ACTOR Project
Student Member page 

Hello ACTOR student members! Welcome to the Analysis, Creation, and Teaching of Orchestration Project!! We are excited to have you on board.

Contact

ACTOR - current student Committee reps and Post-Docs

If you have any questions, or just want to reach out to any of our (very friendly) research team, please feel free

  • Student rep. on Executive Committee:
    Jorge Ramos, PhD Candidate, Royal College of Music, London
    Email: jorgefpramos[at]gmail.com

  • Student rep. on Training & Mentoring Committee:
    Joshua Rosner, PhD student, McGill University
    Email: joshua.rosner{at}mail.mcgill.ca

  • Student rep. on Knowledge Mobilization Committee:
    Kelsey Lussier, PhD student, McGill University
    kelsey.lussier[at]mail.mcgill.ca

  • Post-Doc, Output Innovation Axis:
    Andres Gutierrez Martinez

  • Post-Doc, Analysis Axis:
    Ben Duinker

  • Post-Doc Research Assistant / Webmaster:
    Kit Soden, Ph.D., McGill University
    Email: kit.soden[at]mail.mcgill.ca

Opportunities

Here are opportunities for funding and travel that you have access to as an ACTOR Student Member

ACTOR Collaborative Student Project Grant:

DEADLINE: Each year, February 1st.

Please read carefully before beginning/submitting your application! And see the Information Page.

The purpose of the ACTOR Collaborative Student Project Grant is to support research in line with ACTOR’s mission to bring the musical use of timbre to the forefront of scholarship, practice, and public awareness as well as to provide students with funding for the summer 2021 and encourage interinstitutional collaboration among students at ACTOR academic partner institutions.

Student Presentations At Annual Workshops

DEADLINE: Each year, on 15 March at 5pm. If the deadline falls on a weekend, applications will be accepted through the following Monday at 5pm.

Each year, student members in ACTOR will have the opportunity to submit presentation proposals about work they are doing that aligns with the ACTOR mandate.  Four or five students will be selected to present their work at the yearly ACTOR Workshop.  Those students’ travel, lodging, and meals will be fully funded by ACTOR.  Student presenters will also be able to attend the other sessions at the ACTOR workshop and will be asked to serve as note-takers to assist the session chairs in preparing the session summaries.

Applications can be found here

Student Exchange

DEADLINES: 15 April at 4pm for exchange visits from July through December, and 15 November at 4pm for visits from January through June the following year. If the deadline falls on a weekend, applications will be accepted through the following Monday at 4pm.

Student members will be eligible to apply for a student exchange to an ACTOR partner institution other than their home university.  Students can receive up to $2,500 towards their exchange visit and benefit from direct access to resources, facilities, and supervision available only at the host institution they will visit.  This work will enable students to develop real connections within the larger ACTOR community and lay ground work for their future careers.

Application can be found at:
Applications can be found here

Documentation

The ACTOR Data Repository (found on the Internal Page)is housed on a secured server managed by ACTOR staff and is accessible to all ACTOR members. It is a place for long-term storage meant to host materials from ACTOR committees, projects, and working groups. For more details on how to upload documents to the repository, contact Bennett Smith

Resources

These documents from the Mentoring session were shared with ACTOR Students by Prof. Nicole Biamonte:

Onboarding

As of 2021, all ACTOR student members are invited to an onboarding meeting. If you missed yours, contact Andre Martins de Oliveira to join the next one. Attached here are the slides used during the presentation.

 ACTOR on the WEB

Website: https://www.actorproject.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actorproject/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actorprojectofficial/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/actor_project

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8_GIanRh-flhLQugvOqNA and please subscribe!

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actor-project/

Get involved

How can you get involved besides your orchestration-related research?

  • Help out with the monthly newsletter

  • Participate in discussions on orchestration analysis, creation and teaching issues on the ACTOR Slack Workspace.

  • Our Social media team is always looking for more teammates.

  • Newsletter editorial and collection – help out with the bi-monthly newsletter.

  • Timbre and Orchestration Resource – get in contact with Kit Soden (contact info above)if you have ideas or content or anything that can help us build the best orchestration resource on the planet.

Please contact our project manager, Andre Martins de Oliveira, to find out how to get involved in these unique ACTOR Project activities.