Author Archives: Helen Coffey

Three years after completing his PhD on the use of statistics in the study of music history (some of which is covered in our MA module A873), Honorary Associate Andrew Gustar has launched a new website www.musichistorystats.com as a resource … Continue reading →

As Musician in Residence at St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Associate Lecturer Malcolm Atkins has been trying to engage the local community in the creation of and contemplation of sound and song and continued his own research into the nature … Continue reading →

The Department of Music at the Open University invites applications for February 2018 entry to its PhD programme. Our research was rated 1st in the UK in the Guardian’s analysis of the REF 2014 results, and 8th in the Times … Continue reading →

As Musician in Residence for St Mary and St Nicholas Church Littlemore, OU Honorary Associate Malcolm Atkins has written a ‘Littlemore Mass’ for a concert on 25 June. The mass is based on melodies gathered from different communities in Oxford … Continue reading →

The Department of Music at the Open University invites applications for October 2017 entry to its PhD programme. Our research was rated 1st in the UK in the Guardian’s analysis of the REF 2014 results, and 8th in the Times … Continue reading →

The next Music Research Day will take place on Wednesday 26th April in the Music Studio on the OU’s campus in Milton Keynes.  If you would like to attend, please e-mail Jacquie Green on FASS-ACEM-Music@open.ac.uk by Tuesday 18th April, providing details … Continue reading →

OU Honorary Associate Andrew Gustar has written about his experiences of studying at the OU in a new blog post on the Royal Musical Association’s website.   In this, Andrew describes his trajectory from mathematics into music and how both these … Continue reading →

The Department of Music at the Open University invites applications for October 2017 entry to its PhD programme. Our research was rated 1st in the UK in the Guardian’s analysis of the REF 2014 results, and 8th in the Times … Continue reading →

Here is the programme for the Music Department’s Research Day which will take place on 30 November in the OU’s Music Studio at Walton Hall: 10:30   Coffee and Welcome 11:00   ‘Speaking about Music’ Workshop 12:00   Dario van Gammeren – Music and … Continue reading →