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History & The Arts
Supporting women musicians in the workplace
This article explores the many issues facing women in the music industry, and what improvements can be made to help those facing these challenges.
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History & The Arts
The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
When you think of classical music, which names come to mind? Beethoven? Mozart? Bach? But how many women composers can you name?
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History & The Arts
Women transforming classical music
Women transforming classical music is a free course aimed at helping individual performers, ensembles and organisations within the classical music industry to diversify their repertoire by including more works by women composers. The 6-week course considers the male-dominated nature of the contemporary classical music industry and how to ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What are the connections between music and memory?
Hearing a particular song can take us back to a certain moment in our lives. In this interactive we're going to take a trip down memory lane, looking at songs from the past and exploring what music means to you.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Did you know that doctors were exploring the links between mental health and music back in the Victorian era? This article explains more about musical treatments in the asylum.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Lauren O’Hagan explores the music of Phil Lynott and how his lyrics helped him make sense of his dual identity as Black and Irish.
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History & The Arts
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
In this free course, you will explore the concept of musical pitch by working with examples of folk, popular, and classical music from several world traditions. You will learn how pitch is represented using staff notation and other forms of illustration. You will also practise reading and writing pitch using staff notation, and learn to perform ...
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History & The Arts
Introducing music research
Introducing music research provides you with insights into the wide variety of possibilities for studying music at postgraduate level. In this free course you will explore diverse musical topics through four themes: inclusions and exclusions, practice, technology, and community. You will encounter music from different times, places and genres ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Heroes and Villains: The Outlaw in Early American Folk Music
This article will consider how the figure of the outlaw is presented in early twentieth-century American folk music. What is constant, and what changes? What lies behind these strands of imitation and innovation?
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OpenLearn Ireland
Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
How are blues lyrics similar to crime fiction? Which books influenced musician Rory Gallagher’s music? Follow Dr Lauren O’Hagan’s investigation. Then see if you can tell blues lyrics apart from detective stories!
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Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
What are online fandoms? What are the benefits of joining one – and how to make it happen? Read and watch this personal exploration of online music fandoms by Dr. Lauren O'Hagan.
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The Unsung Women Who Shaped the Blues
Blues is a musical genre often associated with male pioneers. However, women were also a huge part of this development. This article shines a light on three women who helped shape the blues: Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith.