Dr David Ireland
- Position: Associate Professor in Film Music Studies and Music Psychology
- Areas of expertise: film music psychology; film music history and theory; music psychology
- Email: D.I.Ireland@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 8216
- Location: 2.06 School of Music
Profile
I completed my BA and MMus at the University of Leeds before undertaking doctoral study which resulted in the completion of my thesis in 2012. Prior to my current role, I previously worked in the School of Music as a Visiting Lecturer and Teaching Fellow, and as an Academic Staff Development Officer in the Academic Practice team in Organisational Development & Professional Learning (formerly the University's Staff and Departmental Development Unit) between 2015 and 2019. I was also awarded a developmental University Student Education Fellowship to conduct pedagogic research (2016-2019).
Responsibilities
- Faculty Lead for Assessment (Arts, Humanities, and Cultures)
Research interests
I am particularly interested in how music moves us emotionally, how we can come to perceive meaning in music, and especially in the application of these ideas in the context of film music. Much of my published research seeks to theorise the idea of incongruent or mismatched film music and to consider the impact of this type of film-music relationship on the perception of meaning and susequent emotional response. My research takes an inter- and multidisciplinary approach which draws extensively on research in the fields of music psychology and film music studies, as well as wider bodies of research like musical semiotics.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD in Film Music Psychology
- MMus Musicology
- BA Music
- University of Leeds Teaching and Research Award
Professional memberships
- FHEA
Student education
I primarily teach and supervise projects within the areas of music psychology and film music at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I am currently the Faculty Academic Lead for Assessment and have previously held several student education leadership positions within the School of Music (including Deputy Director of Student Education, Assessment and Academic Integrity Lead, and Digital Education Academic Lead).
Research groups and institutes
- PRIA