Will Pears-Cooper

Will Pears-Cooper serves as an Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, affiliated with the Cambridge School of Creative Industries under the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences. With over 15 years of professional experience spanning music performance, studio session recording, and songwriting, he currently teaches the undergraduate Music Performance 1 module, integrating practical industry expertise into academic instruction.

Education:

• BA (Hons) Popular Music, Anglia Ruskin University (2016)

His research focuses on Music Performance, Jazz Guitar, Music Theory, and Music History, emphasizing the interplay between technical musicianship and historical/theoretical frameworks. This work bridges practical artistic expression with scholarly analysis, particularly within jazz and contemporary music traditions.

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