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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 Academy, Opera North, Generator, to name just a few.
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Music outreach
Music is a vital part of our cultural and social lives and Music colleagues at Newcastle University are collaborating with educational and cultural partners in the region to respond to the most urgent breaks in the music education pipeline for young people, and to better target collective interventions so we can make a positive difference.
Most recently, and in collaboration with the Music Hubs, Music at Newcastle University welcomed nearly 300 primary school pupils and their teachers from Newcastle and North Tyneside onto campus.
The pupils engaged in two interactive performances given by the Newcastle University Wind Ensemble and Newcastle University Big Band.
The response from pupils and teachers was very positive and our own students valued the opportunity to meet with the children and share their experiences of learning music and how this led them to study it at university.
The video to the right shows footage from the event.
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Study with us
Newcastle upon Tyne's diverse and lively cultural scene goes hand in hand with our University’s long and distinguished history in the arts.
See our facilities
We have outstanding specialist music facilities, including state-of-the-art studios, rehearsal spaces, specialist tuition rooms, flexible study spaces, and a music skills suite.
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.