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School of

Music

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School of

Music

Postgraduate coursesin Music

at Bangor University

The City of Bangor• A small and vibrant cathedral city with the University at its heart• Spectacular location on the North Wales coast• One of the oldest cities in the UK (founded 525 AD), and the cultural capital of North Wales• Compact and safe• Inexpensive living costs: the second cheapest student town in the UK (source: push.co.uk)• Unique bilingual atmosphere

Unique geographical location

• 5 minutes’ walk to the sea• Less than 10 miles from the Snowdonia National Park, and from

spectacular unspoilt beaches on the Isle of Anglesey• Ideally positioned for outdoor pursuits and recreation

• Easily accessible: superb road links, and just 3 hours from London by train

Bangor University

• Founded in 1884• 26 academic schools• 2000 members of staff and 10,000 students from all over the world• Internationally-recognised expertise in a range of disciplines – including Music• Housed in magnificent buildings overlooking the city

• Award-winning Halls of Residence:– en-suite bathrooms available– internet access– spectacular views

• Libraries and computing facilities

• Excellent sporting facilities:– Indoor sports centre– Full-size race track and various sports pitches– Indoor climbing wall

Bangor University

The School of Music

• Close-knit community of around 200 students (undergraduates and postgraduates)

• Academic staff –– musicologists– composers– performers

• Specialist support staff• 30+ instrumental/vocal teachers

Extensive facilities and resources• 4 fully-equipped studios• 2 splendid concert halls (Prichard-Jones Hall and Powis Hall)

• Dedicated building –– lecture hall– seminar rooms– music library (20,000 scores and 6000 recordings)– listening/viewing facilities– computing facilities– student common room– 12 practice rooms

• Instruments – 2 concert grand pianos, 3 harpsichords, 2 organs, harps, orchestral percussion, collection of world instruments, etc.

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

3 orchestras:– Bangor University Symphony Orchestra

– Bangor Baroque Soloists

– Music Society Orchestra (student-run)

3 choirs:– Bangor University Chorus

– Bangor University Chamber Choir

– Music Society Choir (student-run)

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

• Music Society• SODA (musical theatre)• Jazz band, brass bands, etc.• Bangor New Music Festival (every Spring)• Student-run Ensembles: BUSE and Canaf

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

Regular highlights include:• Allegri String Quartet• BBC National Orchestra

of Wales• Jana Frenklova (piano)• Ensemble Cymru• and many visiting soloists,

chamber musicians and singers

Music at Bangor: University concert series

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

ElectroacousticWALES

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

• Fortnightly visits from distinguished scholars

• Speakers in 2008-9 have included: – Anthony Pryer (Goldsmiths, University of London)

– Robert Normandeau (Université de Montréal)

– Elaine Kelly (University of Edinburgh)

– Andrew Pinnock (University of Southampton)

– Nicholas Attfield (University of Oxford)

– Berta Joncus (University of Oxford)

– Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge)

Research seminars

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

Masterclasses and workshops

BBC NOW composition workshop

Vitality and Quality of Musical Life

Masterclasses and workshops

BBC NOW workshop for postgraduate conductors

Meet the staff …Professor Thomas Schmidt-BesteLate Middle Ages and Renaissance; 18th and 19th centuries; music and text; music and ideas; history of musical genres; Mozart; Mendelssohn

Professor Bruce WoodMusic in England, 1660-1710 and 1880-1950;

Purcell; Blow; Elgar; Baroque performance

Professor Andrew LewisComposition; electroacoustic music; analysis of acousmatic music; European music since 1945

Dr Sally HarperMusic in Wales; medieval liturgy;

music in the British Isles before 1600

Meet the staff …

Dr Chris CollinsManuel de Falla; early 20th-century music in France, Spain and Scandinavia; the classical record industry; analysis; orchestral and choral conducting

Dr Peter FlinnComposition; European music c.1900-50; Romantic music;orchestration; Baroque performance practice; performance

Ms Jana FrenklovaPerformance (piano); Schumann; Czech and central European music; music in the late 20th century

Dr Christian LeitmeirSacred music; musical notation; music, words and images;

Middle Ages; 16th-century polyphony; Viennese classicism; late Romanticism

Meet the staff …Dr Guto PuwComposition; music technology; contemporary Welsh art music; choral conducting

Mr Stephen Rees15th-century French secular music; Welsh traditional music

and instruments; analysis; traditional music in north-west Europe

Dr Pwyll ap SiônComposition; Michael Nyman; popular music culture in Wales

Mr Wyn ThomasEthnomusicology; traditional music of Celtic countries;

traditional performers in Wales; organology; Women in music

Research centres

Centre for Research in Early Music (CREaM)

Centre for Advanced Welsh Music Studies (CAWMS)

International Centre for Sacred Music Studies (ICSMuS)

ElectroacousticWALES

Archive of Traditional Welsh Music

Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS)

Other areas of expertise

Musical editing

Twentieth-century music

Minimalist and post-minimalist music

Words and music

Instrumental and vocal composition

Performance

Postgraduate courses in Music

Taught coursesMA, MMus

(1 year full time; 2 years part time)

Research coursesMPhil

(normally 1 year full time; 2 years part time)

PhD(3 years full time; 6 years part time)

Taught courses

MA in Music

MMus in Composition

MA in Composition/Electroacoustic Composition/Sonic Art

MA in Welsh Music and Celtic Music

MA in Music Performance

MA in Sacred Music Studies

MA in 20th- and 21st-Century Music

MA in Early Music

Taught coursesCourse structures

MA (standard track)

Part One Part Two

Core moduleCurrent Musicology

orContexts and Concepts in Composition

orMusic and the

Sacred

Principal Subject

Open Submission

1 x majoror

2 x minor

Preparation for

Part Two Project

Part Two Project

20 credits 40 credits 40 credits 20 credits 60 credits

Taught coursesCourse structures

MA (special track) and MMus

Part One Part Two

Core moduleCurrent

Musicologyor

Contexts and Concepts in Composition

Principal Subject

Independent Special Study

Preparation for

Part Two Project

Part Two Project

20 credits 60 credits 20 credits 20 credits 60 credits

Taught coursesCourse structures

Principal Study areas

Historical Musicology

Editorial Musicology

Ethnomusicology

Music and the Christian Church

Celtic Traditional Music

Music in Wales

Composition

Electroacoustic Composition

Music and Film

Solo Performance

Performance Practice

Music in the Community

Taught coursesCourse structures

Typical teaching pattern• Core module: fortnightly class with exercises

• Principal study (except Performance): fortnightly plenary class, supported by regular individual supervision

• Principal study in Performance: individual tuition with specialist tutor (up to 24 hours for Part One, and an additional 18 hours for Part 2)

• Open submissions and Part Two projects (except Performance): regular individual supervision

Taught coursesCourse structures

Modes of assessment

• Part One: Submission of a portfolio of work (essays, editions, compositions or similar), usually around April. Performers give a recital of 25-30 minutes’ duration.

• Part Two: Submission of extended written project or composition, usually in September. Performers give a recital of 45-50 minutes’ duration.

Research degrees: MPhil and PhD

Mode of study:

– Individual research on an original project chosen in advance.

– Supported by regular supervision from a specialist advisor.

– Further support available via Bangor University’s Graduate Programme.

Modes of assessment:

– Musicology: submission of a written thesis.

– Composition: submission of a portfolio of compositions (which may be supported by a written thesis).

– Performance: two public performances, production of a professional recording, and submission of a written thesis.

Postgraduate courses in MusicFees and funding

Tuition fees for 2009-10:UK and EU students (full time): £3990 per annum

Non-EU students (full time): £8800 per annumPart-time students are charged 50% of this amount per annum

Financial support is available from a range of organisations, normally on a competitive basis.

Advice on financial support is available on our website:www.bangor.ac.uk/music

Bangor Universitypostgraduate scholarships

125th Anniversary Research Scholarships

125 scholarships for PhD students to cover fees for three years, plus an annual maintenance allowance.

Bursaries of £6500 per annum will also be available.

Apply now! Decisions will be made in June.

www.bangor.ac.uk/scholarships

College of Arts and Humanities and School of Music bursaries

A limited number of bursaries are available, including a new £5000 Parry Williams Scholarship.

More information at www.bangor.ac.uk/music

Accolades for the School of Music

• RAE 2007 = Bangor is at the cutting edge of international research into music (70% of research in top two categories)

• Rated ‘Excellent’ in the National Teaching Quality Assessment

• In the top 20% of UK Music Departments in the Times Good University Guide for 2009…

• … but TOP for student satisfaction in the same survey

Dr Chris Collins

School of MusicBangor UniversityBangorLL57 2DGWales (United Kingdom)

Telephone: (+44) (0)1248 382181

Email: musicpg@bangor.ac.uk

www.bangor.ac.uk/music