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Find out about Music at Sussex, based within the School of Media, Arts and Humanities, and search for people who work there.
We are a diverse group of academic staff, who are actively engaged in researching, performing and teaching Music.
We have expertise in composition, opera and musical theatre and new musical technologies.
The Centre for Research in Opera and Music Theatre, runs a number of research projects in collaboration with Glyndebourne Opera House.
We also maintain the Experimental Music Technologies Lab, where research into musical informatics and music performance technologies is conducted in collaboration with the informatics department.
Our students have 24-hour access to dedicated computer workstations, practice rooms with pianos, production studios and online recording libraries, as well as electronic studios for recording and post-production, and venues on campus for live performances.
We also run a contemporary music group and organise weekly research seminars and concerts, so students can perform, exchange ideas and collaborate with other students and professional musicians.
We offer scholarships and prizes to our undergraduate students, including: