BMus (Hons) Music Course

The Team

John Cranmer

Director of Programmes and Research (Music)
Dr John Cranmer BA Hons (York) MMus (Edin) PhD (Edin)

Dr John Cranmer’s interests include music in 18th and 19th century Britain, early keyboard instruments, opera, music theatre and historically-informed performance. He has produced articles and delivered conference papers on a wide range of topics related to these interests. As a performer on early keyboard instruments, he has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the UK. He is currently working toward the publication of a major social and economic history of music in Georgian Edinburgh - a wide-ranging study linking professional and amateur music-making, instrument building, music publishing, teaching and composition.

Zoe SmithHead of Interdisciplinary Practice (Music)
Zoë Smith MA (Oxon) ALCM

As an accompanist, Zoë Smith has worked extensively in the UK and internationally with both singers and instrumentalists. A graduate of Oxford University and the Royal Academy of Music, she has developed strong links with Mexico, where she frequently performs and teaches. She has received prizes in song accompaniment and has also specialised in flute repertoire, working in masterclasses and recitals with many leading flautists and recording three CDs. She is a member of Altitude, a viola and piano duo, with Philip Heyman, Principal Viola of WNO, and together they are actively commissioning new works by Welsh composers.

Arts Management Studies

  • Aidan Plender BA (Hull) MBA

Creative Music Studies

  • Dr Robert Childs MMus PhD FLCM ARCM PGCE
  • Paula Gardiner FTCL LTCL
  • Simon Kilshaw MA (UWE) AD (WCMD) Cert Ed (Wales) MA (Bristol)
  • Odilon Marcenaro BMus Tech (Utrecht) Cert Ed QSM (BBC)

Repertoire and Contextual Studies

  • Dr John Cranmer BA (York) MMus (Edin) PhD (Edin)
  • Paula Gardiner FTCL LTCL
  • Dr Cameron Gardner BMus (Birmingham) MA (Birmingham) PhD (Cardiff)
  • Adrian Partington MA (Cantab) FRCO
  • John Reynolds ARCM LRAM GRSM
  • Dr Sarah Smith BMus (Wales) MMus (London) PhD (London)
  • Dr Peter Stacey BA (Liv) PhD (UEA) DipMus (Bristol)

Contemporary Music Studies

  • Christopher Mowat MA (Cantab) LRAM
  • Peter Reynolds BMus (Wales) MA (Wales)

General Musicianship

  • Joanne Abson BMus (London) ARCM DipRCM
  • Rachel Attwell BA (WCMD) PGCert (Guildhall) PGCE (UWIC)
  • Alison Bowring BMus (Wales) MA (Wales)
  • Dr Cameron Gardner BMus (Birmingham) MA (Birmingham) PhD (Cardiff)
  • Daniel Jones BA (Wales) MA (Wales)
  • Dominic Neville MA (Cantab) PGCE (Wales) QTS
  • Dr Sarah Smith BMus (Wales) MMus (London) PhD (London)

Musicians’ Health Studies

  • Joanne Abson BMus (London) ARCM DipRCM
  • Kevin Price BMus (Auckland) LTCL LRSM
  • Zoë Smith MA (Oxon) ALCM

Pedagogical Studies

  • Patricia Keir BA BSc (Hons) MMus (RCM) DipRSAMD PGCE
  • Dr Sarah Smith BMus (Wales) MMus (London) PhD (London)

Stylistic Performance Studies

  • Dr John Cranmer BA (York) MMus (Edin) PhD (Edin)
  • Simon Jones BA (Bristol) PhD (York)

Workshop Leadership Studies

  • Paula Gardiner FTCL LTCL
  • Daniel Jones BA (Wales) MA (Wales)