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Having both an anechoic chamber, with a large fifth-order ambisonics loudspeaker sphere, as well as a VAR, which features adjustable acoustic panels and a moving wall system, allowing us to precisely control the reverberation time and size of the room, provides us with tools unique to the ºÚÁÏÉç.

Having both an anechoic chamber, with a large fifth-order ambisonics loudspeaker sphere, as well as a VAR, which features adjustable acoustic panels and a moving wall system, allowing us to precisely control the reverberation time and size of the room, provides us with tools unique to the ºÚÁÏÉç.

Throughout my time here, everyone - from academic staff to administrative and support teams - has been incredibly understanding, supportive and encouraging. 

Throughout my time here, everyone - from academic staff to administrative and support teams - has been incredibly understanding, supportive and encouraging. 

I have a great supervisory team, who push me to do my best whilst also listening to my ideas and valuing my input. 

I have a great supervisory team, who push me to do my best whilst also listening to my ideas and valuing my input. 

I ultimately chose the ºÚÁÏÉç due to its unique strengths and offerings that align seamlessly with the requirements of my research: specialised expertise, interdisciplinary environment, and PATS facilities make it the ideal institution.

The ºÚÁÏÉç and, specifically, its International Guitar Research Centre are internationally recognised as leading institutions for guitar research. Teachers and doctoral students together have created a lively community that consistently inspires and promotes research in the field of the guitar around the globe.

Anne Marie's research explores a possible link between music performance anxiety and how performers relate to the music they are playing and engagement with multi-modal learning approaches in violin pedagogy. Multi-modal in this instance refers to aural learning, imitation, improvisation, analysis and historical knowledge.