School of Music

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Everything We Do Is Music

On our W300 course you can specialize in Classical Music, Popular Music or a combination.

Leading to:
BA (Hons) Music
BA (Hons) Popular Music
BA (Hons) Music/Popular Music

You can even change your mind as you go along

You will receive expert teaching in all these areas:

You can also choose to do:

The results of the latest 2009 NSS survey (National Student Satisfaction) have ranked us 3rd among the 16 Russell Group Music departments in terms of overall satisfaction, with a 93% overall satisfaction rate.

MMus Scholarship in Composition or Musicology...

Michael Spitzer
The School of Music is delighted to announce that Michael Spitzer has been appointed as its new Professor of Classical Music. His research covers a wide range of theoretical and critical areas, and he is world-renowned for his work on music semiotics, metaphor theory and Beethoven.

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PRSF New Music Plus Producers Partnership

Congratulations to School of Music Alumni Jonathan Herring and Andrew Ellis who were recently announced as recipients of this year’s PRSF (Performing Rights Society Foundation) New Music Plus Producers Partnership scheme North West awards. You can see short films about their work  on the PRSF website, Here and Here

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What our students say

Emily"In Liverpool you could choose all your own modules. I really enjoyed the composition module--that was really great. Liverpool's a great city and it's got a good musical heritage."

See what our recent graduates say about us.

Research excellence

All our staff are committed in linking research with teaching and teaching with research. Key publications include:
  • Sara Cohen, Rock Culture in Liverpool
  • Giles Hooper, The Discourse of Musicology
  • Freya Jarman-Ivens, Oh Boy! Masculinities and Popular Music
  • Anahid Kassabian, Hearing Film
  • Marion Leonard, Gender in the Music Industry
  • Michael Talbot, The Chamber Cantatas of Antonio Vivaldi