Singer hits right note with her studies on The Beatles

A CANADIAN singer has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in The Beatles.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jan 2011, 20:42 BST
Updated 26th Jan 2011, 20:42 BST

Former Miss Canada finalist Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy, 53, was one of the first students to sign up for the course when it launched at Liverpool Hope University in March 2009.

Twelve full-time students joined the Master of Arts course in The Beatles, Popular Music and Society that year and Mary-Lu is the first from her class to graduate.

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She said: "I am so proud of my achievement. The course was challenging, enjoyable and it provided a great insight into the impact The Beatles had and still have across all aspects of life."

The course looks at the studio sound and composition of The Beatles and how Liverpool helped to shape their music. The MA examines the significance of their music and how it helped to define identities, culture and society.

Mike Brocken, founder and leader of the Beatles MA, said: "This programme is the only postgraduate degree programme in the world of its kind. Mary-Lu now joins an internationally recognised group of scholars of Popular Music Studies who are able to offer fresh and thought-provoking insights into the discipline of musicology."

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