Courses and Lectures
Other events are being planned, and information will appear when these are confirmed.
Outline for Elaine's lectures and workshops: lecture_workshop_outline.pdf (pdf, 232kb)
2025/2026
- 2 Feb 2026: Royal Academy of Music, Notation Feedback Session following choral workshop of three student postgraduate composers' works, and in preparation of premières to be given by the New London Chamber Choir (7 May 2026)
- 30 October 2025: Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden. Seminar talk: Hals über Kopf - Notation und Partiturbild (https://www.hfmdd.de/)
- 22 October 2025: Institut für Neue Musik an der UdK Berlin (The University of the Arts, Berlin), Composers' Seminar (https://www.udk-berlin.de/)
- 9 October 2025: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Composers' Seminar (https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/)
- 7 October 2025: Cardiff University, School of Music, Composers' Seminar (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/)
2024/2025
- 16 May 2025: Royal Northern College of Music Composers' Seminar
- 5 March 2025: Royal Academy of Music, Notation Feedback Session following choral workshop of six student postgraduate composers' works, and in preparation of premières to be given by the New London Chamber Choir (1 May 2025)
- 3 Dec 2024: Talk to Wise Music Group, Editorial Conference "Editorial Priorities: Working Practices Under High Pressure"
2023/2024
- 10 May 2024: Composer Seminar at Newcastle University
2022/2023
- 11 May 2023: Royal Northern College of Music Composers' Seminar
2021/2022
- 17 Aug 2022: Spode Music Week Lecture 'Editing music for publication and performance'
- 12 May 2022: Royal Northern College of Music Composers' Seminar
2020/2021
- 17 May 2021: Royal Northern College of Music Composers' Seminar (online)
- 17 March 2021, The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (www.asmac.org), Music Prep Hanginar: featured guest speaker joining Russ Anixter, Ross deRoche, Liz Finch, Emily Grishman and Jill Streater | LA 12 noon | NY 3 PM | SYD 7 AM (+1 Day) | GMT 7pm ; see https://asmac.org/videos/music-prep-hanginar-4-elaine-gould/.
- 16 & 19 March 2021: Leeds College of Music (Zoom), Composer Seminars
- 30 Nov 2020: Presentation (Zoom) to Berklee College, USA (https://www.berklee.edu/) student chapter of Society of Composers (http://societyofcomposers.org/)
2019/2020
- 7 May 2020: Composition Seminar to students of the Royal Academy of Music (Microsoft Meetings)
- 5 May 2020: Composer seminars to students of the Royal Northern College of Music (Skype)
- 17 Jan 2020: Music Engraving in the 21st Century Developments and Perspectives, Mozarteum University Salzburg: Keynote: Does everyone need high-quality engraving?
- Conference information: English German
- Music examples: pdf (6Mb)
- Review at https://www.scoringnotes.com/
- 18 Oct 2019: Seminar at Leeds College of Music
- 9 Oct 2019: Tribute to Jonathan Harvey on the Opening of the Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio at University of Sussex (lecture notes, pdf)
- Oct-Dec 2019: Teaching undergraduate module 'Notation and Editorial Practice' at University of Birmingham
2018/2019
- 7 May 2019: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 11 March 2019: Composition Seminar at the Royal Academy of Music
- 15-18 January 2019: German lecture tour
- Tue 15 Jan, 5.15pm: Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
- Wed 16 Jan, 4.15pm: Universität Bremen
- Thu 17 Jan, 3.15pm: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig https://www.facebook.com/events/198569514379040
- Fri 18 Jan, 11am: Universität Göttingen
- Oct 2018 to March 2019: Teaching undergraduate module 'Notation and Editorial Practice' at University of Birmingham
- 31 October 2018: Lecture at Edinburgh University
- 9 October 2018: Lecture and Composer seminar at Cardiff University (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/)
2017/2018
- 25 July 2018: Presentation at IAML 2018 Leipzig http://www.iaml.info/congresses/2018-leipzig (details)
- 11 July 2018: Composer Seminar at Cheltenham Composers Academy http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/
- May/June 2018: German lecture tour: 15 May Hannover, 16 May Berlin; 5 June Freiburg, 6 June Karlsruhe, 7 June Köln (leaflets, pdf, 1Mb)
- 8 May 2018: Composition Seminar at the Royal Academy of Music
- 4 May 2018: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 6 Jan 2018: Royal Musical Association Research Students' Conference at University of Huddersfield: training session: music editing workshop
- Oct 2017 to March 2018: Teaching undergraduate module 'Notation and Editorial Practice' at University of Birmingham
2016/2017
- Sept 2016 to Feb 2017: Graduate Certificate in Editorial & Production by the Music Publishers' Association: see: http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/
- Oct 2016 to March 2017: Teaching undergraduate module 'Notation and Editorial Practice' at University of Birmingham
- 7 March 2017: Lecture and Composer seminar at Cardiff University (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/)
- 12 May 2017: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 14 July 2017: Composer Seminar at Cheltenham Composers Academy http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/
2015/2016
- 27 November 2015: UK Hire and Orchestral Librarians Association AGM: panellist
- 30 November 2015: Senate House (Events), London: panellist: Putting the Graphic in Music: Notation, Analysis and Performance
- 5 May 2016: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 13 May 2016: Composition Seminar at the Royal Academy of Music
- July 2016: Composer Seminar at the fourth Cheltenham Composers Academy http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/home/composeracademy/
2014/2015
- 10 October 2014: Lecture at Edinburgh University
- 17 Nov 2014: Research training day ('Editing music: for composers and musicologists') at Institute of Musical Research, London sas.ac.uk
- 18 November 2014: Composers Seminar at York University (http://www.york.ac.uk/)
- 9 January 2015: Composition lecture at the Royal Academy of Music
- 21 April 2015: Presentation at Newcastle University
- 1 May 2015: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 7 & 8 May 2015: Composition Seminar at the Royal Academy of Music
2013/2014
- September 2013 - February 2014: Elaine taught the editorial sessions as part of the Graduate Certificate in Editorial & Production run by the Music Publishers' Association: further information: press release (pdf); website: http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/.
- 14 November 2013: Composer Workshop at the London College of Music https://www.uwl.ac.uk/.
- 28 April 2014: Composer seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music
- 31 May 2014: Composers Workshop with ensemble Psappha, Alwinton Summer Concerts (http://www.alwintonconcerts.org/), national composers competiton
2012/2013
- 3 December 2012 at the Institute of Musical Research: details.
- 6 December 2012 a lecture on notation at the University of Manchester Music Department (http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/)
- January 2013 at the Royal Academy of Music giving a post-graduate seminar
- January 2013 at the University of Sheffield with a lecture and seminars
- March 2013 a lecture/seminar to undergraduates at University of Surrey
- April 2013 Royal Academy of Music: individual student consultations
- 3 May 2013 LSO Soundhub workshop.
2011/2012
- Elaine chaired the "Editors" session at the 2011 MOLA conference in London
- 3rd Oct 2011 lecture to composers on in the European Composers' Professional Development Programme as part of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (http://www.hcmf.co.uk/)
- 11 Nov 2011 a lecture at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/),
- 28 Nov 2011 a "Composer Seminar" to postgraduate students in the Music Department at Royal Holloway College.
- 13 March 2012 a Composer seminar at Cardiff University (http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/)
- seminars to students at the Royal Northern College of Music in May 2012
In 2004, Elaine taught the editorial unit on the postgraduate course in music publishing at the London College of Communication (http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/).