Research output per year
Research output per year
MS.
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
music in the community, ethnomusicology, composition, community arts
Dee studied music at the University of Edinburgh and composition with Professor Nigel Osborne. Dee has been commissioned by and worked closely with a wide range of professional arts bodies throughout the UK, including Opera North, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia,Scottish Ballet, Share Music UK, and the Scottish Arts Council. In 2003 she was nominated for a British Composer Award for her mixed-ability chamber opera FESTUS, for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In 2006 she was nominated again for SUPPOSE LIFE...a musical promenade through the glasshouses of the Botanic Garden. Dee is passionate about the creation of music and its wider value.
She performs contemporary classical music and has been the recipient of a number of awards to enable her to travel and study African percussion and vocal styles in Mali, the Gambia, Uganda and Senegal.She has recently set up annual research visits for students to The Gambia to study with master drummer, Thomas Camara.
She has worked for the international children's charity War Child Amsterdam, establishing a creative and developmental arts programme for refugee children in the Republic of Georgia.
She is currently an assessor for the Scottish Executive on a 3 year research programme for the National Companie
The study of indigenous vocal styles and voice production techniques of women from Mali and the Gambia, in particular, female singers from the Bambara, Malinke and Wassoulou tribes. Currently preparing an annotated collection of traditional songs from these regions.
Creative links with Institute of Arts in Bamako, Mali, working towards the development of exchange visits by UK students.
Ongoing study of djembe drumming/dance and song in The Gambia
Beyond Bach - a devised performance for cello, live electronics and puppets
Musical composition, Music in the Community, Ethnomusicology, Community Arts Practice
Responsible for project management and fundraising of all Music in the Community productions in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland and other key arts organisations in Edinburgh.
Responsible for setting up and supervision/assessment of student placements with national and local organisations including The City of Edinburgh Council – Education and Social Work departments, local organisations such as Multi Cultural Family Base, Sikh Sanjog, Rowanfield Special School, Oaklands Special School, Howden Hall centre for young offenders, Prospect Bank Special School, Saughton Prison, Royal Hospital for Sick children.
ECA Senior Tutor 2019 - present
Bachelor of Music, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1993
Board of Puppet Animation Scotland, Puppet Animation Scot
2014 → …Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Research output: Non-textual form › Composition
Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Dee Isaacs (Artist)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Schools engagement
Dee Isaacs (Advisor)
Activity: Consultancy types › Public Engagement – Work on advisory panels for social community and cultural engagement
Dee Isaacs (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of peer review panel or committee
Dee Isaacs (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
30/05/16 → 30/03/18
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Isaacs, D. (Data Manager), Cano, V. (Depositor) & Isaacs, D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataVault, 2018
DOI: 10.7488/c36a5578-b64a-438f-a9b3-1aa274948b15
Dataset
9/07/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
2/03/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities