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University of Liverpool: School of Music
http://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/
Here at the Department of Music , we are in tune with the classical and popular worlds. We pride ourselves on being an innovative department that embraces the full spectrum of music, from the great works of the past to emerging trends such as sound for computer games. Our staff and students come from a variety of performance and non-performance backgrounds and share interests that span classical, popular, world and film music.
Long-established as a classical music department, we created the Institute of Popular Music in 1988, becoming the first department in the UK to introduce dedicated, specialist popular music studies and research.
Why Liverpool?
Liverpool is world-famous for its musical heritage: a UNESCO City of Music, the 2008 European Capital of Culture, and – of course – home of the Beatles. Music is woven into the city’s culture, and there is a massive local scene in the many small clubs, bars and streets, alongside larger performance venues such as the M&S Arena. The department of Music is well connected with the city, and the Liverpool music scene, past and present. Our team of academic staff boast several internationally known musicians, who are actively engaged in groundbreaking research.
The city remains a popular destination for live music performances, gigs, festivals, and high-profile events, making it an exciting place to be a musician, living and studying within the city. The department is situated in a vibrant city-centre campus with close working relationships with many local musical organisations, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – our partners in delivering the MA Music Management – Parr St. Studios and the famous Zanzibar club.
Master’s Degrees
Our Master’s degree programmes provide exciting opportunities to perfect your performance, or increase your appreciation of how music is created, performed, produced, managed and marketed:
- MA Music Management
- MA Music and Audiovisual Media
- MA Music Industry Studies
- MMus Music Performance and Education
- MRes Music
We also offer MPhil and PhD programmes in Music, with staff supervision in a broad range of disciplines.
Partnership with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Our MA Music Management is delivered in partnership with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, with whom students undertake a prestigious work placement. The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic comprises of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – the UK’s oldest professional symphony orchestra – the Grade II* listed Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and an extensive learning and education programme, exposing students to a variety of specialisms in music and cultural management.
Research Excellence
From the history of Jazz in Britain to collaborative projects such as exploring photographic archives in partnership with the Open Eye Gallery, our research encompasses the broad spectrum of music studies with expertise in Ethnomusicology, Popular Music Studies, Music Industry Studies, Composition, Music Technology, Music Analysis and Critical Musicology.
We are home to two specialist research centres – the Institute of Popular Music, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Composition and Technology. Our Institute of Popular Music continues to find innovative ways to bring national and international history to life, and projects exploring phenomena such as K-Pop ensure contemporary relevance.
Facilities
Our recently refurbished facilities boast brand new studios, teaching spaces and industry standard equipment fit for the 21st century musician. These include:
- Recording and production studios
- An SSL Studio
- An Audiovisual Media and Gaming Suite
- Electronic Music Research Studio
- Practice rooms with Yamaha pianos
- A games research lab
- Sound Design Studio
- A Music Hub
- A multipurpose rehearsal and performance teaching space
- iMac suites
- A two-tier auditorium equipped with two Steinway D Pianos
Tung Auditorium
Our students benefit from access to our newly opened, state-of-the-art performance venue seating up to 400 people with space for a 70-piece orchestra. The Auditorium is a short walk away from the Department, and has been developed as a high-performance acoustic space to support the requirements of the Department of Music, and exists as a public-facing space for concerts outside of teaching time.
Contact Details:
Dr Mat Flynn – Postgraduate Lead
Department of Music
80-82 Bedford Street South
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
L69 7WW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)151 795 0500
sotaev@liverpool.ac.uk
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/music/
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