I have a diverse background in music, writing, production, performance, and education.

I hold a doctorate in music from Oxford University, where I still teach as an undergraduate tutor, and have taught piano, guitar, trumpet, and music theory to private students for several years.

Please see my CV below:

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Education and qualifications

-      2020-23 – University of Oxford, DPhil Music – ‘Who We Be: The Musical and Social Aesthetics of Grime in London’.

-      2019-20 – University of Oxford, MSt Music (Musicology), Distinction.

-      2016-19 – MusB University of Manchester, First Class Hons.

Publications

- O’Reilly, John Pierce, "Szymanowski’s Third Symphony: Tradition and the Orient." Nota Bene: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Musicology 12.1 (2019).

- O’Reilly, John Pierce, “‘A Mass can never interest, but only dumbfound us’: Chorus and ‘Chorality’ in Wagner’s late Music Dramas.” The Wagner Journal (Summer 2021).

- O’Reilly, John Pierce – ‘Dave’s PSYCHODRAMA and the aesthetics of environment’ (forthcoming).

- O’Reilly, John Pierce – ‘Wiley’s Treddin’ on Thin Ice at 20: revisiting a blueprint that continues to shape grime’, The Conversation https://theconversation.com/wileys-treddin-on-thin-ice-at-20-revisiting-a-blueprint-that-continues-to-shape-grime-224019 (April 2024).

Experience

·      June 2024 – Forensic Musicology Consultant and Researcher at JBMS (Joe Bennett Music Services)

o   I assist JBMS’s work with various music industry and legal clients providing musicological advice regarding the similarity of musical works relating to copyright disputes.

·      2024 – Contributing Writer, Researcher, and Producer at BBC Radio 5Live

o   I researched, co-wrote, and co-produced Professor Bennett’s weekly radio show on BBC 5Live, ‘Midnight Musicology’.

  • "John has great skills as a teacher. He is knowledgeable and capable of fitting his teaching style to the particular student he is tutoring. He is both thoughtful and creative. I have very much appreciated his lessons. I recommend him without hesitation whatever your age or level."

    Prof. Catriona S.

  • "John took me through my music A-level last year and helped me improve my grade from a C to an A. He was kind and patient, and made me feel at ease throughout our lessons. I would highly recommend him as a tutor."

    Zenobie V.