School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure

Steve Cooper

Name Steve Cooper
Job Title
Senior Lecturer in Popular Music
School School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure
Tel 01902 32 3475
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Biographical summary

Steve is a well-established guitarist who has performed and recorded throughout the UK & Europe for more than fifteen years. His playing credits cover a diverse range of established artists and popular music legends including Lionel Richie and Robert Plant, country star Charlie Landsborough and pop divas Solid Harmonie. Steve specialises in teaching performance and improvisation as well as popular music theory, harmony and songwriting. As an experienced transcriber and arranger, Steve has over 50 published album tracks and folios to his credit.

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Research interests

Steve is a key member of the University of Wolverhampton’s Podagogy research team and is currently evaluating how a range of iPod related technologies support the student learning experience. Steve is a regular podcast contributor and releases regular episodes for students studying Songwriting & Performance at the University of Wolverhampton.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) Music & Popular Music (1st Class)
  • LLCM Electric Guitar
  • PGCE (Learning & Teaching in H.E)

Published Work

Books (as transcriber and arranger)
 
  • The Clash – Complete Chord Song Book (2004)
  • The Vines – “Highly Evolved” (2002)
Amazon Review:
This tab book is a must for all aspiring Vines fans, as well as those wanting to learn good songs that sound great and are within the grasp of the average guitarist. The popular songs such as outtathaway and mary jane are a delight to learn and even the tougher ones will soon become a joy to play. A brilliant tab book to accompany a classic album!
  • Queens Of The Stone Age – “Songs For The Deaf” (2002)
Amazon Review:
This book is perfect. It manages to encompass the dark, dingy, tuned down voicings brilliantly, giving the impression of a much more realistic TAB than many other books. Worth every penny.

Awards Received

  • E-Tutor of the year - 2005
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