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Conferences & Events

Empirical Musicology II: Empirical Approaches to Performance Conference


National Student Survey

See how the School was judged in the 2008 survey


Music Student Newsletter

The newsletter for School of Music students


Welcome to the School of Music

The School of Music at the University of Leeds brings together internationally acclaimed scholars, composers and performers, to set the highest standards in music research and postgraduate teaching. It is one of the largest academic schools of its kind in the country, and offers supervision and taught programmes across a wide range of undergraduate and research interests.


In the news
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea album cover Applied Psychology of Music brochure cover Michael Horovitz
Choir links with Corinne Bailey Rae on new CD
The Leeds University Liturgical Choir lends a hand on the latest release from a top UK talent as one-time English undergraduate issues second album Read more...

School unveils new Master’s level degree
The department adds a new Master’s programme in the Applied Psychology of Music for 2010/11 Read more...

Warner fronts birthday tribute to jazz poet
Radio 4 presents a 75th birthday tribute to musical versifier Michael Horovitz in the spring and a department member leads the homage Read more...


Undergraduate Programmes


NEW! BA with Year in Industry BA with Year in Industry allows students in the School of Music to spend their third year working on placement in the music industry.

BA Music focuses on Western art music in a course that encourages personal and intellectual development.

BA Popular and World Musics focuses on a wide range of popular and traditional music forms from around the globe.

BMus Music Performance 'Abroad' is an exciting four-year degree specialising in performance.


Postgraduate News


The School of Music will be offering new postgraduate scholarship opportunities for 2010-11, including an AHRC scholarship for Home/EU MMus students, and two Herbert Thompson scholarships for international MMus students.

Click here for further information and to register your interest for 2010-11.

From September 2010, the School will offer an additional MMus programme in Applied Psychology of Music PDF download link

January 2009 saw the School launch its new Postgraduate Prospectus (pictured, left).


Research Interests

Share in our academic staff's research areas - take a moment to browse here PDF download link