WE ARE DANCE DRAMA AND MUSIC WE ARE PRODUCTION AND SCREEN WE ARE EDUCATION WE ARE UNITED IN EXCELLENCE WE ARE CREATING THE FUTURE FOR PERFORMANCE

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2 WE ARE DANCE DRAMA AND MUSIC WE ARE PRODUCTION AND SCREEN WE ARE EDUCATION WE ARE UNITED IN EXCELLENCE WE ARE CREATING THE FUTURE FOR PERFORMANCE

3 05 WELCOME The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a 21st century conservatoire. Our undergraduate curriculum gives students the freedom to choose. This is the best of all worlds. As a Royal Conservatoire student, you will be able to excel in your own specialism whilst having freedom to explore your own artistic journey into the new with a peer group of exciting young artists. Our Masters programmes offer yet higher levels of professional engagement, whilst our PhD students enjoy a healthy research environment. Whatever your specialism, we aim for excellence. Nothing less will satisfy either your ambition, or our expectations of you. Our shared goal is that you will realise your own individual artistic voice. This is the area in which the conservatoire experience excels. The close working partnership between teacher and student will encourage you to exceed expectations through drawing out from within you your own deep potential. Every conservatoire is different, and the UK is home to a number of great conservatoires across the performing arts disciplines of dance, drama, and music. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is very distinctive in that we cover all three disciplines within one institution but also, in addition, integrate the elements of production and screen. Together with the other conservatoires of the UK, we supply the workforce for one of the most active performing arts industries in the world. The cultural programme surrounding the London Olympic Games in 2012 was remarkable for its huge impact in showing off the UK as a creative nation. And, in 2014, the biggest single event of the year, the Commonwealth Games, in our home base of Glasgow, will make the most of Scotland s contribution to world culture. The following pages capture our rainbow of intense specialisms. Our curriculum is designed to instil the essential processes of self-generating creativity which you will carry with you for the rest of your life, whichever path you choose to follow. In the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland we encourage our students to flourish as knowledgeable and confident individuals. A conservatoire experience is much more than an education. It is total immersion in discovering and developing your inner potential to its optimum level. Scotland is presently a crucible for artistic innovation and creativity. I would encourage you to come to Scotland and help to create the future for performance. At the place where young artists from across the world are converging to become the artistic leaders of tomorrow! Professor John Wallace CBE, Principal Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-alba

4 06 07 This prospectus will give you an overview about us and our programmes. For full details and everything you need to know about applying and studying here, go to our website rcs.ac.uk and our digital hub Broadcast, broadcast.rcs.ac.uk Contents We Are Unique 08 Professional Partnerships Collaborations Staff and Visiting Artists Performance We Are at the Top of Our Game 10 Environment Venues Facilities Our Programmes Dance BA Modern Ballet 23 Drama BA Acting 25 BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice 26 BA Musical Theatre 27 MA Musical Theatre 28 MA Classical and Contemporary Text 29 MA Learning and Teaching (Gaelic Drama) 30 Production BA Production Technology and Management 46 BA Production Arts and Design 47 Screen BA Digital Film and TV 49 Research Research Degrees will see the introduction of new MA Arts Practice programmes in Dance, Drama, and Music. Details will be published online as they become available, so please visit rcs.ac.uk for up to date information. We Are One Step Ahead 12 Our Curriculum We Are Supporting You 14 Living in Glasgow Student Life Equal Opportunities Accommodation Welfare and Support Applications Entrance Requirements Application Dates Junior Conservatoires and Short Courses 20 We Are the Now and the Future 52 Music BA (Hons) Scottish Music 32 BA (Hons) Scottish Music Piping 32 MMus Scottish Music 32 BMus (Hons) 34 BEd Music (Hons) 35 MMus 36 Brass 37 Conducting 37 Composition 38 Guitar and Harp 38 Jazz 39 Keyboard and Collaborative Piano 39 Strings 40 Timpani and Percussion 41 Vocal Performance 42 Woodwind 43 The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has played a critical role in the development of the performance arts in Scotland over many years. The nation can be rightly proud of this great institution, which has been ensuring our young artists, creators, and performers can access training and professional practice of the highest international standards. Donnie Munro Artist/musician, Director of Development, Fundraising and the Arts at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI, the National Centre for Gaelic Language and Culture

5 08 09 WE ARE UNIQUE Professional Partnerships When you study at Scotland s national conservatoire you will join an artistic and learning community that s integral to the nation s vibrant performance culture. We are uniquely placed to partner with a wealth of inspiring professionals and artistic companies. Collaboration We are the only UK conservatoire, and one of very few internationally, offering training in all of the performing disciplines. This provides many opportunities for you as a student, from collaborating with your peers, to creating new work, to broadening your horizons as a contemporary multi-disciplinary artist. We facilitate many collaborative projects with our partners; in Scotland, the rest of the UK, and internationally. Staff and Visiting Artists Our staff are leading professionals in their field. They re also dedicated educationalists with a commitment to passing on their knowledge. We host masterclasses and visits from some of the world s most prestigious artists, who come to Glasgow to work with our students. Additionally we arrange regular visits from numerous directors, artists, designers, filmmakers, and other active practitioners from across the disciplines. Our partners include Scottish Opera Scottish Ballet BBC Scotland National Theatre of Scotland Royal Scottish National Orchestra Shakespeare s Globe Royal Shakespeare Company Playwrights Studio, Scotland BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Classic FM The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is at the forefront of the redefinition of conservatoire education for the 21st century. We provide specialized vocational education to professional standards across dance, drama, music, production, and screen. Across all these specialisms, we currently have around 900 students on degree programmes. We have our own degree-awarding powers up to taught Masters and we work with two of Scotland s most prestigious universities: the University of St Andrews validates our PhD degrees; our BEd Music is delivered in partnership with the University of Glasgow. If you study here, you ll benefit from our unrivalled professional partnerships, a unique opportunity to collaborate across the disciplines, teaching from our renowned staff, and international visiting artists, exceptional performance opportunities, and some of the best facilities in Europe. Images 01/02 Verdi Wagner Celebrations at City Halls with the Royal Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, conducted by Scottish Opera Music Director, Francesco Corti, featuring alumna Karen Cargill Professor Tommy Smith, Artistic Director, Jazz Performance The Conservatoire is the busiest producing arts venue in Scotland, with six professional standard performance spaces. You ll have numerous opportunities to put what you ve learned into practice during your time with us. We present around 500 performances a year to some 40,000 people. You ll also benefit from many opportunities in professional settings in external theatres, concert halls, community settings, festivals, and events all over the UK. Our performance projects are wide-ranging. Masters Classical and Contemporary Text students spend a full month at Shakespeare s Globe in London, working with their resident staff and artists, culminating in staged scenes. Our music students perform side-by-side with Scotland s national companies in concert halls across the country. Masters Musical Theatre students have a three-week season at the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. Our Acting students perform on the stages of Glasgow s well-known theatres such as the Tron and the Citizens. Scottish Music students play in Celtic Connections, one of the world s premiere folk, roots, and world music festivals. Opera students perform in collaboration with Scottish Opera on the stages of Scotland s two opera houses. Our composers have their work performed during Plug, our annual festival of new music, often by visiting players and ensembles. Screen students work on live film and TV sets and studios; and Production students hone their talents across our huge range of performances.

6 10 11 WE ARE AT THE TOP OF OUR GAME Our Environment World-class talent and tuition demand nothing less than first-class facilities: a prerequisite of the conservatoire experience. We believe excellent facilities support excellent performances; that s why we value them. We are based in two specially designed city centre buildings Renfrew Street and Speirs Locks Studios within a minute walk of each other. Our environment is amongst the best in Europe and is being enhanced through additional investment in a three-stage programme: Stage 1 saw the opening of our award-winning second campus, Speirs Locks Studios, in It provides expanded accommodation for Production, Musical Theatre, and Modern Ballet, including high-specification dance and musical theatre rehearsal studios, and design, set, and wardrobe construction studios. It is a cornerstone in the creation of a hub of artistic activity in this part of the city, with our partners Scottish Opera and the National Theatre of Scotland directly adjacent. Stage 2 involved intensive refurbishment of facilities at Renfrew Street, providing enhanced IT facilities with a digital lab and second recording studio. Stage 3 will see further development at Speirs Locks with a new phase opening early 2014, providing further large high-specification rehearsal and practice spaces for all programmes. Our Venues The New Athenaeum Theatre is the principal venue for plays, musicals, and opera. It seats 343, with a stage the same size as the London Palladium s, an orchestra pit for up to 50 players, and automated state of the art flying equipment from Stage Technologies. Stevenson Hall is our prestigious concert hall, seating 355, and used frequently by the BBC for recordings and broadcasts. It is acoustically perfect, and contains a magnificent organ. Alexander Gibson Opera School is our purpose-built opera school. It houses the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, a stunning flexible performance space, as well as rehearsal and coaching rooms. The Chandler Studio is a flexible black box space, seating around 100. The Ledger Recital Room is a recital hall, including a minstrels gallery, seating 108, and is used for smaller scale concerts and performances. The Jack Bruce Space is an informal performance space in the central public area of the Conservatoire. Image Modern Ballet Graduation Performance Image Our main house theatre, The New Athenaeum. Our Facilities The Student IT Suite contain 60 PCs, and there are a further 19 PCs around the Renfrew Street campus, and 16 at Speirs Locks Studios for student use. Both campuses are wi-fi enabled throughout. The Whittaker Library contains one of the most comprehensive collections of performance materials for music, dance, drama, production, and screen in the world. This includes access to a wide range of online materials and journals. The Fyfe Lecture Theatre seats up to 70 and is used for masterclasses, seminars, and lectures. The Fyfe was recently upgraded with a new digital suite, with technology available for video conferencing and interactive lectures. We have a Digital Training Unit with four recording studios, Studios A, B, and C, and the Jazz studio, all equipped with ProTools DAW systems. Recording Studio A is a state of the art 70 square metre professional studio, with a built in drum booth, a separate vocal booth, and a full size Steinway grand piano. We have an extensive array of microphones and a Hearback headphone mixer system. All rooms are linked by video relays. The control room has a ProTools D-Command mixing desk and a ProTools HD system. We also offer a single shot video service for students to provide video clips with professional quality sound. The studio is run by two experienced recording engineers, and is available between 10am and 9pm weekdays, and at weekends on request. Student concerts in the Stevenson Hall and the Ledger Recital Room are always recorded and made available online to playback or download. We have the facility to record in any of our performance venues, and we have three specialized electroacoustic studios. Here performers and composers can create and perform, often collaborating with artists across the disciplines. Works made in the studios have been heard in concert halls, theatres, galleries, and public spaces around the world. As you would expect there are numerous teaching rooms and rehearsal spaces of all shapes and sizes, from large movement rooms to individual practice rooms. In 2008 we introduced specialist training in stage automation using a state of the art system from industry giants Stage Technologies. We became the world s first industry-endorsed training provider of this equipment, used in major productions around the world. With the acquisition of the RED One digital cinema camera, our Screen students became the first in the UK to shoot in RED HD Cinema. In 2011 this was supplemented by the purchase of the RED Epic MX Digital Cinema camera, meaning we provide some of the best facilities for shooting film and television.

7 12 13 WE ARE ONE STEP AHEAD Our Curriculum Our graduates are entering a different world. The performing arts professions are changing fast. As Scotland s national conservatoire, we need to ensure that our degrees are contemporary and relevant to the changing professional world. We re already known for developing graduates who are best equipped with the skills they need for their careers, and over three years we worked with staff, students, the professions, and a panel of international experts to take this one stage further. Our new curriculum, introduced in academic year 2012/13, builds on our reputation for developing reflective and adaptable artists by creating the space and support for this to flourish. Each student is exposed to an even richer variety of influences to develop their unique qualities as an artist. Our new curriculum retains the best of our existing learning and teaching, including the highest quality specialist training, high contact hours, professional partnerships, and performance opportunities; but also takes it to a new level, with even more opportunities for choice and flexibility, trans-disciplinary learning and collaboration, autonomy, and self-reflection. Uniquely in the UK conservatoire sector, our undergraduate programmes span all the branches of the performing and production arts. Our new curriculum builds on this to create a transformational and innovative artistic environment which explores and challenges established disciplinary boundaries. As well as creating the opportunities to work together, all our programme design teams have examined their own discipline areas, ensuring that we are offering the best career preparation for our students and a rewarding and exciting educational experience at the Conservatoire. In practice, our new curriculum offers unparalleled opportunities for the artists of tomorrow to grow and develop - including opportunities to work with emerging artists from different disciplines. Right from the start, you will get to know your fellow students across all our disciplines by working with them in our new introductory module on collaborative artistic practice. From then on, our new curriculum offers you more choices in your learning journey: you ll be encouraged to be more independent in your learning and your choices, and to make your own decisions. You ll always have the experience and guidance from our staff, all of whom are artistic professionals, to help and guide you. Our new curriculum combines this increased flexibility and choice with the bedrock of the conservatoire experience: focus on disciplinary excellence. Images 01/02 Bridge Week As part of the new curriculum we introduced Bridge Week between Trimesters 2 and 3. Students are at liberty to go home or travelling during this week, but those who stay and want to participate can pitch for funds to realize extracurricula projects. All of the Conservatoire s resources are made available. Highlights of the inaugural year included a brass quartet playing excerpts from Swan Lake in the Gorbals swimming pool, and a family musical drama, Si l enfant ne dort pas bien... which was developed into an extended version for the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe. Gillian Moore Head of Classical Music, Southbank Centre, London and member of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland International Advisory Committee Six principles underpin our new curriculum and express our artistic and educational philosophy and values. Our new curriculum: Develops excellence alongside high levels of reflection in all of our disciplines Fosters the creative attitudes and skills needed for collaborative learning in and through practice Enables students to take responsibility for managing and evaluating their own learning Provides students with insight into a diversity of artistic fields and experience of what is required to succeed in their individual arts practice Develops the ability to use theoretical understanding to inform practice and practice to inform theory Enables students to make a contribution in the world as artists, educators, advocates, and active citizens. The new curriculum will produce independent, thinking artists who will push the boundaries rather than people who will fit into an orthodoxy; the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will be a crucible of innovation, highly connected to the creative economy.

8 14 15 WE ARE SUPPORTING YOU Alexandra Silber Graduate and Broadway performer One of the things I loved not only about the Conservatoire but Scotland and, specifically Glasgow, was this human grit that I ve never found in any other place I ve ever been - this real sort of existential beauty. I feel Scottish art and particularly Scottish theatre revel in a stark gorgeous aesthetic that I think really challenged my boundaries. Living in Glasgow Glasgow is one of the UK s most energetic, friendly, and vibrant cities, making it the perfect location for any student of the arts. It has excellent direct transport links with the rest of Scotland, the UK, and Europe, with two international airports, two mainline rail stations, and a national bus station. 80,000 students live here, studying at four universities, the Glasgow School of Art, and the Conservatoire, making it one of the most student-friendly cities in the UK. Glasgow is a UNESCO City of Music, part of the network of Creative Cities. It s the cultural hub of Scotland, home to all but one of the national performing companies - most are our professional partners. You ll find a multitude of venues, theatres, galleries, and performing spaces, from the international Royal Concert Hall to the famed Barrowlands, as well as many restaurants, bars, and clubs, so you ll never run out of new places to explore. You ll also be able to enjoy Scotland s great outdoors, with the national park of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs within a 45 minute drive of the city centre. For more information visit and Student Life We ll give you the practical, emotional, and learning support you need when you first arrive and throughout your time at the Conservatoire. As well as the support services available to you, you ll find our community is friendly and welcoming. The Conservatoire is a very special place and one where, we are sure, you will flourish - and feel supported so that you can rise to the many challenges and intensive demands of your programme. We celebrate our differences and believe that our diversity is an important contribution to creativity. Our Equality and Diversity Ethos The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland welcomes a diverse population of staff and students. We are committed to promoting equality in all of our activities and we aim to provide a performing, learning, teaching, working, and research environment free from unlawful discrimination against applicants, staff, and students on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Our website has lots more information about studying at the Royal Conservatoire and Scotland rcs.ac.uk/studyhere, including everything you need to know about applying, fees, scholarships, welfare and support, international applications, entrance requirements, open days, the Student Union, and more. Image Glasgow s riverside Images 01/02 Annual Scottish Music showcase concert Little Shop of Horrors Accommodation You ll find a huge choice of accommodation in Glasgow to fit your budget and preferences. As well as student halls, there s an abundance of flats and houses to rent. In your first year you re welcome to apply for Liberty House, just 15 minutes walk from the Conservatoire, located in the vibrant Merchant City, surrounded by shops and cafes. If you wish to rent privately, you can access PAD, the private accommodation database set up by Glasgow s higher education institutions to help you find a suitable and secure place in which to live. / Welfare and Support At the Royal Conservatoire we take your welfare very seriously. We provide a number of support services for students. Our International and Student Experience team provides information and advice on matters relating to welfare, health, and accommodation. You can them at welfare@rcs.ac.uk We also offer specific support for international students and Sarah Ward, Assistant Registrar (International and Student Experience) can provide information and advice on immigration matters should you need a visa to study come and study in the UK. You can Sarah at international@rcs.ac.uk Jane Balmforth, our Counsellor and Disability Adviser, provides counselling for students and support for students and applicants with disabilities, including arranging dyslexia assessments when required. You can Jane at j.balmforth@rcs.ac.uk The Conservatoire s Effective Learning Service provides all students with study support throughout their degree programmes. You can find out more about the support available to our students at

9 16 17 Application Wherever you are in the world, if you feel you have the necessary talent, dedication, and ambition, we encourage you to apply to the Conservatoire. All undergraduate and postgraduate applications are made through the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS) online admissions service, Tel +44 (0) Our institution code is R58. Applications for research are made directly to us; full details and application forms are available from our website Closing Dates for Applications for 2014/15 Entry All applications for all Music Undergraduate and Masters programmes 1 October 2013 UK/EU applications for Drama, Dance, Screen, and Production 15 January 2014 Undergraduate programmes Overseas (non EU) applications for Drama, Dance, Screen, and Production 31 March 2014 All applications for Drama Masters programmes 30 April 2014 All Research programmes 25 January 2014 All applications made on time are guaranteed an audition/interview. We hold auditions at the Conservatoire in Glasgow, as well as a number of locations around the world. If you re applying from outside the UK, we can accept your audition by DVD for performance programmes, and you can submit your portfolio by post where required and be interviewed remotely for non-performance programmes. For detailed information about applying, including application and audition fees, visit We strongly recommended visiting the Conservatoire, to meet our staff and students and find out more about our facilities and environment. You can come along to one of our Open Days; register online at We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities and medical conditions so that we can provide suitable adjustments. If you declare a disability or medical condition at application, Jane Balmforth, our Counsellor and Disability Adviser will get in touch with you to ask if you would like to discuss any arrangements to support you at your audition or interview. For further information on support for disabled students visit Image Les Sirènes female chamber choir, 26 students and graduates of the Royal Conservatoire, was awarded the prestigious title of Choir of the Year Musical Director Andrew Nunn is one of our current Masters students, and is also the Conducting Fellow of the National Youth Choir of Scotland, recipient of The Sir Alexander Gibson Memorial Fellowship for Choral Conductors, and conductor and director of numerous choirs, including the Junior Conservatoire Chamber Choir. Entrance Requirements Entrance to the Conservatoire is based on talent, potential, and ability, and consideration will be given to relevant experience which is deemed to compensate for any lack of traditional higher education entrance requirements. If you are in any doubt, or wish to check the suitability of your qualifications/experience, we encourage you to contact us at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk, dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk, or danceadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Individual programmes may have specific entrance requirements. You can find these in the programme s Guide to Applicants, available on our website. Below are typical entry requirements. We accept a wide range of qualifications, including international qualifications if yours isn t listed here, please contact us for more information. General Undergraduate Entry Requirements Typical minimum requirements are: Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 with 3 subjects at higher level General Undergraduate Entry Requirements for BA Modern Ballet Typical minimum requirements are: Standard Grades (Grade 1-3) or equivalent such as Intermediate 1 or 2 7 passes GCSEs (Grades A* - C) or equivalent 5 passes Knowledge of ballet vocabulary to a minimum of Intermediate level General Postgraduate Entry Requirements Applicants will normally be graduates or diplomats who have already undertaken extensive study in the area of specialization. English Language If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of your language ability. The minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores are listed below. Other equivalent English Language qualifications will be considered please contact us if you wish to check the required score. All Music Programmes Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) BA Production Technology and Management, BA Production Arts and Design, BA Digital Film and Television, BA Modern Ballet Level 6.5 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) BA Acting, BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice and BA Musical Theatre Programmes, MA Classical and Contemporary Text, MA Musical Theatre Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts)

10 18 19 Fees and Funding Tuition Fees 2013/14 fees are given here for guidance only. Tuition fees are subject to an annual increase, broadly in line with inflation. Please check our website for more information. Scottish/EU Rest of UK International All Undergraduate Programmes MMus (Performance/Composition/Conducting) Year MMus (Performance/Composition/Conducting) Year MMus APEL (Performance/Composition/Conducting) MMus (Opera) Years 1 and MMus (Vocal Studies) Year MMus (Vocal Studies) Year MMus APEL (Opera and Vocal Studies) MA Musical Theatre MA Classical and Contemporary Text Research (Performance/Composition) Full-time Research (Performance/Composition) Part-time Continuing Education per unit Funding Scottish and EU-based students The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) will pay tuition fees for all eligible full-time Scottish-based and other non-uk undergraduate EU students, who are studying in Scotland at degree level for the first time. Students should apply to SAAS for payment of tuition fees even if they are not applying for any other means of support. Eligible students can also apply for student loans through SAAS. For further advice and to check eligibility contact SAAS directly on or visit Non-Scottish UK Students Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland studying in Scotland will be eligible for the same funding/loan package that they would benefit from if they attended an institution in their home country. For further advice please visit (England), (Wales), (Northern Ireland). Scholarships Any potential student who auditions for a place at the Royal Conservatoire will automatically be considered for a scholarship. They are awarded on a combination of talent, potential and financial need. More information about Scholarships is available online at Sources of External Funding For more information about alternative funding sources, including external scholarships and bursaries, please visit The Conservatoire s International and Student Experience team are available to advise and assist applicants and current students in respect of queries about funding your studies at the Conservatoire. Please studentfinance@rcs.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) / +44 (0) for further information. Images Our MA Classical and Contemporary Text students onstage at Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, London, as part of their annual month-long residency. Carousel

11 20 21 Junior Conservatoires and Short Courses We are: The Junior Conservatoires of Drama, Dance, and Music Weekly classes and weekend courses Transitions 20/40 Credit-rated qualifications Summer Schools Professional Development opportunities Talks and Study Days The Junior Conservatoires of Dance, Drama, and Music enable ambitious, committed, and talented young people from all backgrounds to take advantage of our wonderful facilities and highly qualified staff. Short Courses supports access to the wide range of performance and production arts skills within the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. We provide learning and training opportunities in the same five disciplines as our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees; Dance, Drama, Music, Production, and Screen. For students looking to gain internationallyrecognised qualifications, we offer a range of creditrated short courses which aim to assist students working towards higher education training. Our courses create opportunities, pathways, and partnerships to engage with communities less likely to take part in degree-level studies. Our new scheme, Transitions 20/40, is designed to seek out and develop potential performing arts talent from the most deprived Scottish areas, to attract and retain the widest range of students to the creative and cultural industries. A short course is a perfect way to gain confidence and experience in the art that you love. Not only do you find out which course is right for you, you will find a way to progress and take your learning further. 2012/13 Short Courses student If you re thinking about applying to our degree programmes, Short Courses are an excellent introduction to conservatoire-level study, and provide an opportunity to experience our world-class facilities and teaching. Courses include Audition Preparation and Portfolio Preparation, as well as intensive specialist study, and professional development for teachers and practitioners. Our programme includes courses that last from just a few hours to almost a full academic year, and there are weekly classes, intensive study weekends, and summer schools that benefit all ages and stages of development. The teaching practices of Short Courses are of the highest quality and our staff are passionate about their specialist subjects. Together we aim to develop a stimulating and inspirational curriculum in dance, drama, music, production, and screen. We welcome students from the local Glasgow area, from further afield in Scotland and the UK, and our summer schools are popular with students from across the globe. To find out more information about how you can get involved with Short Courses at the Royal Conservatoire, please contact us: shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk +44 (0) On my short course I attempted things that I have never done before and never thought I would do but, with the help and encouragement of the tutors, I found the confidence to try all sorts of things. This was one of the best experiences of my life Summer School student

12 23 DANCE BA Modern Ballet Three years, full-time Launched in 2009, our Modern Ballet programme has been developed in collaboration with Scotland s national dance company. We focus on helping you to build a robust classical technique and preparing you to enter the profession as a confident, versatile, individual, and technically strong intelligent dancer. You ll graduate with the skills required by today s companies, able to communicate with an audience through the performance of a wide variety of classical, modern, and contemporary choreography. Our Modern Ballet training is unique in several ways. Our partnership with Scottish Ballet provides numerous opportunities, allowing you to gain invaluable insight into professional life. You ll have the opportunity to work regularly with Scottish Ballet staff and dancers, and internationally acclaimed teachers and choreographers are able to work with you when they are visiting the Company. You may be able to participate in performances or placements too. Because we are the only UK conservatoire offering training in all of the performance art disciplines, we re able to encourage and support you to expand your artistic horizons. So you may find yourself performing on film for our Screen students, choreographing a piece with our composers in our annual festival of new music, or on stage in an opera at one of Scotland s major theatres as part of our partnership with Scottish Opera. Our environment is amongst the best in Europe, with state of the art dance studios and professional venues, as well as a whole range of other facilities to support you. You ll experience a series of performance opportunities, within a variety of environments and contexts, further enhancing the breadth of training, and ultimately enhancing your employability. The Modern Ballet programme aims to train you to be versatile across a variety of styles, meaning that you ll be well placed to work in a variety of international contexts. You ll be offered all sorts of opportunities during your time with us, from performance, to collaboration, to work based learning, all nurturing your individual development as a distinctive and intelligent artist, as well as focusing on the style of dance most suited to your unique talents and interests. Our graduating students have been contracted to a range of renowned companies, including Scottish Ballet, Northern Ballet, Joffrey Ballet Apprenticeship, Geneva Junior Ballet, National Dance Company of Wales Apprenticeship, Universal Ballet Korea, David Hughes Dance Company, Vienna Festival Ballet, and the National Theatre of Scotland. Delivered in partnership with Scottish Ballet; Programme Artistic Director Paul Tyers is also Deputy Artistic Director, Scottish Ballet World-class facilities on our campus and Scottish Ballet s headquarters Very small class sizes and excellent staff-student ratio Opportunities for artistic collaboration across the Conservatoire The only dance degree programme in Scotland offering professional classically based training Opportunity to complete the Royal Academy of Dance internationally recognized vocational graded examinations Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Standard Grade (Grade 1-3) or equivalent such as Intermediate 1 or 2-7 passes GCSE (Grades A*- C) or equivalent - 5 passes Knowledge of ballet vocabulary to a minimum of Intermediate level International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at danceadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code 201F

13 25 DRAMA BA Acting Three years, full-time Our BA Acting programme has an unequivocal practical and vocational focus. It is for exceptionally talented aspiring actors, who are dedicated to professional performance. If you re committed, resourceful, independent, collaborative, and creative, we ll equip you with the skills, knowledge, and understanding for a long and successful career. You ll experience intensive classical and contemporary training, firmly rooted in the best traditions of UK actor training, but within a global context. The development of core skills in acting, movement, and voice will underpin your personal growth as a performer, alongside a range of learning experiences. Small cohorts, the quality and commitment of our staff and high contact hours all help to ensure that on graduation you will be ready to act professionally in theatre, film, television, radio, and other areas of the creative industries. As we re the only UK conservatoire that offers training in all of the performance disciplines, you ll have the opportunity to collaborate with your peers, formally and informally, in dance, music, production, and screen. Our unrivalled professional connections put you at the heart of performance in Scotland there are opportunities with BBC Scotland, the National Theatre of Scotland, and the Tron and the Arches theatres, as well as a further range of Scottish and UK companies and individuals. Our Acting alumni are regularly to be found on stage and screen. Graduates regularly achieve success with significant and sustainable careers in live and recorded performance, and a range of other roles in the industry working as agents, directors, casting directors, and educators. Graduates include Alexandra Silber, James McAvoy, Robert Carlyle, Daniela Nardini, Alan Cumming, David Tennant, Colin Morgan, Emun Elliot, Christine Bottomley, Sam Heughan, Richard Madden, Laura Donnelly, Andrew Hawley,and Jack Lowden amongst many more. Collaborative professional partnerships include the BBC and the National Theatre of Scotland Regular masterclasses from visiting professionals Graduation showcases in Glasgow and London Excellent staff-student ratio with a high level of contact hours Many performance opportunities in and out of the Conservatoire Professional mentor in final year Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking and a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code W410

14 DRAMA BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice BA Musical Theatre Four years, full-time Our students tell us that studying CPP at the Conservatoire is like nothing you could ever imagine. It s total immersion in a challenging programme with the central philosophy that human beings make art in order to understand better the world in which they live. It s for aspiring performance makers who wish to develop their skills as innovative and socially engaged performers, directors, teachers, and cultural leaders, who can realize their aspirations to create and shape the future of new work. In one sense, this could be the programme for you if you are passionate about creating performance, but you re unsure of what you d specifically like to do in the field. You will be able to explore the realization of ideas through the disciplines of performance, education, installation, movement, research, and documentation. We will help you to develop your performance skills in our world-class facilities, working with our staff, visiting practitioners, directors, and lecturers, with regular opportunities to take part in specialist workshops and masterclasses. You will push yourself and push boundaries, creating new works with image, action, sound, and text. And eventually you will leave the Royal Conservatoire as an independent and entrepreneurial self-managing eco-centric artist with an awareness of the aesthetic, intellectual, social, emotional, political, and ecological considerations of a holistic and sustainable arts practice. We place great emphasis upon preparing you for a range of diverse careers in professional practice. The programme is packed with work opportunities. Performance and professional collaborations with national and international cutting-edge practitioners, companies, festivals, and arts venues are central to the programme. Recent projects have included work with The Arches, the macrobert, Libellule Theatre, Janice Parker, National Theatre of Scotland, Glas(s) Performance, the Tramway, Fish and Game, the British Red Cross, and Nic Green, and several students have gone on secondment to international locations such as the USA, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Zambia. Our graduates are working as solo artists in the live arts sector, directors and performers in devised, community, or educational theatre, and as freelance drama workers. A significant number of graduates have successfully set up their own companies. With further study graduates have also become drama teachers and drama specialists. Alumni from the programme include Nic Green, Jess Thorpe, Tashi Gore, Peter McMaster, Becki Gerrard, Gary McNair, and Johnny McKnight, all of whom produce performance work internationally, and frequently teach or give workshops at the Conservatoire. Work opportunities include performance and professional collaborations with national and international cutting-edge practitioners and companies Create work in places where people least expect performance Work in contexts including education, the health service, residential care homes, secure environments, and urban and rural communities Partnerships include the National Theatre of Scotland, the Arches, Birds of Paradise, Solar Bear, Corali, Graeae, and Tramway Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking and with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code W310 Three years, full-time Our pioneering Musical Theatre programme offers outstanding practical training for exceptionally talented students who are dedicated to becoming highly skilled and employable professional artists. It is unique in the UK in that you will receive conservatoire level tuition in acting, singing, dance, and music (on your chosen instrument). We offer an extraordinary combination of world class facilities, professional connections, and opportunities for collaboration, at a level and intensity that s not available elsewhere. We keep all class sizes small so every student is nurtured and advanced through individual teaching and mentoring. You ll train as a truly multi-disciplinary artist, so you ll need to demonstrate high level acting, singing, and dance ability, as well as additional instrumental skills. You will be very open to new ideas, ways of learning, and collaboration. You need to be eager to perform, ambitious, intellectually agile, and a fantastic communicator with a story to tell. You ll spend time working with directors and writers on new musical theatre, as well as traditional and contemporary productions. You re also likely to find yourself working in professional venues and rehearsal spaces, and we try and give you as many opportunities as possible in the industry. In your final year you ll present an industry showcase in Glasgow and London, and for our North American students, in New York city. There are endless possibilities to collaborate with other Conservatoire students. You ll work regularly with your peers from the Masters programme, and the other disciplines; our Music students form the orchestra of all of our major shows; Production students provide all the off-stage and backstage support, and as well as filming with our Screen students in our studios and on location, you may find yourself on BBC production sets, with guidance and support from BBC Scotland. The first graduating cohort (2012) have already worked professionally with major companies including the National Theatre of Scotland, the Citizens Theatre, Dundee Rep, and the BBC. Following their Showcase, the majority of our students were signed immediately by agents from the UK and overseas. Quadruple threat training covering acting, singing, dance, and music Excellent UK and international industry connections Staff members are professionally active multi-disciplinary artists Full final year season of productions in a range of venues Industry showcases in Glasgow, London s West End, and New York Regular masterclasses and workshops with industry professionals including producers, directors, casting directors, agents, and performers (recent visitors include Sir Cameron Mackintosh, John Barrowman, James Brining, Alan Cumming, David Grindrod, Jemima Levick, Barbara Dickson and Dominic Hill) Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking and with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code 202F We Are: We the Are: Royal the Conservatoire Royal Conservatoire of Scotland of Scotland

15 drama MA Musical Theatre (Performance) or (Musical Directing) MA Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) or (Directing) One year, full-time Performance The Performance pathway is an intensive blend of high level training and creative opportunities for students who already have a performance arts degree and/or performing experience. As well as practical performance training, we ll equip you with skills, knowledge, and contacts for your professional career as an imaginative and versatile artist. The programme is closely linked with the industry, and has been developed with professional input. This ensures your training encompasses the skills that employers are looking for, and is both contemporary and relevant. The Performance pathway focuses on acting, singing, dance, and music. Class sizes are deliberately small, to help you to focus on developing creative skills rooted in solid technique. You ll have a high degree of one to one contact time, including individual voice and singing tutorials with some of the finest singing teachers in the UK, as well as conservatoire level training in acting, dance, and music. Musical Directing The Musical Directing pathway will nurture your development in all areas of Musical Directing, with specific attention to keyboard skills, scoring and arranging, vocal technique, and conducting. The programme is an intensive blend of skill development and creative thought for the musician with a passion for theatre. As well as practical performance training, we ll equip you with the skills, knowledge, and contacts for your professional career as an imaginative and versatile artist. You ll collaborate with your peers on both the BA and MA Musical Theatre (Performance) programmes, gaining valuable production and performance experience in a range of contexts and environments, including our season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We ll team you up with an industry mentor, and there are many opportunities for professional placements throughout the year. All of our training is geared towards preparing you for a sustainable and long lasting professional career. Graduates of the programme are working around the world; in London s West End (including Book of Mormon, Ghost, Singing in the Rain, Wicked, Shrek, Les Misérables) on Broadway (including Rock of Ages, Spiderman), on national and international tours, and for renowned companies including the National Theatre of Scotland and Scottish Opera. Full fee waiver applies for the Musical Directing pathway. Triple threat training covering acting, singing, and dance (Performance pathway) Excellent industry connections Staff members are active multidisciplinary artists Full season of work produced at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Industry showcases in Glasgow, London, and New York city Regular masterclasses and workshops with industry professionals including producers, directors, casting directors, agents, and performers (recent visitors include Sir Cameron Mackintosh, John Barrowman, James Brining, Alan Cumming, David Grindrod, Jemima Levick, Barbara Dickson, and Dominic Hill) Typical Minimum Entrance requirements A good honours (at least 2:2) degree, or international equivalent, in a subject area relevant to the demands of the programme International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking and with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 31 May 2014 Institution code R58 Course code Musical Directing 702F Performance 703F One year, full-time To join this demanding programme, you ll need some previous experience, and to be ready to take your skills to the next level to become a better practitioner. There are two strands to the programme, Acting or Directing, and you ll focus on two strands of theatre Classical (Shakespeare and Renaissance) and Contemporary (New Writing). It s an exciting opportunity to work as an ensemble company with your peers on the programme, immersing yourself in an intensive and rewarding environment. You ll work with industry professionals throughout, as well as Royal Conservatoire staff, and you ll have opportunities to collaborate with your fellow students across the disciplines. You ll be supported and encouraged to develop a thorough understanding of professional practice. There will be many opportunities to learn, experiment, and collaborate in a packed schedule of projects, performances, and rehearsals. When you graduate, you ll have gained practical high-level experience of working in the profession, as well as all-important contacts and the skills to underpin your future career. You ll benefit from our unrivalled professional connections, which will see you networking with a who s who of theatre in Scotland and beyond. The highlights of the programme include a full month working at Shakespeare s Globe in London, and time spent working on brand new work with some of Scotland s most talented writers in our collaboration with Playwrights Studio, Scotland. These works are performed in professional venues in Glasgow and London. Other opportunities in the industry may arise, and you ll have a professional mentor and a week-long placement. The list of companies that students have undertaken placements with is impressive: Steppenwolf (Chicago), Red-Handed Theatre (Canada), The Factory (London), Shared Experience, BBC Scotland, Dundee Rep, Citizens Theatre, Royal Lyceum Theatre (Edinburgh), Gridiron, Communicado, Théâtre Sans Frontières, Vox Motus, Frantic Assembly, and the National Theatre of Scotland. You ll also learn about business, entrepreneurship, and industry etiquette. Our graduates leave with a sharper sense of potential and aspiration, and are able to adapt in the ever changing dynamic of the profession. They are working as performers, directors, dramaturgs, producers, writers, and teachers. Some have successfully started their own theatre companies, and as the programme has attracted an international following, you will have fellow alumni worldwide. Taught in collaboration with Shakespeare s Globe and Playwrights Studio, Scotland Month in residence at Shakespeare s Globe in London, and performances in professional venues in Glasgow and London Opportunity to develop new works with professional playwrights Partners include the National Theatre of Scotland, the Tron, the Arches, and Bard in the Botanics Festival Regular masterclasses and workshops with visiting professionals Typical Minimum Entrance requirements A good honours (at least 2:2) degree, or international equivalent, in a subject area relevant to the demands of the programme International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 7.5 with a minimum score of 7.5 in speaking and with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 31 May 2014 Institution code R58 Course code Acting 700F Directing 701F We Are: We the Are: Royal the Conservatoire Royal Conservatoire of Scotland of Scotland

16 drama 30 MA Learning and Teaching (Gaelic Drama) One year full-time, part-time options available Delivered in partnership with Sabhal Mòr Ostaig This innovative, visionary MA has been designed to drive forward and enhance the teaching of performing arts in Gaelic for the next generation of Gaelic speaking performers. It enables full-time students to undertake modules in three strands of Postcompulsory Education, Performing Arts, and Gaelic Culture. The programme culminates in a project that brings all three strands together. This programme has been developed in response to the National Gaelic Language Plan, along with a number of other Conservatoire programmes and courses, including our planned BA in Gaelic Drama. It will equip both Gaelic-speaking performance arts practitioners and aspiring educators within the Gaelic speaking community with the skill-set to design and deliver appropriate higher education courses. Its ultimate aim is to strengthen the profile and deepen the pool of talent, thus enhancing and expanding the output of live and recorded Gaelic drama. It will appeal to established and emerging Gaelic speaking performing arts practitioners, who may have a previous degree, but not necessarily in drama. It will also attract Gaelic-speaking/fluent learners working in the performing arts and/or drama education from countries outside of Scotland. The Scottish Funding Council is providing funding for full fee waivers for six places for 2014 entry; it is possible that further places may receive funding assistance. Please contact us to find out more registry@rcs.ac.uk This programme is subject to validation. MA Ionnsachadh is Teagasg (Dràma Gàidhlig) Bliadhna làn-ùine, roghainnean pàirt-ùine ri fhaighinn An co-bhonn ri Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Chaidh an cùrsa MA tionnsgalach innleachdail seo a dhealbhadh airson teagasg nan ealain thaisbeanail sa Ghàidhlig a leasachadh don ath ghinealach de chleasaichean Gàidhlig. Faodaidh oileanaich lànùine a chùrsa modalan a thaghadh à trì prìomh fhreumhan; Foghlam Iar-Reachdail, Na h-ealain Thaisbeanail agus Cultar na Gàidhlig. Thig am prògram gu crìch an lùib pròiseact a bheir na trì freumhan còmhla. Chaidh am prògram seo a leasachadh mar fhreagairt air Plana Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, cuide ri prògraman is cùrsaichean eile aig a Chonservatoire, leithid a chùrsa BA a tha sinn a dealbhadh ann an Dràma na Gàidhlig. Bheir an cùrsa na sgilean seachad, do chleasaichean Gàidhlig is do dhaoine aig a bheil ùidh ann an teagasg sa choimhearsnachd Ghàidhlig, airson cùrsaichean freagarrach aig àrdìre a dhealbhadh is a liubhairt. S e prìomh amas a phrògraim gun tèid inbhe nan ealain a thoirt am feabhas agus an àireamh de luchd-ealain a leudachadh, airson na th ann de dhràma Gàidhlig beò is clàraichte a shìor leasachadh. Bidh e tarraingeach do Luchd-proifeiseanta nan ealain thaisbeanaidh Gàidhlig a tha stèidhichte no ùr, ma dh fhaoidte aig a bheil ceum mar-thà nach eil ann an dràma. S dòcha gum bi ùidh aig daoine fileanta sa Ghàidhlig a tha ag obair anns na h-ealain thaisbeanail no ann am foghlam dràma à dùthchannan eile. Tha Comhairle Mhaoineachaidh na h-alba a cur maoineachadh air chois airson sia àiteachan gun chìsean air a chùrsa ann an 2014; ma dh fhaoidte gum faigh barrachd oileanach taic maoineachaidh. Cuir fios thugainn airson tuilleadh fiosrachaidh registry@rcs.ac.uk Tha am prògram seo ri dhearbhadh. MUSIC

17 MUSIC Scottish Music BA (Hons) Scottish Music MMus Scottish Music Our world-leading Scottish Music programmes produce highly educated professional performers of traditional Scottish music. They are a carefully developed yet dynamic mix of practical performance work, balanced with a strong contextual element, including the study of history, traditional music theory, the Gaelic and Scots languages and their relationship to song; coupled with unique links to the Scottish live performance scene. You will be supported to develop the full range of your abilities and pursue your musical interests and aspirations to the highest level. The Piping programme is delivered in partnership with the National Piping Centre, the international centre of excellence for the Highland bagpipe. Our programmes will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and experience required for a professional career in traditional music. You can take electives which enable you to apply for enrolment on PGCE courses for music teaching. You ll be able to collaborate with your fellow students in the Conservatoire across the range of disciplines, including classical and contemporary musicians, composers, film-makers, actors, and dancers. Our staff are professional performers, composers, and scholars of Scottish traditional music with active careers. They understand the challenges that you ll face in your own career, and can provide help and advice as you progress. As well as working with our elite core staff, you ll get the opportunity to learn from visiting artists and academics from all over the world. Performance in a variety of contexts is a cornerstone of our programmes. Opportunities include tours around the United Kingdom, teaching placements in Europe, recording and production of albums, and appearances at high-profile events, including Glasgow s internationally famous Celtic Connections festival, Piping Live! and international occasions of state. We believe thorough preparation is just as important as performance itself, so we also cover stagecraft, rehearsal management, and administration and entrepreneurship. You ll be able to accumulate a great deal of practical experience during your time with us, as well as valuable industry contacts. Our graduates are working in the professional music and related industries, including as performers, teachers, composers, musical directors, recording artists, producers, music therapists, doctoral students, community project managers, and broadcasters. Four years, full-time Principal studies Accordion, Cello, Fiddle, Flute/ Whistle, Gaelic Song, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Scottish Harp (gut and/or wire-strung), Scots Song BA (Hons) Scottish Music Piping Four years, full-time Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 Subjects recommended Music at Higher, Advanced Higher or Advanced Level or equivalent English at Higher, Advanced Higher or Advanced Level or equivalent The study of Gaelic and/or another European language at least to Standard Grade/GCSE Level is desirable International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) Two years, full-time Three years (one year full-time and two years part-time) One year (full-time exceptionally, by accreditation of prior experience) Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Standard Route (full-time over two years): Upper second class honours degree in a related discipline Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) Route, Accreditation of Prior Learning, and Non Standard Entry: If you wish to be considered for admission to the programme through either Non Standard Entry or APEL please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Performance opportunities include the world-famous Celtic Connections festival Professor Phil Cunningham, internationally renowned musician and performer, is the programmes Artistic Director Collaborations and connections include the National Piping Centre, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the European Network of Folk Orchestras, World Academy of Irish Music and Dance Feis Rois, and the Sibelius Academy, Finland We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 1 October 2013 Institution code R58 Apply via CUKAS online by 1 October 2013 Institution code R58

18 MUSIC BMus (Hons) BEd Music (Hons) Performance (Brass, Guitar and Harp, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind); Composition; Jazz; Joint Performance; Composition and Performance; Composition and Jazz; Conducting and Performance; Conducting and Jazz; Composition and Conducting Four years, full-time This programme is aimed at performers and composers of outstanding potential. From the day you commence the BMus programme we treat you as an emerging professional, preparing you for either specialist postgraduate study or for employment in a range of careers such as a performer, teacher, composer, or in a portfolio career in the music profession. Your journey with us is focused on your individual needs and career interests, thanks to a wide range of custom-built pathways throughout your programme. Along with your principal study, the core units are key practical studies (performance classes, workshops and masterclasses, orchestral and ensemble work), and creative and contextual studies (including teaching techniques and community placements, orchestration and arranging, sound recording, and the creative use of technology). Career and enterprise skills are an integral feature of the programme. Strongly practical, its flexible structure and content enables you to choose pathways to help you develop the full range of your abilities, and pursue your musical interests and aspirations to the highest level. You will also collaborate with your fellow student musicians, and with your peers in the Conservatoire across the range of artistic disciplines. We provide a wide range of innovative collaborations and work-based learning opportunities with Scotland s leading professional companies. Whether for orchestral musicians, concerto soloists, conductors, chamber musicians, specialist performers, or composers, the range of imaginative schemes available is both extensive and exceptional. They include masterclasses, mentoring and side-by-side schemes, and opportunities to audition and perform. We promote an environment of entrepreneurship as part of your future life as a performing and creative musician; our students are encouraged to manage their careers, and may undertake professional engagements, or originate their own projects, setting up ensembles and bands. Huge range of performance opportunities Opportunities to collaborate across the Conservatoire s disciplines Unrivalled partnerships with major and national performing companies, and several international organizations, such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ensemble, Red Note, Enterprise Music Scotland, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Scottish National Wind Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London, and Rostov State Conservatoire World-class facilities Fantastic location in a UNESCO City of Music, home to four of the five national performing companies, BBC Scotland, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 Subjects recommended: Music at Higher, Advanced Higher or Advanced Level or equivalent. English at Higher, Advanced Higher or Advanced Level or equivalent. For singers, the study of two foreign languages (German, French, or Italian) Successful applicants will normally be of a standard at least equivalent to Grade 8 with Distinction of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in their Principal Study International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Performance (Brass, Guitar and Harp, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind) Four years, full-time Designed for performers who aspire to teach in schools, this highly vocational programme is the main route into classroom music teaching in Scotland. Uniquely it qualifies you for both primary and secondary school teaching and it is the only degree of its kind in the world which offers integrated school placements in all four years of study. Following graduation you ll qualify for professional registration as a classroom teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, and are guaranteed a probationary year of classroom teaching. GTCS standards are widely recognized internationally. The programme is delivered jointly with the School of Education of the University of Glasgow. At the University you will study all aspects of teacher education and preparation for school experience. You ll benefit from all the University s facilities. At the Conservatoire you ll undertake intensive music studies including a principal performance study, keyboard and vocal skills, performance classes, and participation in ensemble music and choral activities. Through sharing the same tutors and classes as BMus students, you ll develop your own skills as a musician to the highest level. Through our ERASMUS exchange partnerships, it will be possible for you to spend part or all of your third year of study at Trinity College Dublin. Staff and students from other international institutions also visit us regularly, widening the knowledge and experience of educational practices available. Only programme of its kind with integrated school experience throughout all four years Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland Qualifies students for both primary and secondary teaching Jointly delivered with the University of Glasgow, providing music education in parallel with teacher education Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Normally an A in Higher Music plus three additional Highers at BBC one of which must be Higher English or the equivalent e.g. a comparable English qualification at SCQF level 6 Successful applicants will normally be of a standard equivalent to Grade 8 of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in their Performance Study, and approximately Grade 6 in piano We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 1 October 2013 Institution code R58 Apply via CUKAS online by 1 October 2013 Institution code R58

19 MUSIC MMus Brass Conducting Performance (Brass, Guitar and Harp, Keyboard, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind), Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Historically Informed Performance Practice (in partnership with the University of Glasgow), Jazz, Opera, Piano for Dance (in partnership with Scottish Ballet), Repetiteurship, Scottish Music Two years, full-time Three years (one year full-time and two years part-time) One year (full-time exceptionally, by accreditation of prior experience) With our thriving Opera School and practice-based research community, we offer an ideal environment for postgraduate study, with innovative programmes designed as a springboard to a professional career. Our students are aiming to make music their life s work across the full range of musical careers, refining and extending their musicianship in preparation for their next steps in the profession. We have designed the Masters framework with a diverse range of individual aspiration in mind, offering a great deal of choice and flexibility around your core principal study. Whatever your individual rationale for joining us, our starting point is that you already have a broad base of skills, knowledge, and understanding, and a realistic and well-focused sense of what you need to build on that base to reach higher levels of accomplishment and understanding. Taught postgraduate programmes are aimed at graduates from Conservatoires and universities, or individuals who have attained an equivalent standard through experience. You can progress through a choice of options determined by your individual needs, ability, and aspirations. You will experience rehearsals and performance in a wide range of contexts, and enjoy the benefit of our professional partnerships and the ability to collaborate across the disciplines. The framework is designed to encourage meaningful interaction between your artistic and your broader intellectual development; to give you space to develop and take ownership of a specialism without reducing the versatility that you will need to succeed as a professional musician. Most importantly, we have designed it so that you can and must take ownership of the learning process throughout the degree and beyond it, whether in the professional world or in higher studies (such as a PhD). We have set ourselves high aims for Masters study at the Royal Conservatoire nothing short of changing your relationship with the work you do as a musician. This is what distinguishes study at Masters level from the undergraduate experience. You begin your postgraduate studies with the core of your musical personality the skills, understandings, and attitudes that define you as a musician already established; we want your postgraduate studies to nurture that existing artistic personality so that you can really make a difference in the fields in which you choose to work. We will also encourage you to be curious and resourceful, because however great your musicianship, you will only sustain a satisfying career if you can constantly renew yourself artistically and professionally, and draw nourishment from the diverse professional and intellectual challenges and opportunities that a life in music will pose. Huge range of performance opportunities Opportunities to collaborate across the Conservatoire s disciplines Unrivalled partnerships with major and national performing companies, and several international organizations, such as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ensemble, Red Note, Enterprise Music Scotland, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Scottish National Wind Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London, and Rostov State Conservatoire World-class facilities Fantastic location in a UNESCO City of Music, home to four of the five national performing companies, BBC Scotland, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Standard Route (full-time over two years): Upper second class honours degree in a related discipline Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) Route, Accreditation of Prior Learning, and Non Standard Entry: If you wish to be considered for admission to the programme through either Non Standard Entry or APEL please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.0 (with a minimum score of 5.5 across all parts) We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 1 October 2013 Institution code R Our Brass department has a long tradition of excellence and a worldwide reputation for training leading musicians. Our team of dedicated staff includes many of Britain s finest brass players, with international reputations as soloists, orchestral, and chamber musicians. You ll get a real sense of the professional world on the programme. As well as weekly classes in orchestral, ensemble and solo repertoire, individual tuition on your principal instrument, and related second study, there are many performance opportunities, often in professional settings. Our students take part in symphony, wind, opera, and chamber orchestras, and a diverse range of ensembles including Big Band and Royal Conservatoire Brass. Our Conservatoire ensembles give concerts regularly throughout Scotland, and we ve recently toured to China, Spain, Denmark, and Russia. You ll also enjoy the opportunity to set up your own ensembles, and perform in our lunchtime concert series. Our professional collaborations with major orchestras provide further benefits, and we operate apprenticeships with the RSNO, BBC SSO, and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. We have regular masterclasses from many of the world s great artists and we ve recently appointed Ian Bousfield, the Principal trombone player of the Vienna Philharmonic, as our International Fellow who visits several times a year to work with students. Our conducting programmes provide you with the comprehensive and integrated training required of a professional conductor. You will concentrate on the technique and craft of conducting through diverse practical experience with the Royal Conservatoire orchestras, our Opera Department, and various classical and contemporary ensembles. Our extensive professional links offer unmatched opportunities to work as appropriate in observation and collaboration with the country s major orchestras, such as The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, the BBC SSO, and the RSNO. You will learn with our in-house team of specialists, and visiting conductors and conducting consultants, including Garry Walker, James Lowe, David Danzmayr, Nicholas Cleobury, and Christopher Adey. Through these individual lessons you ll develop perception, listening skills, and self-awareness to become a responsive leader in rehearsal and performance. We offer a highly prestigious conducting fellowship each year. The Conducting Fellow plays a major role in a wide variety of our performance activities, in both rehearsal and performance, and will work closely with the our specialist tutors, conducting consultants, and visiting conductors. The Conducting Fellow will also act as assistant to our International Fellow in Conducting, Donald Runnicles, for eight weeks. Runnicles is Chief Conductor of the BBC SSO, General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival (Wyoming, USA), and Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

20 MUSIC Composition Guitar and Harp Jazz Keyboard and Collaborative Piano When you study Composition, you will be working with our diverse and talented performing community in some of the best facilities in Europe. You ll benefit from our professional partnerships with leading ensembles and orchestras, and there will be opportunities to hear your work performed. The performance of new work is of paramount importance to us, and we have a significant reputation for contemporary music. Plug, our critically acclaimed annual festival, has become a renowned platform for new work, premiering hundreds of new works. You ll be able to work across the disciplines, and explore composition for film, opera, ballet, and musical theatre, developing your ideas without being restricted to a certain type of player or performance. Collaborations have included work with the Paragon Ensemble, Psappha, the Fidelio Trio, the New Music Players, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish Flute Trio, Symposia, and Icebreaker, amongst other orchestras and ensembles, and projects such as working with Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow Caledonian University. You ll follow your own tailored path through the programme; you can pursue a second study, work in the superb electroacoustic and recording studios, or devise new work in our purpose-built performance venues. Our staff are working artists, with various areas of specialist expertise. There s a real sense of community among our composition students, staff, and PhD cohort; the Composers Forum meets weekly, and our students have also set up their own Composers Collective. Composition can be a solitary existence; at the Conservatoire we help you to develop the skills to work with other artists and across the disciplines. Our students have developed a number of projects in dance, theatre, film, and musical theatre, and often arrange their own performances of new work. We have a highly active Guitar Department with staff who regularly teach, perform, and adjudicate all over the world. The curriculum includes individual tuition, guitar repertoire performance ensemble and technique classes all running weekly. We also offer a large selection of second and/or related studies including lute, mandolin, theorbo, and 19th century guitar options. Our guitar students have recently won a number of prestigious awards in international competitions, including the Royal Overseas League Award Gold Medal and first prize, Heisenberg International Guitar Competition. New staff member and alumni Ian Watt s solo guitar CD on the Nimbus Alliance label has received rave reviews. We also produce and host the annual Big Guitar Weekend every November alongside a new summer course for young players each July. We have a regular programme of masterclasses with leading performers, including Pavel Steidl, Marcin Dylla, David Tanenbaum, Julian Byzantine, Edoardo Catemario, and Tilman Hoppstock. Our small Harp Department allows experience in symphony, chamber, and opera orchestras, which is offered alongside chamber music, The essential ensemble and communication skills needed for a long-term career are emphasized, and you ll benefit from our unique professional collaborations with a number of high- profile orchestras and ensembles, including the Scottish Ensemble, Red Note, RSNO, BBC SSO, and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. There is also the opportunity to play in the Conservatoire operas, either in the pit of our New Athenaeum Theatre or side-by-side with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera in Glasgow and Edinburgh s opera houses. The Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra performs regularly in our own Stevenson Hall and in Scotland s prestigious concert halls, often directed by world-class visiting guest conductors. So you ll develop specialized skills in solo, ensemble, and orchestral playing throughout all four years in a number of venues and professional settings. Harpists are often found working with other departments across all disciplines in the Conservatoire. Recently students have collaborated with the Jazz Department and with our Composition students in creating new work at the Plug Festival. We offer the only conservatoire-level jazz training in Scotland. Led by Artistic Director, internationally celebrated jazz saxophonist, Professor Tommy Smith, you ll experience a versatile and challenging programme preparing you for your professional career. You ll work alongside some of the country s most renowned jazz musicians, benefiting from the advice and guidance of tutors who are fully experienced in jazz performance at a high level. One-to-one lessons and ensemble coaching are at the heart of a diverse range of activities that cover every aspect of the skills required by today s jazz performer. The jazz scene in Glasgow and Scotland is thriving, and there are many performance opportunities in the Conservatoire and external venues. You ll be able to collaborate with fellow students across the disciplines in a range of diverse projects including classical music, musical theatre, drama, film, and dance. You may have the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra, which acts as a feeder ensemble to the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, and is a recording band in its own right. You ll experience regular masterclasses with visiting artists, often giving you the opportunity to perform with musicians such as Courtney Pine, Peter Erskine, Bill Evans, Arild Andersen, and Randy Brecker. You ll not only explore standard jazz repertoire but also a number of styles including contemporary and Latin jazz music. There s a real variety of material experienced and you ll get used to playing in lots of different ways at a very high level. You ll also be encouraged and guided in writing, performing, and recording your own original compositions. Through class-based teaching in our dedicated ensemble jazz studio, you ll become part of a band for four years and create a network of contacts and professional performance opportunities before you graduate. We also instil the jazz musician s essential business survival skills, so you can make your transition into the professional music world with confidence. We focus on developing your individual skills in a supportive but challenging environment. The programme has been designed to offer maximum flexibility of repertoire and collaborative opportunities. Our staff enjoy active performing and recording careers and bring a wealth of experience and sensitivity to their teaching, and you ll benefit from their expertise in your one-to-one lessons, and performance classes in solo and chamber music. Our performing and practice facilities are world class. You re guaranteed daily practice time on Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos, as well as a generous allocation of performance classes each week in the main concert halls. The Conservatoire s historic and reproduction instrument collection, including a newly refurbished Erard Grand, allows exploration of core repertoire in its appropriate historical context. There s a dedicated organ practice room and we offer a loan system to provide you with free use of an upright piano during the academic year in your accommodation. There is a busy programme of masterclasses and recitals given by pianists of international reputation. Recent visitors have included Dr Leslie Howard, Dr Roy Howat, Martino Tirimo, and Alexander Korsantia. Distinguished artists Steven Osborne and Malcolm Martineau have been appointed as International Fellows in piano and accompaniment. Anto Pett, our visiting professor in contemporary improvisation, also offers highly inclusive and innovative classes. We record all student performances, performance classes, and masterclasses enabling in-depth reflection and group discussion on all aspects of performance.

21 MUSIC Strings We offer one of the most dynamic string programmes in the UK. Your weekly one-to-one principal study lesson is enhanced by orchestral repertoire classes, performance classes, and historical performance practice. You may also choose a second and/or related study. Experience in symphony, chamber, and opera orchestras is offered alongside chamber music, which emphasizes the essential ensemble and communication skills needed for a long-term career. You ll benefit from our unique professional collaborations with a number of high-profile orchestras and ensembles, including the Scottish Ensemble, Red Note, RSNO, BBC SSO, and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera. We have a regular programme of masterclasses with leading performers, and we ve appointed a number of prominent International Fellows who work with our students several times a year. These include Ilya Gringolts, Violin; Thomas Martin, Double Bass; Peter Manning, Strings; and The Brodsky Quartet, Chamber Music. Quartet playing is strongly encouraged, and there is additional coaching available from internationally acclaimed artists and groups such as Jacqueline Shave, the Brodskys, and the Vermeer Quartet. There is a Junior Fellows quartet residency for those students who wish to enter the world of international professional string quartet playing. There s also the opportunity to play in one of the Conservatoire operas, either in the pit of our New Athenaeum Theatre or side-by side with The Orchestra of Scottish Opera in Glasgow and Edinburgh s opera houses. You ll be allocated to a different chamber group each year and also encouraged to set up your own. The Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra performs regularly in our own Stevenson Hall and in Scotland s prestigious concert halls, often directed by world-class visiting guest conductors. So you ll develop specialized skills in solo, ensemble, and orchestral playing throughout all four years in a number of venues and professional settings. You may also choose to work with other departments across all disciplines in the Conservatoire. Recently students have collaborated with Musical Theatre, Modern Ballet, and contemporary Composition students in creating new work. Timpani and Percussion In preparation for your professional career, our Timpani and Percussion department provides excellent facilities for study, practice, and performance. These include three large dedicated studios with a full and plentiful range of the highest quality instruments. You ll have weekly one-to-one lessons with renowned professional performers, enhanced by repertoire classes, as well as specialized individual and class tuition in Latin American, Ethnic Percussion, and Drum Set provided by six visits per academic year for two days each. Although tuition is directed towards orchestral repertoire, we ve developed well-established traditions of solo performance and also offer a Solo-Marimba provision. We welcome artists from around the world to give clinics, workshops, and masterclasses, and recent visitors have included Dame Evelyn Glennie, Colin Currie, Sam Walton, Birger Sulsbrück, Leigh Howard Stevens, Eric Sammut, Simon Carrington, Keith Aleo and Neil Grover, and Neil Percy amongst many others. Chris Lamb (New York Philharmonic and Manhattan School of Music) is our International Fellow in Percussion, and makes three two and a half day teaching visits each academic year. Eric Sammut (Orchestre de Paris and Conservatoire de Paris) visits to teach six times each academic year. As well as working with your fellow student musicians, you ll have opportunities to collaborate across the disciplines. You may be part of a band for Musical Theatre performances, providing music for film, or joining forces with composers to create new works the opportunities are unlimited. You ll gain lots of performance experience in a number of learning and professional contexts. You ll work with our ensembles in symphonic, chamber, opera, wind orchestra, brass, and Big Band repertoire in the Conservatoire and external venues. We operate a number of side-by-side schemes with Scotland s leading orchestras, where you can experience the realities of the working world in a supportive environment. You ll benefit from the guidance and mentoring of professional musicians, performing in some of Scotland s major concert halls and venues.

22 MUSIC Vocal Performance We aim to prepare you for the many and varied demands of a professional singing career. Our experienced staff will work with you to release the true voice healthily, establishing a secure vocal technique. Vocal Performance requires many different specialisms, and we offer classes in Italian song, German Lieder, French mélodie, oratorio, and opera, which are explored through shared performance classes and coachings. You ll have plenty of performance opportunities, such as main stage operatic productions, the Conservatoire Chamber Choir, and larger choral works. Many of our students also sing for choral societies or with professional choruses and choral scholarships. We recognize the need for you to use your whole body as your instrument and classes in movement, drama, dance, and Alexander Technique are available. Due to the nature of classical Western repertoire, language skills are clearly important and you ll have classes given by native-speaking language tutors. Underpinned by weekly one-to-one lessons, you ll develop a real breadth of skills to support your development and future career as a singer. You ll make your own individual pathway through the programme; you may choose a second study, or create an ensemble with other singers and musicians, or work with fellow students from across the disciplines. We encourage you to take risks, but support you throughout. Throughout the year we welcome distinguished visiting artists who have included Ian Storey, Siegfried Jerusalem, Malcolm Martineau, Anne Murray, Dame Felicity Lott, Barbara Bonney, Christine Brewer, Rosalind Plowright, John Treleaven, and Sir Thomas Allen, offering professional understanding and coaching in technique, role, and repertoire. Jane Eaglen, our International Fellow in Voice, visits twice a year for several days to work with singers. Our unique partnership with Scottish Opera provides valuable learning and performance experience, including access to rehearsals, shadowing schemes, and staff visits. We co-produce a fully staged opera each year, which sees our students performing in Scotland s two major opera houses. Our joint Emerging Artist programme sees our graduate singers auditioning for a year of work with the company to launch their professional careers. Each year we welcome Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Bayreuther Festspiele, Independent Opera at Sadlers Wells, British Youth Opera, and the Britten Pears School to audition students for the opportunity of professional work. Regular ERASMUS exchanges of staff and students are also in place, and in the last few years there s been major collaborations with the Conservatoires of St Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don, the Norgesmusikhøgskole in Oslo, and the Universität der darstellende Kunst, Berlin. Woodwind The Woodwind department delivers an intensive and thorough training, based on the principal of one-to-one lessons delivered by leading soloists and musicians from professional orchestras and chamber groups. Our staff are enthusiastic and supportive, creating an environment that is both caring and demanding. Weekly classes include orchestral, ensemble, and solo repertoire, in contemporary and period performance, and in technique and performance. In addition, masterclasses are given by renowned international musicians such as Wissam Boustany, Meyrick Alexander, Maurice Bourgue, and Anthony Pay. Our International Fellow Lorna McGhee, principal flautist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, also visits to work and perform with us several times a year. Through an enormous and diverse range of performance opportunities, we will challenge and inspire your individuality as a musician. Our professional partnerships with Scotland s major orchestras and ensembles provide invaluable collaborative opportunities, including rehearsing and performing alongside top professionals, often in major venues. Our students tell us that the quality of teaching, facilities, professional collaborations, and performing opportunities give them the best possible start to their performing careers. Double-reed players benefit from their own practice space. This room also houses specialist reed-making equipment, and you ll receive regular reed-making classes throughout the programme. Our world-class facilities include numerous practice rooms and rehearsal spaces, as well as our professional standard performance venues, all providing the best possible environment for your development. We encourage you to form your own ensembles and offer professional coaching to support your work. Symphony, chamber and wind orchestra concerts, opera productions, wind ensembles and chamber groups are also regular highlights. Our elite ensemble, the Stevenson Winds, was created to promote the outstanding talent within the department, and sees students selected by audition working with the ensemble and staff, with performances in the Conservatoire and at other high profile venues and events.

23 45 PRODUCTION We work closely with industry to ensure our Production training is current, competitive, and of the highest professional standard, so you ll gain all of the skills and knowledge needed for your future career. Our unrivalled professional associations mean that you can develop invaluable industry contacts during your time with us, as well as practical skills. Our partnerships include many major performing companies and organizations such as the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT), the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Opera, Disney Cruise Lines, and Stage Technologies. From day one, you ll be hands on, with practical training underpinned by classroom learning and regular workshops and masterclasses with distinguished visiting professionals. Class sizes are kept small, so you ll benefit from individual attention; we ll support your development throughout, encouraging you to push boundaries and create new standards of industry practice. The Conservatoire is a major public performance and conference venue with world-class facilities. The combination of professional venues, extensive workshops, construction spaces, and studios, and the latest stage technologies provide a fantastic learning environment, second to none in the sector. We are the only UK conservatoire that can offer you opportunities to collaborate with staff and your fellow students across all of the performance disciplines, so you ll be able to gain lots of practical experience in different art forms. You ll be able to undertake industry placements. You may find yourself working on productions as diverse as a full scale opera alongside Scottish Opera staff at Glasgow Theatre Royal and Edinburgh Festival Theatre, our musical theatre season at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, dance performances, film and screen projects on BBC sets, our annual pantomime, new works in community settings, cabaret, music, and more. Students are prepared for a wide range of diverse careers, and our graduates go on to work in a huge range of companies and specialisms all over the world. We ll help you to create your own pathway through the programmes, focusing on your areas of interest. You ll learn to work creatively, as an individual artist and in collaboration. There are opportunities to apply for study abroad at the California Institute of the Arts and the Hong Kong Academy of the Performing Arts, as well as a range of European Union institutions as part of the ERASMUS exchange initiative. Production staff and students were named Best Design Team in the World at the World Stage Design Exhibition in South Korea, and we have also had a regular presence at the Prague Quadrennial Design Exhibition.

24 PRODUCTION BA Production Technology and Management BA Production Arts and Design Three years, full-time Accredited by the National Council for Drama Training This programme is for students who wish to train in one or more of the following areas: Stage Management; Stage Technology; Lighting and Sound Technology (Core); Lighting Design; Sound Design (Elective). During an initial foundation period you ll investigate and experience all areas of the broader Production department. You ll explore the production arts workshops and the design process, and at the same time develop key practical skills in the programme s core subject areas. From then, you will then have the opportunity to work on Conservatoire productions, progressing level by level, advancing from assistant roles at first, up to taking on responsibility for the management of major public productions. You ll practise all core areas within the programme to at least departmental assistant level, with the opportunity to specialize in a core or elective subject. You ll have the opportunity to develop further skills in the production workshops, as well as collaborating with other disciplines. Throughout the programme, you ll be preparing to work in the industry. Health and Safety is a priority and Preparing for the Industry modules, including specific health and safety training along with other key employability skills, will be delivered throughout the programme alongside professional placement opportunities and choice modules from across the Conservatoire. Excellent links with industry and a wide range of professional companies including secondment opportunities World-class facilities in state of the art performance technology Final year networking events Engages with the broadest range of performance art forms of any UK conservatoire Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code 204F Three years, full-time Accredited by the National Council for Drama Training The two specific strands of this programme are for students aspiring to a career as a Production Artist or a Set/Costume Designer specializing in one or more of the following areas: Scenic Art; Costume Construction; Set Construction; Prop Making; Set and Costume Design. Ideally, you ll be able to demonstrate skills and experience in at least one or two of these areas when you apply as you will be required to study both a major and a minor subject for the first two years. During an initial foundation period you ll investigate and experience all areas of the broader Production department. You will be introduced to the stage environment and associated practices and technologies, and at the same time develop key practical skills by working in each of the four production arts workshops. You will also explore the design process, examining how to take your ideas from page to stage. You will follow a major and a minor study through years one and two building your knowledge, skill, and experience in two complementary areas of specialism. The programme will allow you develop your abilities in a real world context, with a focus on building high level practical skills but allowing you to take on greater responsibility for the management of resources and leadership in productions. We ll help you to develop the specialist practical, aesthetic, and conceptual skills, confidence, and professionalism to work collaboratively with directors, producers, and performers. There will be an opportunity to develop further relevant skills in areas such as drawing (including digital drawing packages) and portfolio building, as well as undertaking professional placement opportunities and choice modules from across the Conservatoire. Excellent links with industry and a wide range of professional companies including secondment opportunities World-class facilities in new purposebuilt high specification production workshops Final year online digital showcase Engages with the broadest range of performance art forms of any UK conservatoire Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code 203F

25 49 Screen BA Digital Film and TV Three years, full-time We introduced this innovative programme in 2003 for aspiring film-makers who are passionate about the art and craft of film-making. It has swiftly built a significant reputation in the industry, as well as acting as a catalyst and focus for artistic collaboration within the Conservatoire. It s a rich and challenging experience for students who are keen to develop their skills to the highest level, and who have the potential to originate new ideas and formats for film, television, and digital platforms. We aim to help you develop a combination of technical excellence with informed creativity via a programme which integrates theoretical and practical learning, so you can establish and sustain your career in the industry. We focus on process not product, to help you anticipate future developments in the profession. You ll need to demonstrate your passion for film-making and an informed insight into the nature of the film and TV industry, as well as your potential to be resourceful, independent, collaborative, and creative. In the Conservatoire you ll find a multitude of resources at your fingertips nowhere else in the UK provides the range of disciplines at conservatoire level that we do. This means that you have the opportunity to work with actors, composers, directors, dancers, and musicians, as well as your peers from Production, including scenic artists, stage managers, and technicians. In other words, everything you need to make great work for the screen is right here, and you can engage with the spectrum of performance arts. You ll enjoy extensive industry contact, which can include working on live BBC sets, becoming part of the crew on a professional production, masterclasses and expert tuition from industry practitioners on a daily basis, and more. We ll help you develop your ideas and your creativity, and you can cover multiple film-making functions such as screenwriting, production management, and editing, or focus on one discipline like cinematography or sound recording. Since 2005, students have won and been nominated for a number of awards, including BAFTAs and Royal Television Society Awards. Graduates are employed by major broadcasters, production companies, and film-makers, working freelance for independent companies or on short film schemes; some have gone on to further training, including to the National Film and Television School. Access to state of the art technology, including RED ONE and RED Epic MX Digital Cinema camera Opportunities to work with collaborators throughout the Conservatoire, including actors, musicians, composers, designers, scenic artists, and more Regular masterclasses and workshops from visiting professionals 360 degree commissioning (material for the complete range of digital platforms, and film and TV) Blend of technical, aesthetic, and creative film-making Typical Minimum Entrance requirements Scottish Higher 3 passes Scottish Advanced Higher 2 passes A-level 2 passes International Baccalaureate 24 International English Language Testing System score (if applicable) Level 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all parts We accept a range of qualifications and their international equivalences. If yours are not listed, please contact us for further advice at dramaadmissions@rcs.ac.uk Apply via CUKAS online by 15 January 2014 (Home/UK/EU) or 31 March 2014 (Overseas) Institution code R58 Course code 200F

26 51 RESEARCH Research Degrees Three years, full-time It is not enough for our emerging artists to enter the world fully able to interact within their industry as it operates now; we enable them to leave the Royal Conservatoire equipped with the necessary skills to take the industry on and push forward, creating new ways of working, collaborating, and performing. Through our unique position as the only UK conservatoire offering specialist education in such a rich range of artistic disciplines we facilitate the discussion that occurs not only within but also in the space between these disciplines, leading to profound innovation in the performing arts. Research is embedded throughout our new curriculum: one of our six new curriculum principles underlines the importance of the members of our learning community using theoretical understanding to inform their practice, and their practice to inform theory. Festivals such as Into the New and Plug provide many opportunities for students to showcase their projects and to engage their fellow students in the realization and performance of new work. A vital part of this innovation and impact is driven by students following our research degree programmes. Following an historic validation agreement between the Royal Conservatoire and the University of St Andrews in 2000, we offer research programmes leading to the awards of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). Students matriculate at both institutions and their degrees are validated and awarded by the University. As well has having access to all the facilities of a modern international conservatoire, they are able to use the academic resources of a world leading ancient research university. Our research degree students are highly professional performers, practitioners, and composers seeking new ways to develop and contextualize their work whilst forging ahead in their particular discipline, through rigorous practice-based research. Others specialize in performing arts education and policy, Scottish music, historically-informed performance, and a range of other specialist research areas. All are supported both in their research by carefully selected and expert supervision teams, and in project delivery by the unique resources of the Royal Conservatoire. Previous research students have been supported in projects such as new fully- staged operas and the performance of large scale symphonic works. When I thought about doing a PhD, I realized that for me and my work, it needed to be practice-based. Studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has afforded me the opportunity to explore new territory, not only in theory, but through rigorous practical exploration and experimentation. The unparalleled support of the department and my supervision team has enabled my research to move into uncharted territories of rehearsal and performance practice while simultaneously giving me the confidence that sufficient academic rigour underpins everything I do. In facilitating the marriage of artistic craft and research, the Conservatoire has provided a constantly challenging, constantly enriching experience that I wouldn t trade for anything. Marc Silberschatz Research Student

27 52 53 WE ARE THE NOW AND THE FUTURE Our graduates are today s musicians, directors, writers, composers, costume designers, set designers, animators, educators, actors, performance makers, producers, technicians and more. Some are faces you will know, but many more make up the young talent chasing at their heels. These are just a few who represent the microcosm of extraordinarily talented people who pass through our doors. Karen Cargill Mezzo-soprano Rebecca Faulkenberry Actor Lorna McGhee Musician Sean Shibe Musician Robert Carlyle Actor Martin Gillespie Musician Sir David McVicar Director Alexandra Silber Actor Jessica Cottis Conductor Nic Green Artist/Performance Maker Colin Morgan Actor David Tennant Actor Alan Cumming Actor David Hayman Actor Lisa Milne Soprano Ruby Wax Comedienne Kate Dickie Actor Richard Madden Actor Daniela Nardini Actor Gareth Williams Composer Emun Elliot Actor James McAvoy Actor Shernaz Patel Film maker/actor Paul Wright Film-maker June Binnie (2005) Principal Timpani with Sinfonia Finlandia under Music Director Patrick Gallois. Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä has recorded extensively and has released music for some of the largest classical music publishing companies. Charlotte Carden (2011) - Film-maker. Charlotte s short film The Taxidermist won Best Short Film at the Celtic Media Festival, a Creative Loop Award, and two BAFTA New Talent nominations. Jessica Cottis (2011) Conductor. Jessica has conducted numerous concerts and operas with the BBC SSO, Scottish Opera, Nuremberg Opera, and made her BBC Proms debut with MusicLab. She is Assistant Conductor with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Chief Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy. She was a mentor on the BBC series Maestro at the Opera, and a judge for the finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year. Emun Elliott (2005) Actor. Hailed by Screen International as one to watch, Emun plays Marillion in HBO s Game of Thrones, John Moray in BBC One s The Paradise, and appears in Threesome, Filth, and Ridley Scott s Prometheus. David Fennessy (2000) Composer. David s work has been widely performed, and he has received many commissions. He is co-creator, with David Shrigley and Magnetic North, of Pass the Spoon. In 2010 he was awarded a Paul Hamlyn Award for composers. Amanda Gaughan (2009) Director/Producer. Following her work with playwright Douglas Maxwell while still a student, Amanda went on to become a Trainee Director at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, and a New Director with the National Theatre of Scotland. Becki Gerrard (2010) Performer. Becki s first solo work Lip Service was nominated for a Total Theatre Award and the Arches Brick Award at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe. She has developed and delivered touring schools workshops as an associate artist for Junction25 and Glas(s) Performance. Nicola Killean (2002) Director and CEO Sistema Scotland. Dávur Juul Magnussen (2010) Musician. Principal Trombone for the RSNO, appointed while still a student. Kate McDermott (2008) Musician. Co-Principal Clarinet with the Gothenburg Opera. Claire McKenzie (2010) Composer, Sound Designer, and Musical Director. Claire works regularly for performing companies, including the National Theatre of Scotland and the Citizens, and was recently nominated for a BAFTA New Talent Award. She is the co-founder of Noisemaker Productions, a new music theatre company. Johnny McKnight (2002) Actor, Director, Writer. Johnny s directing credits include: Smalltown, Promises Promises (Scotland, West End and Broadway runs), Little Johnny s Big Gay Adventure (Random Accomplice). He has also worked as a performer and on educational projects with organisations including: National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Opera, 7:84 Theatre Company, and Visible Fictions. Ayden Millar (2010) Artist. On graduation Ayden was employed as Assistant Scenic Artist at the Citizens Theatre; she has since been Art Director on a number of primetime BBC and Channel 4 television programmes. Siobhan Miller (2009) Singer, Scottish Music. Siobhan is a teacher, recording artist, and was Scots Singer of the Year 2011, and winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Her numerous performing credits include the Celtic Connections festival, and on Broadway. Katie Shearer (2008) Music Teacher. Head of Music at Cayman Prep and High School, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Alexandra Silber (2005) Actor, Musical Theatre performer. Alexandra made her West End debut before graduation in The Woman in White. She starred in Master Class on Broadway, the US premiere of Love Story, and guest starred in Law and Order for NBC/ Universal. She is a Drama League Award nominee and TMA Award Winner for Best Actress. Genna Spinks (2005) Musician. Double Bass, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Since joining the orchestra Genna has toured to Switzerland, Spain and China and worked with conductors such as Simon Rattle and with artists such as Paul McCartney, Hilary Hahn, and Deep Purple. Paul Wright (2006) Film-maker. Paul has been described as one of the most exciting film makers of his generation. His DFTV graduation film Hikikomori won a BAFTA Scotland award and was nominated for a UK BAFTA. He has since directed a number of award-winning short films, winning Locarno s Golden Leopard, and the BAFTA for Best Short Film. His debut feature film was selected for Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival 2013.

28 54 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-alba Patron, HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay DAcad (RSAMD) President, Sir Cameron Mackintosh DDra (RSAMD) Chairman, Lord Vallance of Tummel Principal, Professor John Wallace CBE Vice Principal, Professor Maggie Kinloch FHEA FRSA We are a charity committed to the achievement of excellence in the performing arts. A company limited by guarantee reg no 4703 (Scotland) and a charity registered in Scotland no SCO All details correct at time of publication, and printed in good faith, but all information is subject to alteration. We reserve the right, without notice, to vary the content of programmes, and to modify facilities and arrangements. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 2013 Images Royal Conservatoire of Scotland/KK Dundas