Music - Student Profile

Olivia, 2nd year

'From playing for three evensongs a week to being immersed into the sound world of the Bosavi Rainforest people in Papua New Guinea, Oxford has been a fantastic experience so far. One aspect of Oxford’s music course that first attracted me was the diversity and the choice it gives students, particularly in the final year.

I am currently studying a variety of history topics, ranging from the 13th-century Motet to film music, along with some composition and analysis courses. I want to be a performer and knowing that I can choose to concentrate on this later in the course has helped me to focus my interests throughout the term.'

Andrew, who graduated in 2006, is now the assistant director of music at King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon. He says:   

‘Since graduating, I have been involved in professional music-making and education. I’m currently combining teaching music with working on educational research. The experiences afforded by an Oxford education and participation in student societies around my course have enabled me to be seen, in post-Oxford life, as a safe pair of hands, both in terms of academic issues and administrative matters. This means I have been able to gain responsibilities in the areas of education management and school governance fairly early on in my career.’