.
Currently working on 2nd album and building up promotion/following - focused particularly on the licensing of songs for film/TV
Self-released first album Circles in Mind and single ‘The Stranger’ in April 2019
Launched own website www.pepina.com in April 2019
Performed several gigs in the UK and Germany in 2011 and 2012
Awarded finalist position in the UK Songwriting Contest for song ‘The Stranger’ in 2009, as well as seven semi-finalist positions and two commended entries for other songs
SCHOOL OF ARTS, ROEHAMPTON UNIVERSITY 2002 - 2010
SENIOR LECTURER IN MUSIC
Research work plus teaching, assessment and course development across the undergraduate (BA and BMus) and postgraduate (MA in Music and Culture, and MA in 20th Century Music) degree programmes in Music.
Co-wrote and led the 3rd Year undergraduate course Writing Songs and Lyrics
Examined Performance recitals across all three undergraduate years
Led all postgraduate Performance modules, including: Performers in Culture, 20th Century Analysis for Performers, and 20th Century Performance Practice
Led undergraduate modules, including: 1st Year Harmony, Orchestral Studies, Study Skills, and Style and Tonality in Western Music; 2nd Year Critical Perspectives in Music, Analysis, History, and Orchestral Studies; 3rd Year Topics in World and Popular Music, and Orchestral Studies
Lectured on other undergraduate modules, including: 1st Year Music in History and Culture, and Analysis and Listening
Lectured on other postgraduate modules, including: Critical Approaches to Music and Culture, and Analytical Approaches to 20th Century Music
Supervised 2nd and 3rd Year undergraduate Dissertations
Undertook research, with interests including: Performance and Analysis; 19th to Mid-20th Century Performance Practice in Relation to the Piano; Interdisciplinary Links between Music, Cultural Identity and Language; Interaction between Music and Lyrics in Songwriting; Music of Eastern Europe (especially of the former Czechoslovakia); Issues of Nationalism and Naturalism in Music; Analysis and Aesthetics of Western Popular Musical Styles with Particular Reference to Rock Music within the Czech Republic
Presented conference papers at Chilworth Manor (Hampshire), the Royal College of Music (London), Fitzwilliam College (Cambridge University), and the University of Chicago
ETON COLLEGE 2003 – 2005
VISITING PIANO TEACHER
One to one piano teaching with approximately fifteen pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY 2001 – 2005
LECTURER IN MUSIC
Teaching, assessment and course development across the undergraduate BMus degree and teaching certificate programmes in Music - both at home and in conjunction with the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) at the University of Hong Kong.
Led and coordinated all Performance and Ensemble Performance modules across all three academic years on the Hong Kong based BMus programme
Led undergraduate modules on the Hong Kong based BMus programme, including: 1st Year History of Music, and Writing about and Discussing Music; 2nd Year Genre Study (Symphony and Symphonic Poem), and Advanced Analysis
Led undergraduate modules on the home BMus programme, including: 1st Year Aural, and Study Skills
Led teaching and assessment across the Certificate in Piano Performance, Analysis and Pedagogy programme run in Hong Kong