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Wellllll i'm not doin an obscure subject (management with marketing-well maybe some people think its obscure lol), but i noticed you're in Runnymede Hall-which i am too....so just sayin hi!!! :biggrin: heheh
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I did History and Music, which is a rare combination at RHUL. In fact I was the first ever student there to take that particular joint degree! :biggrin:
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Cool! Runnymede buddy number 1!

As for Music and History - You are CRAZY!

Anyone else?
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MandaMcMoo

As for Music and History - You are CRAZY!

The two subjects are much more closely linked than most people seem to think... :wink:

Talking about obscure combinations, how about Physics with Music? :biggrin:
Well to be honest Physics and Music make perfect sense, the whole concept of music is based around Physics.
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Shhhhhhh Shadders you're spoiling our fun!
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WELL this is slightly linking to your subject - I am half italian (don't speak it though :frown: ) and about to study english :biggrin: close enough ?
MandaMcMoo
Shhhhhhh Shadders you're spoiling our fun!


Haha, ok sorry. Yep definetly I agree, it is extremly abnormal bordering on the insane, to take such subjects.
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shadders
Well to be honest Physics and Music make perfect sense, the whole concept of music is based around Physics.

What do you mean, 'concept' of music? Music is only connected to physics in a physical sense, and even then, you don't need to understand physics to study most aspects of music. Beyond perhaps Music Technology I can't think of any Music units/half-units on offer at RHUL that require knowledge of physics.

I suppose if you had to do some kind of 3rd-year Physics project you could do it on musical sound and its production, harmonics or something like that, but apart from that I can't see how the two subjects could be of practical use to each other regarding academic study.

Not that the two subjects in a joint or major/minor honours degree have to be of practical use to each other, of course - the main thing is that you enjoy them! :smile:
No sorry you are completly misreading what I am saying. Of course you can study Music without any or little knowledge of Physics. That is fact. But you must see that there are a lot of jobs availible in industry's that require knowledge of Audio Engineering and in turn Music related with Physics. For example a popular course in Southampton is Acoustical Engineering, which is basically a blend of Music and Physics. I'm no expert on the area, and you are bound to have more knowledge on the subject, but can you not see where I am coming from?
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shadders
No sorry you are completly misreading what I am saying. Of course you can study Music without any or little knowledge of Physics. That is fact. But you must see that there are a lot of jobs availible in industry's that require knowledge of Audio Engineering and in turn Music related with Physics. For example a popular course in Southampton is Acoustical Engineering, which is basically a blend of Music and Physics. I'm no expert on the area, and you are bound to have more knowledge on the subject, but can you not see where I am coming from?

Yes, of course I can! I realise that there is a connection between physics (most obviously acoustics) and music - it would be obtuse to claim otherwise - and that there are jobs out there that require knowledge of both. However, I was looking at the issue not in the wider context of jobs or degrees on offer elsewhere, but purely regarding physicalities of doing a Physics with Music degree.