Music Composition Process & Creative Education W/ Jane Stanley

How do you compose music that leaves room for the performers to bring themselves to it — and still sounds exactly right?

Professor Jane Stanley (Professor of Composition, University of Glasgow; founding member of the Young Academy of Scotland) joins the podcast to talk about her music composition process — from fully-notated works to semi-improvised, indeterminate pieces tailored for specific performers and spaces.

Jane also discusses an earlier project with a nutritionist exploring synesthesia and tasting music, and shares her vision for making composition genuinely accessible: a Coursera upskilling course for teachers and the public, and a future book for people who have never thought of themselves as composers.

🔗 Links & Resources:

• Jane Stanley on Spotify
• Jane Stanley website: https://janestanley.com/
• Jane Stanley YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@janestanley495

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