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Paul Jackson is a pianist, conductor, composer and musicologist with over 20 years’ experience in university and Higher Education. His teaching and research interests encompass performance, composition and music theatre, and he has a particular interest in the music of the Australian composer, Percy Grainger. He has been active as an exponent of contemporary music for many years, both as pianist and conductor, and has commissioned and performed a variety of works by leading contemporary composers.

Welcome to the Department of Music and Performing Arts at Anglia Ruskin University. The Department offers courses at undergraduate level in Music, Drama, Creative Music Technology, Popular Music

Welcome to the Department of Music & Performing Arts

and Performing Arts and at postgraduate level in Music Therapy and Dramatherapy. Research Degree supervision is also offered in a range of subjects.

All of our courses offer a distinctive integration of practice and theory and you will be encouraged to be creative, critically engaged and intellectually curious about your chosen area. Our modules are carefully designed to be innovative and up-to-date, and they are taught by first-class, researchactive staff who are recognised, nationally and internationally, as experts in their field. Students, staff, visiting artists and technicians all work

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closely together on collaborative projects, in a supportive and friendly environment. On completion of your degree, you will be well equipped for a range of careers within the creative industries and beyond and will join the growing family of Music and Performing Arts alumni at Anglia Ruskin!

Cambridge is a beautiful and historic university city. With a student population of some 25,000, it also offers a young, vibrant and creative environment. The city is full of student bookshops, cafÊs, cinemas, art-galleries, museums and, importantly for Music and Performing Arts students, an exceptional number of theatre and concert venues, both mainstream and experimental. London’s concert halls and theatres are also within easy reach of Cambridge by train or coach. What better place to study?

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Open Days are a great opportunity to talk to our students and staff about the courses available. There will also be helpful advice on applying for your course, accommodation, student services, finance and lots more.

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10 reasons to study with us

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1 Our courses offer a distinctive integration of theory and practice, delivered through the use of innovative and up-to-date modules

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Teaching is by first-class, research-active staff who are recognised, nationally and internationally, as experts in their field

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We work in purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities within the heart of Cambridge

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In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), 80% of the Department’s work was judged to be of international standard, with 20% judged to be either ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘worldleading’

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We are an active research community with a number of cross-disciplinary research centres, including the Music for Health Research Centre

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In the National Student Survey, our courses consistently receive high levels of satisfaction

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Employability and vocational skills are embedded throughout our courses

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We offer study a number of abroad opportunities including exchange agreements with universities in Europe and America

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We work as a community of learners, in a supportive environment, exploring the new, the challenging, and the thought-provoking

Our links with local industries in Cambridge and East Anglia provide possibilities for work placements, collaborations and internships

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Our courses

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Our degrees offer a distinctive and creative integration of practice and theory, delivered through the use of innovative and upto-date modules.

Teaching is by first-class, researchactive staff who are recognised, nationally and internationally, as experts in their field

BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology Entry requirements: 260-220 UCAS code: WJ39 Start options: September & January www.anglia.ac.uk/creativemusictechnology Our BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology degree builds on many years of experience in electronic, electroacoustic and computer music at Anglia Ruskin. The focus is strictly musical, although the degree structure introduces you to a wide range of technological applications within computer music composition.

A hands-on approach is adopted at all times and a variety of creative outputs and performance opportunities are encouraged.

BA (Hons) Drama Entry requirements: 260-220 UCAS code: W490

We consider each application individually and an offer will be made according to a number of criteria including predicted grades and relevant experience.

Start options: September & January

We also welcome applications from prospective students who have relevant qualifications at higher education level or relevant work experience. You may be eligible for advanced entry (for example year 2 entry to one of our undergraduate courses) via our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) scheme.

BA (Hons) Drama provides you with an understanding of the histories, practices, contexts and theories of drama, theatre and performance. This is balanced and supported by practical explorations, the acquisition of a range of performance techniques and the creation of live performance events.

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We also offer:

BA (Hons) Drama & English Literature www.anglia.ac.uk/drama_english

BA (Hons) Drama & Film Studies www.anglia.ac.uk/drama_filmstudies

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Our Courses BA (Hons) Music

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BA (Hons) Popular Music

Entry requirements: 260-220

Entry requirements: 260-220

UCAS code: W300

UCAS code: W34C

Start options: September & January

Start options: September & January

www.anglia.ac.uk/music Our BA (Hons) Music course engages you both practically and intellectually in the study of this discipline, through a consideration of music in a variety of styles, approaches and contexts.

The course focuses on the concept of ‘learning by doing’ and provides a range of opportunities to experience live musical performance, from solo work to large-scale orchestral and choral productions.

BA (Hons) Performing Arts Entry requirements: 260-220 UCAS code: W491 Start options: September & January www.anglia.ac.uk/performingarts Our BA (Hons) Performing Arts degree draws on the unique strengths of music and drama within our University, allowing you the opportunity to explore their connections and the creative potential of both disciplines. The emphasis of our course is on developing you as a confident, versatile and exciting practitioner, who is able to work across music and drama in innovative and dynamic ways.

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www.anglia.ac.uk/popmusic Our BA (Hons) Popular Music is an exciting and innovative course that investigates popular music through a focus on performance, music technology and production, and ‘world’ musics. You will explore the history, genres and cultures of popular music and acquire practical experience of current techniques in live and studio production.

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MA Music Therapy Entry requirements: Usually a good/ 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in Music or equivalent (another degree but with a high standard of musicianship). High standard of flexible musicianship demonstrated by grade 8 or equivalent, and preferably one other instrument.

Relevant clinical experience with adults and children and relevant motivation, maturity and ability to reflect on self in relation to others.

Please see our website for our full entry requirements.

Start options: September www.anglia.ac.uk/madramatherapy

Undertaking the music therapy training course at Anglia Ruskin has been both a challenging and enriching experience. The course content is brilliant, covering both practical and theoretical aspects of study to prepare students for the role of a music therapist.

Maybelle Wei, New Zealand

MA Dramatherapy Entry requirements: Usually a good/ 2:1 honours degree classification (or equivalent) or equivalent in drama, performing arts or a related subject. Evidence of sustained engagement with drama in a variety of forms (theatre, movement, performance). Minimum of 1 year or equivalent clinical/field work experience preferably with children or adults working in a caring capacity including in teaching, social work, mental health and community drama. Relevant motivation, maturity and ability to reflect on self in relation to others. Please see our website for our full entry requirements.

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Our MA Dramatherapy course provides you with professional training in dramatherapy with an emphasis on clinical placements and an introduction to various dramatherapy approaches. Alongside the well-established MA Music Therapy, through separate and some shared teaching, our course aims to train suitable, experienced practitioners at Masters level, adhering to professional standards. Our course will qualify you to work as a dramatherapist and successful candidates will be eligible for registration with the Health Professions Council. Dramatherapy at Anglia Ruskin University is a newly established course, situated within our thriving Music and Performing Arts Department.

Start options: September www.anglia.ac.uk/mamusictherapy Our MA Music Therapy course provides you with professional training in music therapy with an emphasis on clinical placements, and an introduction to various music therapy approaches.

Our course aims to train suitably experienced musicians as professional music therapists at Masters level, adhering to the general clinical definition of music therapy within the UK. MA Music Therapy qualifies you to work as a music therapist, and successful candidates will be eligible for registration with the Health Professions Council.

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Anglia Ruskin has invested over £81 million over the last five years in the very latest learning environments. Our Cambridge campus is in the heart of the city and has recently reached a milestone in its history with the opening of the new £35-million redevelopment.

New for 2013/14 - Postgraduate students will now benefit from our new state of the art, Music Therapy Centre, the largest university-based centre in the UK. The Department of Music and Performing Arts occupies purpose-built facilities within the Cambridge Campus housing an extensive array of teaching spaces, dedicated music and drama facilities, orchestral and ethnic instruments and other learning resources. The campus is situated very near to the centre of Cambridge and has onsite accommodation, library and computing facilities and a fully-fitted theatre.

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Specialist teaching facilities including lecture rooms, which can also be used for rehearsing A large Recital Hall housing a full range of orchestral percussion Twelve practice rooms each equipped with upright or grand pianos The Mumford Theatre - a fully-equipped theatre with large orchestral pit capable of housing fullscale operatic productions Three dedicated and fully-equipped Drama Studios An industry standard TV Studio An extensive suite of Computer Music Studios including a recording studio, digital editing studio and workstation laboratory A fully-equipped Music Therapy Clinic Five grand pianos, including a new Steinway Model D Two harpsichords A range of orchestral instruments including alto flutes, two cors anglais, an oboe d’amore, Eb, alto and bass clarinets, a contra bassoon and a bass saxophone A selection of Baroque and Renaissance instruments including a consort of crumhorns, cornetts and natural trumpets and a consort of recorders A range of traditional instruments from India (including two sitars), China (including a Chinese zither) and Africa (including a set of Ghanaian drums) A Balinese Gamelan

The rich cultural environment of Cambridge includes many opportunities for music collaboration as well premier music venues such as West Road Concert Hall with whom we have longstanding links Library Our campus libraries offer a wide range of publications and a variety of study facilities, including open-access computers, areas for quiet or group study and bookable rooms. We also have an extensive Digital Library providing on and off-site access to e-books, e-journals and databases.

We endeavour to make our libraries as accessible as possible for all our students. During Semester time, they open 24 hours a day from Monday to Thursday, until midnight on Friday and Saturday and for 12 hours on Sunday.

IT Resources Our open access computer facilities provide free access to the internet, email, messaging services and the full Microsoft Office suite. A high speed wireless service is also available in all key areas on campus.

Throughout your studies you will have access to our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), providing course notes, reading materials and multi-media content to support your learning, while our e-vision system gives you instant access to your academic record and your timetable.

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Mateja Kaluza Christopher Dungar BA (Hons) Drama I chose to study here as this course appeared to be the most diverse and interesting in drama and I have really enjoyed modules such as Performance Practitioners and Special Subject which require a high level of independent study. I would recommend this course to others as you don’t only develop practical sills but you are also able to support your work theoretically through your writing.

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The course helped direct my goals further toward my chosen career. I have benefitted highly from the Music for Digital Media module as it helped me realise my affinity for composing music for film/games. I enjoyed collaborating with others as well as studying composing for film and also looking at working with games and new media. The third-year Enterprise in the Creative Arts module has helped me further analyse the job prospects in my chosen career through my placement at the recording studio. My ambitions are to work as a studio engineer or in post-production, whilst freelancing as a composer for film/TV etc. My course has provided me with the skillset to do this as well as creating strong links with peers, which may benefit me in the future.

I was initially attracted to the BA (Hons) Music at Anglia Ruskin because of the opportunities to gain experience and knowledge of different fields of music, such as world music, composition and improvisation, gospel and choir singing as well as leading the orchestra and supporting this with theoretical knowledge. Furthermore, I found the interdisciplinary aspect attractive as different modules are offered in collaboration with students from different areas such as Performing Arts and Drama students.

I would summarise my experience as fulfilling, culturally enriching as well as being a great improvement on my skills, hopefully resulting in making me more employable. Tutors were great, modules were stimulating and the support staff very helpful. The overall atmosphere at Anglia Ruskin was brilliant.

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I would recommend Anglia Ruskin to study music because of the range of facilities and opportunities offered and mainly because of the support from your lecturers about your ideas, creativity and hard work.

Practice rooms were always available, especially if you book them in advance, as well as the use of studios, renting different instruments, and use of computers. Also there are always technicians who are happy to help with aspects of staging such as lighting and sound balance.

The course has links with The Junction, Cambridge and performance artists all over the country. The Mumford Theatre is a professional theatre on the University campus and you get the opportunity to perform on stage in Year 2, which is a great experience. The Drama studios at Anglia Ruskin are all brilliant facilities.

My course involves a work placement module in the second semester, which helps you gain experience in the workplace. I believe that this course has given me extensive understanding into my job and the confidence to use the skills I have in the workplace. I hope to study for a PGCE in Drama in the future and I hope this will lead in to teaching. This course has already given me the opportunity to work in a couple of schools to help my experience.

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BA (Hons) Performing Arts The reason that I chose to study BA (Hons) Performing Arts at Anglia Ruskin University was the exciting elements that the Performing Arts degree entailed such as, dramatherapy and individual instrumental tuition. Also, To the findcourse out is a fusion of drama, because about musicmore and movement; something to cater for ourthat Cambridge students didn’t want to study just Drama. campus, scan: The main aspect I enjoy of my course is the fact that we collaborate with students from many different courses, giving me an opportunity to learn about many different skills and create diverse and interesting pieces of work. I also like the fact that there is so much scope within each and every module to explore and express your own creative freedom, each module is designed to be exciting and intellectually stimulating. With such a great variety of modules on offer it is certainly an enriching course.

The support of the teaching staff is fantastic.

Each and every one of the lecturers will go out of their way as much as possible to help you no matter how big or small the problem may be.

Employability is a measure of how easily graduates can find work, remain in work and succeed in it. For a graduate to be seen as highly employable, they must possess and be able to evidence a wide range of skills.

We see employability as the ‘Golden Thread’ which runs through all university activities; helping our students to acquire the skills, knowledge, understanding and personal attributes that enable them to choose and secure, satisfactory and successful occupations. In the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences our students gain a range of skills highly desirable by employers and benefit from a range of work place opportunities and industry connections. At Anglia Ruskin we have a dedicated Employability Service which can provide impartial and confidential advice to help you make an informed decision about your education and future career as well Join: www.facebook.com/aruemployability as help you find work whilst studying.

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