Dr. Teresa Connors

Instructor

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Biography

Teresa Connors is a creative practitioner active in acoustic and electroacoustic composition, installation art, creative coding, and film scoring. Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, Teresa’s works have garnered recognition and funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the British Columbia Arts Council, and Bravo Fact. They have been presented at international conferences, film festivals, and galleries, and published in leading journals. Currently, Teresa’s practice-based research as an Associate Researcher at the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation focuses on exploring nonlinear creative systems and the use of environmental data in co-creative audiovisual artworks for public engagement. At Concordia University, Teresa lectures in the Music Department, Communications Department, and Cinema Department, teaching courses such as Electroacoustic Composition and Sound Production. Previously, they lectured on creative coding and practice at Waikato University in New Zealand and taught singing, piano, guitar, and composition at the White Rock School of Music and Dance in British Columbia from 1999 to 2004.

Research Interests

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (500 words)
  • CV/Resume and Filmography
  • Three letters of reference
  • Transcripts
  • Portfolio (via SlideRoom)
  • Research-Creation Thesis Proposal
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.