Music Performance (Research)

Through an agreed programme of original research you will:

• deepen critical engagement with, and understanding of, performance practice

• explore specific aspects of technique or repertoire.

There are many opportunities to perform both individually and as part of ensembles, on-campus and as part of the wider Nottingham musical scene.

Research areas
Our research strengths are grouped into four themes.
Music, space and place

• Music and musical culture in a specific time and place

• Transnational and transcultural exchange

• Urban geographies and mobility

Music-text-image

• How music interacts with other art forms

• Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines

Musical creativity and community

• Musical creativity

• Development of communities and networks

Music, politics and identity

• How music has contributed to local, national and international political change

• How music shapes individual identities

Explore all our research themes and projects in detail - nottingham.ac.uk/music

The University of Nottingham is one of eight universities making up the AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C). The partnership provides funding and training to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers - midlands4cities.ac.uk

You will have access to the University of Nottingham Researcher Academy. This will provide you with a network of researchers and staff to support you during your PhD, as well as training, placement and travel opportunities - nottingham.ac.uk/researcher-academy