School of Arts and Creative Technologies

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• Three large performance spaces including the 350-seat Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall
• Five recording studios giving you access to 50 years of audio recording technology - from vintage analogue to contemporary digital software integrations
  • The Trevor Jones Studio is centred around a brand new SSL Duality console, which offers high quality analogue signal paths and processing as well as integrated control of digital editing and recording systems. The studio patch bay is integrated with a wide range of bespoke analogue and digital hardware including Bricasti reverberation, TC Electronic reverberation and mastering, 1176 and LA-2A compression, API bus mastering and vintage Neve EQ.
• Practice spaces - well-equipped rehearsal spaces, each with a piano, chairs and access to music standards
• Libraries and archives
  
  • John Paynter Music Library houses central music collections and also has digital pianos and media replay equipment
  • The University Library houses an extensive collection of CDs and DVDs available for listening and research
  • Access to York Minster Library - extensive collection of manuscripts and early printed sources
  • The University of York Sound Archives UYSA - a collection of sound recordings, specialising in non-commercial and unreleased recordings

• 1st in the UK for Drama, Dance & Cinematics and top 20 for Music, the Complete University Guide 2023.
• 100% of our music research impact and environment - the support we give our researchers - were rated 'world leading' according to the Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
• York is 66th for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023).

• York is a UNESCO City of Media Arts and part of the Creative Cities Network.
• University music culture - join one of our staff-conducted or student-led ensembles; find like-minded musicians through Band Soc; or get rhythm and learn to play drums Brazilian style in Samba York. There are weekly jazz, folk and open mic events across campus, and a thriving independent music scene in York city centre.
• Music Society - student-led society with weekly events: concerts; music talks; society balls; socials. 
  • Members-only practice rooms
  • Instrumental lessons
  • Lesson bursaries
• One-to-one tuition - develop your playing to the highest level. Our tutors have performed with internationally-recognised ensembles, from BBC Philharmonic to Opera North.
• YorkConcerts
• Music Education Group (MEG) - a volunteering initiative passionate about using the power of music to heal and educate the community
• Rich history and unique vision for music education

Key messages about York

• Jimi Hendrix played one of his earliest UK gigs here in February 1967. We even named one of our lecture theatres after him!
• York has several notable Music alumni, including:
  • Samantha Ege 
  • Sam Jackson 
  • Gillian Moore CBE
  • Anna Meredith MBE
  • Tom Service
  • Joe Walker

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• Music student blogs (UG and PGT)

Undergraduate-specific

• York Virtual Visit page
• Music at York YouTube videos - update with 2023 versions when available

Postgraduate-specific

• Postgraduate Music landing page
• York Virtual Visit page

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• Purpose-built £30m media complex featuring superb, industry-standard facilities and equipment
• 3 HD TV studios with industry-standard equipment that has been used for projects for the BBC and other major clients
• Scenic stage theatre and Black Box - two professional theatres that have data links to our TV studios for live performance broadcast and recording
• 2 rehearsal rooms that can double as shooting spaces. One has a sprung floor for movement and dance activities. Both have PA systems for audio playback, and intercom links with theatre spaces.
• Production equipment including cameras (Sony, RED and ARRI) and lenses, lighting and grip, production sound equipment and interactive media.
• Post-production suites including ADR and Foley facilities, two general recording and mix rooms including Dolby Atmos, a live room and three picturing finishing suites featuring DaVinci Resolve.
• 3 Apple Mac-based media labs to support design, production and post-production of all types of traditional and interactive media assets.
• 140-seat 4k digital cinema

• 22nd in the UK for Performing Arts, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023
• 3rd in the UK for Drama, Dance, and Cinematics, in the Complete University Guide, 2023

• York is a UNESCO City of Media Arts and part of the Creative Cities Network.
• 30+ commercial feature films and broadcast TV shows have been made in our facilities
• Student-led creativity: We're proud of our student-led societies. They champion creativity and collaboration, lead workshops and bring guest speakers and international festivals to our doorstep.
  • Theatre, Film and Television 
    • Theatre in Schools
    • York Student Cinema
    • York Student Television
    • BAMSoc
    • Technical Theatre Society
    • Movie Society
  • Interactive Media
    • Game Development Society
    • York Web and App Development Society
    • Gaming and Esports Society (FragSoc)

Undergraduate and postgraduate

• TFTI student blogs (UG and PGT)

Undergraduate-specific

• York Virtual Visit page
• Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media at York - YouTube video

Postgraduate-specific

• Postgraduate creative induistries and technologies landing page
• York Virtual Visit page
• Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media | Postgraduate Study at York - YouTube video