The University of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, has created this year a master’s degree on the impact of Beatlesin the music industry and its consequences in the region.
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We don’t sing loudly, we don’t play Beatles records. It’s a classic university course, the teacher facing the students. That day he recounts the upheaval of the music industry in the 1960s. The University of Liverpool, the city of the group of Lennon and McCartney, has set up since this year a Master on the impact of the Beatles in the music industry and its consequences in the region.
Completely serious courses that Dom follows with attention. He wants to teach the history of music. At 27, he already has 12 years of passion for the Beatles behind him. A passion that dictates its existence. “I moved here to see what Liverpool was like, through the eyes of the Beatles. And then I met my wife, we had kids, it all came together. Without the Beatles from Liverpool, I wouldn’t wouldn’t be in Liverpool studying the Beatles. It’s a circle.”he says.
Doctor Michael Jones in the middle of a lesson on the Beatles. (RICHARD PLACE / RADIO FRANCE)
Dr. Michael Jones broadcasts a few excerpts from time to time to support his point. With his group Latin quarter, he had some small successes in the 80s but it is as a specialist in the economy of music and the Beatles that he intervenes. “I don’t imagine a Master on Nirvana or on the Rolling Stones. I’m not minimizing their weight but there is a lasting cultural effect with the Beatleshe judges. Very few singers or bands can be studied like that, except the Beatles.”
“It’s not just a band, it’s a phenomenon over time.”
Doctor Michael Jones, specialist in music economics and the Beatles
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Susan is living a daydream. This American decided to settle in Liverpool and enroll in this course to perfect her knowledge of the Beatles. And then there was no question of going home: “Absolutely, I want to stay in Liverpool. I can get a two-year visa to work here at the end of this course and I will. What a wonderful place! If I’m a waitress in a diner in Strawberry field, that’s fine with me. . I just want to be where the Beatles are.” With this degree, the university promises opportunities in music, culture and tourism.
In Liverpool, a diploma in knowledge of the Beatles has been opened – Report by Richard Place
