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The OAE performs film music
The OU’s partner orchestra, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will be performing the 1926 silent film version of Richard Strauss’s 1911 opera Der Rosenkavalier in London on Thursday 17 May, and in Bristol on Friday 18 May. Student tickets are … Continue reading
What Music Will You Study on the New OU Music BA? Video 4
This week, our series on the new OU Music BA features Dr Naomi Barker discussing Hugh Masekela’s ‘Soweto Blues’, one of the pieces you’ll study at Level 1 on the BA.
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What Music Will You Study on the New OU Music BA? Video 3
Next in our series on the new OU Music BA is Dr Sean Williams talking about Steve Reich’s Come Out, one of the pieces studied on A232, Music, Sound and Technology.
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What Music Will You Study on the New OU Music BA? Video 2
Second in our series on the new OU Music BA is Dr Robert Samuels talking about A224, Inside Music – and playing a little Bach!
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What Music Will You Study on the New OU Music BA?
OU Music is delighted to announce its new BA in Music. This is a one-of-a-kind degree programme, open to musicians working in any tradition and at any stage in their development. Whether you’re a veteran performer or someone who is … Continue reading
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Reviewing Armando Iannucci’s ‘Hear Me Out’
I’ve just finished reading Hear Me Out, a collection of Armando Iannucci’s writings about classical music—a subject about which Iannucci is unashamedly passionate and knowledgeable. From my perspective as an Open University music lecturer, I was delighted to discover just … Continue reading
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Credit Transfer and the BA (Hons) in Music
Do you already have a completed or partially-completed degree from another institution? Do you want to study our Music BA (Hons)? Did you know you may be able to use existing university credits–including music performance diplomas–to transfer on to our … Continue reading
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Music, Modern Culture, and the Critical Ear
A new book co-edited by Ben Winters (with Nicholas Attfield) has just been published by Routledge. Entitled Music, Modern Culture, and the Critical Ear, it is a collection of essays in honour of Ben’s doctoral supervisor at Oxford, Prof. Peter Franklin. It features … Continue reading
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MA in Music – LAST DAY TO REGISTER
A quick reminder that TODAY (21 September) is the last day to register for our MA Music modules (A873 and A874). We recently scored a 100% satisfaction rating in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (2017), and students who have completed … Continue reading
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MA in Music
Did you know the Open University offers a 2-year part-time MA degree in Music? The new degree, which has been running since 2014, provides students with a thorough grounding in contemporary digital approaches to music research, and culminates in a … Continue reading
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