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Browse below to find out more about RNCM Research projects: Hearing History at Erddig Professor Wiebke Thormählen teams up with other scholars and the National Trust to explore the sounds of a historic house. Dive into a World of Immersive Sound Dive into a World of Immersive Sound is an exciting array of immersive audio research projects led by RNCM staff and doctoral researchers in Popular Music. Music and Parkinson’s The RNCM is quickly becoming one of the world-leading research institutions for embodied scientific investigation on the use of music for people with Parkinson’s. Elisabeth Lutyens and Edward Clark: Orchestrating Progress in British Music Research by Annika Forkert charts the musical work of composer Elisabeth Lutyens and conductor Edward Clark, two innovators in British music of the twentieth century Music and Entrepreneurship The Music and Entrepreneurship project explores how best to prepare our students to actively shape the future of the music industry. Evaluating the Impact of RNCM Children’s Opera on Primary School Pupils This project studies how the RNCM Children’s Opera project impacts on the confidence and social inclusion attitudes of primary school children. Julia Perry Week 2024 Julia Perry was an exceptional and talented mid-twentieth-century composer who achieved greatness in a world not moulded in her image. Making Music in Manchester During World War I Bringing the music of the city and wider region in WWI to life through interactive performances, workshops, exhibitions, and online resources. Investigating British musical culture in the long 18th century through legal documents Research by Dr Cheryll Duncan demonstrates the importance of legal documents to historical musicology. 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