Music and sound recording

Music and sound have the power to delight and inspire. By studying them, you’ll develop the technical skills, cultural knowledge and creative flair to express yourself in a range of careers.

Our Department has an outstanding reputation for technological advancement and is home to excellent performance, recording and learning facilities.

You’ll be surrounded by inspiring and creative individuals and join an influential source of internationally respected alumni and academics.

Music MMus

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Students and graduates

Matt Buchanan

Music

The department (and University as a whole) has some really fantastic industry links

The department (and University as a whole) has some really fantastic industry links

Dr Kathleen McGuire

Music (Conducting)

Kathleen, who graduated with a Masters in Music in 1995, has enjoyed more than three decades of music-making in six countries, working with orchestras, choirs, ballet, opera and musical theatre, including performances at the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. She was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Achievement Award for 2016.

Kathleen, who graduated with a Masters in Music in 1995, has enjoyed more than three decades of music-making in six countries, working with orchestras, choirs, ballet, opera and musical theatre, including performances at the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. She was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Achievement Award for 2016.

Schools and departments

Department of Music and Media

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Accommodation
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Applying to Surrey
Innovative Media Technology PhD
Music PhD
Sound Recording PhD

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Students and graduates

Annelie Nederberg

Music (Composition)

My supervisor understands what it is to be a composer and researcher. He offers good advice.

My supervisor understands what it is to be a composer and researcher. He offers good advice.

Bill Bruford

Music

It’s a privilege to be able to put down the sticks, step back and examine drummers’ motivations, intentions and behaviours from a calmer perspective.

It’s a privilege to be able to put down the sticks, step back and examine drummers’ motivations, intentions and behaviours from a calmer perspective.

Schools and departments

Department of Music and Media

Research with us

Our research
Doctoral College
Fees and funding
Applying to Surrey