Ilan is a British film composer who has established himself as an exciting young talent in the world of film music. Born in London into a musical family, Ilan grew up playing violin and later took up playing guitar in bands. He studied Music and English literature at Leeds University, during which time he also worked with film composer Ed Shearmur learning first-hand the technique of film composition. After graduating, he went on to work with other film composers such as Michael Kamen and Hans Zimmer. At this time Ilan began scoring his own projects, and his talent for creating cinematic music on a limited budget soon gained him recognition within the film industry.
School unveils new Master’s level degree 
The department adds a new Master’s programme in the Applied Psychology of Music for 2010/11 The new MMus Applied Psychology of Music is aimed at students who intend to work within music education, performance, community music, music technology and computer science.
The programme focuses upon the application of existing research in psychology of music within these areas alongside the development of specific psychological research methods. The programme will provide the training and preparation necessary for students with ambitions to study the Psychology of Music to MPhil/PhD level.
Students will explore their own research interests through a Dissertation, an extended piece of empirical or theoretical research closely supervised by staff. Two additional core modules are central to the discipline of Applied Psychology of Music: Case Studies in the Applied Psychology of Music encourages students to engage with practical applications in the real world; and Research Techniques in the Applied Psychology of Music covers a range of quantitative and qualitative research techniques with an emphasis on practical, hands-on seminars and lectures.
All MMus students attend a core research skills module, Introduction to Musical Scholarship. The remaining credits are chosen from a wide-ranging menu of options, allowing students the flexibility to tailor their studies to their individual enthusiasms and interests.
The programme is available full and part-time, and is led by Drs Karen Burland and Luke Windsor.
Date Published: 24 February 2010
Keywords: MMus Applied Psychology of Music, Karen Burland, Luke Windsor
Keywords: MMus Applied Psychology of Music, Karen Burland, Luke Windsor
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