Earn a Degree in Beatles School?
Thursday 9th February 2012
Want to earn a degree in a Beatles College Degree in Beatles-ology? Liverpool Hope University is now offering a Masters of Arts study in Beatles Study and Popular music in society. Hope University’s website says it’s a unique opportunity to study in the home of Beatles and with access to Beatles specialists. They claim it is the only Master of Arts program of it’s kind in the world.
Who would take such a course? The university says it’s good for people working in the fields of popular music studies, cultural studies, social anthropology, politics and musicology. Personally, I think it’s good for people looking to meet chicks. But, maybe that’s just me. Wonder if I can get a job as a Beatles-ologist. That would be gear!
Canadian Music Teacher, Mary Lu Zahalan, signed up for the course and believes she is the first coming from Canada (Sorry, Mary you may be the first and only Canadian in class.) George Burton, who plays in a 60s band says and academic look into the Beatles is probably long overdue. Other students told the Associated Press that they think the degree in Beatles will be a great experience.
Berklee college for music in Boston has two Beatles classes. “The Music of The Beatles” studies technical aspects of the Beatles songs such as lyrics, melody, harmony, and rhythm. But, it also takes a look at the history of each Beatle to better understand the groups music. Also the social environment will be addressed to better understand the group’s musical development.
Berklee also has a course on the Guitar Styles of the Beatles. This course obviously studys the guitar riffs, leads and grooves of the Beatles. But also looks at a concept they call “Mini-Orchestration” in the Beatles guitar layering.
Tuition for Berklee is $14,600 for the quarter. Liverpool Hope University’s Beatles Course lasts 12 weeks and costs around $6000. So far 20 people have signed up at Hope U. Hmm, quick math that’s $120,000 for the University. Maybe I should start charging for my Beatles blog posts. Volunteers?
-Beatles Geek Pete
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To clarify, the length of the course is actually one year (full-time) or two years(part-time) and the cost is 6800 pounds. The article is referring to the Beatles module only(which lasts twelve weeks)
There are four modules, plus the dissertation. It is an amazing course.
$6000 x 20 people is $120,000? Really?