Personal statement

Pedro Duarte is a songwriter, musician, and entrepreneur from Lisbon, Portugal. Pedro is committed to discovering new ways of making, thinking and teaching modern music, and fusing influences in music.

Academic qualifications

  • BA (Hon) Creative Music Performance, Falmouth University - 1st Class Honours
  • BA (Hon) Music Performance, Detroit Institute of Music Education - 1st Class Honours
  • MCert Master Performance of Guitar, Berklee College of Music, A grade
  • MMus Master of Music, Bath Spa University
  • PhD Doctoral candidate, Bath Spa University

Professional qualifications

  • CEO EMMA Music School in Portugal

Thesis title

Lusophone song styles: mining influences for the creative performer.

Research supervisors

Davey Ray Moor, Doctor Amanda Bayley.

Research interests

Music.