Supakorn Aekaputra

  • PhD Student
Supakorn Aekaputra

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Location

  • Cambridge, CB3 9BB

About

Supakorn is currently reading for his PhD in Music Theory and Analysis at Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Julian Horton and Professor Ian Cross. Broadly speaking, his PhD topic, 'Cyclic Procedures in the Instrumental Music of Arnold Schoenberg,' examines how the idea of cyclic form was understood, perceived, and applied by the composer Arnold Schoenberg in various stages of his compositional output. Prior to coming to Cambridge, Supakorn studied Master of Music in Musicology at King's College London (degree awarded with Merit in January 2016.) His Master's dissertation, '(Re)evaluating Réti,' under the supervision of Dr Michael Fend, examines the applicability of Rudolph Réti's treatise 'The Thematic Process in Music (1951)' as well as revising the value of twentieth-century approach of thematic analysis in general. Supakorn completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Piano Performance (First-Class Honours with Gold Medal; 4.00 GPA) from Chulalongkorn University (2014,) under the supervision of Associate Professor Tongsuang Israngkun. He also holds five music diplomas from London College of Music (FLCM, LLCM,) Trinity College London (LMusTCL, ATCL,) and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (DipABRSM.) He currently resides in Cambridge, UK. In his spare time, he likes to read novels (especially those by J.R.R. Tolkien,) watch and critically analyse Japanese anime & Hollywood films, listen to all sorts of music ranging from Gregorian Chant to Owl City, meditate on Zen Buddhism, eat white chocolate and ice-cream, brew and drink tea, buy books and plush toys, as well as trying out fountain pens and ink.

Research

  • 19th-Century History of Music Theory
  • 20th-Century History of Music Theory
  • Analysis
  • Schoenberg
  • Theoretical Criticisms
  • Formenlehre

Side Interests

  • Anime Music
  • Film Music
  • Zen

Awards and Diplomas

  • Honorary Plaque from Trinity College London for achieving the highest marks in LMusTCL Music Theory, 2014.
  • Chulalongkorn University Gold Medal, granted by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, for graduating with the highest overall GPA of the department, 2014.
  • Fellowship of London College of Music (FLCM) Diploma in Piano Performance, 2014.

  • Licentiate of Trinity College London (LMusTCL) Diploma in Music Theory (awarded with distinction), 2013.

  • Honorary Plaque for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Fine and Applied Arts, granted by Professor Pirom Kamolratanakul, President of Chulalongkorn University, 2013.

  • Certificates and Scholarships of Remarkable Educational Progress from the Thammasat University Savings and Credit Cooperative, 1999-2014.

  • Honorary Plaque from Chief Examiner of London College of Music, Philip Aldred, 2012.

  • Licentiate of London College of Music (LLCM) Diploma in Piano Performance (approved with upper level), 2011.

 

  • Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (DipABRSM) in Piano Performance, 2011.

  • Certificate of Achievement in the Semi-Final Round of Thailand's 13th Youth Music Competition, organized by College of Music, Mahidol University and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), 2009.

  • Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) Diploma in Piano Performance, 2008.

  • Hedy King Robinson Prize for Excellence in Music Theory, awarded by Mr James T. Robinson Jr. of Phenix City, Alabama, 2008.

  • Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) scholarship offer, 2006.