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Music at Newcastle University is based in the centre of the campus, with purpose-built high-specification studios and rehearsal spaces for our Music students. We provide first-class education in music - across musicology, performance, and composition - for undergraduates, postgraduates, and PhD candidates.  As one of the largest music departments in the country, we offer extensive performance opportunities for our students. Our vibrant community of scholars and practitioners research, compose and perform a broad musical repertoire - covering classical to contemporary, jazz to folk, and everything in between. We have strong links across the region with key venues and institutions including The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, home of the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Folkworks, the Samling AcademyOpera NorthGenerator, to name just a few.

 

Music students

Studying music at Newcastle University has been the most surreal experience for me. I felt instantly welcomed into a family of musicians who simply love what they do, and for the first time in my academic life, I felt the freedom to express myself.

Megan, Contemporary and Popular Music student