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Leeds Beckett University: Popular Music and Culture
Institution | Leeds Beckett University |
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Department | Film, Music and Performing Arts |
Web | https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk |
admissionsenquiries@leedsbeckett.ac.uk | |
Telephone | 0113 812 3113 |
Study type | Taught |
MA
Summary
**Immerse yourself in popular music and culture, from the grass roots of the Leeds scene to vernacular music in all its forms worldwide.**
Be part of a lively popular-music research community that embraces a wide variety of popular music and work alongside performers, composers and studio producers.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Join peers with backgrounds in music, cultural studies, music journalism, sociology, live music promotion and the creative arts
- Explore today’s local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry
- Discover the interconnectedness of popular music and cultures worldwide
- Engage with the multiple modes of popular music such as audio, video and still images
- Use ethnographic and analytical methods to gain an understanding of popular music styles and cultures
- Discuss the ways in which popular music is produced, mediated, celebrated and sold to audiences through the use of cultural codes, symbols and signs
- Take a closer look at popular music history, how it's curated, constructed and circulated
- Investigate how popular music heritage has been represented, mobilized and interpreted
**Find out more**
**Expert practitioners**
You’ll benefit from being taught by a highly skilled and experienced teaching team. This includes professional international performer Dr Sue Miller, who has published widely on popular music, practice research (‘Capturing Liveness’) and Latin music (‘Improvising Sabor, Cuban Dance Music in New York’), Dr Paul Thompson (‘Creativity in the Recording Studio’) and Dr Tenley Martin (‘Transnational Flamenco’). Both Dr Miller and Dr Thompson have collaborated on British Academy funded practice research projects in popular music.
**Industry links**
You’ll have the chance to network with industry professionals on the course and through our guest lecture series. Previous speakers have included the musician and sound designer Suzanne Ciani, multimedia artist and author Paul D Miller AKA DJ Spooky, and Production/Tour Manager Simon Green (Wu Tang Clan).
We also have fantastic links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations, which help ensure you get the most from your course.
**Why study Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University...**
- You'll be taught by a highly skilled, experienced teaching team, including researchers, lecturers and practitioners
- Study within Leeds School of Arts - one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
- Study within Leeds School of Arts- one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across 40 courses, ideal for creative collaborations
- Network with industry professionals
- Develop your postgraduate academic skills for further research and other forms of career development
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Popular Music Studies, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. You should include reference to the following areas in your supporting statement: Why you want to study on the MA Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
Summary
**Immerse yourself in popular music and culture, from the grass roots of the Leeds scene to vernacular music in all its forms worldwide.**
Be part of a lively popular-music research community that embraces a wide variety of popular music and work alongside performers, composers and studio producers.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Join peers with backgrounds in music, cultural studies, music journalism, sociology, live music promotion and the creative arts
- Explore today’s local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry
- Discover the interconnectedness of popular music and cultures worldwide
- Engage with the multiple modes of popular music such as audio, video and still images
- Use ethnographic and analytical methods to gain an understanding of popular music styles and cultures
- Discuss the ways in which popular music is produced, mediated, celebrated and sold to audiences through the use of cultural codes, symbols and signs
- Take a closer look at popular music history, how it's curated, constructed and circulated
- Investigate how popular music heritage has been represented, mobilized and interpreted
**Find out more**
**Expert practitioners**
You’ll benefit from being taught by a highly skilled and experienced teaching team. This includes professional international performer Dr Sue Miller, who has published widely on popular music, practice research (‘Capturing Liveness’) and Latin music (‘Improvising Sabor, Cuban Dance Music in New York’), Dr Paul Thompson (‘Creativity in the Recording Studio’) and Dr Tenley Martin (‘Transnational Flamenco’). Both Dr Miller and Dr Thompson have collaborated on British Academy funded practice research projects in popular music.
**Industry links**
You’ll have the chance to network with industry professionals on the course and through our guest lecture series. Previous speakers have included the musician and sound designer Suzanne Ciani, multimedia artist and author Paul D Miller AKA DJ Spooky, and Production/Tour Manager Simon Green (Wu Tang Clan).
We also have fantastic links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations, which help ensure you get the most from your course.
**Why study Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University...**
- You'll be taught by a highly skilled, experienced teaching team, including researchers, lecturers and practitioners
- Study within Leeds School of Arts - one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
- Study within Leeds School of Arts- one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across 40 courses, ideal for creative collaborations
- Network with industry professionals
- Develop your postgraduate academic skills for further research and other forms of career development
Level | RQF Level 7 |
---|---|
Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Popular Music Studies, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. You should include reference to the following areas in your supporting statement: Why you want to study on the MA Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
Summary
**Immerse yourself in popular music and culture, from the grass roots of the Leeds scene to vernacular music in all its forms worldwide.**
Be part of a lively popular-music research community that embraces a wide variety of popular music and work alongside performers, composers and studio producers.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Join peers with backgrounds in music, cultural studies, music journalism, sociology, live music promotion and the creative arts
- Explore today’s local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry
- Discover the interconnectedness of popular music and cultures worldwide
- Engage with the multiple modes of popular music such as audio, video and still images
- Use ethnographic and analytical methods to gain an understanding of popular music styles and cultures
- Discuss the ways in which popular music is produced, mediated, celebrated and sold to audiences through the use of cultural codes, symbols and signs
- Take a closer look at popular music history, how it's curated, constructed and circulated
- Investigate how popular music heritage has been represented, mobilized and interpreted
**Find out more**
**Expert practitioners**
You’ll benefit from being taught by a highly skilled and experienced teaching team. This includes professional international performer Dr Sue Miller, who has published widely on popular music, practice research (‘Capturing Liveness’) and Latin music (‘Improvising Sabor, Cuban Dance Music in New York’), Dr Paul Thompson (‘Creativity in the Recording Studio’) and Dr Tenley Martin (‘Transnational Flamenco’). Both Dr Miller and Dr Thompson have collaborated on British Academy funded practice research projects in popular music.
**Industry links**
You’ll have the chance to network with industry professionals on the course and through our guest lecture series. Previous speakers have included the musician and sound designer Suzanne Ciani, multimedia artist and author Paul D Miller AKA DJ Spooky, and Production/Tour Manager Simon Green (Wu Tang Clan).
We also have fantastic links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations, which help ensure you get the most from your course.
**Why study Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University...**
- You'll be taught by a highly skilled, experienced teaching team, including researchers, lecturers and practitioners
- Study within Leeds School of Arts - one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
- Study within Leeds School of Arts- one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across 40 courses, ideal for creative collaborations
- Network with industry professionals
- Develop your postgraduate academic skills for further research and other forms of career development
Level | RQF Level 7 |
---|---|
Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Popular Music Studies, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. You should include reference to the following areas in your supporting statement: Why you want to study on the MA Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
Summary
**Immerse yourself in popular music and culture, from the grass roots of the Leeds scene to vernacular music in all its forms worldwide.**
Be part of a lively popular-music research community that embraces a wide variety of popular music and work alongside performers, composers and studio producers.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Join peers with backgrounds in music, cultural studies, music journalism, sociology, live music promotion and the creative arts
- Explore today’s local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry
- Discover the interconnectedness of popular music and cultures worldwide
- Engage with the multiple modes of popular music such as audio, video and still images
- Use ethnographic and analytical methods to gain an understanding of popular music styles and cultures
- Discuss the ways in which popular music is produced, mediated, celebrated and sold to audiences through the use of cultural codes, symbols and signs
- Take a closer look at popular music history, how it's curated, constructed and circulated
- Investigate how popular music heritage has been represented, mobilized and interpreted
**Find out more**
**Expert practitioners**
You’ll benefit from being taught by a highly skilled and experienced teaching team. This includes professional international performer Dr Sue Miller, who has published widely on popular music, practice research (‘Capturing Liveness’) and Latin music (‘Improvising Sabor, Cuban Dance Music in New York’), Dr Paul Thompson (‘Creativity in the Recording Studio’) and Dr Tenley Martin (‘Transnational Flamenco’). Both Dr Miller and Dr Thompson have collaborated on British Academy funded practice research projects in popular music.
**Industry links**
You’ll have the chance to network with industry professionals on the course and through our guest lecture series. Previous speakers have included the musician and sound designer Suzanne Ciani, multimedia artist and author Paul D Miller AKA DJ Spooky, and Production/Tour Manager Simon Green (Wu Tang Clan).
We also have fantastic links with local and national music, arts and festival organisations, which help ensure you get the most from your course.
**Why study Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University...**
- You'll be taught by a highly skilled, experienced teaching team, including researchers, lecturers and practitioners
- Study within Leeds School of Arts - one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across over 40 courses
- Study within Leeds School of Arts- one of the largest university arts communities in the north, with 3000 students spread across 40 courses, ideal for creative collaborations
- Network with industry professionals
- Develop your postgraduate academic skills for further research and other forms of career development
Level | RQF Level 7 |
---|---|
Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Popular Music Studies, at least a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. You should include reference to the following areas in your supporting statement: Why you want to study on the MA Popular Music and Culture at Leeds Beckett University |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
Summary
You will join peers with backgrounds in cultural studies, sociology, music and the creative arts to explore today's local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry. From researching gigs and events to composing scores for film and television, you will discover how a variety of communities fuse together to create this vibrant and expanding scene. Whether developing your songwriting and music editing techniques in our studios or organising events and liaising with artists at Leeds Festival, you will gain the hands-on experience employers are looking for while gathering evidence to carry through into your major research project.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
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Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in the cognate subjects of popular music studies, at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional. Applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent. |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
Summary
You will join peers with backgrounds in cultural studies, sociology, music and the creative arts to explore today's local live music scene and its connection to the wider industry. From researching gigs and events to composing scores for film and television, you will discover how a variety of communities fuse together to create this vibrant and expanding scene. Whether developing your songwriting and music editing techniques in our studios or organising events and liaising with artists at Leeds Festival, you will gain the hands-on experience employers are looking for while gathering evidence to carry through into your major research project.
Level | RQF Level 7 |
---|---|
Entry requirements | Applicants should either have at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in the cognate subjects of popular music studies, at least a 2nd Class Honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of an aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment. All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional. Applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent. |
Location | Headingley Campus Beckett Park Headingley Leeds LS6 3QS |
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