Our Music teaching is the best in the UK according to Guardian league tables

Satisfied students have rated Teaching on the University of Northampton’s Music degree courses as the very best in the UK.

The Music department has been ranked number one for satisfaction with teaching in the Guardian University League Tables 2017 – beating off competition from 79 other institutions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The department has also broken into the top 50 university music departments in the UK for the first time, was placed sixth in the Student Satisfaction with the Course category and fourth for Student Satisfaction with Assessment and Feedback.

“We are absolutely thrilled with the Music department’s results and I’m incredibly proud that we are holding our own against some of the most prestigious Higher Education music departments in the UK,” said Dr Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, Programme Leader for Music.

“All of my team work so hard to not only deliver exceptional teaching, but also a wider transformative experience for our Popular Music students while they’re at university.

“We provide excellent teaching and learning from internationally recognised, research-active staff; we give our students opportunities to pursue their own interests and introduce them to aspects of the music industries that they may not have encountered before; and we work hard to make sure that our students and course are a central part of Northamptonshire’s musical culture.”

Working alongside Dr Wiseman-Trowse are Jasmine Shadrack, Senior Lecturer in Music, James Kelly, Lecturer in Music, Adam Jones, Studio Technician, with four Associate Lecturers complementing the team: Yoshe Watson, Mark McKnight, Tony Platt and Tim Whitehouse.

Some recent notable Music department alumni include:

• Jordan Mackampa – Singer-songwriter who has just signed to International Booking Agency – home to Adele, Bob Dylan and Mumford & Sons – and is about to head out on his first UK tour.
• Jo Burns Russell – Owner of Amplitude Media and Project Director for Northampton Music Festival.
• Yoshe Watson – Presenter for BBC Introducing and Inspiration FM, Project Manager for Northampton Music Festival, owner of the Pop Up Connective.
• Josh Astrop – Owner of Audio Works rehearsal studios.
• Brady Deeprose – Guitarist with up and coming doom metal band Conjurer.
• Gareth Griffiths – Singer and guitarist for up-and-coming indie band Institutes.

Watch this year’s final year Music students’ Final Fling showcase at Northampton’s Roadmender venue.

Acts from the University will have their own a stage at this year’s Northampton Music Festival, located at the Albion Brewery, Bridge Street, on Sunday 19 June between 1pm and 7pm – entry is free.