Category Archives: What Music Will You Study on the New OU Music BA?

The final video in our series on the new OU Music BA features Dr Robert Samuels talking about The Practice of Music Making, our innovative collaborative module with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

This week, our series on the new OU Music BA features Dr Byron Dueck discussing clapping games, dance music, and the role these play in A342, Central Questions in the Study of Music.  

This week, our series on the new OU Music BA features Professor David Rowland discussing some of the problems editors face in preparing editions of Chopin’s piano music – just one of the subjects you’ll explore in A342, Central Questions … Continue reading →

This week, our series on the new OU Music BA features Dr Martin Clarke discussing (and playing!) Franz Schubert’s ‘Ständchen’, one of the pieces you’ll study on A224: Inside Music.

This week, our series on the new OU Music BA features Dr Ben Winters discussing the music John Williams composed for Steven Spielberg’s 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind – just some of the music you’ll explore in … Continue reading →

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.  

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.  

Second in our series on the new OU Music BA is Dr Robert Samuels talking about A224, Inside Music – and playing a little Bach!