Dr Alison Hood

Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Legacy in the left hand: a bilateral comparative study of the left-hand piano concertos by Ravel, Prokofiev and Britten, as commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein. | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship | 01-OCT-14 | 30-SEP-17 | 71650 |
Books
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2014 | Interpreting Chopin: Analysis and performance.
Hood A. (2014) Interpreting Chopin: Analysis and performance. [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2017 | 'Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin's Barcarolle'
Hood, Alison (2017) 'Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin's Barcarolle' In: Chopin 1810–2010: Ideas—Interpretations—Influence. Warsaw: Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina. [Details] |
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2010 | 'Intraopus Connections in Chopin's Nocturnes Opus 27'
Hood, Alison (2010) 'Intraopus Connections in Chopin's Nocturnes Opus 27' In: The Sources of Chopin's Creative Style: Inspirations and Contexts. Warsaw: [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'Tonal and Rhythmic Hidden Repetition in Chopin’s Prelude Opus 28 No.14'
Hood, Alison (2007) 'Tonal and Rhythmic Hidden Repetition in Chopin’s Prelude Opus 28 No.14' In: Chopin in Paris: The 1830’s. Warsaw: [full-text] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2020 | 'Experiential Learning in the Large Classroom Using Performative Pedagogy'
Paul Donovan and Alison Hood (2020) 'Experiential Learning in the Large Classroom Using Performative Pedagogy'. Journal of Management Education, [Details] |
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2019 | 'Special Issue: “Experiential Learning in Large Classes”'
Cullen, J.G.; Clancy; A; Hood, A; McGuinness, C. (2019) 'Special Issue: “Experiential Learning in Large Classes”'. Journal of Management Education, Vol. 43 (No. 4):471-476 [full-text] [Details] |
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2017 | '‘Chopin Online’'
Hood, A. (2017) '‘Chopin Online’'. Nineteenth-Century Music Review, 14 (1):159-174 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin's Nocturnes Opus 48'
Hood, Alison (2014) 'Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin's Nocturnes Opus 48'. Irish Musical Studies, 11 [Details] |
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2012 | 'Whose responsibility is it? Encouraging student engagement in the learning process'
Hood, A (2012) 'Whose responsibility is it? Encouraging student engagement in the learning process'. Music Education Research, 14 :457-478 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'Ambiguity of Tonal Meaning in Chopin's Prelude Opus 28, No. 22MUSIC THEORY ONLINE'
Hood, Alison (2012) 'Ambiguity of Tonal Meaning in Chopin's Prelude Opus 28, No. 22MUSIC THEORY ONLINE'. Music Theory Online, 18.3 [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | 'Objectifs et réalisations compositionnels dans la Barcarolle de Chopin : une forte cohérence structurale et un défi pour I'interpretationANALYSE MUSICALE'
Hood, Alison (2010) 'Objectifs et réalisations compositionnels dans la Barcarolle de Chopin : une forte cohérence structurale et un défi pour I'interpretationANALYSE MUSICALE'. Analyse Musicale, 62 (34) :34-41 [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
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2011 | 'Engaging Students in the Assessment Process in Large Groups'
Hood, Alison (2011) 'Engaging Students in the Assessment Process in Large Groups' Large Group Teaching: The Local Context, NA . [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2018 | Teaching Whilst Leading: Why Do University and Business School Leaders Teach (or not)?.
McNamara, P., Nolan, P., Hood, A., Ritter, B. and Coughlan, J. (2018) Teaching Whilst Leading: Why Do University and Business School Leaders Teach (or not)?. [Oral Presentation], International Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Society conference, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2018 | ‘The Student Subskills Required for Effective Interdisciplinary Learning’.
Paul Donovan & Alison Hood (2018) ‘The Student Subskills Required for Effective Interdisciplinary Learning’. [Oral Presentation], International Management and Organisational Behaviour Teaching Society conference, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2015 | The European Salon: Nineteenth-Century Salonmusik.
Alison Hood (2015) The European Salon: Nineteenth-Century Salonmusik. [Oral Presentation], Dvořák the Pianist: A Re-Evaluation of Dvořák’s Solo Piano Works’, Maynooth University [Details] |
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2015 | Society for Musicology in Ireland.
Alison Hood and Ronan Reilly (2015) Society for Musicology in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Musical Architecture: Analysis of Movement and Structure in Musical Composition and Performance, University College Cork [Details] |
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2013 | Annual Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland.
(2013) Annual Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], ‘Whose responsibility is it? Encouraging Student Engagement in the Learning Process’, National University of Ireland Maynooth [Details] |
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2013 | Panel Presentation with Gwen Moore, John O’Flynn & Miranda Cournane, 3rd Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland: ‘The Music Education Gathering Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations’.
Alison Hood (2013) Panel Presentation with Gwen Moore, John O’Flynn & Miranda Cournane, 3rd Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland: ‘The Music Education Gathering Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations’. [Oral Presentation], The Content and Pedagogy of Music in Higher Education Institutions in Ireland, St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra [Details] |
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2012 | West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis.
(2012) West Coast Conference of Music Theory and Analysis. [Oral Presentation], Ambiguity of Tonal Meaning in Chopin’s Prelude Opus 28, No. 22’, University of Oregon [Details] |
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2010 | 3rd International Chopin Congress.
(2010) 3rd International Chopin Congress. [Oral Presentation], Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin’s Barcarolle, Warsaw [Details] |
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2010 | Research Seminar Series.
(2010) Research Seminar Series. [Oral Presentation], Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin’s Barcarolle’, NUI Maynooth [Details] |
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2009 | 3rd Annual Conference NAIRTL.
(2009) 3rd Annual Conference NAIRTL. [Oral Presentation], Whose Responsibility is it? Encouraging Student Engagement in the Learning Process, Trinity College Dublin [Details] |
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2009 | Joint Annual Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland and the Royal Musical Association.
(2009) Joint Annual Conference of the Society for Musicology in Ireland and the Royal Musical Association. [Oral Presentation], Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin’s Barcarolle, Royal Irish Academy of Music [Details] |
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2008 | Society for Musicology in Ireland, Annual Conference.
(2008) Society for Musicology in Ireland, Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 48, WIT [Details] |
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2008 | Performing Romantic Music: Theory and Practice.
(2008) Performing Romantic Music: Theory and Practice. [Oral Presentation], Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 48, Durham University [Details] |
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2008 | 15th Biennial International Conference on Nineteenth-century Music.
(2008) 15th Biennial International Conference on Nineteenth-century Music. [Oral Presentation], Structural Coupling in the Coda of Chopin’s Barcarolle, UCD [Details] |
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2007 | PERFORMA.
(2007) PERFORMA. [Oral Presentation], Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 48, Aveiro, Portugal [Details] |
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2007 | Analysis Seminar series.
(2007) Analysis Seminar series. [Oral Presentation], Shared Compositional Strategies in Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 48, UCD [Details] |
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2006 | Chopin in Paris:The 1830’s 6th International F. Chopin Conference.
(2006) Chopin in Paris:The 1830’s 6th International F. Chopin Conference. [Oral Presentation], Hidden Repetition in Chopin’s Prelude Opus 28 No. 14, Dziekanka, Warsaw, Poland [Details] |
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2005 | 5th International F. Chopin Conference.
(2005) 5th International F. Chopin Conference. [Oral Presentation], Intraopus Connections in Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 27, Ostrogski Castle, Warsaw, Poland [Details] |
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2005 | School of Music and Sonic Arts.
(2005) School of Music and Sonic Arts. [Oral Presentation], The Strategic Integration of Pitch and Rhythm in Chopin's Preludes Opus 28, Queen’s University Belfast [Details] |
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2004 | Musicology Seminar.
(2004) Musicology Seminar. [Oral Presentation], Two Sides of the Coin: Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 27, NUI Maynooth [Details] |
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2003 | Saggart Arts and Heritage Centre.
(2003) Saggart Arts and Heritage Centre. [Oral Presentation], An Evening with the Cello: An Introduction to the Instrument and its Music, Saggart, Co. Dublin [Details] |
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2001 | Theme.
(2001) Theme. [Oral Presentation], Two Sides of the Coin: Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 27, University of Oregon [Details] |
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1999 |
(1999) [Oral Presentation], Two Sides of the Coin: Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 27, Trinity College Dublin [Details] |
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1999 | The Royal Musical Association.
(1999) The Royal Musical Association. [Oral Presentation], Two Sides of the Coin: Chopin’s Nocturnes Opus 27, Waterford Regional Technical College [Details] |
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1998 | Postgraduate Day.
(1998) Postgraduate Day. [Oral Presentation], Towards a Methodology for Interpreting and Performing a Score: Chopin's Nocturne Opus 27 No. 2, Trinity College Dublin [Details] |
Media
Year | Publication | |
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2018 | What could Bowie teach business about changes?.
Paul Donovan and Alison Hood (2018) What could Bowie teach business about changes?. Media [Details] |
Thesis
Year | Publication | |
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2003 | Chopin's Strategic Integration of Rhythm and Pitch: a Schenkerian Perspective.
Hood, A. (2003) Chopin's Strategic Integration of Rhythm and Pitch: a Schenkerian Perspective. Trinity College Dublin: Thesis [Details] |
Conference Hosted
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2013 | US Tour.
Dr Alison Hood (2013) US Tour. Conference Hosted [Details] |
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2007 | The Second International John Field Festival.
(2007) The Second International John Field Festival. Conference Hosted [Details] |
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2006 | John Field: Reception and Performance.
(2006) John Field: Reception and Performance. Conference Hosted [Details] |
Recording
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2004 | Dreams 3: The Most Beautiful Music in your Dreams.
Hood, Alison (2004) Dreams 3: The Most Beautiful Music in your Dreams. Recording [Details] |
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2003 | Coulter and Company.
Hood, Alison (2003) Coulter and Company. Recording [Details] |
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2002 | Miracle 4.
Hood, Alison (2002) Miracle 4. Recording [Details] |
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2002 | Miracle Gold.
Hood, Alison (2002) Miracle Gold. Recording [Details] |
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2001 | Miracle Piano 2.
Hood, Alison (2001) Miracle Piano 2. Recording [Details] |
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1999 | Recording of Grieg’s Piano Concerto 1st movement for Lyric FM.
Hood, Alison (1999) Recording of Grieg’s Piano Concerto 1st movement for Lyric FM. Recording [Details] |
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1999 | Celtic Visions.
Hood, Alison (1999) Celtic Visions. New York: Recording [Details] |
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1999 | Romantic Themes and Celtic Dreams.
Hood, Alison (1999) Romantic Themes and Celtic Dreams. New York: Recording [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2007 | Female Musician of the Year (Liveireland.com) | ||
2020 | Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | Higher Education Academy (UK) | |
2007 | Female Musician of the Year (Top TIR Awards, Chicago) | ||
1999 | Government of Ireland Scholarship | ||
1999 | Trinity College Postgraduate Award | ||
1996 | Home Hewson Scholarship | ||
1994 | Elected Scholar of Trinity College Dublin | ||
1992 | Taylor Entrance Exhibition |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2009 | National University of Ireland Maynooth | Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education | ||
2006 | National University of Ireland Maynooth | NUI Certificate in Counselling Skills | ||
2003 | Trinity College Dublin | PhD | ||
1996 | Trinity College Dublin | Bachelor of Arts in Music with First Class Honours | ||
1994 | Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Licentiate — Pianoforte Performance |