Statement of Intent – PhD
Program Information
Your name: Last name, first name 
Program: PhD in Music
Name of preferred advisor(s) (if applicable): Enter your preferred advisor’s name
Major field of study (if applicable):  Music
Secondary field(s) of study (if applicable):  Click here to enter text 

Statement of Intent
Using the space provided below, submit a statement of intent (of no more than 2,000 words) based on the following outline. It should include a title, introduction, literature review, research design (paradigm, research methods, data collection/analysis plan) and references):
1.	Describe your proposed area(s) of study, including the theoretical and practical issues you want to explore.
2.	Explain the significance of your proposed area of study, outline potential research questions and discuss possible ways of studying them
3.	Why are you applying to this particular program?  What connections are there between your research interests and specific faculty?
4.	Identify any relevant training (academic or non-academic) or experiences (field or work experience) that you have and describe how it is applicable to your proposed study.  Note your publications and/or conference presentations 
Click here to enter text (Limit your response to no more than 2,000 words)

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