Daniel MacNeil

MA Musicology (cand.), 2021

MA Thesis: Politics, Tourism, and Festival in the Andalusian-Flamenco Culture in Morocco 2010-2020

Why Dal?

Location, funding and faculty expertise were all essential in contributing to my decision. Having a background in performance and composition and a career already established in Halifax in both performance and teaching, it was ideal for me to study here. The scholarships awarded through the Fountain School of Performing Arts and the Faculty of Graduate Studies, as well as the accomplished and outstanding faculty in musicology, made Dal my top choice in pursuing a MA in Musicology.

What Inspires You?

People inspire me. Having studied music throughout Canada and internationally, developing a diversified portfolio of genre(s), theory and techniques, I have come to realize that my greatest inspirations come from both function and context––how and why people perform and use music in any stream, whether secular, religious, or spiritual.

Awards

• Fountain Graduate Fellowship (2020/21)
• Fountain Graduate Fellowship (2019/20)
• Faculty of Graduate Studies Fellowship (2019)
• Alice MacLeod Award in Comparative Religion (Acadia University 2016/17)
• Alice Maud Fitch Grant Memorial Scholarship for returning student on recommendation of the Dean (Acadia 2016/17)
• George E. Levy Award in Comparative Religion (Acadia 2016/17)
• Hayward Scholarship in Comparative Religion (Acadia 2016/17)
• Curtis H. and Margaret T. Chipman Achievement Award for musical excellence and superior promise (Acadia University 2015/16)
• Royal Conservatory of Canada Teacher’s Gold Medal Award for excellence in teaching classical guitar (Maritime region 5 consecutive years, 2011-2015)