Background

Schafer, Raymond Murray was born on July 18, 1933 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Son of Harold J. and Belle (Rose) Schafer.

Education

Studies with John Weinzweig, Royal Conservatory of Music, 1950-1955; L.R.S.M., Royal College and Royal Academy Music, London, 1954.

Career

Artist in residence Memorial University Newfoundland, 1963-1965. Professor communications studies Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, 1965-1975. Author, composer multimedia composition Ra, multimedia composition Princess of the Stars, 1985.

Achievements

• Raymond Murray Schafer has been listed as a notable composer, author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Murray Schafer - The Thinking Ear / Schafer : Complete Writing on Music Education / R Murray Schafer (Arcana Books)

    (murray schafer, the thinking ear, the thinking ear schafe...)

  • The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World

    (The soundscape--a term coined by the author--is our sonic...)

  • Creative Music Education: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher

    (directness of approach)

  • ...When Words Sing.

    (paperback)

  • Ear Cleaning: Notes For An Experimental Music Course
  • The Thinking Ear: Complete Writing on Music Education
  • The New Soundscape: A Handbook for the Modern Music Teacher
  • British Composers in Interview

Membership

Member Canada League Composers. Canada Music Council, Sinfonia, Phi Mu Alpha. M C.

Connections

Married Jean C. Reed, September 18, 1975.

Father:

Harold J. Schafer

Mother:

Belle (Rose) Schafer

Spouse:

Jean C. Reed