STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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1 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

2 Music at King s Music at King s has a distinguished history with a strong reputation for performances of outstanding quality and variety. Excellent facilities and generous awards are available for outstanding musicians. For details please contact the Music School or music@kings-school.co.uk

3 Contents INTRODUCTION Welcome 5 Higher education choices 6 Career options for music graduates 8 Postgraduate qualifications 10 CONSERVATOIRES Choosing a conservatoire 14 Studying abroad 18 LISTINGS Conservatoires 20 UNIVERSITIES Choosing a university 37 Studying at universities without music degrees 41 Running your own group 42 LISTINGS Universities 44 Universities without Degree Courses in Music 49 FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION LISTINGS Further and Higher Education Colleges 52 TEACHER TRAINING/CPD Teacher training 60 LISTINGS Teacher Training Courses 62 INSET Courses 63 Specialist Courses 65 SUMMER SCHOOLS & SHORT COURSES Summer schools: UK and international 76 LISTINGS Summer Schools and Short Courses 82 SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Financial support 90 LISTINGS Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies 92 First published in 2017 in Great Britain by Rhinegold Publishing Ltd, Rhinegold House, 20 Rugby Street, London WC1N 3QZ (tel: ) Rhinegold Publishing 2017 ISBN All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. Rhinegold Publishing Ltd has used its best efforts in collecting and preparing material for inclusion in the Student Guide to Music Education It does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in the Student Guide to Music Education , whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. The presence of listings and advertisements in the Student Guide to Music Education implies no endorsement of products or services offered. Editor Rebecca Pizzey Designer Hal Bannister Directories manager Ana Peralta Listings administrator Daniella Onuoha Contributors Toby Deller, Hannah Doan, Andrew Green, Glyn Môn Hughes, Sarah Lambie, Johanna McWeeney, Rhian Morgan, Alex Stevens, Andrew Stewart Production controller Gordon Wallis Head of sales Amy Driscoll Advertising executive Andrew Brandon STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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5 Student Guide to Music Education WELCOME to the Student Guide to Music Education, a free digital resource from Rhinegold Publishing for music students in school, further and higher education. The Student Guide to Music Education is packed with practical advice and information. We have tips from those in the know about choosing the right higher education path for you, how to run your own groups and education projects, why a music degree is valuable in today s world and why you might be better off not doing one as well as recommendations for some of the best summer schools and short courses here in the UK and across the globe. On top of that we have one-stop-shop listings information on UK and international conservatoires, universities, teacher training institutions, professional development courses and other tools to further develop your love of music. Keep an eye on our website for updates and new material throughout the year. If there s a subject you d like us to cover, why not get in touch with us at directories@rhinegold.co.uk. And if you think we should feature you, your institution or organisation, call us on +44(0) to talk about ways we can help. Rebecca Pizzey Editor Now you ve seen the Student Guide to Music Education, why not take a look at our other resources? Our Parent Guide to Music Education, also available to download for free, features hundreds of pages of listings focusing on school music departments, and is full of help and advice for parents when choosing their child s school: the right questions to ask, what makes a good music department and what really is so special about specialist schools. PARENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION Visit and sign in to download more useful resources. ISBN > STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

6 Higher education choices For talented music students wishing for a career in music, there is no clear-cut path to take in regards to higher education, and each route has its own benefits. Assuming that a university-level course is in order, there are three main options: attending a conservatoire, doing a music degree or doing a degree in another subject (arts-related or otherwise) Studying at a conservatoire If you intend to pursue a career as a performing musician, there is no doubt that attending one of the UK s dedicated conservatoires is a great first step. Here, a relatively small number of students receive specialised, high-quality training from people who are often well known in the industry. Your fellow students are likely to be equally or more talented than you, which may push you harder but also leave you in no doubt of the work ahead. Three UK conservatoires have drama departments and one, Trinity Laban, is a conservatoire of music and dance, so the scope for attending arts events, networking and creating cross-genre collaborations is increasing all the time, not to mention the opportunity to improve technically and musically in an intensely creative environment. Once marginalised genres such as jazz and indigenous music from around the world are now generally well embedded in conservatoire syllabuses. The type of education offered by conservatoires provides huge advantages to students with the right temperament: those with ambition, a strong work ethic, some idea of what they want from their career and, not forgetting, exceptional raw talent. You may have the opportunity to meet and befriend generation-defining performers in the early stages of their careers, gain top-level performing experience, and form alliances with other musicians who have similar goals. And when you do graduate, you are likely to have the best possible access to the network of performers and performing organisations you will need to develop your career. On the other hand, this may be a less suitable path for those who are not yet fully decided on what they want to do within the music industry or those who do not have the potential to be exceptional performers. Studying music at university For those with high grades who might be considering a career in music history or research, a BA from a university rather than the more specialised BMus degree offered by conservatoires might be a more appropriate and versatile qualification. University courses often offer a greater variety of study modules than music colleges, allowing students to develop their own interests and tailor their degree courses according to their ambitions and skills. Many universities also house special Trinity Laban s music faculty is housed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich 6 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

7 HIGHER EDUCATION CHOICES MEMBERS OF CONSERVATOIRES UK Birmingham Conservatoire Guildhall School of Music & Drama Leeds College of Music Royal Academy of Music Royal College of Music Royal Northern College of Music Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama For more information on UK and international conservatoires, visit page 18 of the Conservatoires listings research collections, depending on the specialisms of the department, so students may have more learning resources at their immediate disposal. Students should research this when applying. If you have any doubts about whether you want to be a full-time performer, even if you know you want to be in the music industry, it could be worth pursuing music at university rather than leaping into conservatoire training. While there will be plenty of performing opportunities at university, these may be fewer and less high profile than they would be at a music THREE IN FOCUS: UNIVERSITIES Huddersfield The music courses are practically and creatively driven, giving students the chance to specialise in composition, performance or musicology, or to combine any of these so to follow a broad-based path of study. Surrey The music department is ranked among the top three for 2016 s Guardian University Guide, and was voted top music and soundrecording department in the National Student Survey. Bristol Recent masterclasses have been led by renowned artists such as Emma Kirkby, Ashley Wass, Rachel Podger, Mahan Esfahani and Jason Rebello. For further information, turn to page 35 college. However, universities do typically have a sophisticated and multifaceted musical life which gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in a wide range of activities. Students frequently take responsibility for university music groups themselves, an excellent way of developing leadership skills, learning to work with others and finding your own feet. Universities also have more students and a wider range of social activities unconnected with music than conservatoires, so for those who would like to meet a mix of people, university may be preferable. Studying a different subject If you re a good musician but you aren t sure of your career plans; if there is another subject that interests you; or if you just want a good back-up plan, consider a non-music degree at undergraduate level. In the current economic climate, it could be considered sensible to focus on developing other skills alongside music, as most musicians have to make at least some of their living through other means. Perhaps more importantly, a career in music also demands emotional maturity, physical maturity and a level of selfknowledge which some may not yet possess, so a well-rounded and socially diverse education at university, where music can play an active extracurricular role without being pressurised, is often the ideal solution. Singers might consider choral scholarships as these are not always subject-specific: a good way of continuing high-level music training while pursuing study in another area. Institutions offering music degrees will naturally back this up with a range of musical activities orchestras, choirs, chamber groups and so on but that does not mean your choice is restricted to those institutions. A number of universities commit substantial resources to musicmaking on campus even when there is no music degree in the prospectus. These resources can include cash scholarships and subsidised instrumental or vocal tuition to encourage talented musicians to apply (the terms of these will vary, and in some cases are open only to students who have accepted a place). Resources can also include dedicated music staff, as well as purpose-built performing and rehearsal facilities. Unlike in many careers, success in music is not unequivocally linked to passing exams, nor does it always demand specific qualifications. Studying another subject does not rule out postgraduate study in music or a career in the arts, as most degree courses develop transferable skills which employers will find useful. However, it will be expected that you will have shown your aptitude and enthusiasm through extracurricular activities if it wasn t your main study. The answer to the question what to study if not music? depends very much on the individual, but almost certainly, if music is indeed your passion, it will continue to play a part in your life. Fees and funding University or conservatoire study is an investment and an increasingly expensive one. The government provides loans to cover tuition fees through the Student Loans Company. Full-time students starting in September 2017 are eligible for a means-tested maintenance loan of up to 8,200. This loan will be paid back in the same way as a tuition fee loan, once they ve graduated or finished studying and are earning more than 21,000 a year. Additionally, students can apply for scholarships or bursaries at their chosen institution, or research trusts and organisations that offer funding to young performers; the Help Musicians UK website is a good place to start ( and details of scholarships, grants and private funding organisations can be found in the Scholarships & Grants section of this guide (starting from page 89). PARENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION If you have found this article useful, your parents will fi nd a wealth of similar advice in our parent guide, also available online and completely free of charge. There are more than 700 schools listed by region and information on youth orchestras, choirs, early years and much more. Download it now for FREE PARENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

8 Careers Career pathways Classical music offers a strikingly wide range of job opportunities for graduates who might not wish to become professional performers Preparing musicians for the world of work has become a priority for conservatoires and music colleges in recent years. Yet it remains important for students to enquire about the range of available employment possibilities, build their portfolio of work experience and, above all, be ready to explore new challenges after graduating. The breadth of non-performing job titles for musicians can be gauged by scanning the services section in Rhinegold Publishing s British & International Music Yearbook. The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) offers online careers information with tips about exploring the range of jobs in music; the Musicians Union (MU), meanwhile, provides its members with careers and business advice. Here are a few examples of jobs open to, and held by, music graduates. Artist management Most solo performers require professional help to secure concert dates and manage everything from travel schedules to planning their careers. Artist managers (commonly known as agents) offer attractive employment for unflappable graduates, especially those proficient in languages. Barnaby Beer, a former choral scholar at Bristol Cathedral, studied French and German at university. He decided to seek employment in the classical music business soon after graduating in I began looking for work just as the financial crash happened, he recalls. Beer applied for internships and attended around a dozen interviews without success. Undeterred, he wrote speculatively to London-based classical music agents and was offered a one-month internship by Robert Gilder & Co. He was offered a full-time job in March 2009 and worked for the company for more than four years, then becoming an assistant artist manager with HarrisonParrott. He is now a freelance singer. Students should take the initiative and apply for internships at the start of their final year, aiming to begin work when they graduate. Concert programming Art and craft overlap when it comes to putting together attractive concert programmes. Musicians often concentrate on the art side of the equation, insisting that an evening in the company of Julius Röntgen s late string quartets can change the audience s lives. While their artistic judgments may be sound, large venues and festivals usually employ specialist programmers to take strategic decisions about the marketability of a full concert season. Richard Collins, head of programming at the Royal Northern College of Music, works as part of a small team responsible for shaping events offered at one the UK s busiest live performance venues. I began as an intern at IMG Artists, having studied music at university, he says. It was a great way to get started. My present job involves taking artistic decisions and working closely with my boss to programme our classical series with professional artists. I also work with heads of department to put together programmes that make sense from a public perspective and meet the college s educational goals. Journalism With phone hacking, evaporating newspaper sales and endless online punditry, print journalism is experiencing an epic existential crisis. It would be reasonable to conclude that journalism s old ways, good and bad, are doomed. The need for media plurality, editorial independence and informed comment, however, has arguably never been greater. Neil Crossley, consultant editor of the MU s membership magazine, acknowledges that times are tough for established journalists and tougher still for those aspiring to join the profession. Being able to multitask is important for anyone hoping to become a journalist, he says. Crossley notes that publishers are looking for versatile freelancers to do everything from writing articles to editing copy. If you re a writer with the ability to use Photoshop, desktop publishing software and work with video, you ll widen your opportunities. And you ll need to understand social media and content management systems, which are essential tools for web journalism. The proliferation of websites offering performance and recording reviews suggests, at first sight, that online arts journalism holds rich opportunities for aspiring writers. Such sites can provide valuable experience of creating copy to a deadline; they fall short, however, when it comes to financial returns. Most online review sites offer complimentary tickets as payment for the job ideal if you re looking for a cheap night out at the opera, but unhelpful and potentially exploitative if your aim is to build and sustain a freelance writing career. 8 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

9 CAREER OPTIONS FOR MUSIC GRADUATES Marketing Chris Evans, director of press and marketing for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, studied at the Royal Northern College of Music. He began his working life in record retail and progressed to become marketing and sales manager at Warner Classics and Jazz before joining the RPO. He notes that sales experience is invaluable for anyone aiming to work as a classical music marketer: I believe marketing is fundamentally about sales, and that involves making sure your product is right, from the programming and ticket pricing to the look of brochures, direct mail and e-marketing materials. Music animateur For all the big noise about Venezuela s Sistema and media hype surrounding Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Orchestra, the UK has its own story to tell about music education and community outreach programmes. But you ll rarely, if ever, see primetime television news items about what the Royal Opera has achieved with underprivileged kids in Thurrock, or the work done every week by members of Britain s bands in schools, hospitals, prisons and community centres. Most arts organisations today support education and outreach projects, with many employing full-time education administrators and freelance animateurs. Fraser Trainer studied composition at the University of Huddersfield and attended the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He is in demand as an animateur, leading workshop sessions with young composers and introducing young people to high-quality experiences of music-making. There was nothing like this in my experience when I went to secondary school more than 30 years ago, he notes. Although recent cuts to local education authority budgets and other funds have diminished the number of music education projects, Trainer says there are still opportunities for animateurs. Take a look at Spitalfields Music s trainee music leaders scheme and search online for music animateur training for information on getting started. Music teaching Early experience as a private teacher should prove invaluable to music students hoping to build a so-called portfolio career after graduating from college or university. If you re still at school and have sailed through Grade 8, it makes sense to consider preparing for conservatoire-level licentiate teaching diplomas. The Certificate for Music Educators is a relatively recent qualification developed in response to the 2011 National Plan for Music Education. It has been developed by its seperate awarding bodies (Trinity College London and ABRSM) and the music education sector as a flexible qualification for any music educator working in England, whether with children, young people or adults, and privately, in music hubs, orchestras, community music organisations or other settings. It is delivered by local providers accredited by the awarding bodies, up-to-date details of which can be obtained through ABRSM and Trinity. Ongoing changes to school music services including a general shift in the terms and conditions of contracted peripatetic teachers towards self-employed work are proving daunting to many existing music teachers. The emerging pattern in England, of local music hubs, heavily reliant on self-employed teachers and animateurs, is likely to offer opportunities to those young musicians who are prepared to expect a career built from different component parts. Personal marketing and enterprise will increasingly count when it comes to finding work as a music teacher and an imaginative, flexible approach to developing a sustainable career. Music therapy Music therapy has evolved since the late 1950s, led in the UK by the pioneering work of Paul Nordoff, Clive Robbins and other enlightened practitioners. The Nordoff Robbins charity, founded in 1976, continues to develop music therapy approaches and training in the UK, from short courses and workshops for care professionals to doctoral degrees. It provides more than 50,000 music therapy sessions every year to care homes, hospitals, day centres and other venues, including Nordoff Robbins centres in London, Croydon and Berkshire. The University of Roehampton and Guildhall School of Music & Drama also provide advanced training in music therapy, while the British Association for Music Therapy offers advice on getting started in the profession. Many musicians develop specialist therapeutic skills as part of their professional portfolios. The range of work possibilities for suitably qualified musicians, while not limitless, is certainly large, covering everything from Alexander Technique and physiotherapy to acupuncture and mindfulness-based interventions. Public relations Public relations, among other things, is about telling the story of an individual or an institution, to make sure their work is recognised by the media and placed within sight of promoters and audiences. While opera companies and large concert halls usually employ in-house PR staff, public relations work is often contracted out to independent consultancy businesses. Sabina Wagstyl, associate director at Valerie Barber PR, studied music at Leeds University and Strasbourg Conservatoire, moving into PR by way of an internship at IMG Artists. I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time, she says. I know there s a lot of negative press about internships for young people, but you have to experience the industry to find out about it. I had no idea at the age of 16 that there were public relations jobs in classical music. You have to be prepared to gain experience of as many parts of the industry as possible. Wagstyl suggests that it is never too soon to begin building an employment history. Get on to your university or college music committee and learn how to promote concerts, for example. And rather than travelling for all your holidays, look for an internship, even if it only lasts a week or a few days. It all adds to your CV. Record industry Time was when a handful of major labels dominated the classical record business, offering training and secure jobs to large workforces. The industrial landscape has changed for record companies, as for so many other enterprises, over the past quarter-century, scarred by the effects of digital piracy and illegal file sharing, the rise of independent and artist-led labels, and falling sales. Yet there are still jobs to be had in recording companies, covering everything from freelance record producing and sound engineering work to contracted marketing and distribution positions. Libby Binks, former head of press at Select Music UK and founder of Sharp Arts Media, advises prospective candidates to harvest work experience during school and college years. When I was at the University of Bangor, she recalls, I set up career seminars for final-year students to show that there were more possibilities than performing or teaching. Binks landed a sixmonth paid placement in Scottish Ballet s marketing and press office and became senior press officer at Scottish Opera. I did the filing at Scottish Ballet, threw myself into it and took on every possible job. There are a limited number of admin jobs in the recording industry. But send off your CV, apply for advertised positions and be open to every type of work. Careers STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

10 Postgraduate qualifications are they worth it? In such a competitive sector, it s important to ensure that your training and education are of the highest quality. What are the real benefits of continuing on in further education and studying for a postgrad qualification? And what does it actually entail? As we re so often told, we live in a world where the consumer is king. And the smorgasbord of postgraduate temptations on offer from both universities and conservatoires is ample demonstration of the fact. But there s no easy guide to the vast range of degrees, diplomas and doctorates out there. You re the student... you ll have to do the detailed research. Yes, postgraduate study at a conservatoire is more likely to be geared to performance while universities offer a more academic path, but these days that s the roughest of rough guides. All you can do is go hunting for something that suits you wherever it s to be found. What you ll find is that flexibility is one widespread hallmark of course development. At the Royal Northern College of Music, for example, the accent is on enabling students to undertake a bespoke programme of study in their speciality, whether in performance, composition, musicology, music psychology or music education, says Simon Oldknow, the college s head of marketing and communications. our graduates will pursue portfolio careers in which work in their first study area forms a significant part, but where complementary activities such as teaching, community work or music administration are also likely to feature. Oldknow agrees alongside intensive principal study tuition, the RNCM offers options which include a significant choice of specialities to enable students to develop a range of practical, vocational and research-based areas of activity relevant to their personal professional development. Having studied maths at Leeds University, Sophie Pullen used a part-time postgraduate diploma course at Birmingham Conservatoire to redirect herself towards a singing career. Her experience shows that postgraduate study needn t be ivory tower stuff: One huge benefit was learning how to put together the sort of skills and awareness needed as a self-employed musician. This has involved taking things on board which seem so obvious now, but previously I hadn t a clue about them. Creating my own website, for example, or learning how to use Twitter. Over and over again the point is made to you that a career won t just fall into your lap. When is the best time to apply to do postgraduate study? It s vital to know exactly what the requirements are for any one institution. Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines make sure you get clued up. Depending on the line of study, you may need to apply a year in advance. A musical audition and an academic assessment may be required, with current undergraduates then being made offers conditional on their final grades. One thing to keep in mind when timing an application, is how easy (or not) it will be to fund postgraduate study. For example, at the University of Southampton master s applications are open until the week before the course starts in October, says senior lecturer in music, Dr Laurie Stras. However, we advise early application if you re looking to secure funding. Southampton University s postgraduate applications webpage advises that deadlines for research funding are usually at least six months in advance of the start date. Many educational establishments offer a greater or lesser number of scholarships Why should I consider postgraduate study? It can mean enhanced employability in a world where many people have bachelor s degrees, says Professor Rachel Cowgill, head of music and drama at the University of Huddersfield s school of music. You have the chance to hone your academic, musical and creative skills with the opportunity for the focused development of one aspect of your work under oneto-one supervisory support. Apart from anything else, it can instil increased confidence and independence. Dr Shirley Thompson, director of postgraduate studies at Birmingham Conservatoire, emphasises how postgraduate work can help build the multiplicity of skills that make them employable. In most cases, Postgraduate students from RNCM perform in a symphony concert Jon Super 10 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

11 POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS which will cover a greater or lesser proportion of postgraduate fees. North of the border an element of cushioning may be available as of right: Students from Scotland or elsewhere in the EU excluding England, Wales or Northern Ireland can apply for a Student Awards Agency for Scotland tuition fee loan of up to 3,400, said MMus co-ordinator at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, J Simon van der Walt, in It is a different story for, say, master s students at the University of Southampton. Funding a master s through public funding isn t easy, says Stras. Although there are some areas of music research allied to the sciences in which funding is still available through the Economic and Social Research Councils Doctoral Training Centres. The best advice is to start early, and to try to compile small pots of funding from charitable trusts. Cardiff University runs its own funding website to help with the process of locating such trust-sourced funds. Cowgill also advises consulting directories for grantgiving trusts and charities. Help Musicians UK s Funding Wizard is a good place to start, adds Thompson. Students may also apply for career development loans from banks, although we d advise complete awareness of the terms and conditions. Would there be any benefit to studying part time? Part-time study a standard feature of postgraduate provision is a practical way of spreading the cost while giving more time to take on paid part-time work alongside studies. It does, however, require you to be disciplined in finding the time and enthusiasm for your academic work, says Stras. Pullen s approach was unusual, but demonstrates the level of practical hardheadedness required when contemplating postgraduate study: I worked for three years to save enough to pay for my course. A few students I know lost their way a bit financially some occasionally had to miss classes because of job commitments. The point is that you really have to be prepared for the commitment the course involves. It may be better to wait and be prepared before taking up a course rather than just throwing yourself in. How is a postgrad different from an undergraduate degree? Certainly, postgraduate study will involve a further step up from levels of motivation required as an undergraduate. At the RNCM, students can expect to be involved in a greater amount of self-directed learning, says Oldknow. But this is supported throughout. Southampton University s campus concert venue Van der Walt adds: At master s level you have a great deal of control over the nature and direction of your studies. You have to take more responsibility for managing and organising your time. There are, of course, a multiplicity of ways in which postgraduate work is assessed. We use a wide range of methods at Birmingham, appropriate to the different types of work involved on our various postgraduate courses, says Thompson. At Cardiff, assessment might be made via a mix from such areas as composition portfolio, presentation, seminar contribution, essays, dissertation and performance recitals. Master s students at the University of Southampton can expect the pass mark to be higher than in the undergraduate realm, explains Stras, and the standard expected is higher, too. Doctoral students are expected to pass milestones that are assessed by supervisors and, for the final submission, an external examiner. Can postgraduate students expect to have access to a higher calibre of teaching staff? No institution wants to downplay the quality of its undergraduate tuition, so the emphasis when it comes to postgraduate study is on greater depth of engagement with (often) already familiar faces. However, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will hardly be alone in offering, as van der Walt puts it, more opportunity to engage with professional performers. In our case this is through our partnerships with such organisations as Scottish Opera, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. How much more employable will having a postgraduate qualification make you? Answers from those questioned ranged from lots more to completely dependent on the individual. Generalisations are impossible, but you re hardly going to hinder your chances by taking further steps in education. My postgraduate course has given me so many opportunities, says Pullen. Working hard to make the best of them is very tiring mentally and the whole experience has been so intense, but it s all been completely worthwhile. USEFUL LINKS Student Awards Agency for Scotland Cardiff University, funding and scholarship search postgraduate/funding-and-fees Help Musicians UK s Funding Wizard creative-programme/funding-wizard STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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Termly scope for attending arts events, networking their career, gain top-level performing t history 3858 or f 020 research, a BA from a university and creating cross-genre collaborations experience, and form alliances with other rather than the more specialised BMus Trinity Laban s music faculty is housed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich Trinity Laban s music faculty is housed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich 10 RHINEGOLD BRITISH MUSIC & DRAMA EDUCATION YEARBOOK Schools INDePeNDeNt SecONDary, PreParatOry and JuNIOr SchOOLS Independent Secondary, Preparatory and Junior Schools Co-educational excellence for boys and girls aged Dedicated Hooper Music School, regular performance opportunities and an extensive range of ensembles and choirs. Financial assistance is available. Visit our website for details. Alleyns.org.uk l Dulwich, London SE22 8SU Independent Schools fees: 2,493 (reception); 2,765 (jr); 3,456 (sr). Age range: Blackheath High School GDST Vanbrugh Park SE3 7AG t f e info@bla.gdst.net w gdst.net Contact Lisa Laws, head. Awards: Scholarships for music are awarded at 11; bursaries are available to top up the value. No of pupils: 650. Termly fees: 3,005 4,693. Age range: 0 11 (co-ed); (girls). Bromley High School GDST Bromley High School, Blackbrook Lane, Bromley BR1 2TW t ; (mus school) f e c.daniel@bro.gdst.net; bhs@bro. gdst.net w Contact Angela Drew, Headmistress; Mrs A M Drew, BA, MBA; Mrs C Dickerson, BA (Anglia), Head of jr school; Ms C Daniel, MA (London), dir of mus, sr school. Awards: Music scholarship awarded at music scholarships may be awarded plus awards which pay for inst tuition in the 6th Form. Music Scholars must pass the entrance exam and audition. Candidates audition on two insts with min standard of Grade 4/5 at 11 (Grade 6 at 16 ) on main inst. Outstanding candidates on one inst considered. Music facilities: 9 practice rooms 2 teaching rooms, octagonal recital room, school hall with Grotrian Steinweg grand pno, 2 imac Music Tech Suites. No of pupils: 900 day. Termly fees: Jr 4,285 and Sr 5,314. Age range: School type: Girls Buckingham College School Hindes Road, Harrow HA1 1SH t f e enquiries@buckcoll.org; bcsoffice@buckcoll.org w Contact Simon Larter, head. Termly fees: 3,315 3,845. Channing School The Bank, Highgate, London N6 5HF BROMLEY HIGH SCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL (ISI 2016) OPEN MORNING Saturday October 7th am pm admissions@bro.gdst.net Girls 4-18 Years Music Scholarships available in the Senior School B l a c k b r o o k L a n e, B i c k l e y, B r o m l e y K e n t B R 1 2 T W Further & Higher Education UK Conservatoires Birmingham Conservatoire Part of Birmingham City University, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG t f e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact David Saint, acting principal; Joy Krishna, mktg & communications mgr; Janet Halfyard, dir of undergrad studies; Shirley Thompson, dir of postgrad studies. Courses: BMus Hons(4); BMus jazz (4 Hons, 5 with PGCE); GradDip jazz (1); PgCert music (1 p/t); MMus/ PgDip music (1 f/t, 2 p/t); AdvPgDip music (professional perf). Course Details: The Conservatoire offers u/g and p/g courses to about 500 students. Music Facilities: A member of the Association of European Music Conservatoires. Each student is supervised by a personal tutor. Purpose built building. Facilities inc the Adrian Boult Hall, Recital Hall, a specialist library, 50 practice rooms, 4 recording studios and a lecture theatre. A variety of scholarships are available for ugs and pgs. Bristol Pre-Conservatoire e bristolpreconservatoire@gmail. com w An evening school for young classical and jazz musicians, offering small ensemble training, creative workshops, visiting artists and sessions on developing general musicianship. Currently offering training in the following strands: strings and piano, woodwind, vocal and jazz. Conservatoire for Drama and Dance Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JJ t e jason.clarke@cdd.ac.uk; denis. jones@cdd.ac.uk w Guildhall School of Music & Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT t f e registry@gsmd.ac.uk w Contact Jennifer Kay, asst registrar (admissions & enrolment). Courses: BMus (4) (validated by City University). MPerf/MMus/PGDip in music perf (specialisms in strs, ww, br, perc advanced inst studs or orch studs; kb advanced inst studs or pno accomp; vocal studs, opera studs, hist perf, chmbr music studs, jazz studs. MComp/MMus/ PGDip in comp; MLead/MMus/ PGDip in leadership; MA music therapy; DMus/PhD (all validated by City University). Course Details: Principal study and performance lie at the core of the learning experience at the Guildhall School. In the UG UK Conservatoires United Kingdom programme, at least two thirds of the credit of each year is focused on principal study. Leeds College of Music Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PD t f e enquiries@lcm.ac.uk w Contact Philip Meaden, principal; Lis Parry, head of classical music & jazz; Charlotte Orba, head of popular mus & mus production. Courses: BA Hons music jazz/ classical/popular music/music production/combined (3); also BA Hons music (accelerated) (2). Foundation certificate in music. PG Dip, MA, MMus performance/ comp. Music Facilities: 350-seat purpose-built concert venue for student and professional performances; extensive library inc jazz archive; recording studios offering high quality analogue and digital recording consoles, digital edit suites; digital audio workstation rooms with Logic, ProTools, Reason and Ableton Live, plus several Mac labs; learning resource centre; large collection of musical insts. London College of Music University of West London, St Mary s Road, Ealing, London W5 5R t e Sara.raybould@uwl.ac.uk w music. Contact Sara Raybould, Director of LCM; David Henson, Head of Subject Performance, Composition & Performing Arts. London College of Music (LCM), part of the University of West London, is the largest specialist music and performing arts institution in the UK. The University includes undergraduate & postgraduate courses in classical, pop and jazz performance, composition, music technology, musical theatre, theatre production, music management and acting for students, all delivered by expert practitioners of national and international renown. Music Facilities: Teaching & video suites, halls, digital recording facilities, 30 rehearsal & practice rooms, TV studio, labs, 2 radio stations & 18 computer labs. Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Rd, London, NW1 5HT t f e registry@ram.ac.uk w Contact Philip White, registrar & head of international affairs; Edward Kemp-Luck, admissions offr & international co-ord. Courses: BMus (4). MMus in performance (2); MMus in comp (2); MA in performance (usually 2); PGDip (musical theatre); MPhil (2); PhD (3). Course Details: The AVAILABLE IN PRINT & DIGITAL FORMATS SO YOU WANT TO GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL? academy provides pre-professional, Buchanan, Dir of Professional u/g and p/g music training of the Studies; Michelle Phillips, Head of highest standards; to engage in Undergraduate Programmes; Fabrice concert, operatic and research Fitch, Head of the Graduate School. activities related to the educ of the Courses: BMus Hons perf/comp institution; to create and perform (4); BMus Hons Popular Music new music; and to preserve and (4); GRNCM/MusB Hons Joint enrich national and international Course (4); MMus/MPerf (1 or 2); music. Music Facilities: 110 teaching Advanced PGDip (1); PhD perf/ & practice rooms, The Sir Jack Lyons comp/musicology/mus psych Theatre, Concert room, recital room, (3). Course Details: The principle electronic studios, creative tech lab, aims of the undergraduate and library. postgraduate taught programmes are to develop performance or comp Royal College of Music to the standards appropriate to the Royal College of Music, Prince demands of the music profession, Consort Road, London SW7 2BS and to develop the portfolio of skills t f necessary to sustain a career in the e info@rcm.ac.uk profession. w Contact Colin Lawson, dir; Kevin Royal Welsh College of Porter, deputy dir. Music & Drama Courses: BMus Hons (4); BSc(Hons) Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, in Physics and Music (4). PG: Cardiff, CF10 3ER Masters programmes in Perf and t ; ; Learning your audition pieces inside out means you can perform in front of the panel with confidence Comp (1 2); Artist Diplomas in Perf; Opera; Comp (1 2) and Chamber e press@rwcmd.ac.uk; admissions@ Music (1); MSc in Performance rwcmd.ac.uk Science (1); PhD (3 4). Masters The Royal Welsh College of Music & programme applicants may Drama, the National Conservatoire graduate with PGDip, MComp, So of Wales, and you part of the University want to go to MPerf or MMus; depending on the of South Wales Group, competes options taken. Course Details: The alongside an international peer group college provides educ and training of conservatoires and specialist to advanced levels for those who arts colleges for the best students aspire to be performers, whether drama globally, enabling students to enter school? instrumentalists, singers, orch and influence the world of music, players, conductors or comps. At Discover PG theatre some and words related professions. wisdom Our from the people involved in the application process, both auditionees and level, practical work is enhanced by ambition is to make an ever more auditioneers, who can offer you great tips for success and advice on how to avoid some of the common pitfalls scholarly study up to doctoral level. central contribution to the cultural life of Cardiff, to Wales, and through Royal Conservatoire of our graduates, to the international Scotland So, you re arts taking industry. the plunge: you ve very different, and what is the difference training but what kind of candidate are 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 decided you d like to train at drama school. is the culture of the organisation. And drama schools in search of? The Liverpool 3DB It s a hugely Royal competitive Welsh College sector to of enter ultimately the only way you can find out Institute of Performing Art s (LIPA) senior t f even the Music education & Drama and training side of about that institution is to go to the place, lecturer in acting Stephen Buckwald says: e musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk; Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, things but there s no need to worry if says Giles Auckland-Lewis, principal of the We re not looking for finished products. boxoffice@rcs.ac.uk Cardiff, CF10 3ER you re not a fully fledged stage star as of Institute of the Arts Barcelona (IAB). If you were a finished product, you have w t At the Royal Conservatoire of yet: The e audition admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk process is not based on Paige Round, BA (Hons) acting (musical no need for drama school go out there Scotland we offer a very wide variety tingle factor, w assures Geoffrey Colman, theatre) graduate from Central, says: As and do it in the industry. We re looking for of vocational degree programmes. head of acting Contact at Admissions the Royal Central Department. School an actor, when you go to one place you get diamonds in the rough: people who have Everything you need to find out of Speech Courses: and Drama. Acting, One Stage of Mgt, the Design primary that feeling wherever you are, whichever the potential of being great actors, but with about the programmes is right here. things we re for Performance; looking at BA drama Hons; 3 school years. is drama school you re at that you re kind a bit of training we ll be able to fine-tune Remember you can contact us to someone Acting, who we Musical can train. Theatre, Stage and of supposed to be there. And with varying them in a way that they re going to be able clarify any information or ask any Event Mgt, Design for Performance; cultures and outlooks, an acting course to be prepared to go into the industry. questions. MA, 2 yrs. Music (perf or comp); delivered by one institution will be a very Drama schools are in search of students To study here, we need you to be BMus Hons, BMus Hons Jazz; 4 Finding the school and course different experience from studying acting with great potential, but they also want exceptionally talented, dedicated, yrs; PGDip, 1 yr or 2 yrs; MA; 1 hungry and ready. Many applicants for youyr or 2 yrs; MMus, 1 yr or 2 yrs; at another, so it s important to look at people with the right attitude who will are unsuccessful on the first or even It may be MPhil/PhD, the case that 3 yrs. you re Arts Mgt, entirely MA; the composition and make up of a course. appreciate the experience. Nick Moseley, second occasion, but they work so decided upon 1 yr or what 2 yrs. area Facilities: of drama Worldclass interested facilities inc in: 450-seat your heart recital apply for, I was researching really heavily We need to firstly know that that person training When I was choosing a drama school to course leader for acting at Central, says: hard in the meantime that they grow, you re most develop and eventually succeed. might be hall, set 160-seat on pursuing theatre, musical acting theatre, and into the course structure and what they is going to work hard; that they really or following movement your dream studios, of and becoming exhibition a set taught there, says Frankie Payne, a former want the training and they haven t just Royal Northern College of gallery. Performance Opp: Annual Music designer but when applying for a course, foundation student from IAB. 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14 Conservatoires Choosing a conservatoire As twee as it sounds, it s true: the most important thing to consider when choosing where to further your studies is yourself. A guide like this can give a general idea of the landscape but your situation is unique to you so make sure you are best placed to make the decision With most practical music undergraduate courses lasting four years, and with fees at 9,250 per year, it s the most expensive purchase of your life so far. How do you want your career to develop? Answer this first, and then decide which institution has the best offer for you. It has never been easier to research institutions. They all have staff lists and course outlines online, so if you are a violin player, look through their violin teachers to see where they have worked before, and whether they are performing regularly. If you are a composer, listen to your potential teachers music on YouTube and see whose you like and whose you don t. If you want to be an orchestral player, focus on links with orchestras. The likelihood is that your career will involve a lot of freelance work, teaching and workshop leading so make sure you are realistic about the range of your own skills which you need to develop. Finally, it s possible to become a professional musician without studying at a conservatoire at all. For example, violinist Simon Jones studied at the universities of Bristol, Oxford and York, gaining his PhD in string performance practice in He is now head of historical performance and contextual studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The choral world has a very strong base in the chapel choirs of Oxbridge colleges, where you can be a choral scholar and study any subject (provided you have a sackful of A*s). And many people study music at a university and go on to postgraduate performance studies at a conservatoire. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Where: Glasgow What they say: Our aim for you, as an RCS graduate, is to leave us as a confident, creative citizen ready to make your impact on the performing arts and across society. (From An RCS music student in performance What we say: A few years ago, the RCS overhauled its curriculum with the aim of preparing its students for a varied professional life, recognising the simple fact that few of its graduates are likely to walk straight into a permanent orchestral position or prize-strewn solo career. Since September 2012, teaching creates the space for not just disciplinary excellence, but the opportunity for transdisciplinary work, which in practice means a four-year BMus course in which most instrumental courses include compulsory options chosen from the department of creative and contextual studies. This allows students from across disciplines to be taught together by practitioners in fields as diverse as Kodály musicianship, Teacher education, Music technology and sound recording and Free composition. Recent alumni: Conductor Jessica Cottis, guitarist Sean Shibe and Davur Juul Magnussen, who was appointed principal trombone of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra aged 22. KK DUNDAS Royal Academy of Music Where: Marylebone, London What they say: Encouraging and pursuing the realisation of goals which instil confidence and allow its students both to toughen up for the challenges ahead and soften up to absorb the vast range of artistic influences which nurture an evermore receptive and interesting musician. (Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, principal) What we say: Students are expected to become versatile and experienced chamber musicians, with ensemble study days and mentoring of first-year groups by experienced students through a chamber music fellow scheme. There is also strength in new music, for instance through regular collaborations with the London Sinfonietta; in opera, with the two-year postgraduate advanced diploma; and composition, with a department counting Sir Harrison Birtwistle as a visiting professor. Recorder professor Pamela Thorby taught both of the BBC Young Musician competition s finalreaching recorder players in recent years. Recent alumni: Former English National Opera music director Ed Gardner, countertenor Iestyn Davies, composer Luke Bedford, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Royal College of Music Where: South Kensington, London What they say: You require an environment that is nurturing, challenging and rich in artistic stimulus, with practical resources that reflect and serve your own ambition. You need to live in a city with a cultural life that is unsurpassed anywhere in the world. You deserve to study at an institution which takes your musical future seriously from the day you arrive. (Colin Lawson, director) What we say: The RCM is slightly larger than the RAM on the other side of Hyde Park. It is highly respected and a leading innovator, with the centre for performance science having recently set up a performance simulator, for example, which aims to mitigate the impact of inexperience on a player s performance. A strong composition faculty includes Mark-Anthony Turnage, Errollyn Wallen, Simon Holt and Dai Fujikura, as well as a specialist composition for screen course (including the John Barry Scholarship for Film Composition). The RCM s opera school produces three fully staged productions a year, including one with the London Handel Festival. Prince Consort professors high-profile visiting teachers include conductor Sir Roger Norrington, pianist Barry Douglas, trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger and mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker. 14 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

15 Choosing a conservatoire Royal College of Music Recent alumni: On-the-rise soprano Sophie Bevan, crossover tenor Alfie Boe, violinists Alina Ibragimova and Tamsin Waley-Cohen, composer Anna Meredith, Scottish Chamber Orchestra principal clarinet Maximiliano Martín. Birmingham Conservatoire Where: Birmingham What they say: Whether you aspire to perform in the UK or abroad, polish your composition skills or work with the latest technologies this music course will give you a great start. Your studies will also be tailored to fit your individual interests. In addition to benefiting from individual tuition, you will enjoy a range of activities designed to develop your artistry, musical fluency and personal and professional awareness. You will find yourself immersed in masterclasses and performance and composition workshops. Individual ensemble coaching and playing and teaching techniques complete the picture, helping you to become a wellrounded musician. (From BMus course information) What we say: Under the ambitious leadership of its principal, Julian Lloyd Webber, and with a brand-new building from September 2017, Birmingham Conservatoire is transforming itself into a user-friendly, high-class alternative to the London conservatoires and with excellent links to industry, for example with the nearby City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The piano faculty includes Katya Apekisheva, Mark Bebbington and Julian Jacobson, and the conservatoire s composition department is also particularly strong, with tutors Ed Bennett, Joe Cutler and Howard Skempton alongside a winning endorsement from top Dutch composer Louis Andriessen: If you want to work creatively, you study composition at Birmingham Conservatoire. Recent alumni: Soul singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, jazz mandolin player Ben Lee and composers Charlotte Bray and Samuel Bordoli. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance Where: Greenwich, London What they say: As the traditional divisions between art forms blur, Trinity Laban students have unique collaborative opportunities in an environment of creative and technical excellence. As part of a diverse community of performers, composers, choreographers, teachers and researchers, our students explore the ever-evolving worlds of music and dance, learning the real-world skills they need to Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff MIKECPHOTO become the artistic leaders of the future. (Anthony Bowne, principal) What we say: With a historic campus much beloved of Hollywood location scouts, Trinity Laban is beautifully situated within London but away from the centre. It has a strong music teaching staff, particularly in vocal and choral (including a chapel choir directed by Ralph Allwood and chamber choir led by Stephen Jackson, both highly respected choir leaders), historical performance, composition, and strings (chamber music thrives). Trinity Laban s response to the demands placed upon modern arts practitioners is CoLab: two weeks of every year where 1,000 students from across the music and dance departments take a break from their usual activities to take part in collaborative experimental project work, intended to help prepare students for a multidisciplinary and creative career. Recent alumni: Jazz pianist Tom Hewson, award-winning flautist Fiona Kelly, harpist Tamara Young and the Carducci string quartet. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Where: Cardiff What they say: With regular principal study lessons with professional musicians, this far-reaching programme offers a full range of orchestral, band and other large ensemble training. With a wide range of opportunities and industry-led training and development, the RWCMD also reflects musical diversity and the skills required of a successful career as a professional musician. What we say: Smaller than many of its rivals, with roughly two-thirds of around 600 students studying music, the Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

16 Mae Prifysgol Aberystwyth yn cynnig un o r pecynnau gorau o Ysgoloriaethau a Bwrsariaethau ym Mhrydain Ydych chi n canu neu n chwarae offeryn cerddorfaol/band? Ysgoloriaethau Cerdd - hyd at 650 y flwyddyn, beth bynnag yw eich pwnc Y Brifysgol ger y lli Sicrwydd o lety yn y flwyddyn gyntaf Man diogel a chyfeillgar i astudio ynddo Cerddorfa Symffoni, Band Cyngerdd, corau, ensembles, gwersi unigol, adnoddau ymarfer a llyfrgell Canolfan Gelfyddydau sy n llawn bwrlwm Aberystwyth University offers one of the best Scholarship and Bursary packages in the UK Do you sing or play an orchestral/ band instrument? Music Scholarships - up to 650 per year, whatever you re studying University by the sea Guaranteed first year accommodation Safe and friendly place to study Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, choirs, ensembles, individual lessons, practice and library facilities Vibrant Arts Centre Manylion llawn o r Ganolfan Gerdd: Full details available from the Music Centre: music@aber.ac.uk aber.ac.uk/music Music at Cardiff University Cardiff University offers one of the largest and most diverse music programmes in the UK. Our students work and study in a world-leading research environment, learning from academic staff with international expertise in composition, performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, and popular music. Programmes range from undergraduate (BMus, BA) and postgraduate taught (MA in Music) to PhD level. We are ranked 2nd in the UK among music departments for the quality of our research environment and 8th for research excellence (Research Excellence Framework 2014) Located in one of only three UK cities with both a professional opera company (Welsh National Opera) and a professional orchestra (BBC National Orchestra of Wales) Wide range of musical groups and societies promoting orchestral, choral, chamber, jazz, African, and contemporary music For more information, contact Cardiff University School of Music: musicschool@cardiff.ac.uk cardiff.ac.uk/music

17 Choosing a conservatoire RWCMD prides itself on performance and employment opportunities with a variety of performing groups, and its close links to organisations including Welsh National Opera and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. For example, pianist David Doidge recently joined WNO as a full-time repetiteur immediately after graduating from the MMus in repetiteurship, having played and coached at WNO rehearsals as part of the course (which also has links with Ballet Cymru, National Dance Company Wales and Music Theatre Wales). Finalyear undergraduate performance modules include orchestral audition preparation, brass band performance (the Cory Band is brass band in residence), performing contemporary music and performing on period instruments. Years one and two are dominated by core modules with options starting from year three. Recent alumni: Composition graduates Victoria Ashfield and Benjamin Talbott, who assisted the RWCMD s head of contemporary music, John Hardy, on the score for BBC Wales noir drama Y Gwyll/Hinterland; Chris Avison, recently appointed principal trumpet of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; and mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte. Leeds College of Music Where: Leeds What they say: Built around a mixture of one-to-one tuition, ensemble work and seminars, this is a contemporary, highly performance-based course that supports your development into a fine specialist performer or composer with the commercial skills to earn a living in a highly competitive field. Working with students on our other pathways stands Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal you in good stead for a future that will require you to communicate, collaborate and innovate across disciplines. (BA Classical course information) What we say: Leeds offers undergraduate courses in classical as well as combined courses in classical with jazz, popular or production, reflecting the college s undergraduate courses in these three specialisms. Final year students will also undertake an independent module in one of community music, music journalism or event management, and cross-disciplinary work is much in evidence. The classical curriculum is led by composer and percussionist Damien Harron. Recent alumni: Singer-songwriter Ashley Hicklin, PianoLab founder Neil Balfour and BBC Jazz Award winner Matthew Bourne. Royal Northern College of Music Where: Manchester What they say: The RNCM is a thriving, world-class conservatoire located in the heart of Manchester, with an international community of more than 800 students from 60 different countries. Pursue your musical training with us and receive the very best teaching, learning and performance opportunities. (From www. rncm.ac.uk/study-here) What we say: In recent times, the RNCM has produced large-scale, school-wide events in unusual spaces, including Manchester s Victoria Baths, the Imperial War Museum North and the British Museum at which students have performed works by established composers and by fellow RNCM composition students. The college also offers an intensive three-year pathway ALEXANDER NEWTON usually for ten particularly talented students per year, intended to enable such exceptional students to be able to apply for and progress to the one-year MMus at the college and so potentially enter the profession after four years of conservatoire-level training, rather than the usual five or six. Another option is the joint course with the University of Manchester, a fouryear course leading to a graduate diploma from the RNCM and a music degree from the university. Since 2013, RNCM has also offered a popular music BA. Recent alumni: Pianists Alexandra Dariescu and Emmanuel Vass, rising star mezzo-soprano Kathryn Rudge. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Where: London What they say: You will work to professional standards in a professional context, drawing on a pool of outstanding world-renowned artists who work with us as directors, designers, conductors, coaches and tutors. Our training produces accomplished musicians, singers, composers, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians. Some reach the very peak of their chosen professions to become household names. Others use their craft behind the scenes to help bring performances to stage and screen. (From music prospectus) What we say: Guildhall s most recent addition is the new building at Milton Court, with several floors of prime City of London real estate housing a plush new medium-sized concert hall, stateof-the-art small theatre (used for opera performances), and studio performance and rehearsal spaces primarily funded by the many more floors of private residential accommodation above. The neighbouring Barbican Centre also programmes a proportion of the work at Milton Court, where forthcoming performers include Barbican associate performers Britten Sinfonia and Academy of Ancient Music, and a range of former students as part of an alumni recital series. No UK conservatoire is in such close proximity to such a range of top-quality performance, with LSO St Luke s adding to the mix and East London Cafe Oto and beyond close by. Recently a BMus pathway in early instruments has been added. Overall, the Guildhall School produces well-respected graduates from a roster of excellent teaching staff. Recent alumni: Trumpeter Alison Balsom, soprano Kate Royal, violinist Jennifer Pike, baritone Njabulo Madlala and London Symphony Orchestra co-principal trumpet Phillip Cobb. Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

18 Conservatoires Studying abroad Learning a new language, studying with a specific tutor or broadening the mind are just a few reasons why many musicians choose to study abroad Music has been called a universal language. Being neither universal nor a language, this may not be strictly true. But the sentiment, suggesting a form of expression that knows no borders, is an attractive one. Overall, the fact is that music, which requires little by way of verbal communication to work, is uniquely suited as an international profession. That goes for studying it too. Indeed, whatever subject you study, there s probably an opportunity to do it abroad. The reasons to do so tend to be the same: tapping into specific local expertise, getting something eye-catching on your CV, developing independence and broadening the mind, perhaps learning a new language and, as the British Council s website puts it, possibly meeting a lifelong partner. Broadly, there are four ways to go about studying abroad. The biggest scheme for international student exchange within the European Union is known as Erasmus (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students). The programme operates throughout the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. It involves more than 4,000 universities and university-level colleges, including all the major music conservatoires. Some 9,000 UK students, across all subjects, took part in 2011/12. Erasmus provides funding in the form of fee payments and sometimes offers grants to enable students to take up a work placement, or take part of their degree for three months to a year in an overseas institution and to have it count towards their final grade. It is open to any student who has completed a year at an Erasmus-accredited institution. Each institution has partnership arrangements with counterparts in a number of countries. A member of staff at each institution acts as Erasmus co-ordinator, able to advise students on where they can go and what they need to do in order to apply; whether they need to audition, for example. The Erasmus route is a well-trodden path, so there is plenty of help and advice available that your institution s representative should be able to point you towards, including practical things like finding accommodation. There are also websites to help with this, such as Erasmate ( and Student Mundial ( If needs be, you will also be able to get advice about language classes since your classes will be, officially at least, in your host language. Outside Erasmus, conservatoires are likely to have bilateral exchange agreements with institutions further afield, often at postgraduate level. Such international connections (whether through Erasmus or not) are valuable to conservatoires, and as a student or potential student, you are sure to hear about them regularly. But you can of course approach overseas institutions directly yourself. In fact, there may be all kinds of reasons to do this. For freelance cellist Morwenna Del Mar, who spent two years on the master s in music performance and literature at Eastman School of Music in the US, My initial decision was 18 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

19 Studying abroad ALEX FLORSTEIN Conservatoires Eastman Theatre s Kodak Hall is one of Eastman School of Music s primary performance spaces all about the teacher. Having done an undergraduate degree at Cambridge and a postgraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Music, I didn t need any more qualifications, but felt I still had aspects of my cello technique that I wanted to work on. I had played to Steven Doane in a masterclass at RAM, and knew immediately that if I was going to have any more tuition it would have to be with him. It soon became clear that studying at Eastman was the only way this was going to happen private tuition with him wasn t going to be possible and so I auditioned. Alternatively, it could just be that a particular place ticks the right boxes, as the masters in conducting at St Petersburg State Conservatory did for conductor James Ham: The course offered a high level of practical experience including a dedicated, weekly orchestra for conducting students and a high level of supporting studies in ear training, harmony, score reading and so on. It was also a lot more affordable than the UK. This last point is worth bearing in mind as fees can be substantially lower remarkably so if you are used to the UK system and its reliance on the financial contribution of international students even in a European country like Germany with its highly advanced music education system and network of music Hochschule (subsidised at regional government level too). I don t think, says Ham, that I would have been appointed Sir Charles Mackerras conducting fellow at Trinity Laban (which Ham held ) without the comprehensive training that I received at St Petersburg. It is a reminder that, for many, studying abroad is ultimately about career development. By being away from home, says Del Mar, I was able to experiment with my playing away from the eyes and ears of potential future employers, and to develop at my own pace. Eastman offered professional development courses, of which the orchestral studies diploma was one. Every time I come to take an audition now I think back to all my classes and try to put into practice everything I learnt back then. And the fourth way? You could try and make your own arrangements entirely. Although visa regulations may make it difficult to live abroad for any extended period, depending on your circumstances, it may be possible to arrange private lessons with a teacher overseas, particularly if you have, like Del Mar, already made a connection. Perhaps explore the other opportunities for temporary and casual work overseas at the same time, to fully exploit one of those reasons for going abroad: personal development. USEFUL LINKS The British Council is the UK s national agency for Erasmus and its website has plenty of details about the scheme. As a promoter of UK cultural relations and activities internationally, it is also a useful resource once you are abroad. The Association Européenne des Conservatoires is a Europe-wide advocate of higher music education. STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

20 Conservatoires UK Conservatoires Conservatoires Birmingham Conservatoire Part of Birmingham City University, Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG t f e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact David Saint, acting principal; Joy Krishna, mktg & communications mgr; Janet Halfyard, dir of undergrad studies; Shirley Thompson, dir of postgrad studies. Courses: BMus Hons(4); BMus jazz (4 Hons, 5 with PGCE); GradDip jazz (1); PgCert music (1 p/t); MMus/ PgDip music (1 f/t, 2 p/t); AdvPgDip music (professional perf). Course details: The Conservatoire offers u/g and p/g courses to about 500 students. Music facilities: A member of the Association of European Music Conservatoires. Each student is supervised by a personal tutor. Purpose built building. Facilities inc the Adrian Boult Hall, Recital Hall, a specialist library, 50 practice rooms, 4 recording studios and a lecture theatre. A variety of scholarships are available for ugs and pgs. Bristol Pre-Conservatoire e bristolpreconservatoire@gmail.com w Course details: An evening school for young classical and jazz musicians, offering small ensemble training, creative workshops, visiting artists and sessions on developing general musicianship. Music facilities: Currently offering training in the following strands: strings and piano, woodwind, vocal and jazz. Conservatoire for Drama and Dance Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JJ t e jason.clarke@cdd.ac.uk; denis. jones@cdd.ac.uk w Guildhall School of Music & Drama Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT t f e registry@gsmd.ac.uk w Contact Jennifer Kay, asst registrar (admissions & enrolment). Courses: BMus (4) (validated by City University). MPerf/MMus/PGDip in music perf (specialisms in strs, ww, br, perc - advanced inst studs or orch studs; kb - advanced inst studs or pno accomp; vocal studs, opera studs, hist perf, chmbr music studs, jazz studs. MComp/MMus/PGDip in comp; MLead/MMus/PGDip in leadership; MA music therapy; DMus/ PhD (all validated by City University). Course details: Principal study and performance lie at the core of the learning experience at the Guildhall School. In the UG programme, at least two thirds of the credit of each year is focused on principal study. Leeds College of Music Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD t f e enquiries@lcm.ac.uk w Contact Philip Meaden, principal; Lis Parry, head of classical music & jazz; Charlotte Orba, head of popular mus & mus production. Courses: BA Hons music - jazz/ classical/popular music/music production/combined (3); also BA Hons music (accelerated) (2). Foundation certificate in music. PG Dip, MA, MMus - performance/comp. Music facilities: 350-seat purposebuilt concert venue for student and professional performances; extensive library inc jazz archive; recording studios offering high quality analogue and digital recording consoles, digital edit suites; digital audio workstation rooms with Logic, ProTools, Reason and Ableton Live, plus several Mac labs; learning resource centre; large collection of Musical insts. London College of Music University of West London, St Mary s Road, Ealing, London W5 5RF t e Sara.raybould@uwl.ac.uk w music/ Contact Sara Raybould, Director of LCM; David Henson, Head of Subject - Performance, Composition & Performing Arts. Courses: London College of Music (LCM), part of the University of West London, is the largest specialist music and performing arts institution in the UK. The University includes undergraduate & postgraduate courses in classical, pop and jazz performance, composition, music technology, Musical theatre, theatre production, music management and acting for students, all delivered by expert practitioners of national and international renown. Music facilities: Teaching & video suites, halls, digital recording facilities, 30 rehearsal & practice rooms, TV studio, labs, 2 radio stations & 18 computer labs. Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Rd, London NW1 5HT t f e registry@ram.ac.uk w Contact Philip White, registrar & head of international affairs; Edward Kemp-Luck, admissions offr & international co-ord. Courses: BMus (4). MMus in performance (2); MMus in comp (2); MA in performance (usually 2); PGDip (Musical theatre); MPhil (2); PhD (3). Course details: The academy provides pre-professional, u/g and p/g music training of the highest standards; to engage in concert, operatic and research activities related to the educ of the institution; to create and perform new music; and to preserve and enrich national and international music. Music facilities: 110 teaching & practice rooms, The Sir Jack Lyons Theatre, Concert room, recital room, electronic studios, creative tech lab, library. Royal College of Music Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS t f e info@rcm.ac.uk w Contact Colin Lawson, dir; Kevin Porter, deputy dir. Courses: BMus Hons (4); BSc(Hons) in Physics and Music (4). PG: Masters programmes in Perf and Comp (1-2); Artist Diplomas in Perf; Opera; Comp (1-2) and Chamber Music (1); MSc in Performance Science (1); PhD (3-4). Masters programme applicants may graduate with PGDip, MComp, MPerf or MMus; depending on the options taken. Course details: The college provides educ and training to advanced levels for those who aspire to be performers, whether instrumentalists, singers, orch players, conductors or comps. At PG level, practical work is enhanced by scholarly study up to doctoral level. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G2 3DB t f e Musicadmissions@rcs.ac.uk; boxoffice@rcs.ac.uk w Courses: At the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland we offer a very wide variety of vocational degree programmes. Everything you need to find out about the programmes is right here. Remember you can contact us to clarify any information or ask any questions. Course details: To study here, we need you to be exceptionally talented, dedicated, hungry - and ready. Many applicants are unsuccessful on the first or even second occasion, but they work so hard in the meantime that they grow, develop and eventually succeed. Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RD t f e info@rncm.ac.uk; kaman. parkinson@rncm.ac.uk w Contact Linda Merrick, Principal; Martin Harlow, Vice-Principal (Academic); Paul Goodey, Vice- Principal (Performance); Kate Buchanan, Dir of Professional Studies; Michelle Phillips, Head of Undergraduate Programmes; Fabrice Fitch, Head of the Graduate School Courses: BMus Hons perf/comp (4); BMus Hons Popular Music (4); GRNCM/MusB Hons - Joint Course (4); MMus/MPerf (1 or 2); Advanced PGDip (1); PhD perf/ comp/musicology/mus psych (3). Course details: The principle aims of the undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes are to develop performance or comp to the standards appropriate to the demands of the music profession, and to develop the portfolio of skills necessary to sustain a career in the profession. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ER t e admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk; info@ rwcmd.ac.uk w The Conservatoire The Conservatoire, Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ t e info@conservatoire.org.uk Courses: The Conservatoire is Blackheath s local independent arts centre. Each week we provide a broad mix of music, art, drama and cultural classes to over 1,200 people between the ages of 0 to 90! We were founded in 1881 by William Webster, who also founded the Blackheath Halls. Together, the three Grade II listed buildings make up the oldest surviving purpose built multiarts complex in London. Course details: We aim to be the area s central creative hub, where people from across a range of ages and backgrounds come together to share in the transformative experience of making art and music. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9JF t f e admissions@trinitylaban.ac.uk w Contact Anthony Bowne, principal; Derek Aviss, exec dir; Claire Mera- Nelson, dir of mus. Courses: Undergraduate programmes: BMus (Hons) Performance, Composition or Jazz; BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Performance. Postgraduate Programmes: MMus Performance, Composition, Jazz or Creative Practice; MA Music Education and performance; MFA Creative Practice; Postgraduate Diploma/ Artist Diploma (Performance, Composition &Jazz); PGCE Musicians in Education. 20 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

21 Conservatoires Independent study Programmes: Foundation and Advanced MPhil/PhD Creative Practice: (Music/ Dance/Collaborative Arts); (Music and/or Dance) Science; (Music and / Or Dance) Pedagogy. UCAS Conservatoires UCAS, Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham GL52 3LZ t ( ) e ucas.editors@ucas.ac.uk w Courses: UCAS Conservatoires is an online application service for both undergraduates and postgraduates keen to study practice-based music, dance and drama courses at one of the eight UK conservatoires in the scheme. International Conservatoires Albania Akademia E Arteve Sheshi Nene Tereza, Tirane t f e petritmalaj@hotmail.com w Contact Petrit Malaj, rector; Sokol Shupo, dean of music faculty. Courses: Study programs on: musicology, conducting, comp, pno, vn, va, vc, db, gui, fl, ob, cl, trb, tpt, accordion, bsn, horn, tb, singing and pedagogy. Argentna Conservatorio de Musica Julian Aguirre Av H Yrigoyen 7652, 1828 Banfield t , also fax e consaguirre@yahoo.com.ar w Departamento de Artes Musicales y Sonoras Carlos Lopez Buchardo - IUNA Av Cordoba 2445, C1120AAG Buenos Aires t f e webmaster@artesmusicales.org w Courses: Inst studies: pno, gui, hp, strings, fl, rcdr, ob, cl, bsn, sax, tpt, horn, trb, percussion, accordion (bandoneon); chmbr music, music technology. Australia Australian International Conservatorium of Music 114 Victoria Rd, Rozelle, Sydney NSW 2039 t +61 (0) f +61 (0) e admin@ampa.edu.au w Contact Katrina Quintal. Courses: Bachelor of music (perf), diploma of music (perf); master of music in association with the Wesley Institute in worship arts, music and media, performance or arts management; also perf arts high school (yrs 7-12). Jazz, classical and contemporary performance available. Canberra School of Music The Australian National University, Building 100, Canberra ACT 0200 t f e som.admin.cass@anu.edu.au w Courses: Bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees; successful completion of 3-year bachelor of music gives access to 4th year specialisation. 1-year master of music in performance (inc jazz), musicology or comp; graduate diploma and graduate certificate also available for students wishing to advance their technical or musical skills. School is home to university Keyboard Institute, focusing on kb-related activity in performance, teaching, research and instrument-making/ restoration. Elder Conservatorium of Music The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005 t f e music@adelaide.edu.au; w Courses: Bachelor of music (performance; instrumental, jazz, pedagogy, music technology); bachelor of education (performance, comp, integrated studies); PG degrees; PhD, GradDip; diploma of instrumental music (2-yr part time course available to students on another undergraduate course at the university). Queensland Conservatorium Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, PO Box 3428, South Brisbane, 140 Grey Street, South Bank, Qld QLD 4101 t f e international@griffith.edu.au w Courses: BMus in classical music, music technology and popular music. Graduate certificate, graduate certificates and diplomas in music, music technology, vocal studies and opera studies. MMus and research programmes also offered. Sydney Conservatorium of Music The University of Sydney, Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 t f e con.international@sydney.edu.au w sydney.edu.au/music Contact Elaine Chia. Courses: Diploma of music, bachelor of music studies, bachelor of music (performance, musicology, comp, music education), advanced diploma of opera, graduate diploma of music, master of music studies (performance, pedagogy, creative sound production), master of music (performance, musicology, comp, music education), DMA, PhD. University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music University of Tasmania, Conservatorium of Music, 5 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart - Room 204 t ; f e Conservatorium.Admin@utas. edu.au w Contact Anne Marie Forbes, international office. Courses: BMus is 3-year professional training degree, with option to progress to 1-year advanced honours degree by recommendation from the faculty. Bachelor of music studies degree concentrates on theory and understanding of music. Graduate certificate/diploma, 2-yr diploma, MMus and PhD offered. Austria Anton Bruckner University for Music, Drama and Dance Anton Bruckner Private University, Hagenstraße 57, A-4040 Linz, t f e information@bruckneruni.at w Courses: The Anton Bruckner University is one of five Austrian Universities for Music, Drama and Dance. 850 students from all parts of the world study here. They are taught by 220 Professors and teaching staff, who are internationally recognised artists, academics and teachers. More than 300 different courses in music, drama and dance are offered. Joseph Haydn Konservatoriom Joseph Haydn Konservatorium des Landes Burgenland, Glorietteallee 2, A-7000 Eisenstadt t f e erasmus@haydnkons.at w Contact Regina Himmelbauer Courses: BA, MA (in conjunction with university), diploma, instrumental teaching qualifications. See erasmus. haydnkons.at and follow links to downloadcenter to find full course details online. Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität Admissions Office, 3rd floor/room 3.20, Johannesgasse 4a, 1010 Vienna t (+43) /89333/89334 e office@konswien.at; studieninfo@ konswien.at w Contact Peter Koenigseder, international study programme mgr. Courses: Bachelors and masters programmes in music and dramatic arts. General training plus majors in jazz, early music, music theatre, drama and dance, and music education. Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG) (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) Leonhardstraße 15, 8010 Graz f e info@kug.ac.at w Contact Irene Hofmann-Wellenhof, head of dept of international relations. Courses: Bachelors, masters and doctoral study programmes in instrumental or vocal performance, comp and theory, conducting, jazz, music education and musicology. Non-degree students also admitted at discretion of intended professor. Also, study programmes in stage design and performing arts/drama. Universitt Mozarteum Salzburg Mirabellplatz 1, A-5020 Salzburg t f e info@moz.ac.at w Contact Mag. Elisabeth Skärbäck Schlegel, foreign relations mgr. Courses: Over 40 artistic and education courses in music, performing and visual arts. International exchange of lecturers and students. Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna) Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Vienna t f e studienabteilung@mdw.ac.at w Contact Petra Weissberg. Courses: Degree programmes and continuing education courses. Belarus Belarusian State Academy of Music Internatsionalnaya str 30, Minsk t f e uo-gam@kultura.by w Contact Natalia Ganul, head of international relations. Courses: Main undergrad course lasts 5 years. 1-yr MA and 3-yr PhD in Musicology can also be undertaken. Short-term tailored courses are also a possibility. Belgium Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen - Koninklijk Conservatorium Lange Nieuwstraat 101, B-2000 Antwerpen t f e info@ap.be w Contact Wilma Schneider, international relations co-ord; Birgit Soil, head of the student admin. Courses: Bachelor degrees (180 ECTS) in instrumental studies, vocal studies, theory of music/harmony and counterpoint, jazz and popular music. Masters degrees (120 ECTS) Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

22 Conservatoires Conservatoires in instrumental studies, vocal studies, conducting, comp, music pedagogy, jazz and popular music. Also postgrad course (1 year, 60 ECTS) specialising as instrumental or vocal concert soloist, in comp, accompaniment, chmbr music or orch. Chapelle Musical Reine Elisabeth asbl Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, 445, Chaussée de Tervuren, 1410 Waterloo t f e info@cmre.be w Contact Jean-Marie Tomasi, international consultant. Courses: The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel which has been a public utility foundation since 2009, was set up in Offers High-level training in 5 disciplines (singing, vn, pno, vc and chmbr mus) with the assistance of Masters in residence. Also offers professional involvement by means of a network of national and int cultural partners. Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles Conservamus vzw, Regentschapsstraat, 1000 Brussel t f e secretariat@conservatoire.be w Contact Vincent Heylen, erasmus co-ord. Courses: 2-cycle structure leading to either bachelors or masters. Specialisms in orch instruments, period instruments, singing, music theory, jazz. Conservatoire Royal de Liege Boulevard Piercot, 29, B-4000 Liege t f e info@crlg.be w Courses: Bachelors and masters in accompaniment, lyric arts, singing, comp, strings, orch and choral conducting, theory of music, gui, organ, percussion, pno, woodwind and brass. Conservatoire Royal de Mons 7 rue de Nimy, B-7000 Mons t f e info@artsaucarre.be w Courses: Bachelors (3 years) and Masters (2 years) music teaching, theory (with option in comp), kb instruments, string instruments, percussion, woodwind and br instruments, singing, early music (various instruments), electroacoustic music, pno accompaniment, comp, conducting (orch and choral). Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium Joseph Kluyskensstraat 2, 9000 Gent t f w schoolofartsgent.be Contact Katrien VanAcker, foreign relations. Courses: Majors in performing music (instrumental, vocal; classical, jazz or pop); creative music (comp, music production); music theory/harmony and counterpoint; also instrument making. Post-Masters in orch conducting, comp, contemporary music solo performance. Institut Superieur de Musique et de Pedagogie 28 rue Juppin, 5000 Namur t +32 (0) ; +32 (0) f +32 (0) e info@imep.be w Contact Christian Croufer, Erasmus exchange admin. Courses: Institute based in Christian educational tradition. Courses offered in kb instruments (pno, organ, accompaniment, accordion), strings (incl gui and hp), wind, brass, percussion, singing, early music (rcdr, lute, hpd, va da g), comp and conducting. Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel Regentschapsstraat 30, B-1000 Brussel t f e secretariaat.kcb@ehb.be w Courses: Bachelors in academic music or professional music training. Full or part time study, flexible degree programmes. Orpheus Instituut Korte Meer 12, 9000 Ghent t f e info@orpheusinstituut.be w Contact Peter Dejans, dir. Courses: The Orpheus Institute for advanced studies and research in music has been providing an enriching educational and research environment for musicians since 1996, and introduced the first doctoral programme for performers and comps in Flanders (docartes), now one of Europe s leading doctoral schools in music. The laureate programme allows students to conduct practice-oriented research into subjects related to their professional activities whereas the doctoral title is awarded to musicians who can demonstrate their ability to combine artistic performances with systematic theoretical reflection. Bosnia and Herzegovina Univerzitet u Sarajevu Muzicka Akademia Josipa Stadlera 1/2, Sarajevo, 71000, t f e christa.grassauer@uni-graz.at w Contact Ivan Carlovic, dean. Courses: Departments for comp, conducting, solo singing, pno and percussion, woodwind, string, musicology and music theory and teaching. Brazil Conservatorio Brasileiro de Musica Av. Graça Aranha, 57 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, t e contato@cbmmusica.edu.br Courses: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in music, music technology, music therapy; new course for music in film and TV starts in March Bulgaria Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts 2, Todor Samodumov Str., PO Box 783, BG-4025 Plovdiv t f e office@artacademyplovdiv.com w Contact Prof. Lyuben Dossev Ph.D., Director of Department of Language and Specialized Education. Courses: Courses in various departments: Piano and Accordion, Orch Instruments, Folk Music, Ethnomusicology, Music Theory and History, Music Education. See website for more details of course content and structure. Canada Conservatoire de Musique de Quebec 31, rue Mont-Carmel, Québec G1R 4A6 t f e CMQ@conservatoire.gouv.qc.ca w Courses: Courses in orch instrument study, voice, pno, conducting, organ, theory and comp. Training spans five levels, from foundation level to postgraduate. The conservatoire in Quebec is the central hub of a network of nine higher education institutions that span the Quebec region. Different institutions have different specialist areas, so do check website for full details, but almost all are available at the main Quebec City site. Final-level postgraduate courses are only available at Montreal and Quebec. Schulich School of Music - McGill University Strathcona Music Building, 555 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal QC H3A 1E3 t f e conservatory.music@mcgill.ca w Courses: BMus available in comp, music education, music history, music theory, performance (kb, voice, orch), performance (church music), early music performances, jazz. Also diploma programmes: licentiate for instrumentalists/singers wishing to focus on performance rather than theory; artist diploma for students of advanced level who already have bachelor or licentiate. MA, MMus, DMus and PhD available in various areas. Students studying orch instrument incd in orch training programme. The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 t ; f e candidateservices@rcmusic.ca w Courses: The Glenn Gould School (GGS) is an internationally recognized centre for professional training in music performance at the post-secondary and postbachelor levels. Faculty consists of internationally acclaimed performers and teachers. Each is dedicated to providing GGS students with the highest standards of training and evaluation. The GGS has two programs, open to pianists, vocalists and orchestral instrumentalists: Performance Diploma Program (PDP) with a Bachelor s Degree option through Thompson Rivers University (4-year post-secondary); Artist Diploma Program (ADP) (2-year post-bachelor). Universite de Montreal - Faculte de Musique PO Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montréal QC, H3C 3J7 t f e musique@umontreal.ca w Courses: Courses in singing, orch instruments, jazz, musicology, early music, electroacoustic music, comp; other minor studies. MA, MMus, DMus and PhD also taught. University of British Columbia School of Music Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 t f e music.admissions@ubc.ca w Contact Juliet O. Courses: 4-year BMus, MMus, MA, DMA, PhD qualifications available. Chile Conservatorio de Musica Universidad Austral de Chile General Lagos 1107, Valdivia t f e comusica@uach.cl; hescobar@ uach.cl w Contact Hector Escobar, conservatoire dir. Courses: 2-yr courses in instrumental studies. China Central Conservatory of Music No.43 Baojia Street, Xicheng District, Beijing t +(86) e fao@ccom.edu.cn w Courses: 4 year bachelors (5 year for comp, musicology, conducting, music education, vocal/opera); 2-3 year masters, inc thesis and viva. Nondegree study programmes available. Shanghai Conservatory of Music Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No.20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai f w shcmusic.edu.cn 22 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

23 Conservatoires Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Conservatorio de Musica Avenida Carrera 30 no 45-03, Edificio 305 t ext e consermu_farbog@unal.edu.co w Courses: The music programme is currently being restructured; full details will be available on the website from Jan Croatia Muzicka Akademija Sveucilista U Zagrebu Gunduliceva 6, HR Zagreb t f e referada@muza.hr w Contact Rosanda Zimmermann, international office. Courses: Music academy is split into 8 depts: comp/theory, musicology, conducting/hp/percussion, voice, kb instruments, strings/gui, wind, music education. Czech Republic Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Malostranské nám. 13, Praha 1 t f e studijni@hamu.cz w Contact Ing Lea Motlova, head of student dept; Jiri Kucmas, international office. Courses: 3-year BA, 2-year MA, PhD programme. Study at both levels in orch instruments, conducting, opera direction, organ, hpd, gui, music theory, music direction, music management, sound production, chmbr music (some courses not offered every year). Options also available in areas such as music history, music aesthetics, cultural education, languages, as well as teaching courses. PhD programme covers comp and compositional theory, interpretation and interpretational theory, music theory, sound production, music production. Janackova Akademie Muzichych Umeni v Brne (Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts) Komenského nám. 6, Brno t f e konarkova@jamu.cz w hf.jamu.cz Contact Petra Konarkova. Courses: Bachelor s degree programmes in comp, orch/choral conducting, church music, music management, opera direction, voice, orch instuments; all available for Master s degrees, except church music. Doctoral programmes in interpretation and the theory of interpretation, comp and theory of comp. Denmark Det Fynske Musikkonservatorium (Carl Nielsen Academy of Music Odense) Islandsgade 2, DK-5000 Odense C t f e info@dfm.dtu.dk w Contact Inge Brauke, international co-ord. Courses: Bachelor degree in classical/contemporary music or jazz or folk music, 3-year course inc main specialism, ens playing and general subjects (eg ear training, pno playing, theory, music history, computer technology). MA in classical/contemporary music or jazz or folk music, 2-year course qualifying students for professional career. Advance postgrad diploma, special additional 2-year course for exceptional students. Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium (Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/ Aalborg) Skovgaardsgade 2CDK-8000 ARHUS C t e mail@musikkons.dk w Contact Keld Hosbond, Head of International Relations. Courses: All levels: classical, jazz/ pop/global, electronic; also adult education/refresher courses. All orch. instruments offiered, voice, contemporary music, composition, opera and Musical theatre. Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium Rosenørns Allé 22, 1970 Frederiksberg C t f e dkdm@dkdm.dk w Courses: RDAM has trained music students for professional careers in Copenhagen since Established educators and modern facilities together with the opportunity for distance learning with global partners create a dynamic higher educational institution that reaches out both academically and across borders. The Academy offers degree programmes on Bachelor s, Master s and Advanced Diploma Postgraduate level in instrumental subjects, voice, ens conducting, comp, tonmeister, org and early music. Rhythmic Music Conservatory Leo Mathisens Vej 1, 1437 København K t f e rmc@rmc.dk w Contact Aage Hagen, head of international relations. Courses: Degree programmes predominantly geared towards contemporary music; music education, music and movement education, music performance, music technology, music management, song writing (eg pop, jazz etc). Masters offered in music education, music and movement education, music performance (inc european jazz); also postgraduate diplomas and certificates in performance or comp. The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Southern Denmark Islandsgade 2, 5000 Odense C. t f e info@smks.dk w Courses: Courses in classical, jazz, folk, electronic music and film scoring. Estonia Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Tatari 13, Tallinn t f e ema@ema.edu.ee w Contact Katrin Makarov, international relations co-ordinator. Courses: International bachelor s, master s and PhD study programmes, taught in English. Course specialisms: pno, organ, hpd, strings (inc harp and gui), br and woodwind (inc baroque fl and sax), percussion, voice, conducting, church music, music teacher studies, jazz studies, traditional music, comp, electronic music, musicology; accompaniment, chmbr music, cultural management. University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy Posti 1, Viljandi t (+372) f e kool@kultuur.edu.ee w Contact Margot Must, head of international relations; Piret Pumm, international student co-ord. Courses: BA in jazz music, traditional music, school music; MA in music teaching. Finland Helsingin Konservatorio (Helsinki Conservatory of Music) Ruolahdentori 6, FI Helsinki t f e konservatorio@konservatorio.fi w Courses: Vocational (post secondary school) qualifications in music for students aiming to become musicians or piano tuners. Curriculum for musicians inc instrumental tuition, solfege, theory of music, orch/chmbr music/choral studies, conducting. Lahden Ammattikorkeakoulu (Lahti University of Applied Sciences) P.O. Box 214, FI LAHTI t ; f e music@lamk.fi w Contact Marjo Leppä, international co-ord. Courses: Professional higher education degree equivalent to a bachelor s degree in music performance. Specialisation fields: orch instrument (inc principal instrument, orch, chmbr music, repertoire and literature studies, analysis, orch repertoire); voice (voice, secondary instrument - pno, choir and ens, lied, basics of acting, repertory and literature studies, analysis); pno (principal study, chmbr music/accompaniment, repertory and literature studies, analysis, lied). Sibelius-Akatemia P.O. Box 30, FI Uniarts t f e info@siba.fi w Contact Leena Veijonsuo, contact for international enquiries. Courses: Degree programmes in church music, comp and theory, folk music, jazz, orch and choral conducting, music education, music technology, instrumental performance, vocal music; also degree in arts management. See website for full details. Turun Ammattikorkeakoulu Taideakatemia (Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences) Rector s Office / Rehtorin toimisto, Joukahaisenkatu 3 A, Turku t ; f ; e antonella.storti@turkuamk.fi w Courses: Courses in instrumental, vocal, orch and chmbr music, opera, lied, music theory and history. Turun Konservatorio Linnankatu 60, Turku t (02) f e office@turunkonservatorio.fi w France Conservatoire de Paris, Le 209 av Jean-Jaures, F Paris t ; e scolarite@cnsmdp.fr w Contact Gretchen Amussen, Ania Sergueeva, international exchanges. Courses: Classes in 7 departments: classical and contemporary instruments; early music; musicology & analysis; vocal disciplines; writing, comp and orch conducting; jazz and improvised music; pedagogy and teacher training. Conservatoire National Superieur Musique et Danse de Lyon 3 quai Chauveau, CP 120, F Lyon Cedex 09 t f e isabelle.replumaz@cnsmd-lyon.fr w Contact Isabelle Replumaz, head of international relations. Courses: Bachelors and masters courses in 2 cycles, 3 years 2 years. Courses based around 4 core areas: Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

24 Conservatoires Conservatoires main study (instrument, voice, comp etc), complementary study (chmbr music, orch etc), cultural studies (eg history of music), associated study (foreign language, practical aspects of being a musician). Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris 114bis blvd Malesherbes, F Paris t f e info@ecolenormalecortot.com w Courses: Instrument and voice classes, complementary classes, ens classes, theory and comp classes, orch conducting classes. Georgia V Saradjishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire 108, Tbilisi, Rustaveli Ave. 8-10, t ; f e info@conservatoire.edu.ge; rector@conservatoire.edu.ge w Contact Nana Sharikadze, director, international relations office. Courses: BA (instrumental performance, academic choir conducting, academic singing, comp, theory of music); MA (instrumental performance, academic choir conducting, symphony and opera conducting, academic singing, comp, theory of music); PhD; also professional studies programme. Germany Folkwang University of the Arts Klemensborn 39, D Essen t f e info@folkwang-uni.de w Contact Student Advisory Service: studienberatung@folkwang-uni.de. Courses: University for artistic training in music, theatre, dance, design and academic studies. Locations in Essen, Duisburg, Bochum, Dortmund. In addition to instrumental training, courses offered inc jazz, Musical theatre, voice, comp and conducting, as well as postgraduate and supplementary courses in chmbr music, concert performance and orch performance; also training in musicology, music pedagogy and school music teaching. All courses are currently taught in modules and are adapted to Bachelor s/ Master s programmes. Hochschule für Kunste Bremen Am Speicher XI 8, D Bremen t f e d.warneke@hfk-bremen.de w Courses: Inst and vocal courses, plus church music, jazz, music education. 4-semester postgrad concert performance degree. Current diploma courses to be replaced by modular bachelors and masters courses, beginning 2010/11 year. Hochschule für Musik Detmold Neustadt 22, D Detmold t f w Courses: Courses for training as comp, orch musician, pianist, singer (opera, recital or oratorio), conductor, church musician, music teacher. Additional orch training available at Orchesterzentrum in Dortmund. Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar Postfach 2552, D Weimar t ; f e study@hfm-weimar.de w Contact Signe Pribbernow, Hans- Peter Hoffmann. Courses: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in music performance; all instruments, singing/ opera, church music, conducting, comp, jazz, early music. Also musicology, arts management and school music. Various orchs and smaller ens, choirs and music theatre group. Hochschule für Musik Freiburg Schwarzwaldstr 141, D Freiburg im Breisgau t f e info@mh-freiburg.de w Courses: Bachelors and masters courses, specialist performer courses, contemporary music, early music, jazz. Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Charlottenstr 55, D Berlin t ; f ; e schmidt_ute@hfm.in-berlin.de w Contact Dr. Ute Schmidt, international relations. Courses: Bachelor s and Master s, postgraduate Courses: wind and string instruments, voice, pno, comp, coaching, music theory (harmony), percussion, conducting (orch, choral), music theatre direction, hp, gui; jazz (instrumental and vocal). Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe Postfach 6040, D Karlsruhe t ; f e hartmut.hoell@hfm-karlsruhe.de w Contact Isabel Eisenmann, international relations co-ordinator. Hochschule für Musik Saar - University of Music Bismarckstraße 1, Saarbrücken t 0681/ f 0681/ e i.kessler@hfm.saarland.de; presse@ hfm.saarland.de w Courses: Basic courses in voice (opera/recital), orch instruments, church music, comp, jazz and popular music; postgrad studies in voice (opera/recital), orch instruments, orch conducting, choral directing, comp, contemporary music, lied duo, chmbr music, jazz and popular music, ear training. Bachelors (8 semesters, except for vocal courses where duration is 10) and masters courses (4 additional semesters). Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Frankfürt am Main Eschersheimer Landstr 29-39, D Frankfürt am Main t ; f ; e friederike.kreft@hfmdk-frankfürt.de w Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Leipzig Postfach , D Leipzig t f e rektor@hmt-leipzig.de w Contact Dr Katrin Schmidinger. Courses: Inst, voice, pno, conducting, comp, jazz and pop music, early music. For full course details, see php?prospective_stud Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg Harvestehuder Weg 12, D Hamburg t (international relations f (international relations) e international@hfmt.hamburg.de w Contact Svenja Tiedt, international co-ord. Courses: Various courses in solo instrumental, comp/theory, multimedia, orch conducting, choral conducting, protestant church music, jazz and jazz pedagogy, opera, oratorio; musicology, music education, culture and media management, music therapy. Bachelors and masters courses available as well as Diploma; see website for levels and degrees available, as well as course duration. Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock, Beim St.-Katharinenstift 8, Rostock t f e hmt@hmt-rostock.de w Courses: Courses for all orch instruments, pno, pno chmbr music, gui, orch conducting, coaching, comp, music theory, singing, popular music. Also music education, acting and drama in education. Hochschule für Musik und Theatre Munchen Arcisstr 12, D München t ; (exchang f e verwaltung@musikhochschulemuenchen.de/ w de/ Contact Karin Betz, Socrates/ Erasmus co-ordinator. Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover / University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover Emmichplatz 1, D Hannover t +49 (0) 511/ e internationaloffice@hmtmhannover.de w Contact Meike Marten/Alexander Schories. Courses: BMus in conducting (orch or choral), voice, jazz/rock/pop, church music, pno, comp, performance, performance and education (instrument teaching, elementary music education, rhythmics), popular music; BA in media management, education for sepcial needs or music (joint study); MMus in chmbr music (pno, lied interpretation or ens), church music, conducting (orch, choral, operatic), comp, conducting child and youth choirs, jazz/rock/ pop, kb instruments, performance, performance and education, music theory, voice (freelance), vocal/opera studies. Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden Dresden University of Music, Wettin Place 13, Dresden t + 49/351/4923 to 600 e rektorat@hfmdd.de w Contact Gerda Werner, international relations; Sebastian Bauer, head of admission/registrar s office. Courses: Artistic studies in orch instruments, voice, pno, conducting, comp, music theory and accompaniment. Also wide range of studies in jazz/rock/pop, music education and musicology. Studies usually 5 years, leading to equivalent of masters degree; students with bachelor degrees are usually put into 4th year. See website for full breakdown of courses. Hochschule für Musik Köln Unter Krahnenbäumen 87, Köln t +49 (221) f +49 (221) w Contact Birgit Kirstein, international affairs. Courses: Bachelors and masters courses introduced in Courses in 1st cycle for strings, winds, sax, hp, percussion, accordion, hpd, pno, organ, rcdr, gui, man, lute, va da g, opera/concert singing, choral/ orch conducting, comp (electronic, instrumental), church music, jazz. Masters level for solo instruments, period instruments, new music interpretation, opera singing, lied/ recital singing, pno accompaniment, chmbr music, electronic comp. 24 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

25 Conservatoires Hochschule für Musik Würzburg Hofstallstr 6-8, D Würzburg t f e dirk.braeuer@hfm-wuerzburg.de w Courses: Diplommusikers/ Diplommusikerin qualification available in accordion, early/period music, conducting (choir and orch), voice, music theatre, gui, jazz, church music, pno, orch instruments, organ, comp. Musikhochschule Lübeck Grosse Petersgrube 21, D Lübeck t ; f ; e international@mh-luebeck.de w Contact Iwona Alexandra Kwiatkowski, international contact. Courses: Runs Bologna Process compliant bachelor of music (instrumental, vocal, church music, comp, theory); bachelor of arts; advanced courses (instrumental music, comp, opera/concert singing, soloist class, church music); extension courses in chmbr music, pno accompaniment, vocal pedagogy. Musikhochschule Münster Universität Münster, Schlossplatz 2, Münster t f e info.mhs@uni-muenster.de w verwaltung@uni-muenster.de Courses: Bachelor of music and bachelor of arts qualifications. Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf Fischerstraße 110, D Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf t f e rsh@rsh-duesseldorf.de w Courses: Programmes in conducting, church music (evangelical and catholic), comp, orchs instrumental music performance, organ, gui, rcdr, music education; musicology (available as accompanying subject, subject on Master s course, or subject of doctorate); also audio and video engineering (in association with University of Applied Sciences, Düsseldorf). Also postgrad courses, doctoral studies. Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen Schultheiss-Koch-Platz 3, D Trossingen t / f / e rektorat@mh-trossingen.de w Contact Martina Lenke, admissions & exams office. Courses: Bachelor and Masters study, Solistische Ausbildung (soloist training), doctorate. Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Stuttgart Urbanstraße 25, Stuttgart t f e rektor@mh-stuttgart.de w Courses: Artist s diploma (10 semesters) in various areas: strings and plucked instruments, wind instruments, percussion, voice, pno, organ, historical kb instruments, comp and music theory, conducting, opera studies, jazz and popular music. Advanced students can follow soloist class courses (4 semesters). Also 8-semester music education courses and church music courses. Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Mannheim N7, 18, D Mannheim t f e benz@muho-mannheim.de; praesidium@muho-mannheim.de/ w Courses: Main subjects inc orch instruments, kb instruments, voice (concert and opera), conducting (orch and choir); taught in artistic training, music teacher studies, soloist training (postgrad) degree courses. Doctoral studies available in musicology and music pedagogy. Also jazz/popular music studies at degree level. Universität der Künste Berlin Fakultät Musik, Einsteinufer 43-53, D Berlin t ; f ; e aaa@udk-berlin.de w Contact Ursula Stephan- Rechenmacher, foreign student office. Courses: Diplom study Courses: artistic training (instrumental or conducting), comp, church music, sound engineering, jazz; pedagogical education (inc jazz); musicology and music education (doctoral), and artistic training (choral conducting) available at further level. Greece Conservatory of Northern Greece 16 Heronias Str, Zardinidis Villa, GR Thessaloniki t e info@conservatoire.gr w Courses: Degree-level study in pno, strings, brass, percussion, theory, music education and electronic music; option of fürther study to gain a postgraduate diploma. Also children s music department and adult continuing education courses. Qualifications are usually validated by other national conservatoires or institutions, such as the National Academy of Music, Sofia (Bulgaria) and the ABRSM. Hellenic Conservatory 53 Didotou str, GR Athens t f e eo@conservatory.gr w Courses: Taught courses in classical music (comp, theory, kb, wind instruments, strings, opera and vocal, percussion and gui), Byzantine music, jazz, Greek music, popular music, music technology, music kinetics. State Conservatory of Thessaloniki 15 Fragon Str, GR Thessaloniki t ; f e odiokrat@yahoo.gr w Courses: Courses in the following schools/departments: pno, hp, string instruments, gui, woodwind, brass, percussion; monody, melodrama, Byzantine music; comp, wind orchestration, advanced theory. Guatemala Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Departamento de Musica, BA Isabel Ciudad-Real, Guatemala City t ext 541 e isabelcr@uvg.edu.gt w Courses: Licenciatura (5-yr intensive BA programme) in music education. Hong Kong Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts Development Office, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai t +(852) f e aso@hkapa.edu w Contact Academic services officer. Courses: Bachelor of music degree (3 years) provides training to professional level plus historical/ theoretical knowledge. Advanced diploma (2 years) focuses on performing and performance issues. Professional diploma (usually 1 year) for post-diploma or post-degree professional training. Master of Music available in performance or comp (2 years in either case). Courses provided in several departments: Chinese music; comp & electronic music; kb; opera & vocal studies; strings; woodwind, br and percussion; academic studies. Hungary Liszt Ferenc Music Academy Concert Centre, H-1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8 t e info@lisztacademy.hu w Contact Borbala Hars, Zita Pandi. Courses: 3-year BA and 2-year MA courses in several faculties: pno (inc other kb instruments and hp), church music, music education, wind and percussion instruments, chmbr music, solo singing and opera, strings, music theory, comp, choral and orch conducting, musicology, jazz, folk music, Kodaly Pedagogy. Part time study available. Iceland Listahaskoli Islands (Iceland Academy of the Arts) Þverholti 11, 105 Reykjavík t f e lhi@lhi.is; alma@lhi.is w Contact Alma Ragnasdottir, international co-ordinator/ Courses: BMus degrees in instrumental/vocal performance (pno, strings/winds, voice, other); Diploma in instrumental/vocal performance; BA degrees in musicology, music education, comp. Exchange students should contact international co-ordinator for further information. Course is divided equally between performance training, theory and other electives. Tonlistarskolinn i Reykjavik (Reykjavik College of Music) Skipholit 33, IS-105 Reykjavik t f e tono@tono.is/ w Ireland CIT Cork School of Music Union Quay, Cork t e extendedcampus@cit.ie; csminfo@ cit.ie w Courses: BA in popular music - electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, voice; BA in theatre & drama studies; MA - a taught course for performers, conductors and composers; MA by research. DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, 163 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6 t f e conservatory@dit.ie w Contact Fiona Howard. Courses: DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama is a centre of excellence in the performing arts, covering the broadest range of disciplines in Ireland: classical and Irish traditional music, composition, musicology, music education, jazz, opera, drama and (with partner colleges) rock and pop music, and film scoring. BMus; BMusEd; BA in Drama (Performance); BA in Commercial Modern Music; MMus (Performance/ Conducting); MMus (Opera/ Repetiteurship); MA in Scoring for Film and Visual Media; MPhil and PhD by research and composition; Junior Conservatory (under 18); Continuing Education (part-time, over 18). Royal Irish Academy of Music Westland Row, Dublin 2 t f e info@riam.ie w Courses: Doctorate, master in music performance, BA in music performance, BA in comp, bachelor in music education and an access course; also associate and Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

26 Conservatoires Conservatoires licentiate diplomas in teaching and performance. Israel Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Tel Aviv University, P.O. Box 39040, Tel Aviv t f e music1@post.tau.ac.il w Courses: Undergraduate: BMus and BA degrees; postgraduate: MMus and MA (with or without thesis) degrees, as well as artist diploma; special status non degree studies (for one or two years). The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Campus Givat Ram, Jerusalem t f w Courses: Bachelor s and master s courses in 3 faculties: performing arts; comp, conducting and music education; dance, movement and movement notation. Italy Conservatorio de Musica Vincenzo Bellini Via Squarcialupo 45, I Palermo t e info@conservatoriobellini.it w Conservatorio di Musica Alfredo Casella L Aquila Via Gaglioffi 18, I L Aquila t f w Contact A Lopes Ferreira, Erasmus contact. Courses: Principal study: orch instruments, hpd, comp, man, choral conducting, jazz, organ, sax; complementary courses in various areas inc general Musical culture, literatur courses, theory and solfeggio, pno accompaniment, string quartet, music history and aesthetics. Triennio and biennio system currently being trialled. Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito di Parma Via del Conservatorio 27/A, I Parma t f e direttore.amministrativo@ conservatorio.pr.it w Courses: 1st and 2nd cycle studies; also diplomi di specializzazione and traditional style courses. Courses have both optional and obligatory elements. Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia Sestiere di San Marco, 2810, Venezia t f e international@conseve.it w Conservatorio di Musica di Perugia Conservatorio di Musica di Perugia, Piazza Mariotti, 2, Perugia, t f e direttore@conservatorioperugia.it w Contact Nancy Greene, international co-ord. Conservatorio di Musica di Vicenza Arrigo Pedrollo Contra San Domenico 33, Vicenza t ; f e conservatoriovicenza@legalmail.it w Contact Franca Moretto, Terrell Stone (international enquiries). Courses: 1st and 2nd level diploma courses following international credit system. Courses in orch instruments (baroque, classical and modern), hpd, lute, sax, va da g; also courses in Indian instruments (sitar, tabla) at 1st level. At 2nd level can also take liturgical music, pno accompaniment. Conservatorio di Musica F Torrefranca Via Corsea snc, I Vibo Valentia t f e conservatoriovibo@tin.it w Conservatorio di Musica FA Bonporti Trento via S. Giovanni Bosco, 4, Trento t (+39) ; (+39) f (+39) e direttore@conservatorio.tn.it w Contact Antonella Costa. Courses: 23 3-year courses (level 1), 28 2-year courses (level 2); also masters course and course for specialists. Conservatorio di Musica G Verdi Como Via Cadorna 4, I Como t e direttore@conservatoriocomo.it w Courses: Course outlines depend on which of 7 areas of study degree falls into: singing; maestro al cembalo; choral music and choral direction; organ and organ comp; pno; strings, harp, gui, wind and br instruments; compostion, electronic music, jazz, percussion. Certain modules are obligatory and common to more than one study area. Biennio (2nd cycle) courses in: singing, gui, hpd, comp, technology; choral music/ direction; electronic music and sound technology; chmbr music; pno; bowed instruments; wind and br instruments; percussion. Conservatorio di Musica G Verdi di Milano via Conservatorio, Milano t f e info@consmilano.it w Courses: Majors in hp, singing, gui and lute, cl, hpd, comp, db, horn, teaching methods, conducting (choral, orch or band), bsn, accordion, fl, rcdr and transverse fl, vocal chmbr music, musicology, ob, organ, percussion, pno, sax, sound technology, tpt, trb, tb, va, va da g, vn, vc. Complementary subjects: harmony, scenic art, Letterature poetica e dramatica (music lyrics), score-reading, chmbr music, string quartet, theory and analysis, history of music, aesthetics. Conservatorio di Musica GB Martini Piazza Rossini, Bologna t +051/ ; +051/ f 051/ e direzione@conservatoriobologna. it; conservatoriobologna@pec.it w Courses: 3-year 1st cycle and 2-year 2nd cycle courses in orch instruments, gui, comp, conducting, hpd jazz, multimedia music, electronic music, pno, singing. Conservatorio di Musica Giorgio Ghedini via Roma 19, I Cuneo t f e contabilita@conservatoriocuneo.it w Courses: Main courses for hp, singing, gui, woodwind, strings, brass, music teaching, choral music and choral direction, electronic music, organ and organ comp, pno, percussion. Various complementary courses, inc general music culture, Musical aesthetics, poetic/dramatic literature, score-reading, chmbr music, music history, theory/solfege. Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Martucci Salerno Via Salvatore De Renzi, 62, Salerno t ; f w Contact Fulvio Maffia, dir; Francesco Paolone, international relations co-ord. Courses: 3 year undergrad degrees with many courses in all orch instruments, plus conducting (inc choral), comp, early music, electronic music, gui, band instrumentation, jazz and improvisation, multimedia music, musicology (inc pedagogy and management), pno, sax, sound technician. 2 year masters in interpretation/comp, technology, teaching. Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Tartini Trieste Conservatorio Tartini - Via Ghega, Trieste t f e triennio@conservatorio.trieste.it w Courses: Courses in all classical instruments, electronic music, jazz. Conservatorio di Musica S Giacomantonio via Portapiana, Cosenza t / e cmcosenza@ conservatoriodicosenza.it; conservatoriodicosenza@pec.it w Contact Raffaele Longo, international relations. Courses: 1st and 2nd cycle studies at all levels. Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella - Napoli Via San Pietro a Majella, 35, I Napoli e info@sanpietroamajella.it w sanpietroamajella.it Courses: Principal and secondary/ complementary study courses (eg literature, ens playing, harmony, music history and aesthetics etc). Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia Via dei Greci, 18, I Roma t f e conservatorioroma@postecert.it w Courses: Courses in pno accompaniment, hp, opera singing, gui, hpd, comp, db, cl, fr hn, orch conducting, fl, bsn, jazz accordion, lute, hpd direction, choral music and choral conducting, chmbr music, electronic music, vocal chmbr music, musicology, music education, organ and organ comp, ob, pno, band orchestration, percussion, sax, tpt, trb, tb, vn, va, vc, va da g. Conservatorio di Musica Tito Schipa Instituzione di Alta Cultura, Via V Ciardo 2, I Lecce t f e cmlecce@conservatoriolecce.it w Courses: Bachelors level courses in all orch instruments, plus early music. Conservatorio Luisa D Annunzio Via Muzii, Pescara PE t f e info@conservatorioluisadannunzio. it/ Conservatorio Statale di Musica Via Eremitani, 18, PADOVA t f +049/ e resp.socrates-erasmus@ conservatoriopollini.it w Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cesare Pollini - Padova Via Eremitani, 18, PADOVA t ; ; f e resp.socrates-erasmus@ conservatoriopollini.it w Contact Pierluigi Destro, Erasmus co-ord & int relations mgr. Courses: Most courses use traditional system of inferiore / medio / superiore studies; some experimental courses available in new form: music and disability, ethnomusicology, comp, 26 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

27 Conservatoires recording studio technique. 2nd cycle courses available for bowed or string instruments, wind and brass, pno, vocal ens, organ/choirmaster. Conservatorio Statale di Musica Evaristo Felice Dall Abaco Conservatorio di Verona Evaristo Felice Dall Abaco, Via Abramo Massalongo, Verona t oppure f e consvr@conservatorioverona.it w Contact Hugh Ward-Perkins, international relations & Erasmus co-ordinator. Courses: Traditional and experimental triennio/biennio systems run in parallel. Triennio available in orch instruments, comp, singing, va da g, hpd, lute. Taught via 4 core modules: principal and complementary study; common subjects (harmony, analysis etc); other ancillary subjects (eg psychology of music); other options (eg languages). After biennio, also various specialist courses music therapy; chmbr music with pno; early music. Conservatorio Statale di Musica G Rossini - Pesaro Piazza Olivieri 5, I Pesaro t f e segreteria@conservatoriorossini.it w Operates traditional system and experimental triennio/biennio system in parallel. Conservatorio Statale di Musica Giuseppe Verdi Via Mazzini 11, I Torino t ; f e info@pec.conservatoriotorino.eu w Contact Paolo Tarallo, Erasmus; Mariaclara Monetti, international co-ord. Courses: New degrees based on the European model: 3-yr diploma accademico di primo livello equivalent to a bachelor s degree; 2-yr diploma accademico di secondo nivello equivalent to a master s degree. Conservatorio Statale di Musica Jacopo Tomadini - Udine Piazza 1 Maggio 29, I Udine t f w Contact Mario Pagotto. Courses: Bachelor and masters courses for strings, woodwind, brass, pno, organ, hpd, percussion, hp, gui, singing, chmbr music for singers, comp, wind band comp, choral music. Special courses in baroque ob and cor. Conservatorio Statale di Musica L Cherubini Piazza delle Belle Arti 2, Firenze t f e d.amministrativo@conservatorio. firenze.it w Courses: New 2-cycle system and traditional Licenze system run parallel. 1st cycle Triennio and 2nd cycle Biennio in singing, orch instruments, comp, hpd, rcdr, music and new technology, chmbr music, choral music/choral music direction, chmbr music, jazz, organ, pno accompaniment, percussion, va da g. 1st cycle students take options in several core areas: insturmental/vocal training; music theory, history and culture; music technology; ens; comp. Conservatorio Statale di Musica Niccolo Paganini - Genova Via Albaro, 38, Genova t e info@conservatoriopaganini.org w Contact Patrizia Conti, director; Maurizio Tarrini (international enquiries). Courses: 1st level undergraduate (3 yrs), 2nd level postgraduate (2 yrs): all Musical instruments, singing, comp, jazz, electronic music, didactics. Istituto Musicale Vincenzo Bellini Catania Via Istituto Sacro Cuore, 3, I Catania t ; (Erasmus off f ) e erasmus@istitutobellini.it w Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Pietro Mascagni Palazzo della Gherardesca, Via G Galilei 40, I Livorno, t f e segreteria@istitutomascagni.it w Contact Gabriele Micheli, Erasmus & international co-ord. Courses: Bachelor and doctorate in performance (also lower levels) in voice, gui, vc, cl, comp, db, fr hn, bsn, fl, ob, percussion, pno, sax, tpt, va, vn. Japan Nagoya College of Music 7-1 INABAJI-CHO, NAKAMURA-KU, NAGOYA t e shomu_on@meion.ac.jp w Toho Gakuen School of Music Wakaba-Cho, Chofu-shi, Tokyo t f e exam@tohomusic.ac.jp w Courses: Bachelor of music, master of music. Tokyo College of Music Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo t f e daigakuin@tokyo-ondai.ac.jp w Courses: 4-year degree programmes available in music education, vocal music, instrumental music, comp (inc film scoring), conducting. Nondegree programmes in traditional Japanese music (instruments and comp), jazz improvisation, Indonesian gamelan. Latvia Ja zeps Vı tols Latvian Academy of Music 1 Krisjana Barona St, LV-1050 t ; f e maija.sipola@jvlma.lv w Contact Maija Sipola, Vice rector for International Relations; Ainars Sablovskis, Deputy Director of Study programmes. Courses: Professional bachelors and masters degree programmes in kb, strings, woodwind, br or percussion performance, conducting (choral and orch), vocal music; comp, early music; also bachelors in music teaching, musicology and ethnomusicology, choreography. Academic master degree programme in musicology and ethnomusicology, instrumental music, comp, conducting, vocal performance. Academic doctoral degree programme in musicology. Lebanon Ecole des Arts Ghassan Yammine PO Box 7, Bikfaya Metn, Beirut t ; f e info@edagy.com w Contact Ghassan Yammine, pres. Courses: Music dept inc courses for instruments and voice in classical and modern styles (pop, jazz, rock), oriental styles, comp and orchestration. Music Technology dept offers courses in music production, sound engineering and computerised music. Arts depts in 5 different locations across Lebanon also offer dance, fine arts, theatre, Musical theatre and photography; new Body and Mind dept has recently been created, offering Music Therapy, Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, and Qi Gong. Lithuania Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre) Gedimino pr 42, LT Vilnius, Lithuania t ; f e admission@lmta.lt; international@ lmta.lt w Contact Vida Umbrasiene, vicerector of studies; Justina Balciunaite, academic affairs/admission; Rima Rimsaite, international relations; Courses: Academy offers study programmes in 3 cycles (bachelor, master, doctoral studies). Study programmes in music: music performance, composition, music pedagogy, musicology, ethnomusicology. Specializations in music performance: piano, organ, string instruments, wind and percussion instruments, accordion, choir conducting, symphony orchestra conducting, vocal performance, jazz, and composition. Music related studies: music therapy. Netherlands ArtEZ School of Music Utrechtsestraat 85, PO Box 49, NL AA Arnhem t f e conservatorium.arnhem@artez.nl w Contact Thom Koldenhof, dir of Arnhem location. Courses: Classical music, jazz and pop, music theatre. Codarts Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Kruisplein 26, 3012 CC Rotterdam e codarts@codarts.nl w Courses: Bachelors, preparatory and masters courses in Musical theatre, pop, jazz/fusion, comp/arranging, music production, Argentinean tango, Indian music, Flamenco, Latin/Latin jazz/brazilian, Turkish music and classical music. Conservatorium Maastricht Bonnefantenstraat 15, 6211 KL Maastricht t +31(0) f +31(0) e info.conservatorium@zuyd.nl w Courses: Bachelors and masters courses in classical music, inc comp, orch and wind band conducting, opera singing and specialist options; also jazz/pop and music in education courses. Conservatorium van Amsterdam Oosterdokskade 151, 1011 DL Amsterdam t f e info@ahk.nl w vanamsterdam.nl Contact Rita Spin, international relations office. Courses: Bachelors and masters in classical music, bachelors and masters in jazz, bachelors in pop, masters in opera, bachelors in music in education. Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag (Royal Conservatoire, The Hague) Juliana van Stolberglaan 1, 2595 CA Den Haag t f e e.eijken@koncon.nl w Contact Eugene Eijken, international students adviser. Courses: Bachelor of Music and Master of Music, in classical music, early music, jazz, sonology, art of Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

28 Conservatoires Conservatoires sound, comp, music pedagogy, opera; also dance (ballet). Prince Claus Conservatoire Palmslag 20, 9724 CS Groningen t +(050) f +(050) e prinsclausconservatorium@org. hanze.nl w prince-claus-conservatoire Contact Jan-Gerd Kruger, international affairs. Courses: Music BA (jazz, classical, comp, conducting); music education BA; art education MA; music MA (performing, teaching, joint programme). Utrechts Conservatorium Mariaplaats 28, 3511 LL Utrecht t f e ssc@hku.nl w Courses: Bachelor of music, bachelor of music in education and master of music. New Zealand National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries The University of Auckland, Building 520, 6 Symonds St, Auckland t ext e info-music@auckland.ac.nz; studentinfo@auckland.ac.nz w Courses: Bachelor of music, 3-year course in comp, history and literature of music, jazz, classical performance, popular music; available as honours degree with 1 extra year s study. Postgrad diploma and master of music both 1-year courses; master of music available in performance, comp, musicology. Doctor of music arts an advanced performancecentred programme. Te Koki - The New Zealand School of Music PO Box 2332, Wellington t f e info@nzsm.ac.nz w Contact Philippa Scott (course enquiries). Courses: A variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in classical performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, instrumental/ vocal comp, jazz, music studies, music therapy, musicology, sonic arts. Double majors possible; also foundation certificate in Jazz. Norway Barratt Due Institute of Music Lyder Sagens gate 2, N-0358 OSLO t f e post@bdm.no w Courses: 4-year BA (240 credits) in music performance. 2-year MA (120 credits) in music performance. We set high musical standards for admission onto our courses. In return, students benefit from an excellent academic environment where everything is geared toward individual growth and musical progression. Griegakademiet - Institutt for Musikk Lars Hillesgate 3, 5015 Bergen t (+47) f (+47) e post@grieg.uib.no w Contact Bjorn Halvorsen, enquiries. Courses: Bachelor programmes in performance, comp and pedagogy/ music education; master s programmes in performance or comp, ethnomusicology, music therapy. Also offers 1-year international diploma in performance or comp (for international students). Music Conservatory of Tromso University College Krognessveien 33, N-9293 Tromso t f e postmottak@uit.no w Norgesmusikkhole (Norwegian Academy of Music) PO Box 5190 Majorstua, NO-0302 Oslo t f e post@nmh.no w Contact Knut Myhre (international enquiries). Courses: 4-year undergrad courses in music performance, music education, church music, comp, individual programme. Postgrad Courses: advanced studies for solo instrumentalists or chmbr music ens, advanced studies in comp; masters degrees in performance, church music, music theory, conducting, music education, music therapy. More details on postgrad programmes available on the website. University of Stavanger 4036 Stavanger t f e music-dance@uis.no w Contact Jens T Larsen, head of dept; Trim Holbek, head of office/ international co-ord. Courses: Bachelor in music performance (classical or jazz), master in music performance (classical), extension courses in music performance; music production & recording. Occupied Palestinian Territory Edward Said National Conservatory P. O. Box 66676, Jerusalem, t f e info@ncm.birzeit.edu w Courses: Branches in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Bethlehem; preconservatoire training leading to diploma that will qualify students for entry into forthcoming university level programme at ESNCM. Peru Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Jr Carabaya , Lima t f e informes@cnm.edu.pe; Courses: Professional training in performance, comp, conducting and research based study. Flexible training programmes up to a maximum of 10 semesters (5 years). Poland Akademia Muzycna im F Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy (Academy of Music Bydgoszcz) ul Slowackiego 7, PL Bydgoszcz t f e rektor@amuz.bydgoszcz.pl w Courses: Several departments: comp (inc theory of music and sound engineering), instrumental, vocal studies/acting, and choral conducting and music education. As well as performance specialism, options available in complementary subjects, e.g. ear training, history and literature of music, foreign languages, philosophy, music aesthetics, history of culture. Postgraduate studies for choirmasters, instrumentalists and singers. Akademia Muzyczna im Grazyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczow (The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music) 32 Gdanska St, PL Lodz t ; (internati e international@amuz.lodz.pl w Contact Dorota Rossowska, international relations contact. Akademia Muzyczna im Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego ul. święty Marcin 87, PL Poznań t (+48) f (+48) e amuz@amuz.edu.pl w Courses: 3-year BA and 2-year MA. Faculties of comp, conducting, theory and eurhythmics; instruments; vocal studies; choral conducting, music education and church music. Only Polish academy with course in vn-making. Also faculties in Szczecin. Akademia Muzyczna im Karola Lipinskiego (The Karol Lipinski Academy of Music) Wrocław, pl. Jana Pawła II 2 t f e info@amuz.wroc.pl w Courses: 3-year BA programme, 2-year MA programme; 3-year Doctoral programme for music performance specialities. 4 depts: comp, conducting, theory and music therapy; instrumental studies (inc early music and chmbr music); vocal studies; music education. Details of course requirements on website. Akademia Muzyczna im Karola Szymanowskiego (Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music) ul. Zacisze 3, Katowice t f e TokStudiow@am.katowice.pl w Courses: The Academy offers full-time as well as part-time BA and MA studies aligned to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Full-time and part-time BA or MA in several division: comp; conducting and music theory; music education; choral conducting; pno; string instruments; organ and hpd; wind, br and percussion; chmbr music; accordion; gui and hp; vocal; comp and music arrangement; jazz instrumental and vocal. Akademia Muzyczna w Gdansku ul. Łąkowa 1-2, Gdańsk t (+48 58) f (+48 58) e rektorat@amuz.gda.pl w Contact Wojslaw Brydak, foreign enquiries. Courses: Faculties: comp and music theory; instrumental; vocal and acting; choral conducting, music education, eurythmics and church music Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie, ul. św. Tomasza 43, Kraków, t e zbmszlez@cyf-kr.edu.pl w Contact Mieczyslaw Szlezer, prorector for international affairs. Courses: Courses in instrumental music, vocal music, conducting, theory, comp, education. Akademii Muzycznej im Fryderyka Chopina (The Frederik Chopin Academy of Music) ul. Okólnik 2, Warszawa t +(22) f +(22) e info@chopin.edu.pl w Contact Irena Podobas, international relations; Justyna Zayac, ERASMUS co-ord. Courses: Level 1 (bachelor s) and level 2 (graduate) courses in several departments: comp, conducting and music theory; pno, hpd and organ; instrumental studies (inc accordion and chmbr music); vocal studies; music education; sound engineering. Also individual postgrad training in orch and kb instruments (classes in English, Spanish, German, Italian). Portugal Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra Associacao Musica-Educacao e Cultura, Travessa da Gale, 36, P Lisboa t f STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

29 Conservatoires e metropolitana@metropolitana.pt w Courses: Bachelors and masters level qualifications for training in orch instruments or orch conducting. Also degree in pno accompaniment / pno in chmbr music. Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa Rua do Ataide 7A, P-1200 Lisboa t f e esml@esml.ipl.pt w Courses: 1st cycle: music (comp, choral conducting, instruments, voice); community music; Musical communication (programming, production & stage techniques, audio & musical technology). 2nd cycl: masters in music. Escola Superior de Musica, Artes e Espectaculo do Porto (Porto Superior School of Music and Performing Arts) Rua da Alegria, nº 503, Porto t f e esmae@esmae.ipp.pt w Contact Bruno Pereira. Courses: Music Courses: instrumental, comp, music production and technology, jazz, early music; also courses in theatre (acting, sound and light design, costumes, scenography, stage management) and image arts (photography, audiovisual and multimedia). Puerto Rico Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico 951 Ave. Ponce de León, San Juan, PR t f e admisiones@cmpr.edu w Contact Ilsamar Hernandez, admissions dir. Courses: BMus, MMus, graduate diploma in performance. Romania Academia de Muzica Gheorghe Dima Str. Ion I.C.Bratianu, nr. 25 t ; int 118 f e facultateademuzica@yahoo.com w Universitatea de Arte George Enescu Iasi Str Horia 7-9, RO Iasi t ; f e fgrigoras@arteiasi.ro w Contact Florin Grigoras, international office. Universitatea Nationala de Muzica Bucuresti Str Stirbei Voda nr 33, Sector 1, Bucuresti t , also fax e international@unmb.ro w Contact Lucia Costinescu, dir of international relations dept. Courses: Undergraduate, masters and doctoral studies in performing, singing, comp (classical and jazz), musicology, music pedagogy, conducting (orch and choral), Byzantine music. Russia Gnesins Academy of Music Povarskaya st 30/36, Moscow e mailbox@gnesin-academy.ru w Courses: Private music college providing music education at 4 levels: elementary school, primary school, secondary school, academy. Awards bachelors, masters and professional degrees. Moscow PI Tchaikovsky Conservatory Bolshaya Nikitskaya street 13/6, Moscow t ; (dept for f (dept for foreign students) e international@mosconsv.ru w Courses: Undergrad preparatory course, inc study of Russian; main undergrad course (exams in specialism, ear tests and harmony, Russian, pno). Postgrad courses available in organ; accompaniment; string, wind and br instruments; opera and orch conducting, choral direction; chmbr music; solo singing; comp. The Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conservatoire 3 Teatralnaya Square, St Petersburg t ; (internation f ; (internation e foreigndep@conservatory.ru w Contact Natalia Agababova, dean for international student affairs; Olga Makarova, admissions officer. 5 year Diploma course in music performance: pno, organ, orch instruments, folk instruments, vocal music, comp, conducting, musicology; also choreography. Postgrad (PhD) course in music performance. Non-degree special training course (1-10 months). 1 year preparatory course. Serbia Faculty of Arts in Niš University of Niš, Kneginje Ljubice 10, Niš t f e info@artf.ni.ac.rs w Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore, 3 Conservatory Drive, Singapore t f e musbox5@nus.edu.sg w Courses: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YSTCM), National University of Singapore (NUS), offers a full-time Bachelor of Music degree programme, with a strong focus on music performance, composition, and recording arts and science. Thanks to the support of the Yong Loo Lin Trust and other benefactors, all students on the BMus programme are offered full scholarships. In addition to its 220 full time students, it also offers a range of modules to NUS students, as well as a boutique Master of Music programme. Slovakia Akademia Umeni v Banskej Bystrici (Academy of Arts in Banska Bystrica) Jana Kollara 22, SK Banska Bystrica t f e info@aku.sk w Courses: Courses for pno, accordion, voice, comp, conducting, orch instruments, hpd, sax. Vysoka Skola Muzickych Umeni (Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) Zochova 1, SK Bratislava t f e rektorat@vsmu.sk w Slovenia Akademija za glasbo (Academy of Music) University of Ljubljana, Congress trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana t f e intern.office@uni-lj.si w Contact Katja Cerjak, head of international relations. South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602 t f e info@sun.ac.za w South Korea Keimyung University College of Music and Performing Arts 2800 Dalgubeoldaero, Dalseo-Gu, Daegu e intl@kmu.ac.kr w Courses: Departments of orch instruments, voice, comp, pno, organ. Korea National University of Arts Hwarang-ro 32-gil, Seongbukgu, Seoul, t e whiten58@knua.ac.kr w eng.karts.ac.kr:8090 Courses: Bachelor s offered in vocal music, instrumental music, comp, conducting and musicology. 3-year artist diploma in opera, lied & oratorio, instrumental music or conducting; MA in comp, music technology or musicology. School of Korean Traditional Arts also offers BA or MA in traditional music (vocal music, instrumental music, comp) and traditional folk theatrics. Also film, TV, dance, drama, multimedia and Musical theatre courses. Spain Conservatori Liceu Carrer Nou de la Rambla, 88, Barcelona t (+34) e promocio@conservatori-liceu.es w Courses: Principal studies are classical and contemporary music instruments and singing; comp; orch conducting; jazz and modern music instruments (drums, electric bass, db, electric gui, percussion, pno, sax, kbs, trb, tpt) and voice. Also department of Flamenco. Details of academic programme, inc mandatory and optional courses, available on website. Postgrad specialisation inc orch conducting, music analysis, comp, music history and aesthetics, musicology, music education. Conservatorio Superior de Musica Eduardo Martínez Torner Calle Corrada del Obispo s/n, OVIEDO t f e conovied@educastur.princast.es w Contact Covadonga González- Bernardo, Ph.D, International Relations Coordinator. Courses: Majors in accordion, comp, gui, organ, percussion, pno, sax, singing, string instruments, br instruments, woodwind instruments. Conservatorio Superior de Musica Manuel Castillo de Sevilla (CSMS) C/Baños, 48, Sevilla t [+34] f [+34] e secretario@consev.es w consev.es Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Aragon Via Hispanidad 22, E Zaragoza t f e informacion@csma.es w Contact Hector Fouce, Erasmus co-ordinator. Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Badajoz Plaza de la Soledad nº 8, Badajoz t (+34) ; (+34) f (+34) e conservatorio@dip-badajoz.es w php Courses: Conservatoire divided in 5 departments: harmony, comp and theory; strings, gui, hp, chmbr music, Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

30 Conservatoires Conservatoires accordeon; choral and vocal; pno; wind, br and percussion. Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Cordoba Rafael Orozco C/ Angel Saavedra, nº 1, Córdoba t ; ; f e oficina@csmcordoba.com w Contact Monica Marquez Carrasco (international enquiries). Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Murcia Calle Alcalde Gaspar de la Peña, 9, Murcia t f e info@csmmurcia.com w Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Salamanca C/ Lazarillo de Tormes 54-70, E Salamanca t f e info@consuperiorsal.com w Courses: Courses in the following departments: musicology/ ethnomusicology; conducting, comp and music theory; early music; strings, voice, woodwinds; br and percussion. Full list of courses available on website. Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Valencia C/Cinesta Ricardo Muñoz Suay, s/n., VALENCIA t f e info@csmvalencia.es w Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya Edicifi L Auditori, Padilla 155, E Barcelona t e info@esmuc.cat w Contact Oriol Pausa. Courses: Degrees in classical music (orch and non-orch instruments), jazz and modern music, early music, conducting, musicology, sonology, theory and comp; also traditional music, and Promotion and management. Curriculum consists of core subjects, compulsory specialist subjects and options. School also arranges complementary extracurricular activity (eg masterclasses, conferences, student concerts, professional development activity etc). Musikene - Euskal Herriko goi mailako musika ikastegia (Musikene - Higher School of Music of the Basque Country) Centro superior de Musica del País Vasco, Palacio Miramar, Mirakontxa, 48, Donostia-San Sebastián t f e info@musikene.net w Contact Dorleta Lasagabaster. Courses: Higher Diploma courses for accordion, orch instruments, comp, voice, choral and orch conducting, traditional and folk instruments, jazz (various instruments), organ, music education. Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica C/ San Jerónimo nº 46, GRANADA t +(34) f +(34) e oficinaconservatorio@gmail.com w superiorgranada.com Contact Sara Ramos, contact for international enquiries. Courses: Music degrees. Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid C/ Doctor Mata 2, E Madrid t f e infosecre@rcsmm.eu w Sweden Göteborgs Universitet Hogskolan for Scen och Music (Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg University) Box 100, S Gothenburg t e maria.larsson@hsm.gu.se w Kungl Musikhogskolan (Royal College of Music) Lidingövägen 12, Box 27711, SE Stockholm t f e info@kmh.se w Contact Johan Falk, Anders Oman. Courses: Undergraduate programmes in performance, comp, conducting, music education, church music, pno tuner studies, music and media technology. Master s programmes in performance, comp, conducting, music education, music and media technology, intermedia, music therapy, vocal coaching. Musikhogskolan i Malmö (Malmo Academy of Music) Box 8203, Malmö, Ystadvägen 25, t f e info@mhm.lu.se w Contact Joakim Nilsson, director of international affairs. Musikhogskolan Ingesund SE Arvika t f e info@mhi.kau.se w Orebro Universitet Musikhogskolan (Orebro University School of Music) Örebro University, SE Örebro t f e exchange@oru.se w Courses: A range of courses in music, music education, musicology, art and theatre education. Switzerland Conservatoire de Lausanne Haute Ecole de Musique Rue de la Grotte 2, CP Lausanne t f e infohem@cdlhem.ch w Courses: Bachelors and masters courses in classical music and jazz departments; also music education. Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve Haute Ecole de Musique Rue de l Arquebuse 12, CH 1204 Genève t +41(0) f +41(0) e info.hem@hesge.ch w Courses: Bachelors and masters courses. For bachelors, students must complete 10 modules in following areas: 3 in principal study (instrument, baroque instrument, singing, comp, Dalcroze movement, school music, or music and musicology; 3 in practical training; 3 in theoretical and cultural aspect; 1 in preparatory class for masters. Masters available in interpretation, comp and theory, specialist interpretation (ie advanced performance), or pedagogy. Conservatoire de Musique Neuch Espace de l Europe 11, 2000 Neuchâtel t f e conservatoire.ntel@ne.ch w Annuaire/index.html Courses: Bachelors available in various specialisms: instruments, period instruments, jazz (instruments, singing or comp), singing, baroque singing, comp, Dalcroze movement and music, school music. Part of the Haute Ecole de Musique de Geneve. Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana via Soldino 9, CH-6900 Lugano, Apertura al pubblico, da lunedì a giovedì t f e info@conservatorio.ch; w Contact Ellen Frau, BA and MA course administrator; Marlies Bärtschi, student officer. Courses: BA in music, BA in music & movement, BA in music (comp & theory); MA in music pedagogy, MA in music performance, MA in specialised music performance, MA in comp and theory. Hochschule der Kunste Bern Papiermuhlestr 13a, CH-3014 Bern, CH-3000 Bern 22, t e musik@hkb.bfh.ch; w Courses: Undergrad and postgrad courses divided into 4 areas: classical, jazz, music and media art, eurythmics and music. Hochschule Luzern - Musik Zentralstrasse 18, CH Lucerne t e musik@hslu.ch w Contact Silvia Boss. Courses: BA (music, church music, music and movement); MA in music with majors in performance/ interpretation, orch, chmbr music, solo performance, contemporary art performance, comp, conducting (orch, choral, br band), music theory, church music, jazz performance; also MA in music pedagogy. Folk music study options available. Musik-Akademie de Stadt Basel Hochschule fuer Musik Musik-Akademie Basel, Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4009 Basel, t f e hsm@mab-bs.ch w Courses: BA in music, BA in music and movement; MA in music pedagogy, MA in music performance; MA in specialist music performance; MA in comp and theory. Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zurich University of the Arts) Toni-Areal, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, CH-8005 Zürich t f e hs.admin@zhdk.ch w Contact Daniela Huser, Communication Music Department. Courses: Bachelor and masters studies in classical music (solo, opera, orch, chmbr music, lied-duo, pno chmbr music, instrumental pedagogy); jazz pedagogy; pop pedagogy; music and movement; school music; church music (organ, choir); conducting (orch, choral); comp (contemporary; electroacoustic; film, theatre and media); music theory; sound engineering. Taiwan National Taiwan University of Arts 59, Sec 1, Ta-kuan Rd, Panchiao, Taipei t f e pre@ntua.edu.tw w Taipei National University of the Arts - School of Music 1 Hsuen-Yuen Road, Peitou, Taipei 112, f e ylwang@trd-music.tnua.edu.tw w musiccollege.tnua.edu.tw Courses: Bachelor of music (comp, kb, voice, strings, woodwind, brass, percussion); course has core requirements for all majors (inc history of Chinese music, history of Taiwanese music, traditional music, 30 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

31 Conservatoires plus western music history, theory, musicianship). Master of music (comp, pno, voice, conducting). MA programme (music pedagogy or musicology). Master of music for wind, string or percussion players comes from Graduate Institute of Orchestral Instruments. Thailand Mahidol University College of Music College of Music, Mahidol University 25/25 Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Road, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhonpathom, t f e musicmupr@gmail.com w Contact Dr. Joseph Bowman, asst dean for int affairs. Courses: The College of Music, Mahidol University is the only comprehensive research institution for music in Southeast Asia. Courses: Pre-college (high school dip) in Western classical music, jazz music, Thai classical music; BMus in classical music performance, jazz, comp, Musical theatre, popular music, Thai and Eastern music, music business, music ed and pedagogy, music tech; MA in musicology, music ed, music business, music therapy. Rangsit University Conservatory of Music 52/347 Muang-Ake, Phaholyothin Rd, Lak-Hok Muang, Patumthani e info@rsumusic.com w Courses: Undergraduate courses in 8 areas: music performance, music pedagogy, jazz studies, comp, Musical theatre, music production, music technology, film scoring. Masters degrees in music performance, music pedagogy, jazz studies, comp, music theory. Turkey Ankara Devlet Konservatuvari (Ankara State Conservatory) Bahriye Ucok Caddesi 4, TR Ankara t +0 (312) f +0 (312) e hudevkon@hacettepe.edu.tr w Bilkent University Bilkent University, TR Bilkent, Ankara t f e intcent@bilkent.edu.tr w Contact Berna Orge, International Centre co-ordinator; Aysegul Basol, exchange prog co-ord. Courses: Institute of music and performing arts offering undergraduate and postgraduate music programmes. State Conservatory at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Dolmabahce Caddesi, Akaretler Duragi, TR Besiktas - Istanbul, t f e kons@msu.edu.tr w Contact Metin Ulku. Courses: Programmes in comp and conducting, pno, hp, gui, strings, wind and percussion, musicology, ethnomusicology and folklore; also opera (part of performing arts dept). USA Aaron Copland School of Music Music Building, Room 203, Queens College, CUNY, Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY t f e jane.cho@qc.cuny.edu w qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/music Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music, 1140 Boylston Street, Boston, MA t e admissions@berklee.edu w Blair School of Music - Vanderbilt University 2400 Blakemore Ave, Nashville, TN , Davidson County t f e molly.a.jewell@vanderbilt.edu; w Contact Molly Jewell. Courses: We believe our degree program at Blair is quite exceptional because of its combination of music and the liberal arts. Our faculty is dedicated to teaching; it also serves as a role model for students because of continuing involvement in performance, composition or research. Blair is a professional music school within a distinguished university, where all students can take advantage of outstanding liberal arts offerings and a wide variety of extracurricular activities and opportunities. Capital University Conservatory of Music 1 College and Main, Columbus, OH , t e visit@capital.edu w Contact Heather Massey, conservatory admission counselor. Courses: BMus courses in performance, music educaiton, jazz, comp, kb pedagogy, pno, church music, organ, music industry, music media, music merchandising, music technology, vocal performance (with emphasis on opera and Musical theatre); BA in music; also available as a minor subject. MMus in music education (can choose emphasis from options inc Kodaly, jazz pedagogy and instrumental). Chicago College of Performing Arts - The Music Conservatory 430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, t e music@roosevelt.edu w ccpa.roosevelt.edu Courses: Bachelor of music in comp, jazz studies, music education or performance; 5-year double major in music education and performance; master of music in comp, performance, orch studies (woodwind, brass, percussion only); professional diploma in orch studies (woodwind, brass, percussion only) or opera; performance diploma. Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland Institute of Music, East Blvd Cleveland, Ohio 44106, t e admission@cim.edu w Contact Lynn Johnson, dir of admissions & enrollment mgmt. Courses: Bachelor of music, master of music, doctor of Musical arts offered; non-degrees inc artist certificate (undergrad), artist diploma or professional studies diploma (postgrad). Distance learning programmes available through highspeed videoconferencing. Eastman School of Music 26 Gibbs Street, Rochester, NY 14604, t ; (admissions) e admissions@esm.rochester.edu w Courses: As well as undergraduate degrees and postgraduate courses, various specialist diplomas and certificates available: performer s certificate, artist s certificate, arts leadership certificate, certificate in college/community teaching, world music certificate, ethnomusicology. Florida State University - College of Music 122 N Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL , t (music admissions) f e musicadmissions@fsu.edu w Courses: Bachelors in music (general, commercial music, jazz, sacred music), comp, music education, music in performance, music therapy, music theory. Master of music (music theory, music therapy, musicology); also master of music in comp, music education, opera production, music in performance. Doctorate in music comp, music in performance, music education, musicology, music therapy. Arts administration courses and graduate diplomas and certificates. Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music 1201 East Third Street, Bloomington IN t f e musicadm@indiana.edu w Contact Rebecca Patrick Shipman, admissions co-ord. Courses: Bachelor of music in comp, early music, jazz studies, performance (orch instruments, pno, sax, voice), also available as major with study in outside field; bachelor of music education; master of arts in musicology; master of music in comp, computer music comp, conducting, early music, jazz studies, music theory, organ & church music, performance; doctorate in music; artist diploma; performer diploma. Other courses available; see website for full details of all courses. Lamont School of Music- University of Denver University of Denver, 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO t f e Bill.Hungate@du.edu; musicadmission@du.edu w Courses: BA in music; BMus in performance, comp, jazz studies or commercial music; MMus (comp, conducting, performance or pedagogy focus); MA in musicology, MA in music theory. Minor studies: artist s diploma certificate; Suzuki teaching certificate. Longy School of Music of Bard College Longy School of Music of Bard College, 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA t f e admission@longy.edu w Courses: Master of music degree; graduate performance diploma; artist diploma; Dalcroze certificate & licence; undergraduate diploma. Lynn University Conservatory of Music 3601 N Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL t e music@lynn.edu w Contact Dr Jon Robertson, dean; Marc Reese, asst dean. Courses: BMus in performance and comp; MMus in performance, collaborative pno and comp; Professional Performance Certificate (non-degree graduate program). Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Avenue, New York, New York t e admission@msmnyc.edu w Courses: Majors in classical or jazz; orch performance programme at postgrad level. Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program for exceptionally gifted violinists and violists. Special programmes available outside curriculum. New England Conservatory New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts , t e admission@necmusic.edu w necmusic. edu/apply-nec/admissionrequirements. Courses: NEC is a premier conservatory that values exploration and collaboration. Students are mentored by a devoted faculty of esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. Alumni fill orchestra chairs, concert halls, jazz clubs, recording Conservatoires STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

32 Conservatoires Conservatoires studios, and arts management positions worldwide. Bachelor of Music, Undergraduate Diploma, dual degrees with Harvard and Tufts, Master of Music, Graduate Diploma, Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Diploma; also String Quartet and Piano Trio training programs. Training in orchestral instruments, piano, voice, composition, jazz, improvisation, musicology, theory, early music. Oberlin College - Conservatory of Music 39 W College St, Oberlin, OH , t f e conservatory.admissions@oberlin. edu w Courses: Bachelor of music; performance diploma; double degree programme; bachelor of arts; combined bachelor s/ master s programme in opera, conducting, historical performance; masters programme in historical performance; masters in music teaching; artist diploma. San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco CA , t f e admit@sfcm.edu; institutionalresearch@sfcm.edu w Contact Melissa Cocco-Mitten, Director of Admissions. Courses: The San Francisco Conservatory of Music educates exceptionally talented musicians from around the world to become artists of the highest caliber, as well as musical citizens prepared for the challenges of the twenty-first century. Shenandoah Conservatory Shenandoah University, 1460 University, Winchester, VA t (admissions) e shenuniv@su.edu w Courses: 64 degree programme choices in several areas: arts management, arts studies, church music, collaborative pno, comp, dance, ethnomusicology, jazz studies, music education, music performance, music production and recording technology, music therapy, theatre and music theatre. Texas Christian University - The School of Music TCU Box , Fort Worth, TX t e music@tcu.edu w The Boston Conservatory 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02215, t f e admissions@bostonconservatory.edu w Courses: Bachelors and masters degrees, graduate performance diploma, artist diploma. 25 curricula offered in several depts: pno, strings, voice and opera, woodwind, brass, hp and gui, percussion/marimba, comp, choral conducting, orch conducting and music education. Also musical theatre/theatre arts dept. Website gives full details of bachelors and masters course content. The Colburn School 200 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA t f e admissions@colburnschool.edu w Contact Kathleen Tesar, assoc dean for admissions. Courses: Bachelor of music, performance diploma, artist diploma, professional studies certificate. Studies in instrumental performance; opportunities for chmbr music and orch music making. The Curtis Institute of Music 1726 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA , t f e admissions@curtis.edu w Courses: Diploma or bachelor of music degree; master of music or professional studies certificate open to vocal students. The Juilliard School 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY t e admissions@juilliard.edu w Courses: 4-year bachelor of music degree or 3-year diploma available in classical disciplines or jazz; 2-year artist diploma in opera studies; artist diploma in string quartet studies for pre-formed quartets; master of music available in orch instruments, comp, conducting, collaborative pno, early music, voice and jazz. The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD 21202, t e admissions@peabody.jhu.edu w Courses: 3 undergrad programmes: music performance, music education, recording arts and sciences. Also postgraduate courses and artist s diploma. The Shepherd School of Music MS 532, Rice University, PO Box 1892, Houston TX t e music@rice.edu w Contact Susan Kersey Sachnik (undergrad admissions); Phyllis Smith (postgrad admissions). Courses: Music students accepted according to needs of school s ens, so specific numbers of voice types and orch instruments. Undergrad performance majors required to study at least 4 semesters of chmbr music. Undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the following departments: brass, comp and theory, conducting, musicology, opera studies, organ, percussion and hp, pno, strings, woodwind and voice. University of California, Irvine - Department of Music 303 Music and Media Building, Irvine, CA t f e music@uci.edu w music.arts.uci.edu University of Colorado at Boulder - College of Music College of Music, University of Colorado Boulder, 301 UCB, Boulder COLORADO t e peggy.hinton@colorado.edu w Courses: Bachelors and masters degrees in music and music education; doctor of Musical arts; also post-masters professional certificates in opera and solo vocal performance, string quartet performance (for pre-established groups), woodwind performance. Certificates in jazz studies and music technology. University of Florida - School of Music 101 Fine Arts Building A, PO Box , Gainesville, FL t f e music@arts.ufl.edu w University of North Texas College of Music, 1155 Union Circle #311367, Denton, TX t f e music.information@unt.edu w Courses: BMus, MMmus and DMus in performance (strings inc gui and hp, woodwind, brass, percussion, pno, hpd, organ and voice) and comp; MMus, DMus in conducting (orch, choral, opera or wind specialism); BMus, MMus and PhD in music education, music history and musicology or music theory; BA and MA in music; Grad certificate in performance (strings inc gui and hp, woodwind, brass, percussion, pno, hpd, organ, voice, jazz and early music); also specialised study in opera, early music performance, music and medicine, ethnomusicology and world music. University of Oregon School of Music and Dance UO School of Music and Dance, 1225 University of Oregon, OR , Eugene, OR , t f e SOMDFrontDesk@uoregon.edu w music.uoregon.edu Courses: Undergraduate: BA or BSc in Music; BMus in performance, comp, music education or jazz studies; BA option in music theory, history and literature; BSc option in music technology. Postgraduate: MA in musicology or music theory; MMus in comp, music education, performance, conducting, intermedia technology, pno pedagogy or jazz studies; PhD in comp, performance, music education or music theory; DMA in comp or performance; also dance. University of Utah - School of Music School of Music, The University of Utah, 1375 East President s Circle, 204 David P. Gardner Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah t f w Courses: BA, BMus, MA, MMus, DMus, PhD. Undergaduate and postgraduate programmes in instrumental performance or education, vocal performance or education, conducting, comp or jazz. University of Wisconsin- Madison - School of Music 3561 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, Madison, WI t f e music@music.wisc.edu w Courses: Variety of BMus, BA and BSc degrees, and MMus, MA, DMus and PhD postgraduate courses in collaborative pno and pno pedagogy, conducting, jazz, comp, music education, music performance, musicology and ethnomusicology, music theory; courses are available as part of double major; also artists certificates and professional development courses. USC Thornton School of Music Los Angeles, CA t f e uscmusic@usc.edu w Contact P J Woolston, dir of admissions. Courses: Academic programmes in several areas: choral music, classical gui, comp, early music performance, jazz studies, kb studies, kb collaborative arts, music education, musicology, music industry, organ studies, popular music, scoring for film and TV, strings, studio/ jazz gui, vocal arts & opera, winds & percussion. Other minor credit programmes offereed. BM degrees are 4 years, MM degrees are 2 years; graduate certificate 2 years. Yale School of Music PO Box , New Haven, CT , t (admissions) f e gradmusic.admissions@yale.edu w music.yale.edu Courses: Graduate professional school within Yale University. Certificate in performance; BA/MM programme for performance or comp; MM (2-year postgrad); master of Musical arts (3-year predoctoral programme); DMA. 32 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

33 Conservatoires Association Europeenne de Conservatoires, Academies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC) Avenue des Celtes/Keltenlaan 20, 1040 Etterbeek, Brussels, t f e info@aec-music.eu w Contact Maarten Aarse, office co-ord. Courses: European cultural and educational network with 286 member institutions in professional music training in 55 countries. Aims to stimulate and support international collaboration; represents the interests of the professional music training sector on national, European and international level. British Council British Council Customer Service UK, Bridgewater House, 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 6BB t f e general.enquiries@britishcouncil. org w Courses: The UK s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. UK offices in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast; overseas offices in 110 countries. European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) Beulingstraat 8, 1017 BA Amsterdam t +31 (0) f +31 (0) e elia@elia-artschools.org; info@ elia-artschools.org w Courses: Independent network of approx 315 arts educations institutes covering all arts disciplines (dance, design, theatre, fine art, music, media arts, architectures) from 47 countries. Conservatoires Organisations e mail@jmi.net w Courses: Set up in 1945 to enable young people to develop through music across all boundaries. Member organisations in 45 countries. National Association of Schools of Music Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA t f e info@arts-accredit.org w nasm.arts-accredit.org Courses: Organisation of schools, conservatoires, colleges and universities in USA. Establishes national standards, provides information to potential students and parents. UK Erasmus Council British Council, Bridgewater House, Manchester, Cardiff CF10 3QE t f e erasmus.enquiries@britishcouncil. org w htm; Courses: European Commission exchange programme that enables students in 31 countries to study for part of their degree in another country. Incorporated into the Socrates programme which covers education from school to university to lifelong learning. Conservatoires European Music School Union Mohrenstrasse 63, Berlin t +49 (0) e office@musicschoolunion.eu w Courses: Umbrella organisation of national music school associations with 26 countries affiliated. Nongovernmental and non-profit organisation. International Association of Music Information Centres Rue Saint Michel 28, BE-1000 Brussels t f e iamic@iamic.net w Courses: Worldwide network of organisations promoting new music; 41 member organisations in 38 countries. Jeunesses Musicales International Palais des Beaux-Arts, rue Baron Horta 13, B-1000 Bruxelles t f STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

34 OU HAVE TO LISTEN TO this before we go. Marc-André fires up his laptop and plays a sound-clip of the last movement of Hummel s Trumpet Concerto played by two trumpets. Accompanied by a straightfaced piano, one trumpet plays the solo line an octave above Hummel s original, the other an octave below. It s very funny. Hamelin laughs a big, generous, fullthroated laugh that is infectious. Should I pack now? he asks. He s cutting things fine, since he has to catch the evening flight to Dublin. The previous evening, I had enjoyed the Canadian pianist s triumphant (soldout) two-piano recital at Wigmore Hall with Leif Ove Andsnes. A programme of Mozart, Debussy and Stravinsky (Concerto for two pianos, The Rite of Spring). The pair were preparing for several more dates in Europe (they will record the programme in Berlin) and were performing on successive nights in Germany and Holland before flying to London. Neither had had very much sleep before their Wigmore recital and Hamelin had endured a splitting headache all day. A nap in the afternoon saved him: The public isn t supposed to know about these things. You are simply there to share the music and, to a certain extent, sell it. I have known Marc-André for more than 25 years, and his playing for nearer 30. He has even recorded some of my songs (with his former wife, soprano Jody Applebaum). Every time we meet, there is a sharing of enthusiasms. On this occasion, he wanted to illustrate a musical point and went to the piano. After all this time, I had never noticed what slender wrists he has. He shows me his stretch: D-flat, F, A-flat, D-flat, F in the left hand; A-flat, D-flat, F, A-flat, D-flat in the right. Paderewski The American Recordings The complete Victor recordings APR 7505, 5CDs, 5 hrs 30 mins APR s five-cd IPJA17_ _R_SheetMusic.indd 44 07/06/ :18 Beethoven Complete works for solo piano, Schubert Works for solo piano, Volume 2: Four Volume 15: Diabelli Variations Op 120; Six Impromptus D899; Piano Sonata No 20 in A National Airs with Variations Op 105 major D959 Ronald Brautigam (fp) Barry Douglas (pf) BIS 1943, SACD, 68 mins Chandos CHAN 10933, 70 mins Ronald Brautigam has chosen the Diabelli It has been three years since Chandos issued Variations to conclude his series of complete the first volume of Barry Douglas Schubert Beethoven keyboard works for BIS. He is survey (CHAN 10807), so this successor, not alone in presenting the Diabellis on recorded in February 2016, has been a long fortepiano (Schiff and Andreas Steier have while coming. Similar to Volume 1, coupling both essayed this territory; Steier has some the final sonata (B-flat major D960) with the remarkable stops at his disposal) but Wanderer Fantasy and a couple of Liszt s song Brautigam is mightily successful. The transcriptions, Douglas has moved a touch instrument, a McNulty copy of a c1822 back in time to pair the preceding sonata Graf, is powerful and yet reflects with the Impromptus D899. Brautigam s sensitive playing (Variation 20, I was hugely impressed by Lars Vogt s for example). Brautigam has his own voice. recording of the Impromptus (1827) a few The fortepiano has less variety of tone than months ago, and Douglas interpretation is a modern concert grand, and the gruff LD of equal stature. Douglas is a little swifter, trills of Variation 6 snarl less than in many but only by a minute overall and most of a modern recording (same in the rapid-fire, that is accounted for in the first in C minor, staccato Variation 10); yet they fascinate Allegro molto moderato. In the remaining just as much. Variation 27 demonstrates the three pieces the differences amount to a tightness of the bass to perfection, as well as handful of seconds, yet Douglas touch the excellent clarity of the treble. often seems brighter and more pointed, Brautigam goes to the heart of these while Vogt appears more relaxed. I cannot variations: No 22 is fun but, crucially, not choose between them, so both will adorn flippant. He manages to project the my shelves. immensity of Beethoven s structure while Schubert s 20th Sonata is a remarkable honouring the parts, no small achievement. fusion of the conventional and the original Most crucially, the fugue (Variation 32) has in its reinvention of traditional fourmovement forms and reworking of material a remarkable climax (equivalent in power to Pollini s on DG). from an earlier sonata, yet is overshadowed The coupling is inspired. Just predating by No 21 (of which there are twice as many the Diabellis, the Six National Airs with recordings currently available). As in the Variations were published with flute or Impromptus, Douglas allows the music violin part ad libitum; but here we hear room to breathe while rendering its them freshly on the fortepiano alone. The structure with clear-sighted rigour. It is a Scottish one, Of noble stock was Shinkin, is marvellous account, the Andantino a model fairly dramatic, the Irish Last Rose of of power and delicacy succeeded by a Summer beautifully melancholic, the final quicksilver Scherzo, all superbly captured by return to its theme highly effective (a Chandos rich sound. The resonant acoustic Diabelli in microcosm?). The whole journey of the Curtis Auditorium of Cork s School presented by these six mini-sets of of Music is another audible difference with variations is fascinating: the perfect Ondine s very natural but intimate sound for coupling to the main event, and the finest Vogt: Douglas feels like a recital hall of Brautigam s Beethoven series. performance. Terrific. COLIN CLARKE GUY RICKARDS REVIEWS C D s & DVDs Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11; Four Ballades Seong-Jin Cho (pf) DG , 79 mins While Seong-Jin Cho s previous (live) recording was something of a mixed bag, this new release offers superb performances of core repertoire. Here is his first-ever studio recording, and he shines. The concerto was recorded at Abbey Road. Noseda, now the LSO s principal guest conductor, shapes the orchestral contributions superbly, as if his script is to dispel any illusions regarding the ineptitude of Chopin s scoring. Cho sees the melodic lines as derived from bel canto, which gives the interpretation a perfectly lyrical slant; yet it is the attention to detail that impresses most. Nothing is taken for granted, while in the central Romanze, Cho spins his line as if from silk. The music has a lovely sense of space and the pianist finds a delicious touch that transforms the skitterings of the finale into magic. Recorded three months later in Hamburg, we have the generous coupling of the Ballades. The tender moments of Ballade No 1 are lulling without turning to the somnolent; the more fiery passages still hold perfect clarity, if not the thrill of live performance. The Second is a more successful, its parts perfectly in balance, voice-leading a particular joy. The languorous opening of No 3 seems some way from the prescribed Allegretto, but the interpretation blossoms splendidly; No 4 finds Cho in more consistent form, the inner-voice trills superbly done within a wonderful, overarching sense of flow. For both Concerto and Ballades, the competition is of course huge. Nevertheless, Cho has his own voice, perfectly attuned to Chopin. If the Ballades hint ever so subtly that he may find this level of excellence difficult to sustain, there remains a huge amount to enjoy here. 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36 60 th Anniversary 2017 BMUS AT UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BMUS SINGLE HONOURS With the new single honours BMus at Aberdeen, you choose the courses you want in years three and four, including two large projects devised by you in conjunc<on with music staff. BMUS MUSIC EDUCATION BMus Educa<on students follow 3 years of BMus + 1 year of Educa<on. BMUS MUSIC AND COMMUNITIES BMus Music and Communi<es students follow 2 years of BMus + 2 years of Music and Communi<es. WANT TO DESIGN YOUR OWN HONOURS MUSIC DEGREE PROGRAMME? Enquiries: Euan Crabb (escrabb@abdn.ac.uk) BANGOR UNIVERSITY THE ADVENTURE STARTS HERE Our Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses allow you to explore your passion for music. Specialist areas include: Historical, Editorial or Popular Musicology Composition Performance T: +44 (0) E: cah@bangor.ac.uk BEST CLUBS & SOCIETIES Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2017

37 Making the choice There is a bewildering choice of music courses at Britain s universities. Here are some pointers for picking the right one for you ALASTAIR WALLACE/SHUTTERSTOCK Universities Studios at Manchester s Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama If you ve got a headache, try going to the pharmacist for a remedy. And then look at what s on offer dozens and dozens of pills and potions, all claiming this and that. Now look at the options for anyone considering studying music at university level. They are equally extensive, if not bewildering. Just Google studying music and up come dozens of universities and colleges in the UK: Bangor, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and so on, through the alphabet. They all claim to be doing something special. All their graduates are in exceptional jobs. The skills they impart are unique. And then Google popular music and there s Liverpool (obviously, perhaps), Northampton, Anglia Ruskin and many others. Google jazz and Sunderland offers a BMus course in Jazz, Popular and Commercial Music. Google postgraduate and Goldsmiths in London offers an MMus in Popular Music. So it goes on and on. And that is without taking into consideration studying abroad where, often, fees are considerably lower although Brexit may have some impact on whether study in Europe will be quite the same in the coming years. What does need to be taken into account early on is the type of course a potential student might want to take. If they have a brilliant future as a top-flight performer mapped out, one of the conservatoires is the obvious route. They offer their own degree programmes but the emphasis is, perhaps obviously, on performance at a seriously high level. And then there are all the universities offering music courses more than 50 in the UK. What has changed radically in recent years is that they do not offer, necessarily, the perhaps rather dusty, traditional academic avenues: harmony and counterpoint, some history, a smattering of composition, the study of a couple of instruments, all topped off with a dissertation or something similar and then it s straight on to graduation. Instead, they offer a range of different options, some of which are tailored very specifically to the needs of the music industry not only in the UK but also worldwide. Many courses will offer industry experience gained through work placements, with some offering opportunities to study and work abroad. Most universities offer practice and performance spaces as well as wellequipped recording studios, which reflect the standards required by the UK music industry, often seen as the world leader. Competition for a place, therefore, can be intense. Students planning to study music at university need to think carefully. Most institutions require at least three GCSE passes at Grade 3 or above, usually in English and mathematics, and then typically a science, a modern language and so on. At A-level, three Bs is not uncommon (or DDM at BTec) with places like Oxbridge, Surrey s Tonmeister course and others demanding three As as a minimum (or a row of distinctions at BTec). Many courses will also expect performance ability. Aberdeen, for STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

38 Making the choice instance, expects students to have obtained Grade 8 before embarking on the course. Others expect at least Grade 5 in both theory and practice. The main thing to take into account is what you see yourself doing if you know what, at this point. Academic? Practitioner? Administrator? Look at those courses. Do they offer what you want? Would you fit in? Do you see a career for yourself, and will it pay the bills? There s a huge amount at stake, and a huge amount of choice. STEVE HEAP Universities University of Manchester There are few better places, so they claim, to study music. It s a top-ranking centre with world-leading research. There is a hugely vibrant musical centre and outstanding teaching. Students get to work with internationally leading academic staff throughout all their courses and there is an exceptional student-run music society which supports more than 100 concerts and events each year. University of Oxford Variety seems to be the spice of life at Oxford, where music has been studied for more than 800 years. First-year students can, for instance, opt to study the songs of Machaut while combining that area of study with global hip hop. The study of music is through reading, listening, performing and composing. The course is taught by academics with enviable reputations as musicologists, performers and composers, with regular visits from visiting speakers and professional performing ensembles. Opportunities for student performance are legion, in college chapel choirs, orchestras, ensembles, bands and stage performances. The university also claims to have one of the best music libraries at a British university. Teaching, performance and arts administration are the most popular destinations for music graduates, though others move into broadcasting, publishing, law, politics and the civil service. University of York This institution integrates practical music with rigorous scholarship, offering a superb choice of ensembles of ensembles The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford and opportunities. A bursary scheme is in place for all undergraduate music students in support of instrumental or vocal studies, is enhanced in the third year for those who choose to give a final recital. A thriving department hosts the Contemporary Music Research Centre, which supports and promotes creativity in contemporary music of all kinds, and the York Music Psychology Group, which aims to explain and understand musical behaviour and experience, including the processes through which music is created, perceived, responded to, and incorporated into everyday life. University of Cambridge Again, music has been a feature of study at Cambridge since the university s The University of York s central hall has hosted bands including The Kinks, Genesis and The Boomtown Rats 38 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

39 Making the choice BLAKE EZRA examples of academic writing as well as an interview. Overall, selected students show good musicianship, affinity for experimentation, awareness of related art forms and experience of working with sound or music related technologies. Many graduates have set up their own studios and production companies or end up working for broadcasters, film and video companies, theatre galleries and so on. Career paths have included the BBC, Warp Records, West-German Radio and the Beijing Olympics. MRNAVEED/CREATIVE COMMONS Olga Fitzroy, a graduate of Surrey s Tonmeister course and Music Producers Guild recording engineer of the year for 2016 foundation, with many major figures in performance, composition and scholarship studying there. It is one of the more overtly academic courses, focusing strongly on history, analysis, composition (including writing for screen and media) and performance. Teaching takes place in a modern building which includes a 500- seat concert hall, an extensive library, a purpose-built studio and music computing laboratories. Through the college set-up, opportunities are available for students to perform extensively year-round. Several resident ensembles are also hosted by the faculty: the Endellion String Quartet, Britten Sinfonia and the Academy of Ancient Music, which perform regularly, offer masterclasses, coaching and composition workshops. The university (in common with many other institutions) says that its music graduates are extremely attractive to employers and can follow a career in almost any field thanks to the transferable skills they acquire on our course. Many enter the music industry, but others have ventured into publishing and the media, academia, arts administration, banking, law, public service and the charity sector. Applicants are interviewed by individual colleges, so tasks required will vary, and you might be expected to submit one or two school or college essays prior to interview. University of Brighton Digital Music and Sound Arts The university describes this as a practicebased course with a strong element of theoretical reflection. Students can also access material from the Screen Archive South East, which is based at the university. Selection takes place off the back of a high-quality portfolio of existing compositions or sound works, University of Hertfordshire s College Lane campus, home to its school of creative arts University of Surrey BMus (Hons) or BSc (Hons) (Tonmeister) The long-established Surrey course is the only one of its kind in the UK, blending rigorous musical study, advanced investigation of audio engineering and mastery of sound-recording operation and practice. Practical skills are highly valued and graduates will be equipped with invaluable initiative and adaptability. The course spans three areas of study: technical understanding of audio, practical experience of recording, and musical theory and practice. Alumni include winners of Oscars, Grammys and the Mercury Prize. University of Hertfordshire BSc (Hons) Music Composition and Technology for Film and Games with Optional Sandwich Placement/Study Abroad BSc (Hons) The Music Composition and Technology for Film and Games degree builds on Music at the University of Hertfordshire s Composition and Technology programmes. The BSc (Hons) in Music Composition and Technology for Film and Games brings an enhanced emphasis on music for media. Students create music and sound for a huge variety of commercial film, animation and game audio productions and also investigate filmed dance performances, video installations, interactive video jockey technology and online activities. With the input of industry professionals, students analyse the styles of different composers and genre of scores, study the script writing and reading process and understand the different stages of the production of film, developing a critical understanding of how different musical parameters affect visuals and studying the business aspects of commercial music making and how this works within the music industry. Universities STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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41 The road less travelled A musician s development is often assigned two potential pathways studying music at university or a conservatoire. But what about a third, less-considered route pursuing your musical development at an institution which offers no music qualifications, but lots of performing opportunities? The nice thing, says Christopher Bragg of the University of St Andrews, is that none of the musicians who take part do it because they have to, because it s part of their degree. They do it because they want to be here, and clearly the demand for what we are offering is very high and growing all the time. Bragg is the concerts, performance and events administrator at the university s music centre, part of a team employed to provide students with a range of musical activities and opportunities: ensembles, tuition, scholarships, tours and so on. As he indicates, however, none of the students are studying music full time St Andrews stopped offering music as a degree course in There is a handful of UK universities which do something similar, including Aberystwyth, East Anglia and Warwick. And while the University of Kent has recently expanded its academic music provision, it was for a long time without a general music degree: the extracurricular music centre has its own facilities and runs separately from the academic school of music and fine art. Resources and support The exact flavour of musical life varies from place to place, and from year to year, as influential participants come and go, whether they are standout performers or talented organisers. The students are quite heavily involved, says Lucy Griffiths, assistant director of music at the University of Warwick. We provide a resource base for most of the societies we help to administer equipment, music and rooms. We also provide them with professional support through a director and assistant director of music who are professional musicians who can help them with guidance, leadership and conducting. But the student societies themselves actually have committees made up of students elected by the students. In each case, these universities back up their investment in music staff and facilities with student scholarships and bursaries. Typically, scholarships offer a cash sum, and bursaries offer subsidised music tuition in exchange for full participation in music centre activities. They tend to be awarded after an audition Warwick Art Centre s Butterworth Hall process that takes place during the few first weeks of the university year. Performing facilities can be another attraction. The music centre at Warwick, for example, is based within Warwick Arts Centre, a multi-space performing arts venue with 1,200-seat concert hall (in which the university symphony orchestra and chorus hold the majority of their rehearsals as well as their main performances). Like many universities, it also employs a string quartet in-residence, the Coull Quartet, which has been an integral part of Warwick s musical life for over 30 years. Specialisms While all these university music departments aim to lay on as broad a provision as possible (too much to list here, so check websites and ask questions at open days if you want to find out more), areas of specialism do develop. At St Andrews, for example, singing has become a particular focus, with a number of student-led a cappella groups and an annual opera project giving students the chance to perform in what is essentially a professionally produced opera. We now have a very successful chapel choir, essentially a liturgical choir made up of students. They sing three services a week and also have a substantial performance programme both within the university and elsewhere they ve just returned from singing at two international festivals in the Netherlands and they have also toured on the eastern seaboard of the United States. And this year we launched an internationally distributed CD label which, at the moment, is focusing on the activities of the chapel choir. Although music at these universities is extracurricular, that does not mean to say the standard is low. Universities aim to offer something to students of all musical abilities. But at the top end, a number of students will go on to specialist study at music college and into the profession. And although some students will have always had this path in mind backing up their musical ambitions with a degree they can fall back on should things not work out others find the more relaxed approach helps them pick up confidence in their musical abilities. Covering all eventualities In the end, different people have different needs and these universities have a valuable part to play in offering something different. What Griffiths says about Warwick could equally apply to others: There are a lot of students who are very good musicians but who aren t sure that music as a degree is the right career choice for them. So by coming to Warwick you can come and do any degree you want to from a world-class university, but you can have as much opportunity for music-making and progression as you would at a university that has a music degree. Other universities with music degrees would focus their attention on music students so you might have students doing other degrees who don t have the opportunities because they have to prioritise the music students. For us, it is entirely based on talent, enthusiasm and willingness to participate. Universities STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

42 Running your own group Most university music departments provide a good range of in-house orchestras, choirs and more. But what if you want to start your own group? Be it a duo, string quartet, brass ensemble, choir, orchestra, or any of the myriad possibilities in between, starting your own group will be fun and exciting but it can also earn you money, contribute towards your degree, and even set you on the path to a professional career Universities Getting started The first thing to decide is what sort of a group you want to establish and what sort of music you are going to perform. (Student composers are an excellent source for new works, particularly for more obscure line-ups.) Will you all be equal partners artistically and organisationally? Or might an individual take the lead and be the one to plan the ensemble s development? Is the membership going to be fixed or will the group expand and contract according to the repertoire? Think about how best to attract the sort of members you want, and always remember that students in other years may have different work pressures from you. Perhaps the most important thing to bear in mind is that although most departments should be supportive of extracurricular music-making, you will get a frosty reception if your plans get in the way of official university musical activities. Don t just settle for the first people to come along and express an interest: it s worth spending time putting together an ensemble of musicians with shared passions in repertoire and stylistic approach. Most importantly of all, agree between you how much time you are going to devote to the group often problems arise because some members want to rehearse or perform more or less than the others, leading to dissolution of the group or a change of personnel. It s worth considering sharing out the jobs: one person to be in charge of finding music (your university library will be a good place to start), another to coordinate diaries and book rehearsal space, and so on. Agreeing a few ground rules early on will set you in good stead and help preserve friendships (that may last longer than the ensemble!). What s in a name? If your ensemble is just going to be a vehicle through which to play repertoire, then you don t need to worry about giving yourselves a name. But as soon as you ve decided to give public performances it becomes essential. Two things are important here: firstly, the name should immediately make clear the type of ensemble you are and be both distinctive and memorable; and secondly, you must check that there are no other ensembles in the world with the same name. You might think you re just getting together to play some brass quintets, but it is annoying to find out a year down the line that all the hard work you ve put into building a reputation has gone to waste. A thorough internet search will be vital here. The Brodsky Quartet, for instance, began life in Middlesbrough as the Cleveland Quartet; two years later at a summer school course the players encountered an established US quartet of the same name and reluctantly had to rethink things. Run a shortlist of potential names past lecturers, teachers, friends and family, as you ll get so caught up in the intricacies of choosing a name that you ll soon lose all objectivity. Once you ve decided on the name, buy the domain name (.com,.co.uk or.org) it s not expensive, and you ll be pleased to have it, even if you don t launch a website for months or years to come. First performance opportunities Where and what will your debut performance be? Do you want to create a big splash or (more likely) put on something low-key and informal? Many universities provide a platform for student groups, often in the form of lunchtime concerts. These slots may get booked a long time in advance, so get in early. Similarly, some local churches or community centres might jump at the chance to have a group of students come and perform. It s unlikely you ll get paid for this, but at this early stage the most important thing is to get used to the feeling of performing as an ensemble, developing a style of your own and, crucially, getting those initial mistakes and wobbly moments over and done with in a supportive and friendly environment. Music clubs and festivals are another good source of concert opportunities; find out who to contact or, even better, go along to another concert in their series and introduce yourself personally. Why not ask a lecturer or your instrumental teacher to attend your concerts and give feedback? Some universities even offer, as an alternative to solo performance, the option to perform as part of a group or small ensemble. This could be the best incentive of all not only is forming your own group fun and could earn you money, but it could count towards your degree. Making money Once the group is established and you have some repertoire under your belt, you might think about trying to earn some cash after all, it beats working in the union bar. Spend as much time and effort as you can getting your name around the university and local area, as this may lead to your first paid engagements. If money making is the principal aim of the group, it may be worth thinking where the gaps in the market are before you decide on the line-up of your ensemble. The locality may not be very well served for a cappella vocal quartets or brass quintets, for example. Try to find out what else is out there and offer something a bit different. Build a website, have business cards printed, and maybe even record a demo (this makes an excellent project for a recording module). Contact all the local wedding and function venues, and get in touch with other university departments there is a big demand for background music for formal balls and functions. Your initial set-up costs should be recoupable from your first engagements many quartets, for instance, divide fees by five: a fifth for each player, and the final portion for expenses. Decide in advance among yourselves what your minimum fee would be that way, you can be firm on the phone or by when talking with a potential client. Bear in mind that each client may want a specific style of music or a specific piece. Try and get this information as early as possible, as sourcing the music can sometimes prove to be a bit of a mission. In some cases you may have to make your own arrangements, which is time-consuming but satisfying. Make sure to factor this into your university timetable; you re unlikely to get a sympathetic ear from a lecturer who discovers your essay was late because you stayed up arranging the theme from a TV gameshow for wind octet. 42 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

43 Running your own group Universities Tours Another good way of getting exposure away from your place of study is to organise a small tour. If you all hail from different places, why not get each member of the group to arrange a concert near their home, all within the space of a few days reading week or a university holiday would be best. Being able to exploit local contacts should mean you get venues for free or very cheap (try your old school or local church), and work hard to sell tickets to friends and family, former teachers and anyone you know in the area. It might be possible to get a notice in your local newspaper; tales of homegrown talent returning from faroff places always attract attention. The costs for a tour such as this should be minimal travel and publicity will be the main expenses. If you attract good audiences, you might even walk away with a small profit. Foreign tours are a much bigger undertaking and are usually only feasible with a larger group such as an orchestra or choir. Crucially, the members will have to pay to go. Start early planning in September for a trip the following summer is ideal. You ll need to form a committee and engage a tour company, who will give you a quote for the type of tour you want. Fewer nights away and fewer concerts will be less expensive, and the more people you take with you, the lower the cost per person will be. Set deadlines for receiving deposits and final payments, and chase all the payments. Conclusion Forming your own group can be one of the most exciting and fulfilling types of music-making, and your university years are probably the best time to do it. The experience of running and administrating an ensemble or choir will be a great boost to your CV, and the chance to give several concerts with the same group of people is an extremely valuable one. It s an excellent opportunity to tackle challenging or obscure repertoire which you may not have the chance to play in later life and above all, it s great fun! HINTS AND TIPS Make sure you all have the same aims and aspirations is it going to be a fun group to bash through repertoire or a serious ensemble with a future? Finding the right name: you could try amalgamating members names into something catchy, taking the name of an instrument maker, composer or performer (make sure to get permission), a local landmark or area, something referring to your repertoire the possibilities are endless! Even though you are students, be as professional as possible when you re doing outside gigs no drinking between sets! Dress smartly and be polite it will be as important to clients and audiences as the music you perform. Above all, be very careful to plan your rehearsals and performances so they don t clash with official university events. STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

44 Universities Universities Anglia Ruskin University Dept of Music and Performing Arts, East Rd, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 1PT t e music@anglia.ac.uk; mpa@anglia. ac.uk w Contact Paul Jackson. Courses: BA music (3); BA popular music (3); BA creative music tech (3). Music facilities: A wide range of ens activities are on offer within the extensive practical studies programme. There is a comprehensive schedule of musical, opera and concert perfs held in Anglia Ruskin s own 250-seat Mumford Theatre and the University of Cambridge Concert Hall. Foreign concert tours are also a popular feature of vacation work leading to close educ ties with many similar institutions world-wide. Bangor University Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DG t f e admissions@bangor.ac.uk; marketing@bangor.ac.uk w Contact Thomas Schmidt-Beste, head of school; Bruce Wood, Andrew Lewis, profs; Stephen Rees, admissions tutor; Wyn Thomas, dir of studies. Courses: BA music; BMus music; BA creative studies & music; BA English & music; BA history & music; BA media studies & music; BA music & creative writing; BA music & film studies; BA music & history & Welsh history; BSc/BA mus tech & electronics; BA Welsh history & music; all 3 yrs. BA music/french; BA music/german; BA music/ Spanish; all 4 yrs. Music facilities: The school is large enough to maintain its own orchs, choirs and other ens, but much of the teaching has been organised to keep seminar groups as small as possible. Bath Spa University Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Bath BA2 9BN t f e enquiries@bathspa.ac.uk w ac.uk Contact Charles Wiffen, Head of Department; Roger Heaton, Subject Leader BA Music; Andy Keep, Subject Leader Creative Music Tech; Jim Dickinson, Subject Leader Commercial Music. Courses: UG: Music, Commercial Music, Commercial Music Integrated MA, Creative Music Technology. PG: Performance, Composition, Creative Sound & Media Technology, Songwriting, Songwriting (Distance Learning). NSS 2014 scores for overall satisfaction: 100% BA Music, 97% BA Commercial Music. Music Facilities: Fully equipped performance venue & theatre, rehearsal rooms, practice rooms, recording studios. Arts centre & rehearsal spaces in Bath centre; postgrad auditorium & studios at Corsham Court. Curricular & extra-curricular opportunities including international touring & performances. Birmingham University Music Department, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT t f e s.miles@bham.ac.uk w Contact Paul Rodmell, head of dept; Daria Kwiatkowska, UG admissions tutor; Matthew Riley, director of PG studies. Courses: BMus Music; BA Mathematics and Music; BA Modern Languages and Music (one or two of French, German, Italian or Russian); MA Music with various pathways; PhD in Composition, Musicology or Performance. Music facilities: The new Bramall Music Building with purpose-built concert hall, practice rooms, electro-acoustic music studios and early instruments sets the tone for a diverse and vibrant series of offerings. Brunel University Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH t f e music-admissions@brunel.ac.uk; colin.riley@brunel.ac.uk w Contact Colin Riley, Senior Lecturer in Music. Courses: BA Music; BMus Composition; MA/MMus Experimental Music; MPhil or PhD (f/t or p/t). Taught by renowned contemporary musicians and innovators, there s no better environment in which to find your own path. Whatever your musical interests, we ll ensure you have a strong academic grounding and the specialist professional skills you need to build a career. We make lots of music in our state of the art computer suites, edit rooms, rehearsal and performance spaces and provide plenty of opportunity to perform. Buckinghamshire New University Faculty of Creativity & Culture, High Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Rd, High Wycombe HP11 2JZ t f e advice@bucks.ac.uk w Contact Frazer MacKenzie, head of school: music, entertainment & moving image. Courses: BA Hons music management; BA Hons music & arts management; BA Hons music & live events management; BA Hons music management & artist development; BA Hons music management & future media; BA Hons music management & studio production; BA Hons music management, branding & promotion; all 3 yrs. Music facilities: The recording studios support the internationally acclaimed courses offered by the university. They also provide rehearsal and recording facilities suitable for commercial hire throughout the year. Bookings can be arranged on either a dry hire basis or with an experienced in-house engineer. Other facilities inc perf and rehearsal spaces large enough to accommodate anything from solo musician to full orch arrangement. More information available at Canterbury Christ Church University Music Dept, North Holmes Rd, Canterbury CT1 1QU t e sabrina.grech@canterbury.ac.uk w Contact David Allinson, director of music; Nicholas McKay, head of school. of music and performing arts; Sabrina Grech, school administration manager. Courses: BMus music; BA commercial music (3); BA creative music tech (3); BA/BSc education studies & music (3); BA/BSc English & music (3); BA/ BSc history & music (3); BA/BSc music & film, radio & TV studies (3); BA music production & business mgt (3); various other combined degrees. PG: MMus pno accompaniment; MMus comp; MMus performance; MA electronic & computer comp; MPhil; PhD. Music facilities: A weekly programme of concerts given by visiting professionals, students and staff in the St Gregory s Centre for Music is augmented by concerts in the cathedral and in Europe. Cardiff University School of Music, 31 Corbett Rd, Cardiff CF10 3EB t e musicschool@cardiff.ac.uk w Contact Prof Rachel Cowgill, head of school. Courses: BMus; BA Music; BA Music with: English Literature, French, German, History, Italian, Mathematics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Welsh; BSc Physics with Music. Taught MA in Music with option to specialise in Comp, Perf, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, or Pop Music Studies. Research degrees leading to PhD. Music facilities: Concert Hall, onsite Music Library, teaching and IT facilities, practice rooms, and studios. Active concert programme by both professional visitors and the School s own groups. City University London Department of Music, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB t e music@city.ac.uk w Contact Dr Miguel Mera, Head of Department. Courses: BMus (Hons) Music; BMus (Hons) Music with a Year Abroad; BSc (Hons) Music, Sound and Technology; MA Music; MA Ethnomusicology; MA Composition; PhD. City offers cutting edge programmes in music and music technology with the flexibility to combine diverse areas of theory and practice. Situated in central London, students benefit from outstanding performance, research and recording facilities as well as a wide range of classical/jazz/world music ensembles, work experience and study abroad opportunities. Colchester Institute Sheepen Rd, Colchester CO3 3LL t f w Courses: BA music (3); BA popular music (3); BA music - arts business (3); BA music - comp (3); BA music - education (3); BA music - perf studies (3); MA music - performance; MA music - comp; MA music - arts business; MA music - education. Music facilities: Over 200 specialist instruments. Five music technology studios on-site. 40 practice and ens rooms, plus two large performance halls and dance studio. Specialist rehearsal spaces for popular music. Coventry University Coventry School of Art & Design, Priory St, Coventry CV1 5FB t e reception.ad@coventry.ac.uk w Courses: BA (Hons) Music (3); BA (Hons) Music Composition; BA (Hons) Music Performance; BSc Music Technology. Music facilities: Dedicated performance, rehearsal and music practice rooms. De Montfort University De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH t e satkinson@dmu.ac.uk w Contact Simon Atkinson, principal lecturer. Courses: BA performing arts; BA music, tech & innovation (3); BA music, tech & perf (3); BSc music tech (3). Music facilities: Dedicated performing arts building with 4 studios. Durham University Department of Music, Durham University, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RL t e music.ugadmissions@durham. ac.uk; music.pgadmissions@durham. ac.uk w Contact Joyce Dent, undergraduate admissions; Karen Nichol, postgraduate admissions. Courses: BA music (3); BA music & tech (3). PG: MA (1); MMus (2); PhD (3). Music facilities: concert room for chmbr concerts. 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45 Universities take place in the cathedral and other venues within the university. There is also a series of professional concerts throughout the year. 3 studios, practice rooms, listening facilities, extensive hardcopy and online music libraries. Music is normally an essential qualification for entry to the dept, and kb skills (ABRSM gr 6) are also required. Students are encouraged to take part in extra-curricular music-making in the university. Falmouth University Falmouth University, Falmouth Campus, 25 Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH t f e admissions@falmouth.ac.uk w Contact Dr Larry Lynch, head of the department of performance. Courses: BA (Hons): music; creative music tech; popular music; acting; theatre; music theatre; dance & perf; dance & choreography; dance & communities; creative events mgt; cultural tourism mgt; music, theatre & entertainment mgt.courses: BA music; BA music theatre; BA popular music (3). Music facilities: Brand new. The 19m perf centre contains 12 high-specification perf and rehearsal studios, 2 large theatres with stateof-the-art lights and sound, as well as smaller studios. It also contains 3 dance studios with 700m² Harlequin sprung floors and a recording studio complex. Goldsmiths, University of London Department of Music, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW t f e music@gold.ac.uk w Contact Barley Norton, Simon Deacon, u/g enquiries; Tom Perchard, Ian Gardiner, p/g enquiries. Courses: BMus in Music, Popular Music; BMus/BSc in Music Computing. MA in Music, Contemporary Music Studies, Ethnomusicology, Historical Musicology, Popular Music Research; MMus in Composition, Creative Practice, Performance & Related Studies, Popular Music, Studio Composition (all f/t or p/t). MPhil/ PhD (f/t or 4 p/t). Music facilities: The character of the music dept at Goldsmiths is influenced by its size, its academic and practical diversity, and its proximity to the music centres of London. Institute of Education, University of London Dept of Arts and Humanities, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL t e musicadmin@ioe.ac.uk w Courses: Teacher Training: PGCE secondary music, f/t and p/t routes PG: MA in Music Education; MPhil; PhD; EdD. Music facilities: Teaching rooms, kb, computer, music IT, electronics/rehearsal and recording room, research students rooms and practice areas. Reference and advanced study rooms provide places for informal meetings, group work and individual study. Resources inc journals and other information on music and music educ, sets of classroom material, choral and inst music, records and tapes, a collection of music educ and a/v material and a range of music insts. Keele University Music & Music Technology, The Clock House, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG t f e music@keele.ac.uk w htm/ Contact Diego Garro, Nicholas Reyland, senior lecturers; Barbara Kelly, programme dir for mus. Courses: BA music (3); BA mus tech; BA joint hons (music/music tech and humanities/social sciences) (3/4); BSc joint hons (music/music tech and natural sciences) (3/4). PG: MA in modern music; MRes in Humanities; MPhil; PhD (all PG courses p/t or f/t). Music facilities: Most of the music dept s teaching takes place in the Clock House, an early 19th C building on the edge of the campus, which contains practice rooms (also available at the Lindsay Studio Theatre and in some halls of residence), lecture rooms, offices, the electronic studios and the computer room. King s College London Room 331, Norfolk Building, King s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS t e music@kcl.ac.uk w humanities/music/ Contact Bettina Varwig, senior lecturer in music. Courses: BMus (3). P/grad: MMus (in theory and analysis, comp or historical musicology) (1 f/t; 2 p/t); MPhil/PhD (min 2/3 ft; 4/6 pt). Music facilities: At King s College the aim is to develop hand, ear and mind together. The role of perf and comp in the dept notwithstanding, the university s focus is on music thought, with the historical and theoretical approaches to the art, studied as part of the scholarly traditions of the humanities. The dept calls on a large number of visiting scholars to supplement its small staff, and the wide-ranging facilities and resources of the associated RAM. Kingston University Music Department, Coombehurst House, Kingston University, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7LB t f e music.administrator@kingston. ac.uk w Contact Sarah Beech, music admin; Alex Evans, Admissions tutor (music/ creative music technologies); Mike Searby, PG Admissions tutor. Courses: BMus Hons Music, BMus Hons Creative Music Technologies. PG: MPhil; PhD; MMus/MA specialising in Comp for Film and TV, Music Education, Performance, Production of Pop Music and MA Music (general). Music facilities: Music occupies a series of buildings with specialist facilities inc recording studios, perf spaces, lecture rooms, electronic music studios, practice rooms and computer suites all equipped to the highest industry standards. Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds LS1 3HE t e admissionenquiries@leedsbeckett. ac.uk w www. leedsbeckett.ac.uk/fmpa/ Courses: BA (Hons) Music Production and Performance; BA (Hons) Music Production; BSc (Hons) Music Technology; BSc (Hons) Audio Engineering. MSc Sound Design; MSc Sound and Music for Interactive Games; MSc Music Technology; MSc Audio Engineering: MA Music Production; MA Music for the Moving Image. Music facilities: 10 specialist music studios with production, performance and recording facilities, each with control room and live area with instruments and amps; Rehearsal studios: Foley studio for recording sound effects and multi-speaker performance space for electro-acoustic/diffusion composition. Liverpool Hope University, Department of Music Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Creative Campus, 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP t e music@hope.ac.uk w Contact Richard Lawrence, Administrator; Dr Laura Hamer, Head of Department. Courses: BA single Hons in Music; BA combined Hons: BA QTS Hons; MA Music; MA The Beatles, Popular Music and Society; MA Creative Practice; MPhil; PhD. Located at Liverpool Hope s Creative Campus close to the city centre. Music facilities: electro-acoustic and recording studios, teaching and practice rooms, a range of performance spaces including The Capstone Theatre. The University is an all-steinway school and is the HE partner of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra whose members are regularly involved in course delivery. Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Mount St, Liverpool L1 9HF t f e reception@lipa.ac.uk w Contact Martin Isherwood, Head of Music. Courses: BA (Hons) Music; BA (Hons) Music, Theatre & Entertainment Mgt; BA (Hons) Sound Tech; 1 year Foundation Certificate Popular Music and Sound Tech. State of the art facilities include 2 performance venues, 5 large & 7 small band rehearsal rooms, 6 professional standard recording studios and 12 off-line workstations. All courses taught by tutors with industry experience. Regular masterclasses with respected professionals - songwriters, producers, managers and performers. Weekly gigs and annual music festival The 2ube Xtra performed and engineered by students and streamed live on YouTube. Liverpool John Moores University Dean Walters Building, St James Rd, Liverpool L1 7BR f e awards@ljmu.ac.uk w Contact Stuart Borthwick. Courses: BA Hons popular music studies (3). Music facilities: Digital music production booths and pro vinyl/cdj w/shop. Liverpool University School of Music, Bedford St South, Liverpool L69 7WW t f e music@liv.ac.uk w Contact Michael Spitzer, Head of Department; Kenneth Smith, director of undergraduate admissions; Holly Rogers, director of MMus and postgraduate admissions. Courses: BA Hons mus; BA Hons music/popular music); BA combined Hons (3). PG: MA popular music (1); MA music industry studies (1); MMus (1); MPhil (2); PhD (3) both by research and thesis. Music facilities: excellent library of scores, theoretical and critical works, facsimiles, reference material, etc. Students are encouraged to pursue independent. Original comp is strongly encouraged, and student work is tested (and criticised) in live perf. Perf plays a major role in student life. London College of Music University of West London, St Mary s Road, Ealing, London W5 5RF t f e communications@uwl.ac.uk w music/ Contact Sara Raybould, head of LCM; David Henson, head of subject - performance, composition & performing arts. Courses: BMus (Performance/ Comp); BA Hons Music Major; BMus (Popular Music Performance); MMus (Composing for Film and TV); MMus(Composing for the Theatre); MMus (Composing for the Concert Hall); Dip HE and BA Music Technology; PG Dip (Performance/ Comp); MA Audio Technology; FdA Music Technology and Multimedia; MA Performance and Media Health. Music facilities: Teaching suites, concert hall, extensive Universities STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

46 Universities Universities digital recording facilities, 30 rooms available for rehearsal or practice. TV studio, video suites, photographic labs, 2 radio stations, 18 computer labs. London South Bank University Division of Creative Technologies School of Arts and Creative Industries, 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA t f e randellj@lsbu.ac.uk w Contact Justin Randell, Course Director. Courses: BA/BSc Sound Design Music facilities: Media centre with digital arts and audio media production facilities. Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Contemporary Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cheshire Campus, Crewe Green Road, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 5DU t e adm.cheshire@mmu.ac.uk w Contact Adam Fairhall, programme leader, popular mus. Courses: BA music (3); BA popular music (3); BA combined degree creative music production (3). Music facilities: Music block inc 2 large teaching/rehearsal rooms with pnos, hpd, electronic kb, organ, amplification and drum kits); suite of practice rooms; vinyl studio; electronic drum studio; listening and editing facilities; percussion collection. Also 2 tech suites. Performance spaces, inc grand pno, at Axis Arts Centre. Middlesex University School of Arts - Music, Trent Park Campus, Bramley Rd, London N14 4YZ t f w Contact Lesley Main, Head of Performing Arts; Chris Batchelor. Courses: BA music (3); BA jazz (3); BMus popular music (3); BA music & arts mgt (3). Music facilities: Facilities inc a large recital room, a kb lab, 2 large w/shop/teaching rooms, music tech room, 24 track studio, staff tutorial rooms, offices and over 20 rooms for smaller groups and practice. There are 12 permanent academic music staff and more than 25 visiting voice and inst teachers. The Learning Resource Centre has its own music librarian and is well stocked with scores, sheet music and CD recordings. Napier University School of Creative Industries, Queens Craig, Craighouse Campus, Craighouse Rd, Edinburgh EH10 5LG t f e studentrecruitment@napier.ac.uk w Contact Huw Davies, head of school, Graham Weir, snr lecturer; Lauren Goldthorpe, snr lecturer; Nicholas Ashton, Andrew Doig, Michael Harris, Kenneth Dempster, Stephen Davismoon, Kevin White, Paul Ferguson, Jim Doyle, Dave Hook, technicians. Courses: BMus music (3/4); BA popular music (3/4) Music facilities: The Ian Tomlin School of Music is housed in a purpose-converted villa at the university s Craighouse campus in the Morningside area of Edinburgh. The villa is set high up on the campus with fine views over Edinburgh to the west, north and east. Music facilities: Facilities inc recital room, recording control room, seminar, class and lecture rooms, teaching and practice studios, computing and music tech facilities. The school of music is the focal point for the university s chmbr orch and chmbr choir. Newcastle University Newcastle University, School of Arts and Cultures, Armstrong Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU t f e music@ncl.ac.uk w Contact Ian Biddle, head of u/g studies in music; Magnus Williamson, head of music. Courses: BA music (3); BMus music (4); BMus popular & contemporary music (2); BMus folk & traditional music (4); BA combined hons music (3). MA, MMus (taught); MLitt, MPhil (research); PhD. Music facilities: 3 studios, PC room, large student common room with work area, dedicated p/g study room, rehearsal spaces, 12 practice rooms, large band practice room, 3 acoustic inst tuition rooms. Also interdisciplinary culture lab with film & audio studios, lighting stage, w/shop and live events spaces. Open University Music Department, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA t e arts-music-enquiries@open.ac.uk w Contact Catherine Tackley, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department. Courses: UG: Diploma in Music; BA. PG: MA; MPhil; PhD. Teacher Training: Various in-service and updating courses available in School of Education, and PGCE in music. UG courses are also available to nondegree students. PG: Taught Masters in Music, PG Dip and PG Cert. Oxford Brookes University Music Dept, School of Arts and Humanities, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford OX3 0BP t e arts-enquiry@brookes.ac.uk; paul. dibley@brookes.ac.uk w Contact Paul Dibley, principal lecturer and programme lead. Courses: BA/BSc combined studies (Ordinary and Hons) (3); BA (Hons) in music. MA in music and popular culture; MA music on stage & screen; MA contemporary practice in comp; MMA in contemporary arts and music; MA in comp and sonic art; PhD in musicology and comp. Music facilities: Large lecture theatre, small lecture room, practice rooms, 2 recording studios and a music tech room. Extensive university library and range of instruments. Student lunchtime concerts take place during term-time. Large-scale departmental concerts twice a year, as is the Big Night Out for pop/rock musicians. Oxford University Faculty of Music, St Aldate s, Oxford OX1 1DB t f e academic.admin@music.ox.ac.uk w Contact Alec Sims, academic admin. Courses: BA Hons (3). PG: MPhil; MSt; MLitt; DPhil. Music facilities: One of the largest teaching faculties for music in the country, the internationally-known Bate Collection of musical insts and excellent libraries of music, books on music and recordings. It offers the student a very rich life of practical music whether as performer, listener or comp. The faculty encourages and subsidises student performing groups of various kinds. Queen s University Queen s University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN t f e p.rebelo@qub.ac.uk w Contact Michael Alcorn, head of school. Courses: BMus single hons (min 3); BSc single hons music technology (min 3); BA joint hons (min 3). PG: MA (1 f/t; 2 p/t) in comp, sonic arts; MPhil by thesis; MPhil in comp; PhD by thesis or by portfolio in comp. Music facilities: Facilities in the school inc 2 dedicated performance spaces, practice rooms, computer labs etc. The world-renowned Sonic Arts Research Centre attracts researchers in areas such as music technology, interaction design, comp, signal processing and spatial audio. Royal Holloway, University of London Dept of Music, Egham Hill, Egham TW20 0EX t f e music@rhul.ac.uk w Contact Stephen Downes, head of dept; Geoff Baker, u/g admissions; Julie Brown, dir of graduate study; Paul Harper-Scott, p/g admissions. Courses: BMus (3); BA music combined (3/4 if with language). PG: MMus (1 f/t; 2 p/t); supervision of research for MPhil, PhD. Music facilities: BMus takes approx. 55 students a year. Practice and music teaching rooms and electronic studios nearby. Opportunity to spend all or part of year 2 in a European university. Scholarships: Choral scholarships. Competitive: 500 for 1 yr (renewable). Inst scholarships: n3-5 competitive awards: 500 for 1 year (renewable). Organ scholarships. Competitive awards: 1000 pa for 1 year (renewable). School of Oriental and African Studies Dept of Music, University of London, Thornhaugh St, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG t f e ng18@soas.ac.uk w Contact Nick Gray, head of department. Courses: BA music (3); BA language and music (3/4); BA combinations of music with social anthropology, art, geography, linguistics, development studies, religious studies, history (3). PG: MMus in ethnomusicology, MMus in performance, and MA area studies (1 f/t; 2/3 p/t); MPhil (2); PhD (3). Music facilities: Practice suite, Javanese and Balinese gamelans, Thai mahori ens, African, Asian and Near and Middle Eastern inst collections, teaching and research a/v collections, recording studio, online resources. Sheffield University Dept of Music, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN t e music@sheffield.ac.uk w Courses: BMus (3); BA dual Hons (3/4). P/g: MMus; MA psychology of music (all 1 f/t; 2 p/t); MA psychology for musicians (2, distance taught); MA music psychology in education; MA world music studies (2, distance taught); MA ethnomusicology; MA music management (f/t); MA music performance; MA sonic arts; MPhil, PhD. MPhil and PhD courses in perf practice and in original comp are also available. The music dept of Sheffield University has an annual intake of about 45 students, a staff of 18 and a large number of visiting inst tutors. University of Aberdeen Student Recruitment and Admissions Service, University Office, King s College, Aberdeen AB24 3FX t e sras@abdn.ac.uk w Contact Dr. Phillip Cooke, Admissions Selector. Courses: BMus Hon. Educ, BMus Hons Music, BMus Hons Music and Communities, MA Music with Divinity, English, French, German, Hispanic studies, History, Philosophy, Religious studies. Music facilities: see web University of Bristol Dept of Music, Victoria Rooms, Queens Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1SA t f e music-info@bris.ac.uk w Contact K. Ellis, prof of mus; J. Pickard, prof of comp; E. Hornby, reader in mus; N. Farwell, G. Heldt, P. Fairclough, M. Ellison, snr lecturers; F. Scheding, S. Rice, J. Williams, lecturers. Courses: BA music (3); BA music & French / German / Italian (4); PG: MA in Comp for film and TV (1); MA in Music (1 f/t; 2 p/t); MPhil 46 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

47 Universities (1 f/t; 2 p/t); PhD (3 f/t; 6 p/t). Music Facilities: the music dept, based in the Victoria Rooms, inc a concert auditorium, recital room, recording studio, & ca. 20 practice rooms. It has six grand pnos, chmbr org, fortepno, hpschd, as well as its own score & CD collection, with video and listening facilities and student computer suite. A multi-track MIDI studio is of special use to those on the film & TV comp course. University of Cambridge University Music School, West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DP t f e admin@mus.cam.ac.uk w Contact Sam Barrett, Stefano Castelvecchi, Richard Causton, Nicholas Cook, Ian Cross, Ruth Davis, Martin Ennis, Iain Fenlon, Marina Frolova-Walker, Kariann Goldschmitt, Sarah Hawkins, John Hopkins, Nicholas Marston, Susan Rankin, John Rink, Xiaotian Shi, Benjamin. Courses: BA music (3), BA education with music, M.Phil. in music studies (1), M.Mus. in choral studies (1), Ph.D. Music facilities: The Faculty houses the Pendlebury Library of Music, West Road Concert Hall and Recital Room, Cudworth Room (collection of historical instruments), Centre for Music and Science and Centre for Musical Performance Studies. University of Central Lancashire School of Art, Design & Performance, Victoria Building, Room 126, Preston PR1 2HE t e schoolofadp@uclan.ac.uk w Courses: BA music practice (3); BA music production (3); BA music theatre (3). Music facilities: 4 fully equipped studio perf spaces with professional sound and theatre lighting equipment; 2 recording studios; 2 ens rooms; 2 acoustically treated rooms for practice; 2 dance studios with sprung floor and audio equipment; 5 Apple Mac music project studios. University of Chichester Music Dept, Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, Chichester PO19 6PE t f e b.hall@chi.ac.uk w Contact Ben Hall, head of mus; Laura Ritchie, Jonathan Little; Susan Legg, head of voice; Antonia Kent, administrative assistant for music. Courses: BA music (3); BA music performance (3); BA performing arts (theatre perf & music) (3); combined music with: English & creative writing; English; fine art; history; musical theatre; all 3 yrs. Music facilities: Excellently-equipped studios for w/shop presentations. Specific music amenities inc a suite of practice rooms, a recently-established electronic studio, weekly ens and choir rehearsals and opportunities for opera, music theatre, chmbr choir, jazz ens, introduction to music therapy, conducting and directing, and choir training. Inst and/or vocal tuition is available. University of Cumbria Carlisle Campus, Brampton Road, Carlisle CA3 9AY t e enquirycentre@cumbria.ac.uk w Courses: BA music theatre perf/ technical theatre (3). Music facilities: The music courses provide opportunities for students to develop a range of practical skills, and to gain experience in perf, comp and teaching of music. The Carlisle campuses are centrally situated and links are developing with the town and its activities; the Lancaster campus has musical links with Lancaster University, schools, colleges and community music leaders. University of Derby Markeaton Street, Derby DE22 3AW t e arts@derby.ac.uk w Contact Chris White, head of media and performing arts. Courses: BA popular music with music tech (3); BA education studies & pop music (3); BA mktg & popular music (production) (3); BA music tech & production (3); BA popular music (production) & theatre arts (3); BA popular music production & creative writing (3). Music facilities: 2 recording studios; labs for music and lighting technology, psychoacoustics, music perception; PC and Mac computer studios. University of East Anglia (Music Centre) UEA Music Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ t e musicevents@uea.ac.uk w Courses: The University of East Anglia Music Centre offers a focal point for music on campus, in the City of Norwich and in the wider community. Staffed by a dedicated Director of Music and Music Administrator, the Music Centre provides a vibrant meeting place for musicians, hosts practice and rehearsal spaces and runs UEA s flourishing Symphony Orchestra and Choir. University of East London School of Arts and Digital Industries, University of East London, Docklands Campus, 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD t e study@uel.ac.uk w Courses: BSc music tech (3); BA popular music perf (3); BA music indsutry mgt (3). University of Edinburgh Reid School of Music, Alison House, 12 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9DF t e music@ed.ac.uk w Contact Raymond MacDonald, Head of the Reid School of Music. Courses: BMus in music (4); BMus in music tech (4). PG: DipMus/MMus/ MSc (1); MPhil (2); PhD (3). Music facilities: The dept is fortunate in possessing the Russell Collection of early kb insts and the Collection of Historic Musical Instruments, 2 concert halls (the Reid and St Cecilia s), 18 practice studios, 8 electronic studios, and one of the finest music libraries in the UK. Student groups take part in the University s concert series and there is also a great deal of professional music-making in Edinburgh. University of Glasgow Music, 14 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QH t f e music-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk w Contact David Code, head of subject. Courses: BMus (3/4); MA (3/4) (music taken p/t within general arts degree or as single or combined hons); BEng (4/5). PG: MMus(1); MLitt in Popular Music Studies (1/2); MLitt (2); PhD (3). Music facilities: Scottish Opera, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra all resident in the city. University of Huddersfield Dept of Music, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH t f e music@hud.ac.uk w supporting/music/ Contact Rachel Cowgill, head of mus and drama; Stewart Worthy, subject leader - music, music technology. Courses: BMus Hons; BMus Hons music performance; BMus Hons popular music; BA Hons music tech; MA by research, MPhil, PhD. Creative arts building with facilities inc rehearsal spaces, perc and org practice rooms, early music studio and concert hall, recording studio with 2 live rooms housing a replica baroque org and Steinway grand. Teaching labs with macs, 3 comp studios, 3 octaphonic studios and sound spatialisation experimental research studio. St Paul s Hall with 3-manual tracker organ; music library housing large coll of 20th and 21st C music. University of Hull University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX t f e music@hull.ac.uk w Contact Prof. Alastair Borthwick, Head of School; Prof. Christopher Wilson; Mark Slater (Admissions Co-ordinator); Freya Bailes, Matt Barnard, Alexander Binns, Peter Elsdon, Andrew King, Elaine King, Rob Mackay, Helen Mitchell, Rowan Oliver, Lee Tsang. Courses: BMus; BA Music; BA Jazz and Popular Music; BA Popular Music; BA Creative Music Technology; BA Music & Theatre; BA Joint Hons (drama, English, film; modern langs with year abroad). PG: MMus; MA; MPhil; PhD. Music at Hull has a sustained commitment to excellent teaching and research. Our teaching is responsive to our students interests, to ongoing shifts in music culture and to practical and intellectual developments in the discipline. Music facilities: Middleton Hall concert hall, Salmon Grove Studios, Chapel, 24/7 practice facilities and computer suites. University of Kent The University of Kent, The Registry, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ t e information@kent.ac.uk; MFAAdmissions@kent.ac.uk w Contact Kathryn Sansom, recruitment & admissions admin. Courses: BMus Music, BMus Popular Music, BSc Music Tech and a range of postgraduate courses (taught and research). Music facilities: 3 professional recording studios including industry standard studio with vocal booth and a live room with Grand Piano; Avid High Definition Studio containing a 5.1 speaker control room with live room; 3 additional postproduction studios; MAAST (a portable and flexible sound diffusion system designed for the performance of electroacoustic music and research in spatial sound); individual and group rehearsal pods; imac room; wide range of student ensembles and groups. University of Leeds University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT t f e music@leeds.ac.uk; enquiries@ meetinleeds.ac.uk w Contact Professor Martin Iddon, head of school; Susan Wheater, school sec. Courses: BA music (3/4); BSc maths & music (3); BSc music, multimedia & electronics (3); BA joint honours (3 or 4 if with language). MMus applied psychology of music; MMus comp; MMus musicology; MMus perf; MMus mus tech; graduate diploma in music. Music facilities: School is housed in purpose-built premises. 200-seat concert hall with Steinway and Yamaha pnos. Rehearsal, perf and practice spaces; electronic studios inc recording studios and Pro Tools suites; psychology of music lab; multimedia computer cluster; study area. University of Manchester Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Coupland St, Manchester M13 9PL t e ug-music@manchester.ac.uk masalc@manchester.ac.uk Universities STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

48 Universities Universities w subjects/music/ Courses: MusM; MPhil; PhD; MusB Hons, also UG joint course with RNCM for a small number of exceptionally gifted students. Music facilities: large department, school of Music and Drama building inc concert hall, practice rooms, electronic music studio and extensive library. Electroacoustic music building. Regular concerts by the Halle and BBC Philharmonic orchs, by the orchs and ens of the RNCM, the Quatuor Danel and the university s own orchs, choirs and ens. Sir Mark Elder CBE has recently been appointed as Honorary Professor. See also manchester.ac.uk/subjects/music/ people/ University of Nottingham Department of Music, The University of Nottingham, Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD t f e music-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk w Contact Nicholas Baragwanath, Head of Dept; Robert Adlington; Mervyn Cooke: Sarah Hibberd; Lonán Ó Briain; Philip Weller; Xenia Pestova; Elizabeth Kelly; Simon Patterson; Joanne Cormac. Courses: BA Hons (2): BA Music; Music & Philosophy. PG: MA, MPhil, PhD (musicology). Music facilities: There is a specialist music library on site, 2 computer labs, electronic studio, practice rooms, a recital hall, a rehearsal hall, an early inst collection and a video and DVD archive of opera and film music. University of Salford School of Media, Music and Performance, The University of Salford, The Cresent, Salford, Manchester M5 4WT t f w Courses: BA music (3); BA popular music & recording (3); BA popular musicology (3). PG: MA Music with pathways in comp (popular music, jazz, bands) and perf (popular music, jazz, bands); MPhil Popular Music; PhD. Music facilities: The University of Salford is strategically placed both geographically and culturally to offer students access to some of the finest music-making and allied artistic endeavours in the country, inc the Halle, BBC Philharmonic and some of the most famous br bands. University of South Wales Pontypridd, Wales CF37 1DL t f e gro@southwales.ac.uk w Contact Phil Christopher, head of school. Courses: Provides courses which cover the full spectrum of today s music and sound industries. From creative composition, through perf and production, to entrepreneurship, to the technical design of software and hardware. The University offers both ug and pg courses in this area. All music and sound courses are industry informed, with many of courses fully accredited by JAMES ensuring that our students receive not only a first rate academic experience - but are also fully prepared for work within the music industry when they graduate. University of Southampton Building 2, Department of Music, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ t f e musicbox@soton.ac.uk w Contact Prof Francesco Izzo, head of department; Prof Andrew Pinnock, director of undergraduate studies; Dr Benjamin Oliver, undergrad admissions tutor; Dr Thomas Irvine, director of internationalisation Courses: BA music (3); BA Music with year abroad (4); BA Music and Management Sciences (3); BA Music and Management Sciences with year abroad (4); BA English and Music (3); BA Philosophy and Music (3); BA French and Music (4); BA German and Music (4); BSc Acoustics and Music (3); BSc Mathematics with Music (3); MMus Music (musicology, perf, comp) (1); research opportunities leading to MPhil (2) and PhD (by thesis, comp or perf) (3); Music and Web Science and international BMus with English Language. University of Surrey: BMus (Hons) Creative Music Technology School of Arts, Stag Hill Campus, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH t e fahsadmissions@surrey.ac.uk w creative-music-technology Courses: This degree develops an understanding of what is needed in the concert hall and the film, TV and computer-games industries. You will interact with our own leading practitioners and creative specialists from the music industry to acquire advanced artistic and technical skills. By the end of the degree programme, you will have a strong portfolio of works that will help you in your career, and also the skills necessary to create new works for a broad range of media. University of Surrey: BMus (Hons) Music School of Arts, Stag Hill Campus, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH t e fahsadmissions@surrey.ac.uk; S.Uzzell@surrey.ac.uk w music Courses: Our Music degree reflects the diversity of contemporary musical experience and the rich variety of music as an art form. You will encounter a huge range of music and music-making, thus gaining insight into how you might wish to develop as a musician. Music facilities: Our BMus degree explores musical repertoires past and present through integrated studies in classical/popular musicology, composition and performance, with emphasis on cultural issues, theory and analysis, music technology and practice-based learning. University of Sussex University of Sussex, Silverstone Room 220, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RG t e mfm@sussex.ac.uk; information@ sussex.ac.uk w Contact Martin Butler, prof of mus; Dr Richard Elliott; Dr Evelyn Ficarra; Tim Hopkins, fellow; Dr Edward Hughes, Nicholas Till, prof of mus. Courses: BA Music; Music Technology. PG: MA Music and Sonic Media; MPhil; DPhil. Music activities at Sussex are lively and varied. Professional concerts are held regularly in the Meeting House. Student orchs, choirs and ens. Org and choral scholarships are available for suitably qualified applicants. Music facilities: 2 Steinways, Grant, Degans and Bradbeer org, 2 chmbr orgs, pnos, various other kb insts, tuned and untuned perc, a professional electronic music studio and a mac suite which inc 10 workstations with Pro Tools and midi kbs. Practice, listening and computing facilities. University of Ulster School of Creative Arts, Magee Campus, Londonderry BT48 7JL t e music@ulster.ac.uk w Contact F Lyons, A Melvin, C Newark, L Roman, S Ryan. Courses: BMus (3); BA combined music with dance, drama, Irish, Irish history or psychology. PG: MPhil/PhD in musicology, comp or performance; MMus (1 f/t) in performance. Teacher training: PGCE (1). Students may join the chmbr choir, wind, br and str groups, early music groups and the jazz band. Music facilities: 25-room practice room suite, electronic and computing studios, recital room, and rooms suitable for lectures, seminars and tutorials. Large stock of music insts (kbs, strs, w/wind, br and perc), electronic and computer equipment, miniature scores and sheet music. University of Westminster Watford Road, Northwick Park, Middlesex HA1 3TP t e course-enquiries@westminster.ac.uk w Courses: Commercial music, music business mgt, audio production, applied sound for interactive media, entertainment law, radio production. University of Winchester Faculty of Arts, Sparkford Rd, Winchester SO23 4NR t f e june.boyce-tillman@winchester. ac.uk w Contact June Boyce-Tillman, prof of applied mus; Richard Cuming, head of perf arts. Courses: BA performing arts. MPhil; PhD in music education, gender in music, ethnomusicology, music in religion/ritual; MA devising in performing arts, popular theatre. New combined honours course in vocal & choral studies. Music facilities: Lecture rooms, practice rooms, music tech facilities, recital room. University of Wolverhampton School of Performing Arts, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY t f e enquiries@wlv.ac.uk w Contact John Pymm, dean; Nigel Beer, head of mus. Courses: BA music (3); BA Hons popular music; BA Hons music and popular music; BA Hons music technology combined with either mus or popular mus; MPhil/PhD musicology/comp; MA in music. Music facilities: The music dept is well-equipped with practice rooms, rehearsal rooms (fitted with PAs) and 3 digital studios. Concerts and rehearsals for the choir, jazz orch, wind band and baroque consort are held in the theatre. The popular music course generates a number of bands which play on campus and around the local area. University of York Dept of Music, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD t f e music@york.ac.uk w music.york.ac.uk Contact Ambrose Field, head of dept. Courses: BA Hons (3. PG: MA (1); MA in music technology (modular); MA by research in music technology; MA in community music (modular); MPhil (min 2); PhD (min 3) by thesis or comp or thesis plus recital or by performance. Music facilities: The dept is fundamentally concerned with the study of music through its practice, in comp and perf, in the belief that music scholarship should flow from first-hand acquaintance with music sound and structure. York St John University York St John University, Lord Mayor s Walk, York YO31 7EX t f e r.bateman@yorksj.ac.uk w Contact Dr Ralph Bateman, Head of Programme: Music. Courses: BA Music (3); BA Music: Composition (3); BA Music: Education and Community (3); BA Music: Performance (3); BA Music Production (3). Music facilities: Based at York, music is housed in a dedicated block. Resources inc 3 recording studios, 2 concert venues, 3 grand pnos inc Steinway D, 2-manual Willis org, 2-manual hpds, electronic kbs, extensive perc resources, individual practice rooms with pnos. Regular perfs are given by students as soloists and as members of large and small ens, and comps by students are also given their first public perf at either lunchtime or evening concerts. 48 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

49 Universities without Degree Courses in Music Universities without Degree Courses in Music Aberystwyth University Music Centre, 10 Laura Place, Aberystwyth SY23 2AU t f e music@aber.ac.uk; drh@aber.ac.uk w Contact David Russell Hulme, dir of mus; Bree Enemark, mus asst; Music facilities: Practice and teaching rooms with pnos, hps, hpd, 2-manual org, chmbr org, perc and other insts; music library. Individual tuition available at special rates. Music activities: Symphony and chmbr orchs, str group, sax group, wind band, br band, choral union, madrigal singers, showtime singers. musical subjects available to students of all disciplines. University of Warwick Music Centre, Coventry CV4 7AL t f e music.centre@warwick.ac.uk w Contact Paul McGrath, dir of mus. Music facilities: Suite of practice rooms, orch and choral libraries. Music activities: 20 ens. University of Exeter Music Office, Cornwall House, St German, Exeter EX4 6TG t (mus mgr); (admin) e Music@exeter.ac.uk w Contact Mark Barretto, mus mgr; Alex Hawker, music artistic co-ord; Clare Greenall, admin. Music facilities: Kay House Duryard: 7 practice rooms inc 5 for large-scale performance, 24-hour amplified band practice space, sound studio, recording equipment, a World Instrument collection, orch percussion, 2 Bechstein grand pnos, 1 Collard & Collard grand pno and 1 Petrof concert grand. Cornwall House: 8 practice rooms, Music Library, 2 Steinway grand pnos, 7 upright pnos, silent practice drum kit. Music activities: Tuition, lectures and w/shops, performance opportunities. Universities University of Reading t e music@reading.ac.uk w Music facilities: 5 practice rooms, ens room (all with pnos), inst store, concert hall with organ and Steinway. Music activities: Chmbr choir, chorus, big band, symph orch all led by professional conductors; also studentrun fl choir, ukulele group, gospel choir, jazz ens, campus choir, wind band; annual ensemble-in-residence competition. Free lunchtime concerts during term-time. Tuition can be arranged. University of St Andrews Music Centre, Younger Hall, North St, St Andrews KY16 9AJ t f e music@st-andrews.ac.uk w Contact Michael Downes, dir of mus; Helen Gregory, music centre mgr; Ruth Carr, clerical asst. Music facilities: 1000-seat concert hall, 11 practice, teaching and rehearsal rooms, music tech studio, music library, CD library; orgs, hpds and insts for borrowing. Music activities: Range of choirs, orchs and ens, individual tuition, year-round concert programme; orch in residence, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Undergraduate modules in a range of STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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52 Further & Higher Education Access to Music Ltd Access To Music LTD, Head Office, 68 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AR t f e martin.smith@accesstomusic.ac.uk w Contact Martin Smith, mktg mgr. HE Level Courses: National music education & training organisations specialising in the design and delivery of industry-relevant popular music courses. Course/teaching aims: 8 UK music centres; works in partnership with schools, FE colleges and universities. Access to Music Ltd 26 Hulme Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 5BW t (freephone) f e info@accesstomusic.ac.uk; martin. smith@accesstomusic.ac.uk w Contact Martin Smith, mktg. Music facilities: National popular music and media college specialising in design and delivery of industryrelevant courses, including Music Performance, Music Technology, Music Business, Vocal Artist, Artist Development and Creative Media. Offered in eleven UK music centres (Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Great Yarmouth, Lincoln, London (Kilburn), London (Stratford), Manchester, Mansfield, Norwich and York). Works in partnership with the creative industries and schools, FE colleges and universities, including Birmingham City University for degrees. Contact to discuss partnership opportunities. Accrington and Rossendale College of FE Broad Oak Campus, Broad Oak Road, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 2AW t f e info@accross.ac.uk w Music facilities: Practice rooms, studio rehearsal rooms, theatre studio, drama studio, dance studio, stagecraft room, kb lab, recording studio, sound engineering room, music tech suite. No of places: 20 on each course. FE Level Courses: FD performing arts (1); FD music (subject to validation); FD music production (subject to validation); ND performing arts (2); ND popular music (2); HND music performance; HND music production; AL music tech (2). Alton College Alton College, Old Odiham Road, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2LX t f w Music facilities: Recital room and concert hall; practice rooms; music IT suite; 2 teaching rooms; 3 recording studios. Wide-ranging chmbr, orch and choral experience offered inc jazz band, big band, folk band, choral Further and Higher Education Colleges society, chmbr choir, chmbr orch, str ens, gamelan group, contemporary music group, br ens, rock workshop, comps ens and assorted chmbr groups. FE Level Courses: AS/AL music and music tech, BTEC music tech, Rock Award -RSL Level 3 Music Practitioner, Composers Certificate - RSL Level 3 Music Practitioner, Jazz Certificate. Andover College Andover College, Charlton Road, Andover, Hampshire SP10 1EJ t e info@andover.ac.uk w Contact John Deniel, Mus TEch; Debbie Adamson, A-level Music; David E Watters, music performance. Music facilities: Purpose-built facilities inc recording studio, music tech studio, practice and rehearsal studios, teaching studios, recital room. No of places: Unlimited. FE Level Courses: AS/A2 Music; BND in Music Practice; BNA in Music Practice; BND in Music Technology; BNA in Music Technology; BFD in Music; inst tuition, leisure courses. Barnsley College Barnsley College, Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2YW t f e info@barnsley.ac.uk w Music facilities: New state of the art music rooms and recording studios. FE Level Courses: BTEC ND music; BTEC ND music tech; BTEC FD in performing arts (music); AS/A2 music tech. AS/A2 music; ABRSM theory; Rockshool inst grades. Pro Tools. Online m/classes via www. barnsleymusic.com. BIMM London Effie Road, Fulham, London, East Sussex SW6 1EN t f e london@bimm.co.uk w Birkbeck College, University of London t f e culture@bbk.ac.uk w FE Level Courses: Performance certificates in dance, concert singing, opera, acting. Music certificates in musical techniques and comps, history of opera, music & the arts. HE Level Courses: Foundation degree in dance. Boston College Sam Newsom Music Centre, South St, Boston PE21 6HT t e info@boston.ac.uk w Music facilities: Recital hall (housing regular professional concerts), 3 lecture rooms, learning resource facility, 7 practice rooms, 6 studios, rehearsal room, listening facility, coffee lounge, professional recording studio, computer workstations; state of the art equipment. Student accommodation available. No of places: 30 per course. Bristol Pre-Conservatoire e bristolpreconservatoire@gmail.com w Music facilities: An evening school for young classical and jazz musicians, offering small ensemble training, creative workshops, visiting artists and sessions on developing general musicianship. Currently offering training in the following strands: strings and piano, woodwind, vocal and jazz. Brockenhurst College Lyndhurst Rd, Brockenhurst SO42 7ZE t f e enquiries@brock.ac.uk w Music facilities: Recital room, theatre, practice rooms, recording studio, music tech studio. FE Level Courses: AS/AL music; AS/AL music technology; AS/AL performing arts; AS/AL drama; BTEC ND performing arts; BTEC FD performing arts. BSix t e info@brookehouse.ac.uk w Music facilities: 24-track recording studio with live room; 2 Mac suites running latest versions of Logic and Reason software; DJ practice and rehearsal rooms. No of places: 60 Careers and counselling: Advice available for all students. FE Level Courses: BTEC diploma in music; BTEC extended diploma in music tech; BTEC subsidiary diploma in music tech. Course/teaching aims: Aims to teach students how to produce, record and market music to today s exacting standards. Campus facilities: Gym, theatre, canteen, learning resource centre, hair dressing facilities etc. Castle College Central College Nottingham, High Road, Chilwell, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 4AH t f e enquiries@centralnottingham.ac.uk w Contact Malcolm Cowgill, College Principal. Music facilities: Fully equipped rehearsal rooms, recording studios, state-of-the-art tech room. Events programme inc regional and national gigs, w/shops and m/classes, summer school, CD project. No of places: BTEC First Dip 25; BTEC Nat Dip 35; HND Music Performance 16; NOCN Level FE Level Courses: BTEC First and Nat Dip in Music Performance Contemporary Popular Music: NOCN Level 1/2 (1), NOCN Level 3 (2); BTEC HND in Music Performance (2); BTEC First Dip in Music Technology. Chetham s School of Music Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB t f e chets@chethams.com w Contact Claire Moreland, Head; Alun Jones, Head from September 2016; Stephen Threlfall, Director of Music. Music facilities: Specialist day/ boarding school for young musicians age Tuition in all instruments plus full academic programme. Entry assessed on music potential only. No of pupils: 82 day, 213 boarding. Termly fees: 7996 (day); 10,329 (boarding). Means-tested government support up to full fees. Open Days in October & January. Regular solo & ensemble performances at all levels, including choristerships at Manchester Cathedral. Auditions & advice auditions throughout the year. All teaching is in a brand new school building in the heart of Manchester, with a professional concert hall opening in Chichester College Chichester Campus, Westgate Fields, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1SB t f e info@chichester.ac.uk w Contact Gerry Griffith, programme asst mgr; Lisa Smith, curriculum team mgr for mus; Julie Moody, admissions asst. Music facilities: Specialist music block, state-of-the-art music tech suite, analogue and digital recording studio. Halls of residence. No of places: AS/AL Music 30; Professional Diploma music course 20; Diploma in Jazz 60; NC in Popular Music 40; NC in Music Technology 40; FD in Music 40. FE Level Courses: AS and AL Music p/t or as part of a programme of AS and AL study (1/2); AS and AL Music Technology p/t or as a programme of AS and AL study (1/2). City College Brighton & Hove Central Campus, City College Brighton & Hove, Pelham Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4FA t f e info@ccb.ac.uk w Contact Jason Murphy, team leader music. Music facilities: 3 control rooms, 2 live rooms, 3 mixing suites, 2 Apple Mac suites, 48-channel Audient mixing desk, 2 Audient 36-channel mixing desks, Focusrite and Joe Meek pre-amps and EQ, Dbx compressors and gats, ProTools H/D, POD gui and bass emulators. Studios inc Marshall, Fender and Trace Elliot gui and bass amps; Neuman U187, Shure, AKG, Audio Technica, SE Electronics mics; Apple Macs tieh Logic Pro and ProTools. No of places: 30 per year group. HE Level Courses: FdA Music production (2 yrs). 52 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

53 Further and Higher Education Colleges City College Manchester The Manchester College, Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2WH t f e enquiries@themanchestercollege. ac.uk w Music facilities: 7 well-equipped digital recording studios, 4 MIDI/ multimedia labs, 2 kb labs, 6 music rehearsal studios, 6 music practice rooms, 2 theatres, Raw Fish record label, music and new media base room with full office facilities. All City College centres have a Learning Resources Centre equipped with reference books, mus CDs, computers with printers, internet access, newspapers and specialist magazines/journals. Also at Abraham Moss Centre, Crescent Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester M8 5FU. No of places: FD Music Performance & Production 40. City of Liverpool College Liverpool Community College, 9 Myrtle St, Liverpool L7 7JA t f e steve.kelly@liv-coll.ac.uk w Contact Steve Kelly, head of mus. Music facilities: Students from all courses are able to participate in music-making activities within the college. Public concerts are an integral part of the work of the students, both in house in a 120 seat perf space, and outside at a number of venues within the city. The college has 3 MIDI rooms (45 workstations); 2 recording studios (1 digital and 1 analogue); 4 portable hard disk recorders. No of places: c 20 on each course. CM CM, Brady Arts Centre, Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU t e everyone@cmsounds.com w Contact Maricia Klincke. Music facilities: Industry standard recording facilities, rehearsal space and study support. No of places: c 60. FE Level Courses: Provides accredited music production and music leader training courses, perf opportunities and outreach projects. Colchester Institute Centre for Music and Performing Arts, Sheepen Rd, Colchester CO3 3LL t f e info@colchester.ac.uk w Contact Jim Davies, Lecturer; Michael Allen, head of percussion. Music facilities: Purpose-built music centre. Specialist accommodation, dance and drama studios, 5 mus tech studios, 4 pop music band rooms, 35 small practice studios and teaching rooms. Substantial music library. Many perf groups inc orch & full choir, chmbr choir, pop, br, wind and jazz bands, str orch, opera group and world music groups. Frequent public concerts in college and externally. The Centre for Music and Performing Arts offers a medium-size conservatoire with a university-style dept; study is both practical and academic. No of places: 300. Scholarships and funding: see prospectus. College of North West London Dudden Hill Lane, London NW10 2XD t ; e cic@cnwl.ac.uk w No of places: 48. FE Level Courses: Music Diploma. Cornwall College St Austell Tregonissey Rd, St Austell PL25 4DJ t e learning.centrec@st-austell.ac.uk w Music facilities: The Keay Theatre - multipurpose venue boasting high quality standards in multimedia, sound and lighting; music practice & rehearsal rooms and recording studios with state of the art equipment; dance studios. FE Level Courses: FD music practice; performance national award music practice; performance national certificate musical theatre; music tech; music for the media. Adult/ continuing level Courses: Gui basics, gui intermediate, gui advanced, pop pno, band academy Campus facilities: Fitness stuie, restaurant, hair & beauty salons, cinema, skills centre, student union. Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College Hammersmith Campus, Gliddon Road, Hammersmith, London W14 9BL t e lis@wlc.ac.uk w Music facilities: 7 practice studios of which 2 double as band practice rooms; larger ens room/lecture space. Band practice rooms equipped with drum kit, kb, gui & bass amps; each practice studio has computers connected to small mixer, multiple headphone amp, Korg MIDI sound module, MIDI kb, ZOOM effects unit, stereo speakers. Computers run Windows XP plus Ableton Live, Reason, Cubase. Main studio has dual screen setup with the same software, Genelec monitors, 16 in/out, Mackie console. East Riding College St James Centre, St James St, Hull HU3 2DH t f e info@eastridingcollege.ac.uk w Contact Gareth Sykes, head of curriculum area. Music facilities: The Access to Music studios feature state-of-the-art acoustically designed studios for recording and band rehearsal, as well as IT suites with Sibelius and Cubase as standard. No of places: Unlimited. FE Level Courses: BTEC FD music; Level 2 diploma performing musician - Access to Music/Rockschool; Level 3 diploma performing musician - Access to Music/Rockshool; Level 3 jazz musician - Access to Music/ Rockschool combined diploma. Course/teaching aims: Courses are geared to giving students the skills they need for a career in the music industry. Students learn, among other areas, about music production, DJing, band rehearsals, comp and live performance. Campus facilities: Also at Longcroft Hall, Gallows Lane, Beverley HU17 7DT. East Sussex Academy of Music Unit 10, Riverside Business Centre, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 6RE t e info@sussexmusic.com; schools@ sussexmusic.com w sussexmusic.com Music facilities: All lessons are taught in the specially designed performing arts centre at Sussex Downs College in Lewes. FE Level Courses: Preprofessional diploma, AS/2 music and AS/2 music tech. All courses at the East Sussex Academy of Music are operated by the East Sussex Music Service in partnership with Lewes Sixth Form College and Sussex Downs College. Edinburgh College Sighthill, Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh EH11 4DE t e enterprise@edinburghcollege.ac.uk w Music facilities: New performance centre, The Music Box (completed 2007), houses 120 seat auditorium with recording facilities, state-of-theart recording studio, rehearsal rooms, sprung dance floor. No of places: Around 250 in total; numbers per course vary from 10 (certificates) to 40 (HND); 20 places on BA (Hons). Careers and counselling: Guidance & Student Services team answer any questions about coming to the college; also offer financial advice. Student Support Services help students with disabilities or learning difficulties, and offer practical advice. Fareham College Bishopsfield Rd, Fareham PO13 1NH t f e info@fareham.ac.uk w Music facilities: Studio, music tech suite, theatre, drama studio, dance studio. FE Level Courses: BTEC ND, FD Performing Arts; BTEC ND in Popular Music; inst tuition, recreational support programmes and evening classes. Glasgow Clyde College t e acraig@glasgowclyde.ac.uk w Contact Alan A Craig. Music facilities: Leading provider of FE and HE music training across a range of disciplines and Scotland s established institution of musical instrument making and repair, since Full-time NC and HND music courses are available. The college specialises in developing students performing skills, musicianship and industrial skills. The musical instrument making course is designed to equip students with a wide range of specialist skills in the field of Stringed Instrument Construction. Students are also welcomed from throughout the European Union and interviews are available via telephone and Skype. Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW t e course-info@gold.ac.uk Harlow College Velizy Ave, Town Centre, Harlow CM20 3LT t e dsheridan@harlow-college.ac.uk w Contact Debbie Sheridan, clerk to the governors. Music facilities: 2 recording studios, sequencing studio and practice rooms. No of places: 20 on all courses. FE Level Courses: ND Music; ND Performing Arts; ND Dance; AS/A2 Music; AS Mus Tech; FD Performing Arts; Introductory Diploma in Performing Arts. Heart of Worcester College Worcester Campus, Deansway, Worcester WR1 2JF t w Music facilities: 3 industry-certified recording studios, fully equipped rehearsal rooms, 3 music tech computer suites, radio studio, perf space. Full programme of events inc music industry guest speakers, show and industry visits, and daily FM radio broadcasts. Students have the opportunity to take part in the work of our radio station and record label. They will be able to play or provide technical support at live events in local and national venues, as well as joining in with more general activities in conjunction with other branches of the perf arts in college and the local community. Kidderminster College Performing Arts Dept, Market St, Kidderminster DY10 1LX t f e aedwards@kidderminster.ac.uk w Contact A Edwards, lecturer in mus. Music facilities: 2 digital studios, Cubase SX, 24 track Mackie recording suite, music computer suite, rehearsal rooms. No of places: 30 pa on each course. FE Level Courses: BTECs in music and music production; ND/FD inc rock perf and jazz modules, recording tech and pop business studies; BTEC music tech. Also p/t course in music industry management. BTEC certificate in DJ and mixing. Recreational classes, inservice courses and full range of inst and vocal tuition. ABRSM theory. Leeds College of Music Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD Further & Higher Education STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

54 Further and Higher Education Colleges Further & Higher Education t e t.dinsey@lcm.ac.uk; a.keogh@lcm. ac.uk w Contact Gerry Godley, principal; Joe Wilson, dir of curriculum; Dr Andrew West, head of pg study Music facilities: An all Steinway School and Apple Accredited Training Centre in the heart of Leeds. Our facilities comprise of residential accommodation atop the conservatoire, three professional performance spaces, six recording studios and numerous rehearsal rooms. Students with disabilities are fully catered for in new purpose-built premises. Courses offered include A-level, FE Level Courses: ND s in popular music, jazz, music and music tech as well as BA, MA and Adult Short courses. London School of Theology London School of Theology, Green Lane, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2UW t f e music@lst.ac.uk w Contact Dr Jeremy Perigo, Director of Music & Worship Studies; Stephen Robbings, Richard Hubbard, Christopher Grey, Steve Thompson, Sarah Stroh, Carey Luce, Tom Hooper, Matt Wells, Natasha Andrews, Sam Hargreaves, Geraldine Luce. Music facilities: Lecture rooms, practice rooms, Sibelius/Logic suite, acoustic auditorium. Courses: Batchelors in Theology, Music & Worship and Theology & Worship MAiTH in Christian Worship (online and residential) MaiTH in Theology and the Arts (online and residential) Master and PhD research degrees in Christian Worship. Validated by Middlesex University. Provides an integrated and evenly weighted combination of theology, music and worship, and builds on the international reputation of the school as one of the largest independent theological colleges in wester Europe. Neath Port Talbot College Neath Campus, Dwr-y-Felin Road, Neath, Neath Port Talbot SA10 7RF t f e info@nptc-cvp.co.uk w Music facilities: Several multi-track digital recording studios, video studios and editing rooms, drama studio and music practice rooms. No of places: AS/AL Music Tech 20; AS/AL Music 20; AS/AL Theatre Studies 20; ND 60; HND 50; BA 15. FE Level Courses: AS/AL Music and Theatre Studies, Music Technology; ND Performing Arts with options in popular music, dance, theatre and stagecraft; HND Performing Arts (popular music), BA in Popular Music Performance/Production in conjunction with the RWCMD, Cardiff. New College Nottingham The Adams Building, Stoney Street, Nottingham NG1 1NG t e enquiries@ncn.ac.uk w Contact Ruth Jackson, head of academy, music & performance. Music facilities: State-of-the-art equipment inc 5 band practice rooms, 3 individual practice rooms, 3 industry standard recording studios, 2 computer suites (Mac & PC), live perf spaces. FE Level Courses: Edexcel Introductory Music; BTEC Level 1 in Mus Tech; BTEC First Diplomas in Music and Music Tech; BTEC NDs in Music and Music Tech; National Certificate in Music Tech; AS/ALs in Music and Music Tech; FdA in Music and Sonic Arts (2 pathways: Music Perf and Music Tech); BA (Hons) in Sonic Arts. New England Conservatory New England Conservatory, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts t e admission@necmusic.edu w necmusic. edu/apply-nec/admissionrequirements/ Music facilities: NEC is a premier conservatory that values exploration and collaboration. Students are mentored by a devoted faculty of esteemed artist-teachers and scholars. Alumni fill orchestra chairs, concert halls, jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions worldwide. Bachelor of Music, Undergraduate Diploma, dual degrees with Harvard and Tufts, Master of Music, Graduate Diploma, Doctor of Musical Arts, Artist Diploma; also String Quartet and Piano Trio training programs. Training in orchestral instruments, piano, voice, composition, jazz, improvisation, musicology, theory, early music. Newcastle College Newcastle College, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle-upon- Tyne NE4 7SA t f e enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk; Lisa. Murphy@ncl-coll.ac.uk w Contact Lisa Murphy, Music Section Manager. Music facilities: Specialist Music courses for FE and HE students. Vocationally relevant and designed by industry for industry. Working closely with our record label, Push Puzzle Records. FE Courses: L2 First Diploma in Music (Pathways: Performance, Technology or DJ), L3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology for DJs. HE Courses: FdA Popular Music, FdA Music Production, FdA Songwriting, FdA Sound Engineering, FdA DJ Electronic Music. North East Scotland College Aberdeen City Campus, Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BN t e enquiry@nescol.ac.uk w Music facilities: Our courses are aimed at musicians wishing to pursue a career within the contemporary music industry. Courses are designed to introduce students to a wide range of subjects relevant to working in today s music industry and to foster the development of essential skills. Our facilities include a studio theatre, 7 digital recording studios, rehearsal rooms, editing suites, interactive learning technologies; strong links with a range of local music venues. FE Level Courses: Introduction to Music Studies; National Certificate in Music. HE Level Courses: HND in Music; HND Sound Production. North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) Reigate Road, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey KT17 3DS t e info@nescot.ac.uk w Contact Ruth Hurst, head of student services. Music facilities: 2 fully equipped theatres. 1 sound recording studio. No of places: Approx 25 for each course. FE Level Courses: HND in Performing Arts, BA in Theatre, ND Performing Arts, HND Mus Tech, ND Mus Tech, ND Multimedia, HND Media Production, ND Media Production; FD Mus; FD Media. North Hertfordshire College Stevenage Centre, Monkswood Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 1LA t e enquiries@nhc.ac.uk w Music facilities: Purpose-built music centre inc music recital hall, teaching and practice facilities, music tech suite, MIDI studio and recording studio. Centre for the Arts inc 2 dance studios, 2 theatres, teaching and rehearsal space. No of places: ND Perf Arts 100; ND Popular Mus 60; AL 50. FE Level Courses: ND Music Practice (Popular Music); AS/ AL in Music Technology; BTEC ND Performing Arts (dance); BTEC ND Performing Arts (perf); BTEC ND Performing Arts (acting); BTEC FD Performing Arts (acting). North Lindsey College Kingsway, Scunthorpe DN17 1AJ t e info@northlindsey.ac.uk w Music facilities: 4 small fully equipped recording studios; 1 large live practice room with PA, backline and large variety of musical insts. FE Level Courses: Level 3 subsidiary, diploma & extended diploma in music; AL music tech. Course/ teaching aims: The music courses at North Lindsey College offer the opportunity to develop musical interests and expertise in a relaxed and friendly college environment. The courses offer the opportunity to study core and specialist units, which count as credits towards your final award. Campus facilities: Diner, gym, learning resources centre, prayer room. North Warwickshire and Hinckley College (North Warwickshire College) Hinckley Rd, Nuneaton CV11 6BH t f e the.college@nwhc.ac.uk w FE Level Courses: GCSE Dance; AS/A2 Music, Music Tech; BTEC Performing Arts, Popular Music, Media, Dance Award. Oldham College Rochdale Rd, Oldham OL9 6AA t f e info@oldham.ac.uk w Music facilities: Music tech and recording studios; modern on-site theatre; fully equipped media centre with TV studios, video edit suite, audio edit suite, radio suite etc. No of places: 25 pa, subject to audition and interview. FE Level Courses: ND music; ND music tech (2); FD music (1); introductory diploma in music (1). Open College of the Arts The Michael Young Arts Centre, Redbrook Business Park, Wilthorpe Rd, Barnsley S75 1JN t f e enquiries@oca.ac.uk w Contact Andrew Glover, Carla Rees, Chris Lawry, Douglas Seville, tutors; Dee Whitmore, Head of Operations. HE Level Courses: UG Cert, diploma and BA Hons. Offers p/t UG practical arts courses to home based students. The UG modules are also available to non-degree students. The college uses distance learning methods with personal tutor support. At present there are the following music Courses: Composing Music 1; Composing Music 2; Composing Music 3: Advanced. While it is not yet possible to do a music degree at the Open College of the Arts, the honours degree of creative arts is available and students can slant their studies significantly towards music comp. Perth College UHI Perth College UHI, Crieff Road, Perth PH1 2NX t e pc.music@perth.uhi.ac.uk w Contact Marlisa Ross: Subject Leader for Music and Music Business. Music facilities: 2 fully automated 24-track digital recording studios, 6 rehearsal studios, kb & sequencing lab, MIDI lab, TV broadcast facility; vocal, bass and gui studios. Purposebuilt music and media centre housing 3 Eastlake studios, theatre, audio/ video post and pre-production suites, individual practice rooms, research base, seminar rooms and video studio. No of places: HNC 60; 54 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

55 Further and Higher Education Colleges FE Level Courses: BA and BA (Hons) popular music performance; BSc and BSc (Hons) audio engineering; BA and BA (Hons) music business; HNC music; HNC sound production; HNC music business. Peter Symonds College Owens Rd, Winchester SO22 6RX t f e music@psc.ac.uk w Contact Rachel Platt, head of music; Peter Hedley, head of music technology; Hillary Lette, music administrator. Music facilities: Recital room, recording studios, computer rooms with Sibelius 6 for composition and Logic, classrooms, listening facilities and practice rooms. No of places: Hampshire Specialist Music Course 12 per year, AS Music 60, A2 Music 40, BTEC Music Technology 40. College Courses: HSMC course: foundation performers course incorporating A level music, tuition in 2 instruments plus chamber music coaching. A level Music and BTEC Music Technology. Wide-ranging extra-curricular music programmes, with extensive performance opportunities in range of venues. Peterborough Regional College Peterborough Regional College, Park Crescent, Peterborough PE1 4DZ t f e info@peterborough.ac.uk w Music facilities: Mac based recording studio running Logic Pro, Allen & Heath mixer, DBX, TL audio and aphex outboard, Event monitoring, AKG and Audiotechnica mics; IT suite with 17 PCs running Cubase, Reason, Sibelius, Audacity and MS applications. Large soundproofed perf/rehearsal space, inc 2 soundproofed booths; suite of practice and teaching rooms; perf arts performance and industrial standard technical theatre studio; dance studio. Prospects Booth Street, East Manchester M13 9EP t f e comments@prospects.ac.uk w Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane, Southampton SO15 5RL t f e @richardtaunton.ac.uk w Contact Paul Swindale, head of mus & perf arts. Music facilities: Wide-ranging chmbr, orch, choral, jazz and rock experience offered. 6 practice rooms, 4 teaching rooms. Computer facilities (Mac) with Sibelius and Logic; 16-track digital recording studio; 2 purpose-built perf studios. FE Level Courses: AL music and music tech; BTEC ND in music; BTEC national award in music (performing); BTEC ND in performing arts (inc musical theatre). Free inst tuition on 1 inst for music students; theory & practical exams (ABRSM). Richmond upon Thames College Egerton Rd, Twickenham TW2 7SJ t w Music facilities: Music centre comprises concert hall, 5 rehearsal rooms, seminar room, 2 computer rooms and 2 recording studios. Careers and counselling: On-site careers centre and counselling services. FE Level Courses: AS/A2 music, AS/A2 music tech; BTEC courses in music and music tech. Campus facilities: Theatre; sports facilities inc sports hall, gym and pitch. Rose Bruford College Lamorbey Park, Sidcup DA15 9DF t e enquiries@bruford.ac.uk w Contact Jane Schopf, programme dir opera studies; Jeremy Harrison, programme dir, actor-musicianship; Rachel Nicholson, programme dir performance sound. Music facilities: Recording studios, 2 theatre spaces, computer labs, library. Scholarships and funding: Competitive bursaries available after completion of 1 module (Opera Studies). BA Hons opera studies; BA Hons actor-musicianship; BA Hons performance sound. All validated by University of Manchester. Rotherham College of Arts and Technology Eastwood Lane, Rotherham S65 1EG t f e mhowells@rotherham.ac.uk w Contact Martyn Howells, head of division. Music facilities: Recording studio, kb suite, music rehearsal rooms, computer suite, music tech suite. FE Level Courses: ND popular music; music recording and sequencing; DJ industry techniques. Foundation degree in performing arts (music). HE Level Courses: Foundation degree in performing arts (music). South Cheshire College South Cheshire College, Dane Bank Avenue, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 8AB t f e info@scc.ac.uk w FE Level Courses: Music (Performing Arts) BTEC National Diploma; Music AS and A2 level; Music Tech AS and A2. South Downs College College Road, Purbrook Way, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 8AA t f e prhodes@southdowns.ac.uk w Contact Peter Rhodes, head of perf arts. Music facilities: Theatre, 11 lecture rooms, practice facilities equipped with quality insts, recording studios, recital room and 2 IT suites. No of places: Unlimited. FE Level Courses: AL; pre-professional foundation music course (1-2) inc AL plus high-level perf tuition in 2-3 insts (1); FD Performing Arts; course in popular music (1); ND Music Practice (Performing) (2); ND Music Technology; HND Music Production; AL Music and Music Technology. South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Filton Ave, Bristol BS34 7AT t e info@sgscol.ac.uk w Music facilities: (WISE) 2 performance spaces with light and sound; band w/shop room with amps and PA; 2 soundproofed practice rooms with kbs and electric drum kits; MIDI suite with Logic and Sibelius production software; recording booths and top level recording hardware. Music lab, rehearsal rooms, dances studios. (Stroud Campus) You will study in industry standard edit suites and a purpose built recording studio. Our edit suite and recording studio is the educational flagship and software testing centre for the company Presonus. No of places: 30. Stratford-upon-Avon College The Willows, Alcester Rd, Stratfordupon-Avon CV37 9QR t f e hello@stratford.ac.uk w Music facilities: MAC lab running Logic; 2 recording studios (ProTools and 16-track analogue); suite of rehearsal rooms; 3 in-house perf venues. No of places: ND music 35; ND music tech 15; FD 15; HND 15. FE Level Courses: BTEC ND music, ND music tech (2); BTEC FD music (1); HND music perf (2). The Bournemouth & Poole College North Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH14 0LS t e enquiries@thecollege.co.uk w Contact Martin Outhwaite, Head of Curriculum, North Road Music Centre, The Bournemouth & Poole College. Music facilities: Our Music department has been rated Grade 1 - Outstanding by Ofsted and it s not hard to see why. Whether you want to specialise in classical or popular music performance, music technology, sound engineering or live sound management, you will gain high-level technical skills and academic knowledge. We have stateof-the-art music recording facilities, excellent technician support and staff who are professional musicians and experts in their field. We have strong links with professionals in all areas of the music industry. We offer a range of courses including BTECs and A Levels. The Constructive Teaching Centre 13 The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf, London SW6 2UB e constructiveteachingcentre@gmail. com w com Contact Ruth Murray. Music facilities: The course is very largely practical. Each student receives daily individual work from a variety of teachers. In the first four terms they receive a weekly individual lesson from one of the teachers and regular lessons from the Head of Training. Students have regular sessions on voice and saddle work in addition to working in small groups, directed activities and handson work with teachers and other students. Other core content includes the reading and study of Alexander s books plus basic anatomy and talks on historic and current scientific research and thinking. The Sound House at Tor Bridge High Tor Bridge High, Miller Way, Plymouth, PL6 8UN t f w Music facilities: The Soundhouse rehearsal, performance and studio space; community music centre with DJ room; perc project; sound lab; computing facilities. FE Level Courses: DJ and Mixing; African Drumming; Sound Experience. Wakefield College School of Popular Music, Thornes Park Centre, Horbury Rd, Wakefield WF2 8QZ t f e p.goodwin@wakefield.ac.uk w Contact Peter Goodwin, curriculum co-ord. Music facilities: Music tech suite (Cubase, ProTools, Ableton); 2 recording studios (ProTools), 3 mixdown suites (ProTools); rehearsal rooms; 220-seat theatre. FE Level Courses: BTEC level 2 diploma in music (popular music) (16); BTEC level 3 extended diploma in music (performance); BTEC level 3 extended diploma in music tech (20). HE Level Courses: BTEC Higher national certificate in music (popular music) (16); BTEC higher national diploma in music (popular music) (16). Adult/continuing level Courses: Live sound production (12); studio production (12); music tech/midi sequencing (16). Walford and North Shropshire College Oswestry Campus, Shrewsbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 4QB t f e enquiries@wnsc.ac.uk w Music facilities: Yahama MD8S Digital 8-track, Roland kbs, Alesis effects units, variety of microphones, Akai sampler, PCs with Cakewalk Sonar 4 and Finale 2005, Fostex 16 track digital multitrack recorder. Weekly Further & Higher Education STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

56 Further and Higher Education Colleges Further & Higher Education inst ens rehearsals. Peripatetic inst lessons provided. FE Level Courses: Edexcel AS/AL Music; Edexcel AS/AL Music Technology. Warwickshire College Royal Leamington Spa Centre, Warwick New Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 5JE t f e school-of-arts@warkscol.ac.uk w Contact School of Arts admin team. Music facilities: Recording studios, performance booths and practice rooms; G5 Mac computer rooms, Cubase, Protools studio. No of places: Unlimited. Careers and counselling: Careers & counselling services available. Scholarships and funding: Bursaries available. FE Level Courses: Extended diploma in music performance; extended diploma in music; level 2 diploma in performing arts, music. Campus facilities: Extensive facilities inc refectory, learning resource centre, book shop, general store, accommodation, common rooms etc. West College Scotland t e info@wcs.ac.uk w Westminster Alexander Training Course 8 Hop Gardens, St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EH t e teachertraining@the-alexandertechnique.eu w Contact John Hunter. Music facilities: WATC opened in Suitable applicants may join the course whenever there is a vacancy. Our ethos is to provide a high-quality and balanced programme of traditional Alexander Technique training - drawing on the major lines of transmission - and to encourage experimentation and creativity in the development of one s own understanding and practice. Students are encouraged to undertake their own lines of agreed research and to participate in WATC s annual weekend residential course. Westminster Kingsway College King s Cross Centre, 211 Gray s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RA t e courseinfo@westking.ac.uk; wkc@ westking.ac.uk w www. westking.ac.uk/music/ Contact Westminster Kingsway College. Music facilities: Offering FE level courses including Music; Music Production; Performing Arts and Musical Theatre; Artist Development; LOGIC Production and Song Writing. State of the art facilities and music suites in central London. Students work with venues in Camden and across London and meet performers and producers regularly. Wirral Metropolitan College Conway Park Campus, Europa Boulevard, Conway Park, CH41 4NT t f e wmc.enquiries@wmc.ac.uk w Music facilities: Music suite, sound recording studio, practice and rehearsal rooms, dance studio, drama studio, video suite. Students participate in events and end of year performance. No of places: Limited, subject to funding available. FE and HE Level Courses: BTEC Firsts performing arts/music / musical theatre; BTEC Nationals music/music technology /performing arts / musical theatre; BTEC HNC Performing Arts. Course/teaching aims: Courses give students the opportunity to study a wide range of skills, all of which will help them on their chosen pathway, moving into employment or FE and HE. Yeovil College Mudford Rd, Yeovil BA21 4DR t f w Music facilities: Inc PCs with Sibelius and Cubase, recording studio with Digidesign Pro Tools. 3 rehearsal rooms with full backline and vocal PA. 2 in-house venues. Musical groups: rock/pop, classical, gospel choir. No of places: 20 on each course. FE Level Courses: Edexcel BTEC extended diploma in music. Course/teaching aims: Allow insight into a range of disciplines inc ens skills, comp, arrangement, repertoire selection and generation, computer music production, concert staging and live sound, project and event management, recording studio production, and cultural and industry studies. York Alexander Technique School 5 Thorpe Street,York YO23 1NJ t w techniqueschool.co.uk/ Contact Co- Heads of Training: Lena Schibel-Mason; Pamela Mason. Music facilities: The course follows STAT guidelines. About 80 per cent of the teaching time is devoted to practical work. Practical work is regarded as the main tool for absorbing the principles of the Alexander Technique: awareness of self, others and the world around, inhibition: stopping the going down of the same road and into the same holes over and over again, directing: a way of newly aligning and tuning ourselves with freer and more flowing ways of responding to stimuli, faulty sensory appreciation: the realisation that what we think we do is not necessarily what we are doing, force of habit. 56 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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58 WORLD-CLASS IB SCHOOL Sevenoaks is one of the top co-educational day and boarding schools in the UK, providing an outstanding modern education. We are one of the world s leading International Baccalaureate schools. With over 1000 pupils, including international students from over 40 countries, the student body is lively, cosmopolitan and open-minded. An unbeatable education in the roundest and broadest sense. Good Schools Guide Founded in 1432, Sevenoaks School has a long tradition of music making. Our Music department is forward-thinking and award-winning, with around 50 concerts annually spanning all genres, its own UCAS-supported Year 11 qualifications in Music and Music History, and outstanding IB teaching. The department excels in all areas of classical music and jazz. Chamber music is a particular strength, with the school a consistent prizewinner in this field. The department is housed in our performing arts centre, The Space, which offers students access to world-class facilities for music and drama. Music scholarships and exhibitions available at 11+, 13+ and Registered charity

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60 Teacher Training/CPD Those who can Those who can find the teacher training pathway that suits them best will definitely be an asset to the music teaching profession. Here are the ins and outs of what you need to know when it comes to learning to teach There s no denying that being a music teacher is unbelievably demanding, but the rewards are truly amazing. That said, the prospective music teacher will probably find the options and pathways all quite daunting. Primary or secondary? Part of your first degree or not? How much will it cost? The decisions to make and the factors to take into account seem endless, but this article will offer (without judgment) all the options currently available to you. Preliminary requirements All teachers are required to have a minimum of a C grade in GCSE maths and English, plus science for primary and Key Stage 3. Two A-levels are also required and always check with universities. Primary or secondary? Primary involves teaching a broad range of subjects, one of which is music. The amount of music per week/term varies from one school to another, with some schools offering very little in this area. So if your passion is music teaching, then secondary is probably more suitable for you. How do I get there? If you are considering all this while contemplating your UCAS form, then the first decision is straightforward(ish!). To start with, you need to embark on some kind of undergraduate degree course. The question is: which kind? Undergraduate degrees Cost 9,250 per year (full-time study) Routes to teaching training have become increasingly varied in recent years, with the postgraduate level being a popular time to take it up. However, there are still a number of universities which offer the three-/four-year education degree with music, which leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The BEd (Bachelor of Education) focuses on the principles of teaching and learning, with varied amounts of time in lectures, workshops and school placements. If you are desperate for teaching to be part of your undergraduate degree but don t want to rule out your subject, a number of universities offer degree courses in primary education, which are proving popular. Katherine Lee graduated in 2013 from 60 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

61 TEACHER TRAINING degree, the idea is to introduce graduates into challenging schools in low-income communities. The two-year commitment involves coaching, work experience (ie teaching), QTS and a PGCE qualification. There is a six-week summer school before the academic year begins, and each student has support from the higher education institution and a school mentor. The teaching load is full time, with essays written in the holidays, and one day off per half term for university sessions. Catherine Barker, whose first degree was from Cambridge, is passionate about Teach First: It changed my life and launched my career I haven t looked back. The mission that it inspired me with has been at the core of my teaching. Liverpool Hope University with a joint honours BA in primary teaching with music. I chose this because it let me do music as an actual degree rather than study it as an education specialism, says Lee. The balance of each year group varies between universities, but in Lee s case, it was solely teaching for the first year, then 50:50 music and teaching for the remaining three years. The variety is certainly an attraction: We were able to study music education and music therapy within music, and took part in sessions alongside classical musicology, performance and theory. In teaching, we took a module on primary music focusing on the new curriculum delivery and were able to base our research for our dissertation on music in primary. The decision as to what kind of undergraduate degree seems to be more straightforward when it comes to secondary teaching (in order to teach through to A-level in your subject, you will need to have studied it to degree level). It s the qualification and training which comes after which is often the source of a lot of confusion. Post Graduate Certificate of Education Cost 9,250 for one year (full-time course) Many students go on to study for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) after their degree, and can do this at the same or different institution as their first degree. The minimum requirement is a second class degree, its qualification varying between institutions. The course is university based, with a minimum of 24 weeks in (usually two) school placements. Here you will specialise in primary or secondary teaching, with the latter focusing on teaching your specific subject. Assessment is through classroom observations, coursework and critical portfolios, with the option of gaining some masters credits as well. Mike Wright, who recently gained his PGCE from the University of Middlesex, chose the PGCE because I knew the PGCE course had a great reputation in the industry. Bethan Albone, who gained her PGCE from the University of Bedfordshire in 2013, says: I felt that the PGCE would give me more options if I ever wanted to teach abroad. I could also claim master s credits if I wanted to do a master s in the future. The training routes which are becoming increasingly popular are the more school-based training pathways, sometimes within a network of schools, and sometimes in conjunction with a higher education institution. Teach First Cost Earn while you train; Time Two years Since 2002, more than 7,000 graduates have joined Teach First s Leadership Development Programme (LDP) in schools across England and Wales. With the requirement of a 2:1 or first-class Schools Direct Cost Two pathways: salaried and unsalaried (tuition fees apply); Time One year (full time) The Schools Direct (SD) programme is usually offered by a group of schools and sometimes in conjunction with a higher education institution (which awards the PGCE). The school employs you directly, sometimes with a view to employing you permanently, but there is no obligation to do so. Training will take place in at least two schools, with weekly mentoring sessions and workshops led by the schools. The teaching time starts off at about 20% of time in the classroom, increasing to 80% over the course of the year. The increase is often quicker if you are a salaried trainee: those who are unsalaried tend to have more support at the start (for example, the Alban Teaching Schools Alliance offers a six-week programme for those who have paid tuition fees); whereas those who are salaried progress quickly to a fuller timetable. Pamela Bryant has just completed the SD route this year: I chose it because I know I learn more by doing, and my first day was already in the classroom. I also feel more like a full member of staff rather than a visiting teacher. The salaried option is only open to people who have had three or more years of work experience, ideal for the people who are already in work and considering a career change. If you are attracted to SD, then make sure you do your research. Some networks of schools only offer QTS, which is not recognised abroad. Laura Katherine, who trained as a GTP (Graduate Teacher Programme, what the SD was formerly) mentions: My friend who did the GTP has moved to Scotland this year; despite having gone through threshold in England she is classed as an unqualified teacher there. Some countries don t recognise a QTS without the academic award of a PGCE. School-centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) Around the country, there are networks of schools who deliver their own teacher training, offering QTS at the end, with some areas offering a link to a university in order to do the PGCE too. This is similar to the unsalaried SD, and indeed many SCITT courses offer SD placements. I considered it because I thought it would prepare me better and I wouldn t find it a shock in NQT year. We had a second placement in a contrasting school, so it wasn t just learning to teach in one particular school. I did find it very stressful having to write academic assignments alongside full-time teaching and evidence-gathering, says Bethan Alboyne, who recently graduated with QTS and PGCE from the Bedfordshire Schools Training Partnership. As well as checking the Department for Education s Get Into Teaching website ( always remember to check university or schools network websites, as details vary. There is a huge amount to consider, but well worth the blood, sweat and tears. Good luck! Teacher Training/CPD STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

62 Teacher Training Courses Teacher Training/CPD Angela East Cello teacher training course 34 Fernwood Ave, London SW16 1RD t / e eastangela@gmail.com w Contact Angela East. Courses offered: This course is an independent teacher training course that aims for a qualification as a Suzuki cello teacher. It takes place over nine weekends a year and includes regular Alexander Technique, hour long individual lessons, supervised teaching of individual pupils and groups, regular performances and historical performing practice. Some free accommodation available. Please find further details at www. angelaeast.co.uk/education/teacher training courses. Bangor University Bangor, GwyneddLL57 2DG t (01248) f e a.hopcyn@bangor.ac.uk; d.h.rees@ bangor.ac.uk w Contact Ann Hopcyn, primary mus educ co-ord; Delyth Rees, PGCE secondary mus tutor & course dir. Courses offered: BA (QTS); PGCE Well-equipped music rooms, wide variety of classroom insts and IT music equipment and some world music insts. Resources library. Bath Spa University Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN t f e d.gwyer-roberts@bathspa.ac.uk w Contact Dylan Gwyer-Roberts, PGCE secondary & KS2/3 programme leader, PGCE secondary course leader for music. Courses offered: PGCE secondary music. Music tech room. Birmingham City University School of Education, City North Campus, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 2SU t ; f e ian.axtell@bcu.ac.uk w Contact Course Tutors: Ian Axtell, Subject Leader for Music Education; Professor Martin Fautley; Kelly Davey Nicklin. Courses offered: Full-time Professional Graduate and Postgraduate Certificates in Education with QTS. Classroom music facilities include a range of instruments and music technology. Also practice rooms, library and music resource centre for trainees, as well as facilities available in partner schools. Full and Part-Time Higher Research degrees in Music Education based at the Centre for Research in Education. Bishop Grosseteste University College Longdales Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN1 3DY t f e admissions@bishopg.ac.uk w Contact Catherine Maynard Clark, academic co-ord for mus. Courses offered: PGCE; BA Hons in Music and Education Studies - A Level Music preferred. Competence on 2 insts preferred and assessed at interview, one at least to grade 7 standard. Music facilities: Facilities inc computer suite, music library, practising facilities, recital rooms and theatre. Canterbury Christ Church University Faculty of Education, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QU t ext 3200 f e julie.evans@canterbury.ac.uk w Contact Julie Evans, course tutor, secondary & 7-14; Catherine Carden, programme dir/course tutor, Courses offered: BA primary ed (3); PGCE. Dedicated room for music educ inc classroom insts and ICT. David Barton Music Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6BZ t w Courses offered: Flute, Piano, Singing & Music Theory Teacher Teaching Diploma Mentor Composer & Arranger Piano Accompanist Freelance Writer PhD Student, Royal College of Music (RCM). Ed Roberts Chapel Allerton w html Courses offered: All Brass. Gloucestershire SCITT Consortium 13 Ullenwood Court, Ullenwood, Cheltenham GL53 9QS t f e teach@gitep.org.uk w Contact L Ryder. Courses offered: PGCE music. Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW t f e course-info@gold.ac.uk w Courses offered: PGCE music. Also 17-week introduction to music therapy, Wed 6-8pm. Suitable for musicians, teachers and healthcare professionals considering pursuing professional training in music therapy (contact pace@gold.ac.uk). Music block inc classroom insts, Yamaha kbs etc. Computer facilities inc Cubase, Reason Acid and Sibelius. Institute of Education University College London, Gower Street, London WC1H 0AL t f e musicadmin@ioe.ac.uk w Contact Jane Lee, subject leader music PGCE. Courses offered: PGCE music. Library, ICT facilities, sports. Liverpool Hope University Hope Park, Liverpool, Merseyside L16 9JD t /3621 f e blackm@hope.ac.uk; jamesa@ hope.ac.uk w Contact Mary Black, Anne James. Courses offered: MA Education (Music Education): innovative and creative approach; reflection and debate; enhance existing leadership skills; includes settings within or outside primary, secondary schools and post-compulsory education; research skills, action research project and dissertation. Course details: 1 yr fulltime; 2 or 3 yrs part-time. 180 credits. Music facilities: Lecture and practice facilities in new building; music technology facilities; wide range of insts. Opportunities for involvement in range of choirs, orch and concert band to chmbr music, local and national organisations. Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH t f e j.savage@mmu.ac.uk w Contact William Evans, snr lecturer in music educ; Jonathan Savage, reader in educ. Courses offered: BA primary educ (4); PGCE music (1), PGCE music with specialist inst teaching (1). At Didsbury: a purpose-built music suite containing two studios with excellent collections of classroom and world insts, practice rooms, electronic kbs, interactive white board and wireless laptops for class use, steel band and 8 pnos. At Crewe: studio with collection of classroom insts. Middlesex University Lifelong Learning and Education, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BT t f w Courses offered: PGCE music. Library, specialist recital, lecture and practice rooms, music tech suite, kb lab, recording studio. Moray House School of Education The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL t f e communications.office@ed.ac.uk w Contact Neil W Houston, lecturer in mus educ. Courses offered: BEd Hons; BA educational studies; PGCE. Music tech centre, w/shop spaces, world music centre, wide perf base for choral & inst work. Plymouth University Faculty of Health, Education & Society, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA t f e admissions@plymouth.ac.uk w Contact Miles Opie, programme leader. Courses offered: BEd (Hons) primary (music) A number of computer recording workstations running Apple Logic and Sibelius along with gui and PA amplification, a digital drum kit and dedicated recording space. Computers are used as a compositional tool, as an aid to teaching in the classroom and to record work. Reading University Institute of Education, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH t f e m.stakelum@reading.ac.uk w Contact Mary Stakelum, course dir. Courses offered: MA in Music Education. 1 year f/t, 2-4 years p/t. Modular course designed to extend the understanding of educ practice, provision and curriculum development in music. For graduates with teaching experience. Course comprises 4-6 modules (of which four specialist topics are: Teaching Composing; The Teaching of Musical Performance; Children s Musical Development and Learning; and Current Issues in Music Education) followed by dissertation. Individual modules can be taken separately. Roehampton University School of Education, Erasmus House, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5SL t f e a.major@roehampton.ac.uk; a.greig@roehampton.ac.uk w Contact Alastair Greig, course leader, PGCE primary; Angela Major, course leader, PGCE secondary. Courses offered: BA (QTS) primary (3); PGCE In Southlands College. Roehampton University Continuing Professional Development Office, Froebel College, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PJ t f e n.marshall@roehampton.ac.uk w info.roehampton-online.com/ Contact Nigel Marshall, programme convener. Courses offered: MA Choral and Music Eduction. Up to 4 yrs p/t. 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63 INSET Courses schools and also for others such as conductors, church and community musicians etc. Designed to enhance professional knowledge, skills and competence in the choral area within an educ context. MA in Music and Psychology and MA in Music in Early Years also offered. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB t f e bed@rcs.ac.uk w Contact John Gormley, BEd coordinator. Courses offered: BEd Music Hons (4). Course offered jointly with University of Glasgow; students must apply via CUKAS, and study takes place at both institutions on placement. Higher Music at Grade A plus three others at BBC (inc English) and Principal Study at gr 8 and Pno at gr 6 of the ABRSM usually required; kb and vocal skills essential. Entry by audition, interview and entrance exam. Full access to facilities of RCS and University of Glasgow. Summer Music Academy Sinaia master-classes & concerts for: violin viola cello flute C.P , Bucharest t and f e office@jmevents.ro w jmevents.ro/ events/europafest-summer-edition Contact Luigi Gageos, manager Dates: July 2016, Sinaia Registration: 15 June 2016 Courses offered: Summer Music Academy Sinaia offers young musicians the extraordinary opportunity to participate in an international seminar of instrumental and conducting training of highest standards. Program with tradition, it is organized by jmevents and includes: VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, FLUTE. The master-classes are run by artists and renowned professors from prestigious European music academies - Royal Academy of Music London, National Conservatoire in Paris, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, etc. UCL Institute of Education University College London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL t f e musicadmin@ioe.ac.uk w Contact Colin Durrant, MA programme leader. Courses offered: Students on the MA music education programme have the opportunity to work with a highly specialised teaching team and visiting lecturers; specialise in a range of areas across the psychology, sociology and philosophy of music; tailor the course according to your own professional and personal situation; become part of an international student body. University of Bristol, Graduate School of Education School of Education, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1JA t f e marina.gall@bris.ac.uk w programmes/pgce/subjects/music Contact Marina Gall, PGCE music tutor; Siobhan Pegler, admin. Courses offered: PGCE Secondary Music Course. University of East London Class School of Education & Communities, University of East London, Water Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4LZ t f e c.dalladay@uel.ac.uk w Contact Dr Christopher Dalladay, music education subject leader. Courses offered: Secondary PGCE (inc. School Direct); Primary PGCE (inc. School Direct) - general primary with a music route. University of Greenwich Avery Hill Campus, Room 004, Southwood House, London SE9 2PQ t f e StudentCentre@gre.ac.uk w www2.gre.ac.uk/study/courses/pg/ seced/seced Contact Enquiry Unit (tel. no. above). Courses offered: PGCE music. Dedicated room for music educ inc classroom insts and music-related ICT at the Avery Hill campus. Resources of TLCMD at Greenwich Maritime site. University of Huddersfield School of Education and Professional Development, Lockside, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH t f e j.price@hud.ac.uk w postgraduate/secondary-music-pgcewith-qts/; full-time/undergraduate/secondarymusic-education-ba-hons-with-qts/ Contact Jayne Price Head of Division ITE (Schools) and Music Tutor. Courses offered: PGCE Secondary Music and BA Secondary Music Education with Qualified Teacher Status. University of Reading Institute of Education, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH t f e musiceducation@reading.ac.uk w Contact Nils Franke, dir of mus studies specialism; Helen Mitchell, mus sec. Courses offered: BA (Ed) Hons (QTS) (4); PGCE Purpose-built studio and practice rooms together with a comprehensive inst collection, resource centre and microtechnology studios. All courses work closely with local schools and students are encouraged to participate in the flourishing musical life of the campus which inc choirs, orchs, jazz band, contemporary music group. University of South Wales Caerleon Campus, Lodge Rd, Caerleon, NP18 3QT t f w Courses offered: Offers selection of ug and pg educ courses. These inc degrees in early years, inclusive educ and post-compulsory educ and training as well as an extensive range of pg subjects inc leadership and mgt, TESOL and special educ needs to name but a few. We also offer vocational routes into educ through the creative and therapeutic arts programme which has led to the development and introduction of our masters programmes in art psychotherapy and music therapy. University of Sussex Sussex School of Education, PGCE Admissions, Sussex House, Brighton, BN1 9RH t f e information@sussex.ac.uk w Contact Duncan Mackrill, course tutor. Contact admissions co-ord for details. Courses offered: PGCE music. Teaching equipment as required. All music facilities are available in partnership schools where trainees spend most of their time. University of Ulster Coleraine Campus, Cromore Rd, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA t f ext 4918 e registryjn@ulster.ac.uk w Courses offered: PGCE music. Music educ classroom, 2 PC labs, video conferencing facility, centre for interaction with schools and students on teaching practice, staffed resources area, micro teaching suite, drama studio and educ library. Teacher Training/CPD Camden Borough Council Camden Music, The Crowndale Centre, 5 Pancras Square, London NW1 1BD t f e camdenmusic@camden.gov.uk w Contact Peter West, head of mus service; Marilyn Martin, admin; Sheena Masson, primary advisory teacher. Courses offered: A range of primary and secondary courses for teachers. Areas inc practical approaches to classroom music, Vocal techniques and singing in the classroom, induction for newly quaified teachers, approaches to planning and devising music policy, music technology, composing, music in the early years. Coventry, Performing Arts Service Chace Studio Centre, 239a Robin Hood Rd, Willenhall, Coventry CV3 3AN t f e admin@pas.coventry.gov.uk w performing_arts/792/performing_ arts_service Courses offered: Regular INSET opportunities with a different focus eg. world arts, tech, singing, dance and drama. INSET Courses Local Courses Dorset Music Service Bovington Middle School, Cologne Rd, Wareham, BH20 6NU t e dorsetmusicservice@dorsetcc. gov.uk w Contact Nichola Pendlebury, head of service. Courses offered: A range of CPD for musicians and teachers. Dumfries and Galloway Education and Community Services, Lochside Education Centre, Lochside Rd, Dumfries DG2 0EL t f e cis@dumgal.gov.uk w aspx?articleid=3398 Contact Alan Cameron, educ offr. Courses offered: Regional staff development days for primary music specialists, secondary music staff and instrumental music instructors. Comprehensive programme of Continuous Professional Development activities for all music staff. Gateshead & South Tyneside Music Education Hub Dryden Centre, Evistones Rd, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5UR t f e NaomiBarker@gateshead.gov.uk STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

64 INSET Courses Teacher Training/CPD w tynesidecharanga.co.uk Contact Naomi Barker, mgr. Courses offered: Music in the National Curriculum. Courses at KS 1, KS 2 and KS 3 levels. Music and Mathematics - new links; Music and Literacy - new approaches. First Steps in Comp in the Instrumental and Class Lesson. Day, half-day and twilight. Courses can be adapted to meet the needs of colleagues; courses for non-specialist as well as specialist teachers or specifically focused. First steps in comp looks at the initial stages of notation in a creative manner. French music and culture w/shop. Glasgow City Council Education Services City Chambers East, 40 John St, Merchant City, Glasgow G1 1JL t w Contact Maureen McKenna, exec dir of educ. Courses offered: In-service courses for 5-14 expressive arts, standard grade music, revised Higher music and Higher still music. Isle of Man Music Centre Music Centre, St Ninian s Lower School, Heywood Avenue, Onchan, Isle of Man, IM3 3AR t f e music.admin@doe.sch.im w www2.sch.im/groups/ isleofmanmusicservice Contact Graham Kirkland, head of mus service. Courses offered: Various INSET packages arranged throughout the year for primary, secondary and peripatetic music teachers. 5 one-day INSET courses. Isle of Wight Music Service Downside Community & Learning Centre, Furrlongs, Newport, Isle of Wight P030 2AX t f e info@iwmc.org.uk w Contact Phil Chapman, head of mus service. Courses offered: Lead organisation and principal delivery organisation for Isle of Wight Music Education Hub. Comprehensive provider of instrumental/vocal teaching. INSET training for IoW music service teachers. Conferences for music curriculum leaders; conferences for inst teachers, arranged in conjunction with Solent Music (inc Southampton and Portsmouth music services) and Hampshire Music Service. Resources - instruments and world instruments, teaching packs. IW Youth Orchestra; IW Youth Wind Band; IW Music Centre. Leeds City Council Music Services (ArtForms) ArtForms office, Leeds City Academy, Bedford Field, Woodhouse Cliff, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS6 2LG t f e educ.artforms@leeds.gov.uk w Contact Stephen Wild, Head of Music; Mark Tunnicliffe, Administration Coordinator. Courses offered: ArtForms is the Music and Arts Service of Leeds City Council and part of the Learning Improvement team of Children s Services. The service offers instrument and vocal tutors, National Curriculum music teachers and pianists to all Leeds schools and supports music centres in various parts of Leeds: Horsforth, Boston Spa, Guiseley, East Leeds, North Leeds, Rothwell, South Leeds, West Leeds (Bramley). ArtForms also runs the City of Leeds Youth Music (CLYM) ensembles, including a youth orchestra, wind band, youth choir, jazz rock orchestra and many others. Lincolnshire School Improvement Service cfbt Education Services, Myle Cross Centre, Maculay Drive, Lincoln LN2 4EL t f e rpitman@cfbt.com w Contact Ian Tait, school improvement adviser, mus (Tel: ). Courses offered: In-service courses provided by the School Improvement Service. Merton Music Foundation MMF Office, Chaucer Centre, Canterbury Rd, Morden, Surrey SM4 6PX t f e admin@mmf.org.uk w Contact John Mander, chief exec. Courses offered: Regular CPD courses for inst and class music teachers. Music Cornwall Carew House, Beacon Technology Park, Dunmere Rd, Bodmin PL31 2QE t e cornwalllearning@cornwall.gov.uk w music-cornwall/ Courses offered: Services: support to classroom teachers through team teaching and lesson modelling; staff training through INSET and staff meetings; advice on appropriate resources for music teaching; organising, running and/ or performing school concerts, shows, assemblies and other events; support for community events such as fetes, village feasts, processions, carnivals; delivering one-off projects or workshops for arts week or specific topics; supporting schools in achieving nationally accredited awards; providing assessments and reports for all our music delivery. Newcastle Children s Services Directorate Education Dept, Music Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1PG t f e steve.halsey@newcastle.gov.uk Contact Steve Halsey, head of mus service, specialist adviser for mus. Courses offered: Regular programme of in-service courses for teachers. Northumberland Creative and Performing Arts Education Development Centre, Hepscott Park, Stannington, Morpeth NE61 6NF t f e Lesley.Scott@northumberland. gov.uk w education.northumberland.gov. uk/music/ Contact HIlary Gordon, asst head of service (curriculum); Geoffrey Hutchinson, asst head of service (tuition). Courses offered: Advice and training on all aspects of inst/vocal tuition; music w/shops; curriculum support and advice for all key stages. Oxfordshire Music Service Centre for Music, Bayswater Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9FF t f e music.service@oxfordshire.gov.uk w public-site/music-service Contact Tony Mealings, contact. Courses offered: In-service training for special school teachers, general primary, specialist primary, specialist secondary teachers and inst teachers. W/shops and courses for early years and adults; training in all music genres inc world music and ICT. Redbridge Music Service John Savage Centre, Fencepiece Rd, Hainault, Ilford, Essex IG6 2NB. t f e eric.forder@redbridge.gov.uk w Contact Eric Forder, mus service dir. Courses offered: Provider of music education inc INSET for primary, secondary and specialschool teachers. Provider of CPD and schools support; engages in partnership working inc the LSO; lead partner in the North East London Music Education Hub (NELMEH). SELB 3 Charlemont Place, The Mall, Armagh, Co Armagh BT61 9AX t e selb.hq@selb.org w Courses offered: Various in-service policy and practice courses for post-primary (secondary level) music teachers and inst tutors; classroom based in-service support for music and music tech to improve teaching and learning in post-primary schools. Advice also available on curriculum, examinations, equipment, accommodation, music tech etc. Shropshire Music Service The Music Centre, Long Meadow, Bayston Hill, Shropshire SY3 0NU t f e education.music.service@ shropshire.gov.uk w org.uk Contact Keith Havercroft, school improvement adviser (mus & elearning). Courses offered: Support for music education in Shropshire. Staffordshire Entrust, (formerly Staffordshire Education Transformation and School Improvement) Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate, Staffordshire County Council, The Kingston Centre, Fairway, Stafford, ST16 3TW t ; (mob) f e sarah.dawson@entrust-ed.co.uk; enquiries@entrust-ed.co.uk w Contact Sarah Dawson, snr teacher consultant, mus. Courses offered: All aspects of primary, middle, secondary and special school music education. Specialist support for teachers, bespoke training, student conferences, resources. Suffolk County Music Service Northgate Arts Centre, Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 3DF t f e county.musicservice@suffolk.gov.uk w countymusicservice; www. suffolkmusichub.co.uk Contact Philip Shaw, Head of Suffolk County Music Service. Courses offered: Residential and non-residential in-service courses for specialist and non-specialist music teachers. Sunderland Music Development Office Portland School, Weymouth Rd, Sunderland, SR3 2NQ t f w citymusic Contact Stephen Auster, city mus co-ord. Courses offered: Primary, secondary and special music in-service courses. Warwickshire County Music Service Saltisford Office Park, Ansell Way, Warwick, CV34 4UL t , also fax e cms@warwickshire.gov.uk w Courses offered: Curriculum and inservice support, frequent in-service courses and conferences. Full day/ half day/twilights. 64 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

65 Specialist Courses Colourstrings Colourstrings & The Szilvay Foundation, 18 Elm Tree Avenue, Esher, Surrey KT10 8JG t e sales@colourstringsbooks.com; training@colourstrings.co.uk w www. colourstringsbooks.com Contact Pat Wislocki. Courses offered: Courses for strings, pno, fl and music kindergarten teachers. Colourstrings is an approach to music teaching, evolved from the teachings of Kodaly and developed by Dr Geza Szilvay, director of the East Helsinki Music Institute. Emphasis is on developing child s inner hearing using relative sol-fa. Extended Part-Time Courses Goldsmiths, University of London Professional and Community Music Education, New Cross, London SE14 6NW t f e pace@gold.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Peyton Jones, mus programme co-ord. Courses offered: Graduate Diploma in Music Teaching to Adults; Certificate in Music Workshop Skills. 1 year p/t. Course for competent musicians and music teachers wishing to specialise in adult teaching, continuing educ, FE and HE. Course develops musicianship for teachers (composing, improvising, aural perception, singing skills) and puts teaching principles into action through teaching practice and placement in college. Certificate in Music Workshop Skills. 2 years p/t. Course for competent musicians wanting to run w/shops, group tuition and community-based music-making. The Kodaly Centre of London 52 Highland Rd, Northwood Hills HA6 1JU t , also fax w Contact David Vinden, Yuko Vinden, dirs. Courses offered: Musicianship classes in the Kodaly method, teaching techniques and methodology for class teachers, inst teachers and singers. Publications inc: Harmonic Foundations, the Modes, rhythm flip cards and flash cards. Musica Transalpina I and II cannons by Cherubini and Caldara. Classes available at three levels and inc methodology, Solfege, choral direction and folk song analysis. Jolly Music Recepetion/yr 1 curriculum. Insets can be arranged to order. Tonalis: Centre for the Development of Music 4 Castle Farm Close, Leighterton, Gloucestershire GL8 8UY t , also fax e info@tonalismusic.co.uk w Contact Michael Deason-Barrow, dir. Courses offered: Tonalis music education in-service days, range of 1-day themes available: teach music through music; world musics in education; sharing music; a new orch of insts for class music making; new ways to teach notation; educational music therapy; the singing child. Aberystwyth University The Music Centre, 10 Laura Place, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 2AU t f e music@aber.ac.uk w Contact David Russell Hulme, dir of mus. Courses offered: Symphony Orchestra, Wind & Br Bands, Choirs, Vocal & Inst Tuition, Concerts - and much more. Birkbeck College, University of London Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies, Gordon Square, London WC1H t f e culture@bbk.ac.uk w Courses offered: Performance certificates in dance, concert singing, opera, acting. Music certificates in musical techniques and comps, history of opera, music & the arts. Also foundation degree in dance. Cardiff University Continuing & Professional Education Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AG t e learn@cf.ac.uk w Contact Dr Nick Jones, Senior Lecturer, Humanities Co-ordinator. Courses offered: Extensive programme of daytime and evening music appreciation and music theory classes, plus jazz improvisation, in Cardiff. Also offers online courses on composition and arranging. Central School of Speech and Drama Embassy Theatre, Eton Ave, London, NW3 3HY t f e enquiries@cssd.ac.uk Specialist Courses Adult and Continuing Music Education w Contact Meg Ryan, mkt and communications mgr. Courses offered: MA Music Theatre. BA Hons Acting (Music Theatre). Musical Theatre summer school. Coda Music Trust Chewton Farm Rd, Walkford, Dorset BH23 5QL t e contact@coda.org.uk w Contact Coda Music Trust. Courses offered: We teach all people of all ages and abilities from beginner to professional. Whatever your musical skill or ambition, we have a place for you. All students receive regular support through written and verbal feedback and assessments. Our team of experienced, flexible and friendly tutors provide high quality tuition in a friendly and fun environment. We teach pno, kb, gui, bs, elec gui, ukelele, banjo, mandolin, vn, va, vc, cl, fl, sax, rcdr, drum kit, African perc, vocal coaching and more. Glasgow University Dept of Adult and Continuing Education, St Andrew s Building, 11 Eldon St, Glasgow G3 6NH t f e student.recruitment@glasgow.ac.uk w adulteducation.html Contact Stuart Campbell, p/t subject specialist, mus. Courses offered: Courses in music appreciation and theory of music, courses in organisation of music life, joint study days with Scottish Opera, single comp study days, w/shop series for comps in association with Paragon Ensemble, other study days. Goldsmiths, University of London Professional and Community Education, Lewisham Way, London, SE14 6NW t /00 f e pace@gold.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Peyton Jones, mus programme co-ord. Courses offered: A wide variety of music courses are available, covering both classical and popular music styles, aimed at levels from absolute beginners to pre-degree and diploma preparation. There are certificate courses in music studies, popular music and jazz, music teaching to adults and music w/shop skills. Leeds Violin School e iveta.hlavenkova@gmail.com w Courses offered: Outstanding violin tuition for students of all ages and abilities. Individual and group lessons, folk ensembles, orchestras, workshops, summer school and regular concerts. Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7HT t f e enquiries@morleycollege.ac.uk w Courses offered: Various short courses and summer school. Musically Fluent 49 St Clements Mansions, Lillie Rd, Fulham, London SW6 7PQ t e info@musicallyfluent.com; mark@ musicallyfluent.com w Contact Phil Best. Courses offered: Musically Fluent is a solid foundation course. After completing it, a musician is genuinely capable and useful : making music is easy and a real joy. A Musically Fluent graduate will find it much easier to: memorise pieces understand music theory study scores analyse musical form understand the rules of harmony, counterpoint, voicing, melodic variation etc. work on rhythm skills - the ability to play complex rhythmic patterns such as crossed rhythms and syncopations found in some music, especially jazz develop technical skills to play with greater ease and freedom. National Opera Studio National Opera Studio, The Clore Building, 2 Chapel Yard, Wandsworth High St, London SW18 4HZ t e info@nationaloperastudio.org.uk w Contact Faye Hughes, studio mgr. Courses offered: 1-year intensive course providing opera training to singers and repetiteurs at an international level. The course adds dramatic, language and interpretative skills to trainees, preparing them for a professional career in opera. Course dates: Sep-Dec, Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun. North East Scotland College Aberdeen City Campus, Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BN t e enquiry@nescol.ac.uk w Courses offered: Our courses are aimed at musicians wishing to pursue a career within the contemporary music industry. Courses are designed to introduce students to a wide range of subjects relevant to working in today s music industry and to foster the development of essential skills. Our facilities include a studio theatre, Teacher Training/CPD STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

66 Specialist Courses Teacher Training/CPD 7 digital recording studios, rehearsal rooms, editing suites, interactive learning technologies; strong links with a range of local music venues. FE Level Courses: Introduction to Music Studies; National Certificate in Music. HE Level Courses: HND in Music; HND Sound Production. Oxfordshire Adult Learning The East Street Centre, Calder Close, Banbury, Oxon OX16 3WR t e adult.learning@oxfordshire.gov.uk w public-site/adult-learning Richmond Adult Community College incorporating the Richmond Jazz School RACC, Parkshot, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2RE t e info@racc.ac.uk w Contact Dave Jones, curriculum leader; Fern Chantelle-Carter, learning mgr. Courses offered: Beginner courses in pno, gui and singing plus a wide range of courses within the Richmond Jazz School for vocalists and instrumentalists. Musis Technology courses from introduction leading up to Access to Higher Education Musis Technology. Rose Bruford College Lamorbey Park, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9DF t f e fiona.schopf@bruford.ac.uk w Contact Jane Schopf, opera studies programme dir. Courses offered: BA (Hons), degree in opera studies, validated by the University of Manchester. Modular structure to fit around lifestyle with specialist personal tutors using online learning materials. Optional Alexander ReEducation Centre 68 Wantage Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 2SF t w org/ Contact Ronald Colyer. Courses offered: The application of the principles laid down in writings of FM Alexander, anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and postural reflexes. The daily timetable is divided into four sessions: 1 Mini lesson to improve use; 2 Application work - exploring movement with the use of inhibition and direction to promote the Primary Control; 3 Hands on sessions, following standard training procedures with chair and table work; 4 A study of the following: Writings of Alexander, anatomy, postural reflexes. Alexander Technique School of Cornwall Merrymeet, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3LP residential event and study days. Course collaborates closely with main opera companies for its residential event. Thumpy, The Thumb Flute Ctra. de Murcia 104, Huetor Santillan, Granada, Granada w Courses offered: Thumpy the thumb flute is a relatively simple instrument with a surprisingly natural sound. It is a charming and exciting way to learn to flute and to develop a stable and flexible embouchure. Thumpy has lots of possibilities for improvisations and games in groups. This new flute has been designed and developed by Dutch flutist-composer Wil Offermans. It is produced by Studio E. Thumpy is a great instrument for children before they move on to the Boehm-flute. It is played by the thumbs only but has the scope for many different sounds and melodies. Also a Thumpy Book is available. Tonalis Music Centre 4 Castle Farm Close, Leighterton, GLOS GL8 8UY t e info@tonalismusic.co.uk Courses offered: The Spirit of England in Music, Explore the Soundscapes of EnglandLed by Michael Deason- Barrow. Would you like to travel through England and experience it in a new light through listening to The Soul of a Nation in Sound? Come with us on a journey through the glorious landscapes and soundscapes of England and English Music. For more details & the booking form on the leaflet use this link: pdfs/18-21_july_english_landscape. pdf. University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley, Cambridge CB23 8AQ t f e clare.kerr@ice.cam.ac.uk; enquiries@ice.cam.ac.uk w Contact Clare Kerr, Public Programmes Co-ordinator. Courses offered: Various weekend music appreciation and practical music-making courses at Madingley Hall, a 16th-century country house near Cambridge. Dates: Year-round. University of Edinburgh Office of Lifelong Learning, 11 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW t f e oll@ed.ac.uk w Contact Ann Edmond, mus course organiser. Courses offered: Term-time courses (weekly, day and evening) at various levels in music theory and appreciation. Also summer schools, Music at the Edinburgh Festival (Aug- Sep) and Piano Workshop (Aug). University of Kent University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NZ t f e information@kent.ac.uk w Contact Information Office. Courses offered: Our Music degree programmes offer a range of single and joint honors courses that enable students to flourish in areas such as performance, music technology, composition and musicology. Our purpose-built facilities and innovative teaching deliver an exceptional learning experience. University of Oxford Dept for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA t f Alexander Technique Training Courses t ; e info@janetalexandertechnique.com w janetalexandertechnique.com/ about-janet-wright/ Courses offered: 3-yr course. Alexander Technique Studio 6 Ravenslea Rd, London SW12 8SB t e jmofischer@mouritz.co.uk w Contact Karen Wentworth, dir. Courses offered: STAT approved 3-yr training course in the FM Alexander Technique. Alexander Technique Teacher Training Centre Franzensgasse 5/47, 1050 Vienna t + 43 (0) e michaelcparkinson@gmail.com w www. alexandertechniquecentrevienna. com/ Contact Michael Parkinson. Courses offered: A typical morning s work might include: individual hands-on work with the director or assistant teachers, learning practical and verbal teaching skills under supervision in small groups, reading and discussion of Alexander s books or other relevant literature, basic anatomy, physiology and neurology, application of Alexander Technique principles to everyday or more specialised activities ( directed activities ). Students in their final term may work under supervision with friends from outside the class. Bristol Alexander School 3 Trees Community Centre, 56A Greystoke Avenue, Bristol BS10 6AZ t e caroline@bristolalexanderschool. co.uk w Contact Caroline Chalk, head of training. Courses offered: 3-year teacher training course. Also short courses for personal interest and private lessons. School address: Long Ashton Guide e ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk w continuing-education Contact Hazel Richards, day school admin. Courses offered: Sat courses only. Fees from 44. University of Reading Institute of Education, London Road Campus, 4 Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire RG1 5EX t f e musiceducation@reading.ac.uk w Courses offered: A selection of courses and conferences designed to meet the needs of nursery, primary and secondary school staff inc courses for primary curriculum leaders in music and those wishing to develop music in the nursery. Also diploma courses for Inst and Vocal Music Teachers in Professional Practice, run as a distance learning course, and in Music Education, taught f/t or p/t in Reading. Both diploma programmes lead to a masters phase examined by dissertation. Westminster Kingsway College King s Cross Centre, 211 Gray s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8RA t e courseinfo@westking.ac.uk; wkc@ westking.ac.uk w www. westking.ac.uk/music Contact Westminster Kingsway College. Courses offered: Offering FE level courses including Music; Music Production; Performing Arts and Musical Theatre; Artist Development; LOGIC Production and Song Writing. State of the art facilities and music suites in central London. Students work with venues in Camden and across London and meet performers and producers regularly. Headquarters, Long Ashton, Bristol BS18 9BJ. Centre for the Alexander Technique Centre for the Alexander Technique, 46 Stevenage Road, London SW6 6HA t e peter@ribeaux.com w Contact P Ribeaux, Mrs E Ribeaux, dirs. Courses offered: Alexander Technique teacher training. City Alexander Technique School 202 City Road, London EC1V 2PH t ; e brita.forsstrom@me.com w Courses offered: Prospective students should have had a sufficient number of lessons to show that they have grasped the basic principles and have an interest in continued learning. 66 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

67 Specialist Courses They should be able to show that they are in good health and have financial plans in place to see them through the three years. There will be an interview and lesson(s) with the Head of Training. People of all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Preparatory classes are being held for those interested in training. Please contact us for details. Constructive Teaching Centre 13, The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf, London SW6 2UB t f w com/ Contact Ruth Murray, John Brown, dirs. Courses offered: 3-year teacher training course in Alexander Technique. Cumbria Alexander Training Fellside Centre, Low Fellside, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4NH e jamie@fellside.f9.co.uk; michael@ fmalexandertechnique.co.uk w Contact Co-heads of Training: Jamie McDowell (Burton 1983) and Michael Hardwick (Carrington/ Burton 1988). Courses offered: Students who have an ongoing interest in exploring the implications of Alexander s ideas on psychophysical unity. Visit the school for discussions with directors. East Anglia Centre for Alexander Technique Chelmsford Alexander Studio, Moulsham Mill, Parkway, Chelmsford CM2 7PX t ; e sandra@chelmsfordalexander.co.uk w com Contact Sandra Waller, dir. Courses offered: 3-year course with three 10-week terms pa. London Centre for Alexander Technique and Training 137 Grosvenor Ave, London N5 2NH t e refiasacks@lcatt.org.uk w Contact Refia Sacks, dir. Courses offered: 3-year teacher training (voicework incd) and individual lessons in Alexander Technique. Manchester Alexander Technique Training School Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD e williamm@rncm.ac.uk w Contact Malcolm Williamson; Nigel Evans. Courses offered: The key aims are to facilitate the trainee s own process of learning enquiry, to develop trainees understanding of the core values and methods of Alexander s work, enabling them to teach the Alexander Technique in an effective, openminded, ethical and self-directed manner. Daily class comprises mainly practical study of the Technique and its principles with directed activities and instruction in small groups to develop teaching skills. Oxford Alexander Training School The Coach House, Quarry Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8NX t e scooper1@btconnect.com w trainingschool.co.uk Contact Stephen Cooper, dir. Courses offered: 3-year teacher training course (STAT approved); PG training courses. The Alexander Teacher Training School 16 Balderton Street, London W1K 6TN t (day); (evening) e anthony@alexanderteacher.co.uk w Contact Head of training: Anthony Kingsley. Courses offered: Curriculum: At least 80% of the training will be practical work, in keeping with the fundamentally practical nature of the Technique. The core curriculum is based on Alexander s basic principles, and will therefore cover the essential concepts of inhibition and directions, the unity of mind and body, doing and non-doing, the force of habit and false sensory. Each day there will be time for reading Alexander s writings or other relevant material. The Brighton Alexander Technique College Unit 3, Hove Business Centre, Fouthill Rd, Hove BN3 6HA t e carolyn.nicholls@btinternet.com w com Contact C Nicholls, head of training. Courses offered: 3-yr teacher training programme; 4-day intensive for musicians. Individual lessons; voice and perf w/shops. The Constructive Teaching Centre 13 The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf, London SW6 2UB e constructiveteachingcentre@gmail. com w com/ Contact Ruth Murray. Courses offered: The course is very largely practical. Each student receives daily individual work from a variety of teachers. In the first four terms they receive a weekly individual lesson from one of the teachers and regular lessons from the Head of Training. Students have regular sessions on voice and saddle work in addition to working in small groups, directed activities and handson work with teachers and other students. Other core content includes the reading and study of Alexander s books plus basic anatomy and talks on historic and current scientific research and thinking. Westminster Alexander Centre & Teacher Training Course 8 Hop Gardens, off St Martin s Lane, London, WC2N 4EH t e coventgarden@the-alexandertechnique.eu w Contact John Hunter, dir of training. Courses offered: Introductory courses, private lessons, residential courses (UK & Spain), STAT teachertraining course. Application of AT to instruments, respiration, voice, stage presence, stage fright and dealing with injury. Westminster Alexander Training Course 8 Hop Gardens, St Martins Lane, London WC2N 4EH t e teachertraining@the-alexandertechnique.eu w Contact John Hunter. Courses offered: WATC opened in Suitable applicants may join the course whenever there is a vacancy. Our ethos is to provide a high-quality and balanced programme of traditional Alexander Technique training - drawing on the major lines of transmission - and to encourage experimentation and creativity in the development of one s own understanding and practice. Students are encouraged to undertake their own lines of agreed research and to participate in WATC s annual weekend residential course. York Alexander Technique School 5 Thorpe Street, York YO23 1NJ t w www. yorkalexandertechniqueschool.co.uk/ Contact Co- Heads of Training: Lena Schibel-Mason; Pamela Mason. Courses offered: The course follows STAT guidelines. About 80 per cent of the teaching time is devoted to practical work. Practical work is regarded as the main tool for absorbing the principles of the Alexander Technique: awareness of self, others and the world around, inhibition: stopping the going down of the same road and into the same holes over and over again, directing: a way of newly aligning and tuning ourselves with freer and more flowing ways of responding to stimuli, faulty sensory appreciation: the realisation that what we think we do is not necessarily what we are doing, force of habit. Teacher Training/CPD Anglia Ruskin University East Rd, Cambridge CB1 1PT t f e vanessa.acton@anglia.ac.uk w Contact Pam Pfrommer, pathway leader. Courses offered: MA in arts management, inc work placement. Taught element 1 year f/t, 2 years p/t. The PG certificate stage comprises 3 core modules and the PG diploma stage 2 core plus 1 specialist option module. At masters level students can choose either to complete a 18,000 word dissertation, or to complete a shorter 15,000 word dissertation plus a 4000-word work-based learning Arts Administration Courses project based on a placement experience. Buckinghamshire New University Wycombe Campus, Queen Alexandra Rd, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2JZ t f e fmacke01@bucks.ac.uk w Contact Frazer Mackenzie, head of school, applied production and new media. Courses offered: BA Hons music entertainment & live events management; BA Hons music management, branding & promotion; BA Hons music management & studio Production, BA Hons audio & music production; BA Hons film & TV production; Foundation Degree in crowd & safety management; masters degree in music & entertainment industry management. City University Dept of Cultural Policy and Management, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB t f e cpm@city.ac.uk w Courses offered: MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Culture Policy & Management(p/t or f/t) either taught, work placement or research modes. MA Cultural Leadership. m.bankart@city.ac.uk for further details. Research degrees MPhil, PhD (p/t or f/t). Contact research admin artsresearch@city.ac.uk. Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW t e course-info@gold.ac.uk London South Bank University 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA t e gordoncj@lsbu.ac.uk w Contact Pauline Muir, course dir. Courses offered: BA (Hons) Arts and Festival Management. STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

68 Specialist Courses Middlesex University School of Arts and Education - Music, Trent Park, Bramley Rd, London N14 4YZ t f e webadmin@mdx.ac.uk w Contact Chris Dromey, programme leader. Courses offered: BA (Hons) Music and Arts Management (3 f/t, 6 p/t). Course in the music business and its management. Prospects Booth Street, East Manchester M13 9EP t f e comments@prospects.ac.uk w Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ER t f e admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk w Contact Admissions dept. Courses offered: MA Arts Management (1 yr f/t, 2 yrs p/t). Provides training and experience in the complex field of art management with a view to equipping students with skills for effective management of arts organisations. Modules including marketing, fundraising, education, organisation and planning, venue management. Tutors from all over the UK bring a wide experience of art management. Also work placement opportunity which students can take within a professional arts organisation. University of Chester Warrington Campus, Crab Lane, Fearnhead, Warrington WA2 0DB t f e j.mason@chester.ac.uk; enquiries@ chester.ac.uk w Courses offered: BA (Hons) courses which may inc commercial music production, radio production, TV production, media studies - also Masters degree in TV production. University of Southampton Building 2, Department of Music, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ t f e musicbox@soton.ac.uk w Contact Denise Kendall, mus admin; David Nicholls, admissions tutor. Courses offered: BA (Hons) Music and Management Sciences. University of Southampton Department of Music, Highfield, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ t f e musicbox@soton.ac.uk w Contact Prof Jeanice Brooks, head of department; Prof Andrew Pinnock, arts management & cultural policy; Dr Benjamin Oliver, undergrad admissions tutor; Dr Thomas Irvine, director of internationalisation. Courses offered: BA Music and Management Sciences (3); BA Music and Management Sciences with year abroad (4). Students take a core programme of management sciences in years one and two, with a free choice of music options, and can choose from a wide range of options in both subjects in year three. The year abroad option provides the opportunity to study at a partner institution in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Teacher Training/CPD Instrument Repair Services Minster Lovell, Witney, Oxfordshire OX29 0RJ t e andy@crumpledhorn.co.uk w Contact Andrew Kinch. Courses offered: Musical Instrument Repairs and Sales; Brass - Woodwind - Electronic. Lincoln College Monks Road, Lincoln LN2 5HQ t e enquiries@lincolncollege.ac.uk w musical-instrument-crafts-woodwindinstrument-making-and-repair-metalbodied/ Courses offered: Musical Instrument Crafts - Woodwind Instrument Making and Repair (Metal Bodied). Llangunllo School t e trevorhead@btinternet.com w Contact Trevor Head. Courses offered: Trevor Head offers specialist training courses in all aspects of Musical Instrument Repair and Maintenance. Training courses are available in: Brass Instrument Repair, Tool making, Woodwind Instrument Repair, Guitar Making and Repair, Saxophone repair, Violin repair and Bow Re-hairing. Courses are available from COMPLETE BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, and for many of our courses NO previous experience is necessary. For full details of our forthcoming courses please contact Trevor. London Metropolitan University Holloway Road, London N7 8DB e n.blishen@londonmet.ac.uk Courses offered: This course provides the technical expertise and conceptual understanding needed Instrument Making and Repair Courses to build a career in the making and maintenance of the guitar family of instruments. London Metropolitan University Holloway Road, London N7 8DB e n.blishen@londonmet.ac.uk Courses offered: This course provides the technical expertise and conceptual understanding needed to build a career in the making and maintenance of the guitar family of instruments. Music Aid 311 Horton Street, London, On, Canada, N6B 1L5 t +(519) e info@musicaid.com w Courses offered: Music Aid is London s ONLY Music Store dealing exclusively in Brass and woodwind musical instruments. We do all repairs, from minor adjustments to completely rebuilding and refinishing. We are constantly servicing the local professional and student market with quality repairs to all Brass and Woodwinds. If you are a school teacher, call or us about our pick-up and delivery service. The schools are our largest customer and we do repairs within your budget. Newark College Friary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1PB t f e enquiries@newark.ac.uk w Contact Jill Hyde. Courses offered: BTEC ND in Music Practice; Certificate in Classical Musical Instrument Technology (vn making & repair, gui making, ww making & repair, pno tuning & restoration) Nick Cooper Violins 1 Castle Rising, Newark, NG24 1XW e nick@nickcooperviolins.co.uk w Contact Mrs Nick Cooper, dir. Courses offered: Vns for sale/rent, vn restoration/repair & setup, vn teaching, vn fittings. SCOLA - Sutton College Of Learning For Adults training courses Sutton College, St Nicholas Way, Surrey, SM1 1EA t e enrol@scola.ac.uk w guitar-and-fretted-instrument-makingall/ /details.html Courses offered: Guitar and Fretted Instrument Making (All). South Thames College - Musical Instrument Making and Repair Course Merton Campus, London Road, Morden, SM4 5QX t e info@south-thames.ac.uk w musical-instrument-making-andrepair.html Courses offered: If you want to know how to make a musical instrument, our specialist workshops are a great place to learn. We re stocked with specialist craft tools as well as a large stock of woodworking tools and equipment. We also help you choose which tools you might want to buy for yourself and how to select and source materials and accessories. South Thames College, Merton Campus Merton Campus, London Rd, Morden, SM4 5QX t f e keith.graves@south-thames.ac.uk w Contact Keith Graves, vn tutor & mgr musical inst tech; Mike Hobbs, Bryn Munford, Mark Brewer, gui tutors; Brian Watterson, ww tutor. Courses offered: Courses leading to a City and Guilds qualification. Intensely practical courses. Good facilities inc specialised w/shops, library, open access to computing facilities, sports and recreational. Easy access to central London. Courses: gui making and repair (up to 4); violin making and repair (up to 4); wind instrument repair (2 years part time); evening courses, short courses and p/t day courses available in subjects such as Guitar Set Up, Guitar Electrics, Violin Bow Making and Rehairing. West Dean College West Dean - The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, Nr Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ t f e enquiries@westdean.org.uk; reception@westdean.org.uk w Contact Shem Mackey, programme tutor. Courses offered: 2-yr West Dean College diploma in Making Stringed Musical Instruments. 1-yr West Dean College Award Professional Development Diploma. Also short courses. West Dean College - Instrument Making courses West Dean - The Edward James Foundation, West Dean, Nr Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ t e diplomas@westdean.org.uk w CollegeChannel/FullTimeCourses/ StringedMusicalInstruments.aspx; Courses offered: The Making Stringed Musical Instruments programme will prepare you for a career in instrument making, as a restorer and repairer. 68 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

69 Specialist Courses Jazz in Further and Higher Education Anglia Ruskin University Dept of Music and Performing Arts, East Rd, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 1PT t e music@anglia.ac.uk; mpa@anglia. ac.uk w www. anglia.ac.uk/music Contact Paul Jackson. Courses offered: The modular course leading to the BA Hons music (3 yrs f/t) provides a distinctive combination of practical and theoretical study. Students can choose from a range of modules, specialising in performance, composition, music education and music technology. Anglia Ruskin s extensive ens programme (which is integral to the performance modules at the 3 different levels) inc numerous smaller bands which regularly perform in Cambridge and the region. Birmingham Conservatoire Paradise Place, Birmingham B3 3HG t ; e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Price, head of jazz. Courses offered: Grad Dip Jazz: conversion course offering intensive practical training in jazz skills for graduates who have a strong interest in jazz but have not received specialist jazz musicianship training or one-to-one tuition in jazz perf; skills are developed to a professional level through a combination of wkly ind tuition, small group coaching, performance w/shops, repertoire building and jazz musicianship. Birmingham Conservatoire Birmingham City University, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG t ; e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Price, head of jazz. Courses offered: BMus Hons Jazz (4), GradDip Jazz (1). Specialist courses which aim to develop students technical and improvisational skills through individual first study and practical w/shops. The course places particular emphasis on perf in small ens, but there is also a big band and a jazz orch. Regular study is supported by m/classes with eminent visiting jazz musicians. Numerous perf opportunities. Specialised jazz courses are also available within the Junior Conservatoire and at graduate diploma and PG levels. Chichester College Dept of Creative and Performing Arts, Westgate Fields, Chichester, PO19 1SB t ext 2246 f e info@chichester.ac.uk w Courses offered: Diploma in Jazz Studies, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced, provides training for careers in professional music and access to HE. Advanced Certificate in Professional Performance Studies (contemporary music styles). Goldsmiths, University of London Professional and Community Education, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW t e j.peyton.jones@gold.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Peyton Jones, mus programme co-ord. Courses offered: Certificate in Music Studies (2 p/t). Equivalent to 120 credit points of UG study at level one, the course aims to prepare students for a profession in music or further study in HE. Diploma in Jazz and Popular Music Studies (1 p/t). Advanced study in jazz and pop music styles and their practical application. Suitable for musicians working in a professional or semiprofessional capacity. Also short courses in jazz pno, harmony and arranging for jazz and contemporary styles, jazz improvisation for singers, modern jazz w/shop, contemporary jazz pno, musicianship for improvisation, blues pno. Guildhall School of Music & Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT t e music@gsmd.ac.uk; lydia.leates@ gsmd.ac.uk w Contact Malcolm Edmonstone, Head of Jazz. Courses offered: MMus/MPerf: programme is intended for advanced players seeking to extend their experience in the styles of jazz and jazz-influenced music. The course is planned around a perf programme involving a big band, small bands and singers group, which allows students to apply skills in improvisation, comp and arr that are developed in classwork. There are many lectures, w/shops and m/classes with visiting jazz musicians of national and international status. Guildhall School of Music & Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT t e music@gsmd.ac.uk; lydia.leates@ gsmd.ac.uk w Contact Malcolm Edmonstone, Head of Jazz. Courses offered: BMus (4). At UG level the Jazz stream is offered as a 4-year option for students wishing to emphasise jazz perf within a broad programme of study. The School s partnership with the Barbican Centre ensures regular collaborations with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Barbican Cinema. The Department has a regular presence in the annual London Jazz Festival, as well as an unrivalled showcase opportunity in the week-long Guildhall Jazz Festival. Kidderminster College Performing Arts Dept, Market St, Kidderminster, DY10 1LX t e learnerservices@kidderminster. ac.uk w Contact A Edwards, course leader for music. Courses offered: BTEC ND/FD inc rock perf/jazz improvisationmodules/ media music production. Leeds College of Music 3 Quarry Hill, LeedsLS2 7PD t e hello@lcm.ac.uk w Contact Professor Philip Meaden, principal; Joe Wilson, dir of curriculum; Dr Andrew West, head of pg study Courses offered: PGDip/MA in comp, performance or musicology. Courses are intended for performers, comps, musicologists and music producers across any genre. Leeds College of Music 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD t f e hello@lcm.ac.uk w Courses offered: BA Hons (Jazz). A cornerstone of the thriving Leeds jazz scene, Leeds College of Music launched one of the first jazz degrees in Europe. Now, there are few better places to immerse yourself in jazz - through study, appreciation or performance. Middlesex University School of Arts - Music, Trent Park Campus, Bramley Rd, Oakwood, London, N14 4YZ t e c.batchelor@mdx.ac.uk w performing-arts/music Contact Chris Batchelor, jazz programme leader. Courses offered: BA Hons jazz (3). Emphasis on arranging/comp, perf and analysis, and on the practical workshop as the main teaching mode. Students are expected to participate in ens activities. Newcastle College Newcastle College, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle-upon- Tyne NE4 7SA t f e enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk; Lisa. Murphy@ncl-coll.ac.uk w Contact Lisa Murphy, Music Section Manager. Courses offered: Specialist Music courses for FE and HE students. Vocationally relevant and designed by industry for industry. Working closely with our record label, Push Puzzle Records. FE Courses: L2 First Diploma in Music (Pathways: Performance, Technology or DJ), L3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology for DJs. HE Courses: FdA Popular Music, FdA Music Production, FdA Songwriting, FdA Sound Engineering, FdA DJ Electronic Music. Roland Music Academy Liverpool Community College, 9 Myrtle St, Liverpool, L7 7JA t w liv-coll.ac.uk/the-arts-centre-l1. html; liv-coll.ac.uk/music-performing- Arts-a18.html Contact Ian Carten, head of mus. Courses offered: National Award in Music Performance. This advanced course concentrates on developing both theoretical and practical skills covering jazz and commercial music styles. Royal College of Music Prince Consort Rd, London SW7 2BS t f e info@rcm.ac.uk w Courses offered: As part of the BMus course, options in jazz history, jazz harmony, comp and arranging. One-to-one lessons on jazz pno, vn, fl, tpt, trb, perc, vibes as well as big band perfs, small band coaching and regular w/shops. Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RD t f e Jazz@rncm.ac.uk w Courses offered: PG Dip, MMus, PhD, vocational training courses. Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9RD t f e admissions@rncm.ac.uk w Courses offered: BMus(Hons). Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ER t e admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk w Contact Paula Gardiner, Head of Jazz. Courses offered: PG Dip Jazz (1 yr f/t; 2 yrs p/t), MA Jazz (2 yrs). Two dedicated jazz programmes has been devised which features a diversity of performance opportunities combined with high-level professional training that relates to the current industry. The course is intended for advanced performers, has an integrated approach in which you will develop a mature understanding of jazz language, a reflective, critical awareness and a sense of individuality. Teacher Training/CPD STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

70 Specialist Courses Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ER t e admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk w Contact Paula Gardiner, Head of Jazz. Courses offered: BMus (Hons) Jazz (4 years, full time). The programme offers a diversity of performance opportunities combined with professional training relating to the current industry. The course has an integrated approach in which students will develop a mature understanding of jazz language, processes and repertoir while also gaining skills in composition, arranging, band leadership, selfpromotion and events management. Objective is to provide students with all they need to launch and sustain a suceessful career in the jazz world. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10 9JF t e s.purcell@trinitylaban.ac.uk w Contact Simon Purcell, head of faculty. Courses offered: A 4-year UG programme offering 15 places. Involves 29 weeks of tuition and weekly perfs plus contact with contemporary jazz talent inc Martin Speake, Julian Siegel, Jean Toussaint, Mark Lockheart, Chris Batchelor, Steve Waterman, Phil Robson, Dave Cliff, Mike Outram, Dave Wickins, Martin France, Gene Calderazzo, Liam Noble, Nick Weldon, Simon Purcell, Steve Watts, Paul Westwood and Nia Lynn. Recent m/classes have feautred Jerry Bergonzi, Kirk Lightsey, Dave Liebman, Uri Caine, Julian Arguelles, Norma Winstone, Ari Hoenig, Will Vinson, Tom Rainey, Christian McBride, Anita Wardell, members of Wynton Marsalis s Lincoln Center Orchestra, Gwilym Simcock, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett and Claire Martin, Julian Siegel, Joey Baron and Greg Cohen. University of Salford School of Media, Music and Performance, Adelphi, Peru St, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 6EQ t e s.m.davismoon@salford.ac.uk w Contact Steve Davismoon, director of music. Courses offered: BA Hons Music (with options in band, jazz, popular music and music tech) (3/4); BA Hons in Popular Music and Recording. BA Hons Music encompasses jazz and rock ens, as well as wind and br bands. Both courses inc perf and comp as major elements. The centre arranges a comprehensive series of concerts and w/shops. Visiting artists inc: Bobby Shew, Martin Taylor, the Arguelles Brothers, Stan Sulzman, Norman Winstone, Iain Bellamym, Roy Williams, Don Lusher and Allan Vezutti. Regular jazz concerts at Band on the Wall (Manchester), Viewpoint (Salford), Barbican Centre (London). Language Schools Teacher Training/CPD Anglia Ruskin University Dept of Languages and Intercultural Communications East Rd, Cambridge CB1 1PT t f e Sarah.Schechter@anglia.ac.uk w Contact Sarah Schechter. Courses offered: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese. Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning Senghennydd Rd, CardiffCF24 4AG t e languages@cardiff.ac.uk w Contact Sian Austin. Courses offered: French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkins; Chinese, Japanese. German Tuition Barbara Classen 255 Temple Chambers, 3-7 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0DT t e barbara@germantuition.com w Contact Barbara Classen. Courses offered: German tuition for opera singers. Heart of England Language School and Study Programmes 14 Hamilton Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4LY t f e enquiries@heartengland.co.uk w Contact Louisa Enock. Courses offered: EFL. Inlingua Cheltenham Rodney Lodge, Rodney Rd, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 1HX t f e info@inlingua-cheltenham.co.uk w Contact David Arrowsmith. Courses offered: All major European languages; Japanese, Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Korean; English (EFL), business English. Institute for Applied Language Studies University of Edinburgh, 21 Hill Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9DP t f e ials.enquiries@ed.ac.uk w Courses offered: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish. Instituto Cervantes Leeds 169 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 3AR t /49 f e adlee@cervantes.es w leeds.cervantes.es Courses offered: Spanish, Catalan, Spanish gui, flamenco. James Platt Centre for Language Learning PPL School Office, Arts building room 0.33, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ t f e ppl.schooloffice@uea.ac.uk; admissions@uea.ac.uk w Contact Carol Curtis. Courses offered: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Castillan and Catalan). Liverpool International Language Agency New Barratt House, 47 North John Street, Liverpool L2 6SG t ; e info@lilalovetolearn.com w Contact Leanne Linacre. Courses offered: English, French, Spanish, Turkish, Italian and more. McLauchlan (BSL), Nigel JS 1 Woodville Close, Teddington Park Rd, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 8NF t e nigel@hometuition.wanadoo.co.uk w Courses offered: French, German, Elocution. Nottingham Trent University Language Programme School of Arts & Humanities, DICe Building, Burton St, Nottingham NG1 4BU t e ulp@ntu.ac.uk w centre/index.html Contact Natasha Hopcroft. Courses offered: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish; Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese; EFL. University of Huddersfield Modern Languages Centre School of Music, Humanities and Media, West Building, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH t f e mlc@hud.ac.uk w Contact Malcolm Pollard. Courses offered: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, BSL University of Manchester Language Centre Samuel Alexander Building (SG14), Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL t e leap@manchester.ac.uk w University of Warwick Language Centre Humanities Building, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL t e language.enquiries@warwick.ac.uk w languagecentre Courses offered: French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. University of York Languages for All V/C/101c Vanbrugh College, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD t f e lfa@york.ac.uk w Courses offered: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Greek (modern), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Latin. Professional Development Courses for Private Music Teachers AOTOS - Association of Teachers of Singing 23 Spring Valley, Upper Milton, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset BS22 9AS t e admin@aotos.org.uk; publicity@ aotos.org.uk w Contact Margaret Hopes (Secretary) or Heidi Pegler (Membership). Courses offered: Having just celebrated our 40th year ( ), we are the UK s largest association for all those involved in singing training - either individuals or groups - and cover all styles including classical, jazz, pop, rock and music theatre. We hold regular day conferences and events around the UK and one 3-day residential conference per year. Our Pathways programme provides a mentored plan for those wishing to increase 70 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

71 Specialist Courses their skills, beginners or advanced. We are affiliated to the European Voice Teachers Association (EVTA) & the National Association of Teachers of Singing in the US (NATS). Bela Bartok Centre for Musicianship 6 Frognal Court, 158 Finchley Rd, London, NW3 5HL t e AgnesKory@googl .com w Contact Agnes Kory, dir. Courses offered: Training courses to further the musical skills of music teachers and perfs. Professional and amateur classes focus on comprehensive music educ inc the Kodaly system, Sary system, history, analysis and perf skills. British Suzuki Institute Unit 1.01, The Lightbox, 111 Power Rd, Chiswick, London W4 5PY t f e minette@britishsuzuki.com w Contact Minette Joyce, chief exec offr. Courses offered: P/t teacher training courses in vn, pno, vc, va, rcdr and fl leading to the diploma of the European Suzuki Association. David Barton Music Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6BZ t w Courses offered: Flute, Piano, Singing & Music Theory Teacher Teaching Diploma Mentor Composer & Arranger Piano Accompanist Freelance Writer PhD Student, Royal College of Music (RCM). Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross, London SE14 6NW t f e pace@gold.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Peyton Jones, mus programme co-ord. Courses offered: Music Technology 1 (30 weeks p/t); Music Technology 2 (30 weeks p/t); Sequencing and Digital Technology (10 weeks p/t); Studio and Recording Techniques (11 weeks p/t); Sound Sculpture, Sampling and Digital Technology (10 weeks p/t); Creative Applications in the Sound Studio (30 weeks p/t). Kodaly Centre of London t , also fax w Contact David and Yuko Vinden. Courses offered: Musicianship classes in the Kodaly method, teaching techniques and methodology for class teachers, inst teachers and singers. Music Leader Training Programme (EaT previously PTLLS) CM, The Brady Arts Centre, Hanbury Street, London E1 5HU t e rich@cmsounds.com; everyone@ cmsounds.com w Courses offered: Gain workshop leading skills. Study teaching and learning theory. Design your own teaching materials and resources. Entry based on experience and motivation. Previous qualifications not essential. Trained specialist tutors. Small class sizes Train with other musicians and artists, building friendship, support and creative ideas. Monthly payment plans available. Apply now to secure your place! www. cmsounds.com/courses/music-leadertraining-programme-ptlls. Stepping Notes Winches Cottage, Church Road, Shepperton, Middlesex TW17 9JT t e nikhil@dally.org.uk w Contact Nikhil Dally. Courses offered: Stepping Notes teachers courses are designed to help those who teach young children to develop their students musicianship through the voice, and through natural body movement. For details of our scheduled courses, see website. Alternatively, we are happy to tailor a course to your requirements. The Piano Teachers Course EPTA UK The Purcell School of Music, Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts WD23 2TS t e info@pianoteacherscourse.co.uk w Contact Jennie Parke Matheson. Courses offered: Now in its 9th year, this leading course equips pianists & piano teachers with the full range of professional skills for a successful career plus the opportunity to connect with an inspiring & informative network of pianists. The ABRSM CME (Certificate for Music Educators) is offered as an option, and the course helps people prepare for ABRSM, Trinity and London College Teaching Diplomas. A part-time course, it is designed to suit those with other commitments, lasting one academic year from October through to June. The Voices Foundation The Voices Foundation, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH t f e vf@voices.org.uk w Contact Rebecca Walsh, CEO. Courses offered: National music education charity, focusing on music curriculum development in primary schools through immersive singing-based programmes. Also offers off-site teacher training courses of varying lengths, including training in music-making for Early Years practitioners. The Voices Foundation The Voices Foundation, 34 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH t f e vf@voices.org.uk w Contact Rebecca Walsh, CEO; Caroline Sindall, mktg & admin offr. Courses offered: Courses of varying duration, for specialists and nonspecialists alike; all explore an aural/ vocal approach to primary music education, to implement true progression of learning. NEW for : Choral-focussed training courses to be offered. Dates: Various. Tobin Music Ltd Escher House, 17b Oxford St, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 4HY t e enquiry@tobinmusic.co.uk w Contact Richard Tobin, mgr dir. Courses offered: Face-to-face training programmes for classroom, independent and specialist music teachers and music services, delivering a step-by-step method foundation in musical literacy. University of Reading Institute of Education, London Road Campus, 4 Redlands Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5EX t f e ioe@reading.ac.uk w Contact Nils Franke, course dir. Courses offered: PG Diploma/ MA course in music teaching in professional practice, developed by the University of Reading in collaboration with the Incorporated Society of Musicians (2-4). Designed specifically for those working in the field of inst and vocal music teaching, the course involves distance-learning techniques of learning packs and the summer school. MA is examined by dissertation. Summer school held annually in Aug. Teacher Training/CPD Anglia Ruskin University Dept of Music & Performing Arts, East Rd, Cambridge, CB1 1PT t e admissions@anglia.ac.uk; helen. loth@anglia.ac.uk w www. anglia.ac.uk/musictherapy Contact Helen Loth, admission tutor and course dir. Courses offered: MA in Music Therapy and HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) approved f/t course, start Sep until June two yrs later. Covers both university work and placements. Some practical experience needed working with people with learning disabilities and/or mental illness, and appropriate motivation and interest in personal/psychological development. 15 places on course. Professional Training for Music and Disability Guildhall School of Music & Drama Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT t f e music.therapy@gsmd.ac.uk w Contact Ann Sloboda, Head of music therapy dept; Lucy Butcher, admin for music therapy. Courses offered: MA in Music Therapy. 2 yrs f/t pg music therapy course approved by the Health & Care Professions Council. Applicants must normally have had 3 yrs of f/t HE. Applications from mature professional musicians are also welcomed. Some prior basic reading or study of music therapy is advised prior to application. Some experience (paid or voluntary) of working with people is essential. Personal therapy during the programme is compulsory. Individual inst lessons at the Guildhall School are provided. MSc Music Therapy (Nordoff Robbins) Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU t f e jrobertson@qmu.ac.uk w Contact James Robertson, programme leader. Courses offered: The MSc Music Therapy (Nordoff Robbins) is the only professional training programme for music therapy offered in Scotland. It is a 2-yr f/t programme and is based on the systematic integration of 7 modules. Students experience the continuous interaction of theoretical instruction, the development of practical music resources, the observation of clinical work of others and the responsibility of undertaking therapeutic work themselves both with individuals and groups. Nordoff Robbins 2 Lissenden Gardens, London NW5 1PQ t e education@nordoff-robbins.org.uk w Contact Simon Procter, programme dir. Courses offered: Master of music therapy (Nordoff Robbins), launched in Offers a rigorous, contemporary approach combining the quality and heritage of Nordoff Robbins with the creative demands of changing professional contexts and broader accessibility. Tonalis Music Centre 4 Castle Farm Close, Leighterton GL8 8UY t , also fax STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

72 Specialist Courses e info@tonalismusic.co.uk w Contact Michael Deason-Barrow, dir. Courses offered: Offers 1-yr p/t training course in Social & Therapeutic Music-Making. Inc themes such as the healing properties of sound and music, musical principles in physiology, world musics in music therapy, new therapeutic insts, the healing voice, and social and therapeutic music-making in groups. 28 days pa contact timed during school holidays and half terms. Psychology for Musical Performance Teacher Training/CPD MSc in Performance Science e press@rcm.ac.uk w courses/postgraduate/ mscinperformancescience/ Courses offered: Drawing on the expertise and facilities of the RCM Centre for Performance Science - as well as the lively performance environment of the College and of London - the aim of this newly designed and innovative programme is to enable you to develop a robust understanding of the science of musical performance, while gaining the critical and analytical skills necessary to conduct high quality practical work and independent research in this field. University of Hull University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX t f e music@hull.ac.uk w Contact Prof. Alastair Borthwick, Head of School; Prof. Christopher Wilson; Mark Slater (Admissions Co-ordinator); Freya Bailes, Matt Alchemea College of Audio Engineering The Windsor Centre, Windsor St, London, N1 8QG t e info@alchemea.com Courses offered: Located in London, Alchemea is a world leading international audio engineering college providing high quality vocational sound engineering and music production courses. We have trained the next generation of audio professionals for over 20 years and have earned an excellent reputation in the industry. You will find our alumni working hard with high profile artists in the most prestigious recording studios and venues around the globe. Bangor University College Rd, Bangor, Gwynnedd, LL57 2DG t (01248) f e a.p.lewis@bangor.ac.uk w Contact Andrew Lewis, studio dir; Thomas Schmidt-Beste, head of school. Courses offered: BA/BSc in music technology and electronics; MA/ MMus in electroacoustic comp and sonic art; PhD. Bath Spa University Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN t f e enquiries@bathspa.ac.uk Barnard, Alexander Binns, Peter Elsdon, Andrew King, Elaine King, Rob Mackay, Helen Mitchell, Rowan Oliver, Lee Tsang. Courses offered: BMus; BA Music; BA Jazz and Popular Music; BA Popular Music; BA Creative Music Technology; BA Music & Theatre; BA Joint Hons (drama, English, film; modern langs with year abroad). PG: MMus; MA; MPhil; PhD. Music at Hull has a sustained commitment to excellent teaching and research. Our teaching is responsive to our students interests, to ongoing shifts in music culture and to practical and intellectual developments in the discipline. Music facilities: Middleton Hall concert hall, Salmon Grove Studios, Chapel, 24/7 practice facilities and computer suites. Anton Weinberg 78 Smallwood Rd, London SW17 0TW t ; e anton@antonweinberg.com w Courses offered: Prof Anton Weinberg holds courses and private sessions for musicians who have inst and emotional perf problems. Reshaping thoughts, he refreshes and cleanses the mind as Lord Menuhin described it, using psychological, postural and NLP concepts. English Brass Academy Ranmore House, 19 Ranmore Road, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1HE t e info@englishbrassacademy.co.uk; pa@englishbrassacademy.co.uk w Contact Paul Archibald, artistic dir. Courses offered: English Brass Academy offers music courses for brass and percussion players. It also provides music theory tuition for any instrumentalist including a specially devised course culminating in the Grade 5 theory examination. All our brass and percussion tutors are leading performers and teachers who work with Paul Archibald to develop courses that are innovative, creative and fun! Music theory is overseen by Julie Edwards, Director of Music at The English School, Kuwait. Courses Recording and Technology Courses w Contact Charles Wiffen, Head of Department; Roger Heaton, Subject Leader BA Music; Andy Keep, Subject Leader Creative Music Tech; Jim Dickinson, Subject Leader Commercial Music. Courses offered: Commercial Music, Commercial Music Integrated MA; BA Creative Music Technology; MA Creative Music Technology. Birmingham Conservatoire Birmingham City University, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG t /2 f e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact Lamberto Coccioli, head of mus tech; Roy Priest, BSc ( Hons) mus tech course dir; Simon Hall, asst head of mus tech and asst BSc (Hons) mus tech course dir. Courses offered: BSc (Hons) Music Technology. City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus, 25 Paddington Green, London, W2 1NB t f e customer.services@cwc.ac.uk w Contact Andrew Cowan, head of school, media & sound. Courses offered: Music tech: BTEC FD and ND; music production: BTEC HNC; audio tech: foundation degree; sound & music tech: City & Guilds 7503 diploma level 2. City University City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB t e shortcourses@city.ac.uk w Courses offered: 10 wk short course Music Business: Records, Publishing and Finance. This course is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of a record company, including budgets, royalties, cashflow streams and international licensing. All aspects of music publishing are thoroughly covered. Edinburgh University Music, Alison House, 23 Nicolson Square, Edinburgh EH8 9DF t f e music@ed.ac.uk w Courses offered: BMus in Music Technology (3/4) brings together scientific and artistic approaches to the academic disciplines of music. This course is run with the Dept of Physics. Falmouth University 25 Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4RH t e admission@falmouth.ac.uk w Courses offered: BA(Hons) Music, BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology, take place throughout the year in the UK and abroad. Psychology for Music Teaching, Learning and Performing Flat 2, 35 Bush Lane, London, EC4R 0AW t e info@lucinda-mackworth-young. co.uk w co.uk Contact Lucinda Mackworth-Young. Courses offered: Courses run in Practical Psychology for music teaching, learning and performing including understanding pupils and teachers, coping with performance anxiety, emotions and motivation, intuition and imagination, practising for secure performance, dealing with professional and personal difficulties, problem pupils, parents and politics, improvising and playing by ear, movement and dance. Also private consultations and two books: Piano by Ear published by Faber Music, and Tuning In Practical Psychology for Musicians. BA(Hons) Popular Music, BA(Hons) Music Theatre. Goldsmiths, University of London University of London, Professional and Community Education, New Cross, London SE14 6NW t /29 f e pace@gold.ac.uk w Contact Jeremy Peyton Jones, mus programme co-ord. Courses offered: Music Technology 1 (30 weeks p/t); Music Technology 2 (30 weeks p/t); Sequencing and Digital Technology (10 weeks p/t); Studio and Recording Techniques (11 weeks p/t); Sound Sculpture, Sampling and Digital Technology (10 weeks p/t); Creative Applications in the Sound Studio (30 weeks p/t). Higher Rhythm / Sine FM sine fm, c /o Higher Rhythm Recording Studio, Netherhall Road, Doncaster DN1 2PG t f e mail@higherrhythm.co.uk; mail@ sinefm.com w www. sinefm.com Contact Steven Mundin, sr mgr. Courses offered: Training and accredited courses in music and recording tech, and radio production. See website for details. 72 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

73 Specialist Courses Keele University Music & Music Technology, The Clock House, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG t f w htm Contact Mike Vaughan, head of school. Courses offered: BA Joint Hons (music tech and humanities/social science subjects) (3); BSc Joint Hons (music tech and natural science). Recommended combinations of subjects with music tech are visual arts, maths, computer science or languages. Kidderminster College Kidderminster College, Market Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 1AB t e jbates@kidderminster.ac.uk w Contact Andy Edwards, Lecturer in Music; Jon Bates, Lecturer in Music Technology; Murphy McCaleb, Programme Leader. Courses offered: National Extended Diploma in Music Technology: National Diploma in Music Technology [inc. DJ units]: MAS record label and teaching programme; HND Urban & Electronic music: HND Music Technology, National Diploma & Externded Diploma in Music Performance, HND in Music Performance, National Extended Diploma in Music Theatre. Leeds College of Music Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds, LS2 7PD t f e enquiries@lcm.ac.uk w Courses offered: BA, MA and FD courses in music production/tech. Up to date information available at www. lcm.ac.uk Newcastle College Newcastle College, Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle-upon- Tyne NE4 7SA t f e enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk; Lisa. Murphy@ncl-coll.ac.uk w Contact Lisa Murphy, Music Section Manager. Courses offered: Specialist Music courses for FE and HE students. Vocationally relevant and designed by industry for industry. Working closely with our record label, Push Puzzle Records. FE Courses: L2 First Diploma in Music (Pathways: Performance, Technology or DJ), L3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology, L3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology for DJs. HE Courses: FdA Popular Music, FdA Music Production, FdA Songwriting, FdA Sound Engineering, FdA DJ Electronic Music. Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, Lamorbey Park, Burnt Oak Lane, Sidcup, Kent DA15 9DF t e admissions@bruford.ac.uk w performance-sound-.aspx Contact Ben Davies, BA Performance Sound. Courses offered: BA (Hons) Performance Sound - This unique programme reflects the growing importance of sound design and operation in every field of performance - from theatre to music concerts, from sports events to dance, and from site-specific installation to radio drama. Rapidly evolving technologies and changing audience expectations have greatly expanded the role of sound in performance, resulting in a growing demand for skilled and imaginative audio specialists. We will equip you with the creative, technical and organisational skills to be competitive in this exciting area of the creative industries. Royal National College for the Blind Venns Lane, Hereford HR1 1DT t f e info@rncb.ac.uk w Courses offered: BTEC NC Music Technology. SAE 297 Kingsland Rd, London E8 4DD t f e saelondon@sae.edu w Courses offered: Audio engineering diploma; BA degrees in audio, filmmaking and nultimedia; electronic music producer cert; digital film diploma; music business diploma. Swansea Metropolitan University Mount Pleasant, Swansea SA1 6ED t e admissions@uwtsd.ac.uk w Contact Gareth Jones, programme dir. Courses offered: BSc (Hons) music tech. The Manchester College Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2WH t f e enquiries@themanchestercollege. ac.uk w Courses offered: Offer music courses from diplomas to degree level, inc popular music production, music performing arts, music and new media management, music technology, music and business. The Recording Workshop Unit 10, Busplace Studios, Conlan St, London W10 5AP t (UK); (Intl) f e recordingworks@btconnect.com w Contact Jose Gross, dir. Courses offered: Sound engineering and music production school. University of Gloucestershire The Park, Cheltenham GL50 2RH t e mac@glos.ac.uk w Contact Joe Wilson, course leader, popular mus. Courses offered: BA (Hons) popular music, BA (Hons) music & media management. University of Surrey: BMus (Hons) Music and Sound (Tonmeister) Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH t e fahsadmissions@surrey.ac.uk w music-and-sound-recording; Courses offered: The prestigious Surrey Tonmeister degree is unique in the UK, blending rigorous musical study, advanced investigation of audio engineering and mastery of sound-recording operation and practice. The programme enjoys superb links to, and reputation within, the industry. University of York Dept of Music, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD t f e music@york.ac.uk w music.york.ac.uk Contact David Malham, mus tech admissions tutor. Courses offered: Taught MA in music tech; taught dip in music tech; MA by research in music tech. Taught courses inc signal preservation, digital audio processing, aesthetics, human perception of sound, electronic musical instruments, C programming support course, circuits support course, comp, sound in space, studio techniques, audio processing techniques and environments. 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76 Summer Schools & Short Courses Summer schools The range of summer school course subjects is diverse, from solo instrumental or ensemble intensives aimed at young professionals to outside-the-box topics, musical genres, ideas and music industry careers. There are long-established courses and inspiring new opportunities available. There s still time to book a course for this summer, or if you re planning ahead, 2018 courses are already taking shape. Often courses will offer bursaries to help cover the cost, so if finances are stretched, do check with organisers. Conservatoire training Many of the specialist music colleges throw open their doors during the holidays. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland holds classes for musicians aged eight to 80. Its instrumental and ensemble courses are complemented by workshops Judith Weir, centre, with composition students and the Heath Quartet at Dartington Summer school courses can be an enjoyable part of musical training for young people. They provide opportunities for immersion in music and learning, surrounded by others with the same goals and interests, and a focus for an otherwise unstructured summer break. Johanna McWeeney shares some options from across the UK and around the world in music for dementia and Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Training. For example, July 2017 saw the return of the Scottish International Youth Piano Competition. The competition, which is open to 12 to 17-year-olds of Grade 8+ standard, attracts young talent from around the world. All students attending the piano summer school have the opportunity to compete for a place in the final. Th e Guildhall School of Music and Drama s summer prospectus features a seven-day violin masterclass for conservatoire-level students preparing for concerts, competitions and auditions. Courses such as Advanced Oboe are aimed at students applying for music undergraduate study. Running alongside these specialist classes are the Jazz Summer School, open to participants of any age or experience, Summer Arts Camp for children aged 11 to 14, and Performing Arts Summer School for 15 plus years. In the North of England, Leeds College of Music features another side of the music industry. Students can learn about electronic music production or experience an introduction to the recording process, including mixing and mastering. The Beyond the Dots summer school at London s Trinity Laban offers those aged 11 to 19 the chance to take their musicianship into new and creative directions. Participants are tutored by a variety of industry professionals, from classical to music-tech musicians, along with rappers and jazz artists. New for 2017, students were able to take part in one-to-one taster lessons, allowing them to experience conservatoire coaching with Trinity Laban professors. Dartington International Summer School is an extraordinary mix of young 76 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

77 Summer schools musicians, celebrated virtuosi and passionate amateurs, working together in an environment of exceptional learning, listening and participation. Acclaimed musicians across the genres from Emma Kirkby, Laurence Cummings and artistic director Joanna MacGregor to Eliza and Martin Carthy teach residential courses alongside yoga, Tai Chi and Qigong, and writing specialists, with Baroque Orchestra, Opera, Choral and Chamber Music Studies maintaining their traditional place in the South Devon programme. The summer school runs from 29 July to 26 August and features over 120 courses and 90 concerts open to people of all ages and abilities. Choice testimonials include: What I gained in a single week felt like months worth of study and practice, and I am drawn back to Dartington time and time again due to the magical way that the Summer School can make the familiar seem fresh and exciting and the unfamiliar seem warm and welcoming. Benslow Music offers residential and day music courses in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Tutors this year include tango music expert Caroline Pearsall, tango dancer David Bailey, and chamber music classes with the Tedesca String Quartet. Musical styles range from Big Band Summer School to Viol Summer School, with everything from flute to guitar in between. Orchestral Most participants of the North Yorkshirebased Vacation Chamber Orchestra (VaCO) are studying at music college or university with the intention of pursuing a career in music. Courses are subsidised to ensure students can afford to attend. The orchestra rehearses and performs to a professional schedule, and aims to offer promising participants and alumni paid performance opportunities. For ten days in August, VaCO 2017 focused on chamber music and ensemble playing, culminating in five evening concerts across North Yorkshire. Another option for orchestral music is BISYOC. Up to 85 young players aged 15 to 25 gather from all over Europe for 11 days of rehearsals and concerts. Supported by the European Union, and with tutors from countries including Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Croatia and the UK, BISYOC is as much a cultural exchange as a music course. As well as sectional and orchestral rehearsals, chamber music and creative There are a huge range of summer schools on offer this year, both locally and internationally composition workshops, participants enjoy nightly activities such as an international dance night, a food night, and even a mock Eurovision Song Contest, which brings the players out of their instrumental comfort zone. The 2017 BISYOC Exchange took place in Ludlow, Shropshire between 2 and 14 August. For a week in July and August, European Youth Summer Music combines full orchestra, string and wind orchestra and ensemble singing in the fantastic facilities of St. Catherine s School in Bramley, Surrey. Students aged 11 to 21 come from across the world and the course includes composition study and the chance to play a concerto movement with one of the orchestras. The English Symphony Orchestra runs non-residential courses under the umbrella of ESO Youth. Very often these events lead to side-by-side projects featuring ESO Youth musicians performing alongside the senior ESO players. Many participants have gone on to become members of NYO, NCO and CBSO Youth Orchestra. This summer s courses include ESO Beginners and Intermediate Orchestras and several one-day chamber music workshops. Especially for adults, the New London Music Society Summer School offers an exciting series of residential courses in Hertfordshire, including orchestra and choir. Participants are supported in developing their musical skills and interests in a friendly environment. For string players and pianists of all ages, Pro Corda has been teaching summer chamber music courses in Suffolk for 45 years. Tutors are drawn from leading musicians and core courses offer progressive levels based on age, mainly accessed by audition. The timetable includes daily orchestral rehearsals while younger students participate in choir, musicianship and Dalcroze Eurhythmics sessions. Strings and Piano Chamber Players is a five-day chamber music course for young musicians of all abilities, aged six to 18 in Sydenham, London, in August. Seven junior and seven senior ensembles receive coaching from tutors chosen to provide a balance of experience and enthusiasm to pupils of all abilities staff included Nicola Loud (Young Musician of the Year winner in 1990) and director of ChamberMusicWeeks in Vienna, Hartmut Ometzberger. Director and violin tutor Lucy Melvin says Chamber Players was inspired by her experience as a student on Emmanuel Hurwitz s chamber music course. Manny Hurwitz was a leading chamber musician, first violin of the Aeolian Quartet and concertmaster of the European Chamber Orchestra: I first attended Manny s chamber music course when I was 14, Summer Schools & Short Courses STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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79 Summer schools Pulse College Pulse College s Film Scoring Summer Programme Melvin says. The friends I made on that course have become my longest and strongest friendships, and the memories of repertoire which I learnt there have remained in my mind all of these years. The popular Lake District Summer School has changed format after 32 years. From 2018 onwards the summer course will be replaced due to the immediate needs of music scholars and the demands of the profession by an intensive programme, LDSM Springboard, which will see young artists performing at the summer festival. Other options for young professionals include Wye Valley Chamber Music, a residency for established chamber ensembles based near Monmouth, which took place 3-10 July in A maximum of four groups work with tutors from quartets such as the Lindsay and London Haydn. While residency musicians for 2017 have been and gone, applications for next year s course close in March Oxford Cello School, an international cello and double bass summer school which took place bewteen 26 July and 5 August in 2017, provides a useful opportunity for lower string players to focus on their instrument. Classes range from junior to advanced and include Bass Teaching for Cellists, a valuable addition given the flexible demands of the profession. For string teachers looking to develop their practice, the European String Teachers Association summer programme focuses on an in-depth look at string pedagogy. Piano The Dublin International Piano Festival and Summer Academy sees 16 students aged 18 and over take part in masterclasses and seminars with world renowned tutors. In 2016, participants came from as far away as the USA and Korea, and 2017 tutors included Orla McDonagh, Evelyne Brancart and Archie Chen. Harp Harpist Catrin Finch offers tuition and masterclasses with her former teacher, Elinor Bennett in Catrin s home town of Gwaelod-yr-Garth, South Wales. Wind and Brass The National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain (NYWO) is a concert band of around 75 members aged 15 to 21. More than 4,500 young musicians have played with NYWO since 1986, many of whom have gone on to study at some of the UK s leading conservatoires and are now working in the music profession. Residential orchestral courses run in April and August each year, and are augmented by chamber music courses, which run alongside the main orchestra. Applications for 2018 auditions are now open. The Orchestra of Opera North holds retreats for small wind ensembles in the Yorkshire Dales. Courses are open to individuals and pre-existing groups of all standards dates will be available soon in the new academic year. For brass specialists, the International Brass Band Summer School runs for a week in Swansea, during summer holidays. Flutes at the Barns offers adult players of any ability a fully immersive and worthwhile musical experience. Numbers are limited to eight to 11 participants to ensure that everyone receives an individual lesson, a private rehearsal with an accompanist and chances to perform. Courses are held throughout the year but summer 2017 saw a week in the Peak District, and 2018 will feature a week in Istria, Croatia, 2-9 June. Singing The Royal Academy of Music runs a Weekend Vocal Workout each summer, open to singers over the age of 16. Most participants to the weekend session are music college students, and benefits include a Q&A session with a professional. The 2017 course was run by singer and vocal coach Mary King. Request Summer Schools & Short Courses STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

80 Summer schools Summer Schools & Short Courses notification of 2018 availability by ing summer-schools Yorke Trust Summer Opera is an annual course designed to provide exceptional young singers with the opportunity for to study opera and performance at an advanced level. The three-week intensive course in rural Norfolk is recognised as one of the leading courses in the field and culminates in a full opera performance. The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama s summer 2017 programme included an Opera Workshop with international opera star Donald Maxwell. The course is suitable for students of all ages, from those about to commence undergraduate studies at a conservative or university to enthusiastic amateurs. Students learn skills including acting, singing in a foreign language, ensemble performance and working with a conductor. Applicants should have some experience of formal voice tuition. For singers from beginners to established professionals interested in optimising vocal skills and health, the Estill Model A senior cello quartet with the Chamber Players is a system of voice training that identifies the structures in the larynx and vocal tract or throat responsible for producing and controlling the voice. Organists The Royal College of Organists Academy Summer Course, running for a week in August, offers study of technique interpretation, improvisation, accompaniment and keyboard skills for organists up to a professional level. It s also a chance for organ students to meet and socialise with other organists, whilst enjoying the chance to practice and perform on a range of instruments. Composers Sound and Music is a summer school for composers aged 14 to 18. It is the only residential course of its kind in the UK. Devised by Sound and Music, the national charity for new music, in partnership with The Purcell School of Music, students spend an intensive week working with professional composers and musicians, using the specialist facilities at the Purcell School. Participants are split into key tutor groups, focussing on instrumental music, jazz, vocal writing, and music and sound for the moving image applications are closed but contact details are available on the website if you want to book for For composers wanting to learn how to write for film, the Film International Film Scoring Summer Program runs from in July in Varna, Bulgaria. The course covers the creative ideas and fundamental techniques needed to successfully score film, TV or game soundtracks. The program provides learners the practical, creative and conceptual ideas and fundamental techniques of composing and scoring that are necessary to successfully score a feature film, TV or game. It examines the responsibilities, workflows and processes of the composer, from initial commission through to the final completion of the score. Participants will score a scene from a major Hollywood movie and have it recorded with a 38-member orchestra. In 2018 courses will expand to include commercial conducting, music supervision, and recording and mixing orchestras for sound engineers. These will launch in September 2017 on the website. There is also a film scoring course available at Leeds College of Music STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

81 Summer schools SUZANNE FIDDES The Yamaha Jazz Summer School is open to those aged 14 and over Jazz The Yamaha Jazz Summer School in Falmouth University is open to instrumentalists and vocalists aged 14 and over who want to explore and develop new skills in their jazz playing. World-class pianist and educator Kenny Werner was artist in residence for 2017 s six-day course at Falmouth s state-of-theart music facilities. Jazzlines Birmingham offers a free jazz summer school for young vocalists or instrumentalists aged 11 to 19. Open to beginners through to advanced players, the course takes place in Town Hall, Symphony Hall and at Birmingham Conservatoire. Folk Folkworks Summer School is a fantastic opportunity for study and socialising. Young people aged 13 to 23 participate in a week of music, song and dance with tuition from prominent folk musicians. In 2017, the course ran 24 to 29 July at Sage Gateshead. If you want to study traditional music close to the source, there are summer residential courses led by world-class musicians across Scotland and Ireland, including Ceol Na Coille in County Donegal and Tinto Summer School in South Lanarkshire. International For students who wish to go further afield or study in an international setting, orchestral courses include European Youth Music Week for young musicians aged 16 to 26 in Blankenheim, Germany. For 2018, organisers are intending to create a Young Refugees Choir in tandem with the orchestral course. Fundraising is underway to help realise the project, which will involve a performance of Handel s Messiah plus new work by the orchestra alongside a choir made up from young refugees from the East and West Midlands of the UK and Berlin in Germany. The course initially grew out of a post-world War 2 initiative to promote cultural integration. Ingenium Academy (which in 2017 ran 23 July to 13 August) provides UK-based tuition for 14- to 18-year-olds, delivered by world-renowned musicians, with performances in top British venues and the opportunity to meet like-minded friends from all over the world in an environment of creative excellence. The Opole International Music Course in Poland, running from 2 to 12 August, offers masterclasses and tuition for string instruments and piano from world-class musicians. Language and Music for Life runs a programme of intensive music and language courses to help gifted young people to develop their talents. This summer s courses are in Llandovery, Wales and Florence, Italy. The courses bring together musicians of all nationalities. English-speaking students have the opportunity to learn or improve and practice their French, Italian or Spanish, while non-english speakers, particularly those who are hoping to study in England, gain quality tuition in intensive English by specialist teachers. Cello Classics s International Summer Course for Advanced Study runs 28 August to 4 September in 2017, and features masterclasses and private tuition from Raphael Wallfisch, Roel Dieltiens and course director Sebastian Comberti in the glorious surroundings of Tuscany, Italy. This year, 18 cellists will be welcomed from Europe and the USA to the village of Tereglio, which Comberti says is very quiet apart from the sound of cellists practising feverishly! Summer Schools & Short Courses STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

82 Summer Schools and Short Courses Summer Schools & Short Courses ACE Foundation Day Courses Stapleford Granary, Bury Road, Stapleford, Cambridge CB22 5BP t e ace@acefoundation.org.uk w staplefordgranary.org.uk Contact Trevor Barlow. Courses offered: Day courses focusing on range of studies. Courses held a Stapleford Granary. Dates: Varies. Fees: around 45. AIMS International Music School Held at Eastbourne College, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JY e antonia@aims.uk.com w Contact Neil Jenkins, Artistic Director; Antonia Hyatt, General Manager. Courses offered: Summer School for singers, both solo and choral, held at Eastbourne College, from August Singing classes, performance opportunities, concerts and social events. Solo classes offered in vocal technique, opera, oratorio, art song, early music, music theatre and cabaret. Choral classes ranging from full scale works with soloists and orchestra to smaller ensembles such as madrigals and motets. Gala opening recital, Celebrity Masterclass from the Director of the National Opera Studio, Kathryn Harries. Fees vary according to room type. Non resident option also available. Amadeus Academy Foxholes Farm, Alderley, Wotton-u- Edge, Gloucs GL12 7RR t e macamadeus@btinternet.com w Contact Philip Mackenzie, dir; Odaline de la Martinez, pres. Courses offered: For players aged 18-30, min gr 8 (higher for ww, br and perc). Also places for 2 cond (ug). Held in Somerset. Dates: July Fees: 220; half-price bursaries available. Repertoire for 2016: Stravinsky: Petroushka, Finzi: Cello Concerto (with Raphael Wallfisch), Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD) 15 Granville Way, Sherborne DT9 4AS t e rachel.greaves@abcd.org.uk; penny.homer@abcd.org.uk w Contact Rachel Greaves, gen sec, Penny Homer, Training Manager. Courses offered: Annual convention. Wide range of w/shops and seminars for choral dirs and trainers of all levels. Non-members welcome. Dates: Aug 2016 at University of Winchester; pre-convention conducting course Aug 2016; also short courses throughout the yr including extended choral conducting courses at Initial, Intermediate and Advanced level. Fees: tbc. Summer Schools and Short Courses Bela Bartok Centre for Musicianship 6 Frognal Court, 158 Finchley Rd, London, NW3 5HL t e agneskory@googl .com; AgnesKory@bbcm.co.uk w Courses offered: Ages 2-adult. Professional, amateur and children s classes focus on comprehensive music educ, inc the Kodaly system, Sary system, history analysis and perf skills. Regular classes and occasional intensive holiday courses. Summer music courses abroad (mostly in Budapest). Bollington Arts Centre Wellington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 5JR t f e info@bollingtonartscentre.co.uk; venuehire@bollingtonartscentre. co.uk w Contact Simon Hardy & John Minister. Courses offered: The Arts Centre which is run by volunteers hosts events including; professional music events (jazz, folk, classical and contemporary), drama presentations, monthly comedy nights, children s shows as well as amateur drama. Other Activities include Craft fairs, functions, receptions, films, dances, conferences, art and photo exhibitions, educational talks and workshops, youth theatre and dance groups. Catering: Entertainments licence. Bar with theatre licence. Capacity: 174, movable linked chairs & balcony. Rooms to rent include; Main Hall, Pat Penney Meeting/ Rehearsal Room and The Gallery. British Isles Music Festival Charterhouse School, Charterhouse Road, Godalming, Marley Common, Surrey GU7 2DX t e susanmflute@gmail.com; britishislesmusicfest@gmail.com w Contact Susan Milan, dir. Courses offered: An international m/ class and chmbr mus course for outstanding young musicians; ww, str, pno, hp and voice. Concerts, classes and chmbr mus coaching with established performers and teachers from British conservatories. Ages Course fee and full board 800 (2013 fees). British Kodály Academy Summer School 2016 c/o 14 Chapel Street, Berkhamsted HP4 2EA t e info@kodaly.org.uk w Contact Helen Russell. Dates: Saturday 6th - Friday 12th August Courses offered: Summer School at Headingley Campus - Leeds Beckett University, studying the Kodály approach to musicianship, classroom teaching and choral conducting. Also CPD courses & certificates in Kodály music education. For fees, booking details and timetables go to kodaly. org.uk Cambridge Violin Makers Violin Making Courses The Workshop, 70a Hartington Grove, Cambridge, CB1 7UB t f e info@makeviolins.com w Contact Christopher Beament, mgr. Courses offered: Week-long residential courses in violin and bow making taught by experienced professional makers. Dates: Early Jul-early Sep. Fees: Approx 375 plus materials and accommodation. Chetham s International Summer School and Festival for Pianists Chetham s School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB t e info@pianosummerschool.com w Murray McLachlan, artistic dir; Kathryn Page, admin. Open to all ages from gr 1 to concert standard. Residential course with at least 2 concerts every evening. Lectures, w/shops and intensive oneto-one teaching from an outstanding team of performers and teachers. Over 100 state-of-the-art practice rooms. Perf & CD opportunities. Also young pianists programme, hpd, jazz, comp, adult amateur, duet, organ and improvisation courses. Dates: Aug Fees: 699 including full board, all ages. City Lit Music Dept, 1-10 Keeley St, London, WC2B 4BA t f e music@citylit.ac.uk w performing-arts/music; citylitoperaschool.org/ Contact Trish Shaw, head of programme; Della Rhodes, jazz & pop; Edward Breen, classical. Courses offered: Adult courses from introductory to advanced level in instrumental playing, singing, ens, musicianship, professional development, music production and more. Conducting Course with the Amadeus Orchestra Foxholes Farm, Alderley, Wotton-u- Edge, Gloucestershire GL12 7RR t e c.howard@amadeusorchestra. co.uk w Courses offered: Held in Somerset. Lessons and m/classes with full symphony orch for u/g and p/g conds. Dates: Jul Courses in Instrumental Conducting with Peter Stark Bay Tree Cottage, Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 3NL t , also fax e pstark@mac.com w Courses offered: 3-day courses aimed at advanced students and professionals. Dates: Apr, Jul & Sep. Please see website for further details. Fees: 500 plus accommodation. CSSM at Sherborne Craig y Don, St David s Rd, Caernarfon, LL55 1EL t e info@cssm.org.uk w Contact John Huw Davies, dir. Courses offered: Courses in symphony, chmbr and str orchs, wind band, str and ww chmbr music, beginner strs, arranging, choral and solo singing, art of accompanying. Held at Sherborne School. Dates: July 23 - July 30. Fees: Non residential from 310, and residential from 540 (From 350 for under 25s). Dalcroze UK t e admin.dalcroze@gmail.com w Contact Greta Price, admin. Courses offered: Summer course for adults; educ through movement. Dates: 31 July to 6 August See website for details. Double Bass Summer School 7 St Clair Drive, Worcester Park KT4 8UG t e bassclub@blueyonder.co.uk w Contact Peter Emery, hon sec. Courses offered: Separate courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced db players aged Ens playing, m/classes, technique classes, chmbr music. Dates: Aug; applications by 1 Aug. Fees: Approx East Anglia Music School c/o Opera da Camera, Hawthorn Farm, Lower Stow Bedon, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 1EL t e diva13516@btinternet.com w Contact Karen Harries. Courses offered: For ages 17 onwards, intermediate to advanced. Residential and w/end classes at the University of East Anglia, covering concert repertoire, opera and technique. M/classes, opera w/shops, w/shops for singers and accompanists. Dates: W/ends in Aug; applications by 1 Jul. English Choral Experience Parkside, Burnthill Lane, Rugeley, Staffordshire WS15 2HX t / e ece@paulspicer.com 82 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

83 Summer Schools and Short Courses w co.uk Contact Paul Spicer, dir. Courses offered: Unique mix of choral courses for experienced singers. Weekend Camerata courses in May and September/October for experts, post-easter week abroad, and main course in July with mini arts festival including exhibitions at Abbey Dore, Herefordshire. Repertoire mainly British from varied periods with a major work as centrepiece. Conducting course for up to 2 advanced and 6 intermediate student choral conductors as integrated part of the course (with subsidised, reduced fees). Full details on website. Eton Choral Courses Eton College, Windsor SL4 6DW t e Etonchoralcourses@etoncollege. org.uk w Contact Choral Course Administrator. Courses offered: 5 residential courses for students aged and 1 residential course for students aged Courses are held at Eton College and other venues. Dates: Jul-Aug. EYSM (European Youth Summer Music) St Catherine s School, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF t e enquiries@eysm.org; bookings@ eysm.org w Contact Liz Whitehead. Courses offered: Based at St Catherine s School, Guildford, this is a summer course for instrumentalists, singers and composers, yrs. Dates: Sunday 24 to Saturday 30 July Sinfonia, Full-Course Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and String Orchestra plus a Vocal programme. Options are Chamber Music, Jazz, Improvisation, Music Theatre, Alexander Technique, Big Band, Songwriting & Arranging and World Music. JUNIOR EYSM is a 5-day course within a course for 7-11 yrs, catering for a wide range of abilities and to spend time with buddies in the EYSM orchestra. For both courses, see Flute School London e admin@fluteschoollondon.co.uk w Contact Janna Huneke, course director, Abigail Burrows, Simon Gilliver. Courses offered: One-day course on March 20th 2016: Find your flute mojo. Come join us for an exciting day-course, run by encouraging and inspiring tutors. All standards are welcome and classes will be divided up to suit a wide range of levels. The course will be run in our usual friendly and informal style at this lovely venue in Hampstead, North London. Our high-quality range of classes, workshops & playing sessions will cover many aspects of flute playing. Be challenged and inspired! We promise you will come away feeling more at ease and feeling freely able to express yourself with your flute! Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Advance Oboe Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/oboe_summer_ schools/ Courses offered: Working with the some of the most experienced players and teachers in the UK this two day course will help you develop your playing and technical ability, as well as consolidate your understanding and interpretation of the repertoire. Advanced Oboe is for musicians aged with ABRSM Grade 6 (or equivalent) standard. The course is also relevant for those thinking of applying for undergraduate Oboe programmes. Dates: Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 July, 10am - 6pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Oboe and Cor Anglais Artistry Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/oboe_summer_ schools/ Courses offered: This artistry course offers the opportunity to be coached by some of the UK s leading Oboe and Cor Anglais players, members of some of the great orchestras in the Capital and performing as soloists at the highest level. The course is especially suitable for oboists considering applying to the Guildhall School s Orchestral Artistry postgraduate specialism in association with the LSO, or the Guildhall Artist Masters in Advanced Instrumental Studies. Dates: Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 July, 10am - 6pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Stage Management Skills Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ stage_management_skills/ Courses offered: Stage Management teams are at the core of a production, communicating, coordinating, organising and bringing together all production and creative departments. This one week course offers an introduction in to the world of the stage management team and the skills required to work with a creative team. Dates: Monday 18 - Friday 22 July, 10am - 5pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- A Cappella Choral Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/a_cappella_choral/ Courses offered: A Cappella Choral guides you through 450 years of great choral music drawn from the Renaissance up to and including the 20th century and uses material drawn from English and most major European schools. The week culminates in a concert performance in the fabulous acoustic of St Giles, Cripplegate, just opposite the Barbican Centre. The course includes: Sight reading in parts (a cappella of course). Diction, voice balancing and blending Working towards a performance Dates: Monday 25 - Friday 29 July, 9.30am - 5:30pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Advanced Jazz Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/advanced_jazz/ Courses offered: This three day course, run by Guildhall jazz tutors, includes small band sessions where participants get to experiment with and extend their knowledge of different jazz playing techniques. In the evening we have the Club - our informal evening jam session where you ll get the chance to meet and perform with like-minded musicians. The course ends with a final concert on Sunday evening for friends and family. Dates Friday 5 - Sunday 7 August. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Advanced Saxophone. Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ music_summer_schools/advanced_ saxophone/ Courses offered: The Advanced Saxophone course will help you to develop an effective saxophone sound and build technical facility as well as consolidate your understanding and interpretation of repertoire. The three day course includes: One to one tuition Masterclasses in technique and performance skills Time working with a pianist Development of improvisation skills Small and large ensemble coaching Dates: Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 July, 12pm - 8pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Advanced Viola and Performance Health. Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/advanced_viola_ performance_health/ Courses offered: This three day course offers a unique opportunity to study intensively with Guildhall School Viola Professor and Senior Tutor of String Chamber Music, Matthew Jones. In addition to extensive viola masterclasses, students will be empowered by tailored viola-related workshops, including: Individual tuition in masterclass setting Alexander Technique Yoga/meditation Practice techniques Performance health Dates: Friday 22 - Sunday 24 July 2016, 9am - 7pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Brass and Percussion Week Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ music_summer_schools/brass_and_ percussion_week/ Courses offered: This exciting new course offers a unique opportunity to learn from Junior Guildhall s experienced brass and percussion tutors in a supportive and encouraging environment. Participants will explore a varied and exciting repertoire covering all areas of brass music. The course consists of: Brass band, orchestral sectional and chamber group performances Instrument specific group technique classes Masterclasses with individual support and advice for audition preparation Dates: Monday 1 - Friday 5 August, 10.30am pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Essential Aural Skills Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ music_summer_schools/essential_ aural_skills/ Courses offered: Practice aural skills, speed up the learning process and make your playing more expressive! You will work on listening and memorising skills up to the level required for Grade 5 ABRSM and Trinity exams for the following topics: Melody: copying vocally and instrumentally, interval recognition, sight singing Harmony: cadences, chordnaming, tonality, modulation Rhythm: recognising time- Summer Schools & Short Courses STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

84 Summer Schools and Short Courses Summer Schools & Short Courses signatures, clapping back, sight clapping Understanding of form and structure, dynamics, phrasing and articulation. Dates: Monday 18 - Saturday 23 July, 11am - 4pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Essential Music Theory Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/essential_music_ theory/; Courses offered: Suitable for students aged 11 and upwards working towards ABRSM examinations (Grades 2-5), and those interested in improving their theory understanding. This course is ideal if you wish to improve your theory quickly, if you want to revise your theory skills for the ABRSM Grade 5 exam or if you are just interested in improving your knowledge of theory in order to enhance your appreciation of music. Dates: Monday 25 - Saturday 30 July, 11am - 4pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Introduction to Costume Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ introduction_to_costume/; Courses offered: This course offers an introduction to the fascinating world of Costume and the skills required to manage a costume department. You will develop a basic garment by exploring methods of research, design and realisation. Dates: Monday 18 - Friday 22 July, 10am - 5pm. The course includes creative demonstrations and the opportunity to explore your own practice in fabric dyeing and embellishment. Students will take an imaginative starting point, and from that create something concrete and purposeful within systems of costume design and supervision. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Music Theory: Beyond Grade 5 Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/music_theory_ beyond_grade_5/; Courses offered: Music Theory: Beyond Grade 5 is suitable for students aged 16 or above working towards Music Theory examinations upwards from ABRSM Grade 5. Topics covered include: How to write a Trio Sonata completion from figured bass How to complete short Classical or Romantic keyboard pieces How to continue solo melodies Dates: Monday 18 - Saturday 23 July, 11am - 4pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Opera Stage Management Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ opera_stage_management/; Courses offered: Opera Stage Management course offers an introduction to the world of opera from a stage management point of view, the logistics of working with opera singers, and how an opera production is scheduled. The course also introduces students to the basics of how to read music, progressing on to following opera scores. Dates: Monday 25 - Tuesday 26 July, 10am - 5pm You will learn to: Schedule an opera Cue to music Read an opera score. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Practical Theatre Sound Skills Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ practical_theatre_sound_skills/; Courses offered: Practical Theatre Sound Skills (Monday 18 - Friday 22 July, 10am - 5pm). This handson course introduces you to the practical, creative and technological aspects of sound design and management for the stage. The course covers the purpose and timeline of theatre sound, modern roles (Sound Designer, Principal Sound Engineer and Sound Operator) and an introduction to relevant software and equipment: Software: Qlab and Pro Tools Equipment: Mics, cables, desks, speakers, computers and interfaces. Aspects of Sound Design: Atmospheres spot FX, practicals and reinforcement. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Prop Making Skills Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ prop_making_skills/; Courses offered: Prop Making Skills introduces you to a range of creative techniques that will enable you to take easily obtainable materials, tools, and objects and create realistic and compelling props. The course covers: Sculpting in clay Mould making in plaster and silicone? Polystyrene carving and scrimming An introduction to 3D printing Textures and surface finishes Dates: Monday 18 - Friday 22 July, 10am - 5pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Singing Taster Course Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/music_ summer_schools/singing_taster_ course/; Courses offered: Our Singing Taster Course will give you an insight into conservatoire training. As well as an introduction to singing in Italian and communicating text into song, the course will touch on body awareness and performance skills. The course will cover: Breathing and body awareness Drama workshops English Repertoire Text into song work Work on two songs of your own choosing, one in English, the other in Italian Dates: Monday 18 - Thursday 21 July 10am - 4pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Stage Lighting Skills Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ stage_lighting_skills/; Courses offered: Stage Lighting Skills introduces you to the work of an electrics department and its accessories, lamps, lenses, lanterns and luminaires. You will get hands-on experience rigging and focusing lanterns and guidance on how to draw a lighting plan. Safe working and electrical theory, including a practical plug wiring exercise Basic fault finding Use of DMX to control dimmers, moving lights, scrollers etc. Advice on how to prepare for a show Advice on how to control lights using manual and memory desks Dates: Monday 25 - Friday 29 July, 10am - 5pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Summer Arts Camp Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/summer_schools/summer_ arts_camp/; Courses offered: Get hands-on with Film, Music, Drama, Dance and Digital with expert guidance from practising artists and leaders. You ll get exclusive access to exhibitions, a private screening in a Barbican cinema and backstage / behind the scenes access to the fantastic facilities of one of the world s leading arts centres and music and drama schools. The day s activities which will include film making, music making, performance and tours. This course is open to pupils from years old. Dates: Monday 1 - Friday 5 August Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Training in Classical Voice with Janice Chapman and Dr Ron Morris Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT t e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w learning/continuing_professional_ development/training_in_classical_ voice/; Courses offered: A 5 day intensive course which includes Breathing and Support, Accent Method breathing, Postural Alignment, Vocal Anatomy and Physiology, Manual Therapy, Phonation, Resonance, Articulation, Mind-skills for Performers and Artistry and Performance. There will be body/voice warm-ups, lectures, small practice groups, masterclasses and interactive discussion sessions. This course is suitable for singers, singing teachers, vocal coaches, choral directors and voice professionals. Dates: Monday 18 - Friday 22 July 2016, 9.30am - 6pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama- Video Projection Mapping Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT e shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk w adult_learning/summer_schools/ technical_theatre_summer_school/ video_projection_mapping/; Courses offered: Our Video Projection Mapping offers a unique opportunity for artists, designers, photographers, primary and secondary school teachers, amateurs and school leavers to learn and develop the necessary skills to prepare content and project video onto a 3D structure. Preparing your digital content (files types, resolutions and codecs) Setting up your hardware (computers, projectors and real world objects) Keystoning, image correction and distortions How to mask and map video to a 3D object. Dates: Monday 18 - Friday 22 July, 10am - 5pm. Guildhall School of Music & Drama-Aural Skills: Beyond Grade 5. 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85 Summer Schools and Short Courses music_summer_schools/aural_skills_ beyond_grade_5/; Courses offered: This class builds on the lessons in Essential Aural Skills and is designed for experienced singers, musicians and/or composers who want refine their more advanced aural skills. You will be taught listening and memorising skills up to and above the level required for Grade 8 ABRSM and Trinity. Dates: Monday 1 - Saturday 6 August, 11am - 4pm. Inspiration for Singers - Vocal Course in Sillico, Tuscany, Italy 8 Park Lane, Selsey, West Sussex PO20 0HD t e fabbaritone@outlook.com; paulthomasesq@talktalk.net w www. musiciansgallery.com/start/singers/ baritones-basses/elliott/martin.htm Contact Martin Elliott. Course Directors: Martin Elliott and Lesley-Jane Rogers. Courses offered: This course is designed for singers to improve their ensemble and solo singing in an environment that is conducive to bringing the best out of them, while enjoying the delights of Italian living. Working with a select group, develop the experience of holding your own in a small ensemble while improving your vocal and musical skills through a variety of repertoire, from baroque to modern, oratorio to jazz, opera to music theatre. Take part in the Medieval Festival of this delightful hill-top retreat. Fees: 870 euros. Dates: 10th - 17th August Intensive Singing Courses with Philip Eve 21 Kings Park, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1QH t Mobile: e info@philipeve.co.uk w PhilipEveIntensiveSingingCourses Contact Philip Eve. Courses offered: Individually tailored courses for either 1 or 2 students focused on repertoire, technique or both; also expert in vocal reconstruction. Accommodation on full or part-board basis or in local hotels/b&bs. Ample off-street parking. Dates: Mid-Jun to mid-sep; other times by arrangement. Fees: From 300 (on a 2-student course). International Guitar Foundation Residential Summer School and Festival, Shrewsbury Shrewsbury School, The Schools, Shropshire SY3 7BA t e olivia@igf.org.uk; olivia@igf.org.uk w Courses offered: IGF Residential Summer School and Festival takes place at Shrewsbury School every year during August. The event offers concerts, gigs, masterclasses and guitar courses of many genres with the option to be a residential or non-residential student all in one place, the picturesque Shrewsbury School. Jackdaws Music Education Trust Jackdaws Music Education Trust, Great Elm, Frome, Somerset BA11 3NY t e music@jackdaws.org w Courses offered: Aims to bring classical music of the highest standard to people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds. Residential courses offered every weekend for singers and instrumentalists of all levels; also young artists programme and Jackdaws Education outreach projects with local schools. Dates: Year-round weekend music courses. Lake District Summer Music International Summer Music Academy Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4PU t f e courses@ldsm.org.uk w Contact Renna Kellaway, artistic dir; Mr Kim Sargeant, gen mgr. Courses offered: For ens, str & pno players at conservatoire and young professional level. Residential summer school, classes and individual coaching with international artists and tutors. Public perf opportunities. Free tickets to festival concerts. See website for new courses. Dates: 1-12 August Fees: 995. London Organ Improvisation Course t e loic@organfestival.com w Courses offered: A course for all organists interested in improvisation, inc beginners. Dates: Jul Mini-AIMS non-residential course for singers (AIMS International Music School) Held at St Gabriel s Halls, Glasgow Terrace, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AA e antonia@aims.uk.com w Contact Neil Jenkins, Artistic Director; Antonia Hyatt, General Manager. Courses offered: 9-10 April 2016, held at St Gabriel s Halls, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3AA. This is the non-residential taster version of our main singing summer school. Two days of classes for solo and choral singers. Solo singers can study opera and oratorio arias, art song & cabaret; choral singers will study selected works (contact us for more information). Student concert at end of each day. Auditions for solo roles at our main summer school take place on 9 April Fees: Solo 100 per day, Choral 50 per day. Missenden Abbey Adult Learning Centre Missenden Abbey, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0BD t f e hello@leisurecourses.net w Courses offered: Missenden Abbey Adult Learning offers residential and non-residential courses for all abilities in singing, ukulele playing and musical instrument making. Weekend courses from October-June and Summer School in August. Age: 18 plus. Music Makers Music Makers Events Limited, 16 Whitsbury Rd, Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 1JZ t e musmak1@aol.com w Contact Elaine Andrews. Courses offered: Summer music courses for children and young musicians age Based in London, Wiltshire and Hampshire with both day and residential options. Junior (age 5/6), Intermediate (age 7-10) and Senior (Grades 2-8) levels; also an advanced course for Grade 6-8. Senior course offers symphony orchestra, symphonic wind orchestra, string groups, concert band, Big Band, chamber groups, jazz workshops and choirs. Music Makers courses are great fun as well as educational, developing abilities and confidence in playing and performing. See website for dates and prices. MusicNet East & Hertfordshire Music Service: Routes into Teaching World Music Day Stevenage Music Centre, The Nobel School, Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 0HS w routesfebruary; co.uk/e/routes-into-teaching-worldmusic-day-tickets / Dates: Friday 5th Feburary Courses offered: A one-day workshop for musicians, instrumental teachers, workshop leaders, recent graduates and final year students and who would like to find out more about teaching world music in schools. The day includes: - Participatory sessions about leading large groups of young people on Gamelan, Taiko, Steel Pans and using a world music approach with conventional instruments. - Ideas for warm ups and behaviour management tips from experienced workshop leaders. - Information about further training and teaching opportunities with Hertfordshire Music Service. National Children s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) PO Box 116, Alresford SO24 0YN t e info@nccgb.com w Contact Lissa Gray, mus dir; Kim Reffell, admin. Courses offered: Easter and Summer residential courses for NCCGB members. Age range: Junior (treble) Choirs: Yellow Choir (ages 9-11); Blue Choir & Green Choir (Year 7 ); Senior (SATB) Choir for girls Year 10 and boys with changed voices. No of members: 275. Entry requirements for choirs: by auditions held Oct-Nov. Also open workshops for all young singers throughout UK. Audition and open workshop information on website. National Children s Orchestras of Great Britain 57 Buckingham Road, Weston-Super- Mare, Somerset BS24 9BG t e mail@nco.org.uk w Contact Roger Clarkson, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor; Sir Simon Rattle CBE, President; Nicola Benedetti MBE, Vice-President; Evelyn Glennie OBE, Vice-President; Daniel Harding, Vice-President. Courses offered: NCO is Great Britain s premier symphony orchestra for children, offering young musicians aged 7-14 a life-changing experience. The eldest 3 orchestras perform in renowned concert halls in the UK and beyond. In addition to 6 national age-banded orchestras, there are 6 regional orchestras. This provides over 600 young musicians with the best orchestral tuition and opportunities and gives members the chance to meet NCO musicians from their area. Annual audition held in October. Age range: Bursaries are available. National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) National Operatic and Dramatic Association, 15 The Metro Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgesire PE2 7UH t f e info@noda.org.uk w Contact Antonia Gray, membership asst. Courses offered: Residential course on all aspects of theatre, inc: technical, performance, directing, make-up, lighting and more. Dates: Jul-Aug. National Youth Music Camps 2016 The Stables Theatre Ltd, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU t e camps@stables.org; education@ stables.org w music_camps Contact Learning and Participation Department. Courses offered: An inspiring weeklong musical experience at the worldfamous Stables near Milton Keynes. With anything from orchestral playing to jazz band, harmonicas, steel band, ukuleles, music theatre, recorder groups to rock bands, campers take part in a wide range of musical activities, and get to play in one of the country s top music venues. The camps are suitable for Summer Schools & Short Courses STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

86 Summer Schools and Short Courses Summer Schools & Short Courses all young people interested in music, and there is no minimum grade of entry. Teenage Camps (13-17 years) Sun 24 July - Sat 30 July or Sun 31 July - Sat 6 August 2016 Junior Camp (8-12 years) Sun 7 - Sat 13 August Nelly Ben-Or Piano Courses 23 Rofant Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3BD t e roger.clynes@virgin.net w alexandertechnique.com/ Contact Roger Clynes, sec. Courses offered: Min gr 8 or overseas equivalent. International courses in London for pianists, teachers and advanced students. Courses inc individual sessions at the kb and in Alexander Technique. Principles of Alexander Technique applied to aspects of playing and creative preparation for performing. Dates: July January Fees: Some scholarships available. Nicki Kennedy Repton School, Repton, Derby DE65 6FH e nickikennedy@btopenworld.com w Courses offered: Classical singer (soprano)/teacher, specialising Baroque and Classical repertoire, having worked with many of the major Baroque ensembles and festivals of Europe in concerts, broadcasts and recordings. Appearances at London s Wigmore Hall and particular relationships with Italian orchestra Modo Antiquo and The Brook Street Band. Singing teacher for Eton Choral Courses, NYCGB and currently Head of Singing at Repton School, before relocating to Norfolk summer Masterclasses and courses in France, Spain, UK and Czech Republic. Session singer London Voices and Metro Voices. OperaCoast 28 Mole Close, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex BN24 5QB t e info@operacoast.co.uk w Contact Anastasia Witts. Courses offered: Puccini LA RONDINE (in English). Course dates: July, 2016 Eastbourne, UK Solo auditions: 28 May 2016, London, UK No audition for chorus Fees: 175, 125 for students (nonresidential). Led by Professor of conducting at Trinity Laban Gregory Rose, stage director Christopher Cowell and award-winning pianist Nigel Foster, the course provides an opportunity for developing singers to immerse into an intensive weekend work on the opera scenes and a public performance. Orchestra of Sound and Light 3 Morley Close, LEWES, 3 Morley Close, East Sussex BN7 1NQ t e lizwebbmanagement@gmail.com w Contact Liz Webb. Courses offered: ORCHESTRA of SOUND and LIGHT is an educational initiative of the New Music Players, designed to spread the experience and excitement of ensemble performance with visuals to schools, further and higher education, and other settings. OSL is a core ensemble of five players, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, conducted by Ed Hughes. Key aims: - to share the experience of ensemble playing by embedding all kinds of players - classical and non-classical - alongside our core of five top professional classical musicians - to explore and promote the language of music and silent film. Oxenfoord International Summer School C/O Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds, Yorkshire LS1 6NU t e info@oxenfoordinternational.co.uk; stevephillips33@hotmail.com w Contact Malcolm Martineau, Artistic Director; Steve Phillips, Administrator. Courses offered: Voice and accompaniment. Open to those aged 17. Masterclasses (Susan Bullock CBE), opera scenes, classes in Lieder, Song cycle, early music, oratorio, cantata, French song, English song, Scots song, American song, Russian song, vocal technique, EFT, cabaret, acting and auditions. The course takes place at Loretto School, Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, EH21 7RE. Fees are between with a number of resident, non-resident, observer, day and whole-week options available. Oxford Chamber Course 2 Purcell Road, Marston, Oxford OX3 0EZ t e oxfordchambercourse@gmail.com w Contact Judith & Tim Dallosso. Courses offered: A six-day chamber music course for young string players aged 9-18, held in Oxford every summer. Oxford Flute Summer School 12 Jesse Terrace, Reading RG1 7RT t e jway@oxford-flutes.co.uk; oxfordflutes@yahoo.co.uk w Contact Janet Way, dir. Courses offered: Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 2HR. Tutors: Robert Winn, Kate Hill, Robert Manasse and Peter Verhoyen (piccolo). Emphasis on playing and performance. Age 15. Dates: August Fees: Closing date for bursaries Friday 11 March Peak District Flute Courses t e info@peakdistrictflutecourses.co.uk w Contact Kirsty Hetherington. Courses offered: Residential and day courses for flautists of all ages in the heart of the beautiful Peak District National Park. Join us for one of our courses and enjoy a weekend or day of flute playing with flautists of similar standard to yourself. Make new friends and get involved in masterclasses, ensemble classes, recitals, tuition & more. Upcoming Courses: Summer course August 2016 for flautists aged of Grade 5 standard and above. Guest tutor Marie-Christine Zupancic, CBSO. Rarescale Summer School The Ashgrove, Allington, Grantham NG32 2DT w Contact Carla Rees, Artistic Director. Courses offered: M/classes and ens w/shops for alt/bs fl, and comp at Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, led by members of rarescale Dates: 1-6 August Fees: 550; 450 for students in f/t educ, accommodation incd dates tbc - see website for details. Ravinia s Steans Music Institute Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park IL t f e steansmusicinstitute@ravinia.org w Contact Anthony Roberts, dir. Courses offered: Open to those aged Three programmes: singers, pno and strings, jazz. Entry by audition. Private coaching and masterclasses with internationally renowned tutors. Concerts presented as part of the Ravinia Festival. Dates: Jun-Aug. Fees: None. Recorder Courses Lyme Victoria House, Uplyme Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3LP e enquiries@recordercourseslyme. com w Contact Josee Beeson. Courses offered: Residential recorder courses for around 10 to 12 players with some of the best tutors in the world. Our objectives are: fantastic tutors, relaxed and friendly accommodation, good food, good company and a great location. We also welcome non-playing partners. Bring your slippers and feel at home! Recorder Summer School Bishop Burton College, York Road, Bishop Burton, near Beverley HU17 8QG t e admin@recordersummerschool. org.uk w org.uk Contact J. Beeson. Courses offered: Open to those aged 16 and above. Held at Bishop Burton College, nr Beverley. 120 players from around the world and 9 fantastic tutors. All grades from elementary to diploma. Recorder ensembles, orchestras, light music and swing, multi-choir recorders, renaissance music, contemporary music, ensemble skills and more. Shops for music and recorders. Dates: End of Jul- beginning Aug each year. See website for more details. Richard Michael s Jazz Summer School 2 Agricultural Cottages, St Michaels, St Andrews, Fife KY16 0DU t e richardmichael@icloud.com; ruthirons@zoho.com w Contact Kenny and Ruth Irons. Dates: Jul, at Kilgraston School, Perthshire. Director Richard Michael. Royal College of Organists RCO Bookings and Accounts, PO Box 7328, New Milton, BH25 9DU t e events@rco.org.uk w Contact Simon Williams, dir RCO Academy; James Parsons, head of student development; Anne Marsden Thomas, head of RCO Academy Organ School. Courses offered: Easter Course, Oxford 31 March-2 April 2016; The Organ Scholar Experience for teenage organists, Cambridge July RCO Summer Course (London), 1-6 August Find Your Feet & Build Your Skills, Bristol, Oct half-term Bursary funding available. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ER t e summerschools@rwcmd.ac.uk w Courses offered: Courses take place in July and August; The Drama School Experience and Audition Masterclass, Theatre Workshop, Acting For Camera, Junior Jazz, Workshop for Musicians with a Visual Impairment, Workshop for Young Singers and Opera Workshop. Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop 27 Patterson Rd, Lexington MA t e sarteanochoral@rcn.com; choralconsulting@gmail.com w com Contact Brian O Connell, dir. Courses offered: Intensive and collaborative conducting workshops for music educators and choral conductors with strong vocal ability. Daily masterclass w/simon Carrington, group vocal pedagogy espousing the Rohmert Method of Functional Voicetraining, w/ Broni Falinska, creative ensemble building w/brian O Connell. Attend as either Full Conductor, Conducting Auditor, Singer. Lots of podium time! July (Sacred Music Session); 86 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

87 Summer Schools and Short Courses Fees: $ TWO NEW mini Workshops! Simon Carrington leads A Personal Approach to Score Preparation: 22 July. Broni Falinska leads Canto Evolutivo: July. Scottish Schools Orchestra Trust 11 Melville Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 7PR t , also fax e admin@sscot.org.uk w Contact Jean Murray, dir. Courses offered: Open to those aged 9-15 at gr 2-8 level or above. Annual 1-week residential activity holiday in Scotland. Orch and wind band playing plus sports, arts, crafts and entertainments. Dates: Jul Fees: Also occasional Play Away Days for ages 8 and above. Sherborne Summer School of Music PO Box 629, Godstone RH9 8WQ t f e summermusicschool@btinternet. com w summerschool.co.uk Contact Malcolm Binney, dir of mus. Dates: 31 July - 14 August Courses for adults (18 plus ). Courses offered: Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Music, 4 Choirs (Cappella Chamber Choir, Choral Music of Six Centuries, The Lighter Side Choir, Voices in Harmony - no sheet music), 4 Conducting courses (Choral, Wind and 2 Orchestral), Composition, Jazz, Masterclasses for Piano, Piano Accompaniment and 2 for Solo Singers. 525 per week. Sound and Music Summer School Somerset House, 3rd Floor, South Building, Strand, London WC2R 1LA t e judith.robinson@soundandmusic. org w summerschool Contact Judith Robinson, Creative Project Leader. Courses offered: Residential summer school for young composers aged held at the Purcell School, Hertfordshire, 31 July - 6 August This unique course offers an intensive opportunity for talented students to explore a number of approaches to composition under the guidance of professional composers and musicians. Applications open in January; deadline for applications 31 March Stapleford Granary The ACE Foundation, Stapleford Granary, Bury Road, Stapleford, Cambridge CB22 5BP t e ace@acefoundation.org.uk w Contact Trevor Barlow, course dir; Alan Barnes, Brigitte Beraha, course leaders. Courses offered: Set in sweeping rural landscape, Stapleford Granary is an inspiring space for a broad range of educational activities for all age groups, a place where everyone can feel at home. Following the ethos of the Foundation, the converted farm buildings provide the perfect setting for shared educational and cultural pursuits. String Orchestra Workshops Music for Everyone, 10 Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF t e admin@music-for-everyone.org w whats-on/adult-music/stringorchestra-workshops/ Contact Admin. Courses offered: Our string orchestra workshops take place twice a year. One in February and another in October. String Orchestra workshops provide the opportunity to rehearse and perform under the baton of expert Richard Howarth. Stringwise! Music for Everyone, 10 Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF t e admin@music-for-everyone.org w whats-on/youth-music/stringwise/ Contact Admin. Courses offered: Stringwise! is a large scale weekend playing workshop and concert for string players. We cater to all abilities, playing a great variety of music, from classics to pops. Stringwise! provides the opportunity to play a wide variety of music and to take part in a range of orch groups and w/shops. Summer School for Pianists t e info@pianosummerschool.co.uk w Contact Mrs Gina Biggs. Courses offered: An exciting week of masterclasses, tutor recitals, presentations and student concerts. The only United Kingdom piano summer school that is held at an All Steinway Institution. Ample practice facilities. Accommodation in single en-suite bedrooms on site. Fees Dates: 13-19th August Venue: Wolverhampton University, Walsall Campus. Summer s Cool The Secretary, 87 Lime Avenue, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV32 7DG t e a.mock@summerscool.org.uk w Contact Andrew Mock, Director. Courses offered: Holiday course for young musicians aged 8-16 held at All Hallows School, Cranmore Hall, Somerset; sessions inc orch, wind band, string ensemble, fun-sing, w/ shops, musicianship, creative music & comp sessions; lunchtime concerts. Leisure and recreational activities inc swimming, team games, ten-pin bowling, barbecue. Dates: 24th - 29th July Fees: 499 (resident); 389 (day). Check our web-site for more details The International Holland Music Sessions PO Box 250, NL-1860 AG Bergen NH t e infobox@tihms.com w Contact Mr. Perry Reitsma, managing director. Courses offered: TIHMS organizes an international Summer Academy with a focus on masterclasses and individual coaching. Internationally acclaimed musicians from top institutions all over the world, provide intensive training. In addition, young musicians are selected and given the opportunity to take their first steps towards the international concert stage. By participating in masterclasses and performances both at home and abroad, the musicians are put in the spotlight, which can lead to an invitation to give a recital at the Royal Concertgebouw, giving them access to the New Masters on Tour series. The Youth and Music Israel International Summer Camp 79 Yehuda Hamacabi St, Tel Aviv t f e noar.music.israel@gmail.com w youtu.be/ parc_ned3qy Courses offered: International Music Camps 2016 will take place from July 17th - 22nd. Musical director is Prof. Michael Wolpe (from the academy of music and dance in Jerusalem) at the Atid Raziel youth village in Herzliya Age: Dates: July Fees: $590. UCAS Conservatoires UCAS, Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham GL52 3LZ t ( ) e ucas.editors@ucas.ac.uk w Courses offered: UCAS Conservatoires is an online application service for both undergraduates and postgraduates keen to study practice-based music, dance and drama courses at one of the eight UK conservatoires in the scheme. University of St Andrews Organ Week Music Centre, Younger Hall, North Street, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9AJ t f e music@st-andrews.ac.uk w Contact Ruth Carr, course admin. Courses offered: Residential summer school for organists. Dates: 29 July - 5 August Variations Variations, 24 Dunrobin Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5HZ t e info@variationsscotland.co.uk w Contact Heather Evans, Manager. Courses offered: Week-long event in Ullapool, Wester Ross, for amateur chmbr musicians of all ages, insts and levels of ability. Edinburgh Quartet in residence with Maximiliano Martin and Juliette Bausor, wind coaches. Coached chmbr mus sessions, concerts, w/shops and opportunity to play with the professionals. 30 July to 6 August Vocals Singing Courses Music for Everyone, 10 Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF t ; e admin@music-for-everyone.org w vocals.html Contact Rebecca Hooper, admin. Courses offered: Singing workshops for children in school year 1-7. Our Vocals events allow singers to experience the thrill of singing as part of a mass choir at the Nottingham Albert Hall. Wigmore Hall Learning National Young String Quartet Weekend Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London, W1U 2BP t e rwheal@wigmore-hall.org.uk w Contact Ruth Wheal. Courses offered: Intensive coaching weekend for young string quartets with internationally renowned chamber musicians. Dates: Thurs 23 Feb - Sun 26 Feb 2017, then Feb/Mar annually. Fees 2016: 160 per quartet for junior course, 260 per quartet for senior course. Woodhouse Recorder Week Threshing Barn, Lodge Yard, Kemble, Cirencester, UK GL7 6AD t e info@woodhouserecorderweek. co.uk w co.uk Contact Annabel Knight, course dir; Louise Bradbury, Dan Laurin, Rebecca Austen-Brown, Katrina Boosey, Sarah Humphrys, tutors. Age 16-25, gr 8. Biennial international summer school for advanced students of rcdr. M/classes, seminars, historical w/shops, student platforms, professional concerts. Dates: Aug. Young Persons Concert Foundation YPCF, PO Box 419, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 0ZB t e enquiries@ypcf.co.uk w Contact Sally Needleman - special projects co-ordinator. Courses offered: YPCF offers an immersive and intensive programme of orchestral workshops for schools - to increase opportunities, develop instrumental skills, introduce new ideas and encourage key social skills. YPCF works with schools and local authorities to provide after school hours opportunities and with music hubs to add value to music provision. 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90 Financial support: scholarships and grants With the cost of education spiralling, financial support has never been so important. It s good to be aware of the useful scholarships and grants which are currently available for young musicians starting out When it comes to applying for grants and scholarships, it can seem for many music students that passing A-levels, bagging that diploma and getting a few concertos under their belt was the easy part. There s nothing interesting about a pile of paperwork, and many a young performer could be forgiven for thinking a day s busking is likely to net them more money than the hours invested in form-filling. But grants and scholarships are there for the taking from full remission of fees plus living costs worth tens of thousands of pounds over several years, to a few hundred pounds to buy music anything is welcome in these straightened times. Music students are in a fortunate position financially, given that they can busk and are frequently in demand for teaching and performances. Yet nothing beats the security of knowing that at the start of each term, a lovely cheque will be arriving for you. Research So where to begin? The Complete University Guide offers university-specific guidance on what is available and where in terms of bursaries and scholarships ( Uni-Guide). For more detailed music-specific advice, the Student Guide to Music Education offers as comprehensive list as anywhere. As well as looking at individual institutions, there are a number of long-established grants well known and national, such as the Royal Philharmonic scheme to help students buy better instruments, down to the smaller organisations, just for applicants from a certain geographical area such as the Woking Young Musicians Trust. It offers grants to study music of between 100 and 1,000 to any 14 to 21-year-old resident or student educated in Woking. Local councils often hold details of these. Busking is one way in which musicians can generate some income while studying Scholarships & Grants LEON P 90 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

91 FINANCIAL SUPPORT Terms and conditions Many awards are open only to those nominated by their music college or university department, and for some of the really top prizes (for example the Borletti-Buitoni Trust, which awards between 20,000 and 30,0000 to its winners); there s a confidential nomination procedure put together by industry experts. While there may be hundreds of talented young people clamouring for these top awards, it can pay to look at less mainstream offerings. Postgraduate composition students, for example, can look to the Vaughan Williams Scholarships. Founded by Ralph Vaughan Williams, the RVW Trust exists primarily to assist young British composers who have not yet achieved a national reputation and have been accepted on master s courses in composition at British universities or conservatoires. Appealing to a yet smaller group, the British Music Society Charitable Trust currently offers funding only for the recording on CD of works by the late Michael Hurd presumably not too many takers there! But it s not only those studying music who can benefit from music scholarships. Most choral scholarships and some organ scholarships are open to those studying any subject (there are exceptions to this, with particularly heavy workload subjects being excluded at some universities). There s decent money to be made here. For students at York, the Minster offers choral and organ scholarships lasting 12 months or longer for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Opportunities are open to music and non-music students; the current value of the scholarship is 5,740 plus extra fees for recordings and special services. Variety of options Instrumental awards, generally for students of at least Grade 8 standard, are available at many universities. Royal Holloway offers financial support for undergraduates wishing to continue their music lessons, for example. There are particularly rich pickings for students at the University of Edinburgh where there are several organ awards, including the 1,000 J.S. Anderson Organ Prize. The Clutterbuck Travel Scholarship offers awards of up to 1,000 for undergraduate and postgraduate music students to travel and study abroad. For students not reading music but keen to continue performing, most universities including those without music departments run orchestras and choirs. Exeter, for example, offers free tuition under its Music Learning Programme and its chapel choir offers both choral scholarships of 300 per annum. For the musical scientist, Imperial College London offers up to five music scholarships a year to students. These scholarships give first-year students the opportunity to have instrumental or vocal lessons at the neighbouring Royal College of Music. The Ash Music Scholarships give holders the amazing opportunity to have lessons on their first study, which can be instrument or voice, with a professor at the RCM, says Richard Dickins, Imperial s director of music. Holders are selected by competitive audition in the year of their application to Imperial College London and the award is tenable for the first three years of their undergraduate course. Applicants here, as in many auditions, are asked to play two contrasting pieces of not more than ten minutes and to do some sight reading. There s a lot out there and, in these times of high tuition fees and living costs, there are a good number of very talented people chasing the awards. If you haven t yet found what you want, try Help Musicians UK s Funding Wizard ( uk/creative-programme/funding-wizard). It has the details of 138 different awards and grants available to musicians. FURTHER IDEAS EMI Music Sound Foundation is an independent music education charity, established in 1997 to celebrate the centenary of EMI Records and to improve young people s access to music education in the UK and Ireland. It provides bursaries for the purchase or upgrade of instruments and music-making equipment. Help Musicians is the music business s own charity the largest in the UK, funded entirely by donations and bequests from music lovers and musicians. It provides financial assistance to talented musicians,, usually in their final year of study, towards study fees, maintenance and instrument purchase. These career development bursaries usually range from between 500 and The Musicians Company encourages and promotes musical performance and education to the highest professional standards and particularly supports young musicians. Through its administration of charitable funds, the Worshipful Company focuses on helping young musicians at the start of their careers, through the provision of prizes and scholarships, performance opportunities and medals that recognise excellence and achievement. KEEP IN MIND Be realistic: make sure your achievements match the requirements for each application If your parents are high earners, you are likely only to be eligible for scholarships linked to your academic or performance achievements, or a desire to study less popular subjects Make sure you check carefully with bursaries dependent on family income. Some forms ask for immense detail, well beyond how much money you have: Eton Choral Courses, for example, enquire after your family s mortgage repayments, number of bedrooms and make of car Auditions can be costly and time-consuming: choose wisely, take advice and focus your attention on those where you are most likely to succeed. 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92 Scholarships & Grants Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Abbado European Young Musicians Trust Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, 6 New Street Square, London EC4A 3LX t f e andrew.collins@crsblaw.com; emily.davies@crsblaw.com w Contact Andrew Collins. Awards: Loans (usually interest free) to assist young instrumentalists who are aiming for a professional career in music in buying suitable instruments to help them progress. Applications should be made in a prescribed form, available on request and supported with details of specific instrument. Available for those aged 18 to 30. Please contact the address below for more information. Arts Council of Wales Bute Place, Cardiff CF10 5AL t e information@artscouncilofwales. org.uk w Contact Information Team. Awards: Advanced Study Music Scholarships are to support postgraduate music study for promising musicians from Wales or who have studied in Wales. The course of advanced study should take place in a recognised university, college or conservatoire, be full-time and last not less than one academic year. For guidelines on eligibility and information on how to apply, please visit: uk or contact the Information Team: information@artscouncilofwales. org.uk Awards for Advanced Study in Music Arts Council of Wales, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL t f e information@artscouncilofwales. org.uk w Contact Einion Dafydd, snr arts development offr, mus. Awards: For details of funding schemes run by the Arts Council of Wales, refer to the scheme guidelines on the website. Awards for Young Musicians (AYM) PO Box 2754, Bristol BS4 9DA t e enquiries@a-y-m.org.uk w Contact Hester Cockcroft, dir; Caroline Harvie, admin. Awards: Awards of up to 2000 are available annually to young instrumentalists making music across genres. Applicants need to be aged between 5 and 17 and will clearly demonstrate both financial need (all applications are means tested) and exceptional musical potential. The closing date is in March every year so please check the website for further information and updates. BBC Performing Arts Fund 4th Floor Bridge House, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, M50 2BH t e performingartsfund@bbc.co.uk w performingartsfund Contact Miriam O Keeffe, dir. Awards: The BBC Performing Arts Fund has a rotating grants structure and each year we focus on a different art form dance, music or theatre. When schemes are open, you will be able to find the eligibility criteria, deadlines and the online application form on our website. Bethany School Curtisden Green, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 1LB t f e registrar@bethanyschool.org.uk w Contact Francie Healy, Headmaster; Gareth Stubberfield, Director of Music. Awards: With 60 acres set in the stunning surroundings of the Kent Weald, Bethany School is a co-educational day and boarding school for ages blessed with space and facilities that far outweigh expectations for a school of its size. The music school in particular is a beautiful Victorian building, once housing the local primary school, and has a performance hall, well equipped music classrooms and practice rooms. Music Scholarships worth up to 20% of fees are available, and include free music tuition. Activities include, choir, orchestra, theatre productions and other public performances. BFWG Charitable Foundation 13 Brookfield Ave, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6RU t e jean.c@blueyonder.co.uk w Contact Jean Collett, Grants Administrator. Awards: Emergency grants towards living expenses for p/g women registered for study or research in the current academic year at an approved institution of higher education in GB. Grants for those in real need due to unforeseen circumstances. Applications for the emergency grants by only, explaining nature of emergency, current course of study and university or college only. Foundation main grants for students in final fee-paying year of PhD or DPhil. Bliss Trust/PRS Foundation Composer Bursaries Berners St, London W1T 3AB t f e info@prsformusicfoundation.com; enquiries@blisstrust.org w Contact James Hannam. Awards: Applications invited from comps seeking funds to assist with professional development in classical music. Applicants should be living and working in the UK. Funds not available for f/t, p/t, p/g, u/g studies or any activities/equipmenet directly relating to curricular courses. Applications are considered for costs relating to copying, computer hardware/software, travel costs, professional development courses, commissioning fees, professional recordings of new or promotional work etc. Bob Harding Bursary for Young Conductors 32 Pennard Way, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 4NJ t e havantorchestras@gmail.com w Contact Stella Scott, Administrator. Awards: Opportunity for young conductor to assist in and observe rehearsals and concerts of the Havant Symphony Orchestra throughout a season. Must be under 30, on an advanced conducting course and resident in the UK. Reasonable travel expenses covered. For details see website. Boise Scholarship Foundation e info@boisescholarship.com Contact Jean Shannon, Hon Sec. Awards: Biennial scholarship for performers of any discipline for advanced music study in Britain or abroad, under the age of 30 years on 1 April in the year of the award(s) awards totalled 9,000. All correspondence by only. Please in December preceding the year of the award for information about the application procedure. Next award: (Please note: the award is administered by the Trustees (contact the Hon Secretary, Jean Shannon). Please do not write to nor phone the RAM about this award). Borletti Buitoni Trust Borletti-Buitoni Trust, 20 Leythe Road, London, W3 8AW t f e bbct.susanrivers@gmail.com w Contact Susan Rivers, chief exec. Awards: The trust was established to help young concert artists in flexible and innovative ways, to develop and sustain international careers. Awards are normally given to artists in their early twenties to early thirties. BBT Winners are given awards of between 20,000 and 30,000. Brandon University Graduate Music Assistantships School of Music, Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9, Canada t , f e music@brandonu.ca w Contact Patrick Carrabre, joint chair (perf & lit); Sheila Scott, joint chair (mus educ). Awards: Assistantships of up to CAN $6500 available for study at Brandon University leading to a master of music degree in performance & literature (pno, collaborative pno, str or comp) and in music education (thesis/project or comprehensive exam). Applications by 1 May. Busenhart Morgan Evans award The Musicians Company, 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX t e clerk@wcom.org.uk w Contact Hugh Lloyd. Awards: 1 award for PG study. Open only to candidates nominated by conservatoires. Choir Schools Association 39 Grange Close, Winchester, Hants, SO23 9RS t e admin@choirschools.org.uk w Contact Susan Rees, CSA Administrator. Awards: Bursaries available for choristers to help with school fees. City of London School for Girls St Giles Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB t f e berrymans@clsg.org.uk; marketing@clsg.org.uk w Contact Ena Harrop (Headmistress), S Berryman (Director of Music), R Kearney (Admissions Officer). Awards: The Corporation Music Scholarships and awards as well as the joint scholarships with GSMD. Fees of up to 100% are awarded annually 6th form entrants. Music activities: Sr orch, jr orch, prep dept orch, swing band, chmbr groups, str quartets, jr choir, sr choir, madrigal group, rcdr group, jazz group, training band, barbershop group. Other activities inc concerts with the Bach Choir, City Livery Co events, plus activities with City of London School for Boys and GSMD. No of pupils: 729 pupils; 350 studying inst. Termly fees: 4,992. Age range: School type: Girls. Collard Fellowship The Musicians Company, 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX t e clerk@wcom.org.uk w Awards: Financial assistance for a British musician aged of outstanding ability who is prevented by financial stringency from fully exercising and exploiting his or her talent. 92 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

93 Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Cranmore School Epsom Rd, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6AT t f e admissions@cranmoreprep.co.uk w Contact Helen Perry, Registrar. Awards: Purpose-built auditorium - Mander organ & Steinway grand piano, 7 teaching/practice rooms, 2 large classrooms, 2 full-time & 18 peri staff. We award music, academic & sport scholarships at age 7 (Year 3) entry. Numerous awards to senior schools including 6 music scholarships in Range of orchestras, ensembles and choirs; many performance opportunities; Music classes incl theory for every pupil (external exams). Regular programme of visiting professional musicians & entry into local music festivals. No of pupils: 475. Age range: Girls and Boys Craxton Memorial Trust 15 Cambridge Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1BQ e info@craxtonmemorialtrust.org.uk w Contact Jane Craxton, hon sec. Awards: Biennial awards worth for outstanding young pianists and instrumentalists (excluding org, perc and hpd) aged of any nationality (but must have been resident in UK for 2 years). No help for UG fees. Special projects preferred. Application fee 15. Next awards spring 2017, closing date 31 Jan Downloadable form on website. Denis Matthews Trust Scholarships for Pianists Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG t f e conservatoire@bcu.ac.uk w Contact Andrea Cox, sec. Awards: Annual scholarships to student pianists at Birmingham Conservatoire (aged 18-30). Two UG scholarships and one or two PG scholarships are awarded. Elizabeth Eagle-Bott Memorial Fund 105 Judd St, London WC1H 9NE t e mas@rnib.org.uk w Contact Sally Zimmermann, music adviser. Awards: Financial support of up to 10,000 pa for musicians who are blind or partially sighted and UK citizens. Priority is given to applicants who are organists and then other classical musicians. Application forms to be submitted by end Mar each yr; interviews and auditions in May each yr. EMI Music Sound Foundation Beaumont House, Avonmore Road, Kensington Village, London, W14 8TS t f e enquiries@emimusicsound foundation.com w com Contact Janie Orr, chief executive. Awards: The EMI Music Sound Foundation provides two types of awards: Firstly, the Instrument and/or Equipment awards which allows schools, music teachers and individuals in full time education to apply directly to the Foundation for assistance with the purchase of musical instruments and/or equipment. Secondly, the Bursary awards which allow students at our sponsored colleges/organisations to apply for assistance with fees and/or living expenses (these are handled directly by the college/organisation). Full details on our website. Eric Thompson Trust c/o The Royal Philharmonic Society, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7BB t f e ett@royalphilharmonicsociety. org.uk w Contact Colin Hamling, clerk to the trustees. Awards: The trust provides modest grants to young professional organists. Preference will be given to assistance with specific projects rather than continuing academic tuition. Applications considered twice yearly. Closing dates 31 Nov and 31 May. ESTA Nannie Jamieson Nutshell Fund t e bursary@estastrings.org.uk w bursary-funds.php Awards: European String Teachers Association, British Branch. Modest bursaries awarded annually for students and teachers of str insts (ESTA members) for help to attend w/shops, conferences and teaching courses. Applications by 1 Jul. Felicity Belfield Music Trust 3 French Mill Rise, Shaftesbury SP7 8HS t e info@helpmusicians.org.uk w emerging-musicians/funding-wizard/ felicity-belfield-music-trust Contact F Belfield. Awards: Insts loaned to talented students up to the age of 21 who are unable to afford one of adequate standard. Teacher s recommendation necessary. No grants awarded. Foremarke Hall Repton Preparatory School, Milton DE65 6EJ t e office@foremarke.org.uk w Contact Dir of Mus; Mrs S Bloor Support may be given to pupils with outstanding musical potential. 11 Scholarships available. preparation for 13 Music Scholars. Music activities: Pre Prep Choir and String Orch; Lower Sch Choir and Orch; Training Band; Girls ; Boys ; Chamber Choir; Chamber Music; Two String Orch s; Upper Sch Orch; Guitar Ensemble; Stacks of Sax; Concert Band; Percussion Ensemble; Jazz Band; Brass Ensemble; Flute Ensemble. Age 3-13 Co-ed. Fees on web site. Francis Chagrin Awards c/o Sound and Music, 3rd Floor, South Wing, Somerset House, London WC2R 1LA t e info@soundandmusic.org w francis-chagrin-awards/ Awards: Sound and Music has relaunched the Francis Chagrin Awards. Comps are able to apply for support to help meet costs associated with creating new work. These awards are open all year to applicants to apply. Graucob Music Awards E125 Dean Clough, Halifax HX3 5AX t e contact@yym.org.uk; holly. marland@rncm.ac.uk w yym.org.uk/graucob-awards/ Awards: 10 annual awards of up to 750 each. Open to young musicians with gr 8, aged 18 and under on 1 May in Greater Manchester, W Yorks, Lancs and Cheshire. Auditions in Apr-May, closing date Mar-Apr. Harriet Cohen Memorial Music Awards Trust c/o Rubinstein Phillips, 19 Buckingham St, London, WC2N 6EF t f w harriet-cohen-memorial-musicawards Contact John Rubinstein, admin trustee. Awards: Discretionary annual awards to max 1500 made to British performers, comps, academics or singers aged of outstanding excellence and promise. Nominations by 8 music institutions by invitation only. No individual applications will be considered. Candidates will be auditioned and interviewed. Hattori Foundation for Music and the Arts Hattori Foundation, 7 Exton Street, Waterloo, London SE1 8UE t f e admin@hattorifoundation.org.uk w Contact Administrator. Awards: Awards up to Aims to assist exceptionally talented instrumentalists (aged and 21-27) to pursue a solo career. Also awards to ens with average age under 27. Awards are not for tuition fees in f/t study courses or inst purchase. Open to British nationals and foreign nationals studying in the UK. Applications by 30 Apr for srs and at any time for jrs. Help Musicians UK HELP MUSICIANS UK, 7-11 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JS t e info@helpmusicians.org.uk w www. helpmusicians.org.uk/about-us Awards: Help Musicians UK is the leading UK charity for professional musicians of all genres, from starting out through to retirement. We help at times of crisis, but also at times of opportunity, giving people the extra support they need at a crucial stage that could make or break their career. Hinrichsen Foundation The Hinrichsen Foundation, 2-6 Baches Street, London, N1 6DN e hinrichsen.foundation@ editionpeters.com w Awards: Awards only in the areas of contemporary comp and its perf, and musicological research. Costs of degree and study courses, recordings and the purchase of insts and equipment excluded. Preference shown to UK applicants. Independent Schools Council First Floor, 27 Queen Anne s Gate, London SW1H 9BU t f e julie.robinson@isc.co.uk w Contact Julie Robinson, general secretary. Italian Cultural Institute The Scholarships Dept, 39 Belgrave Sq, London, SW1X 8NX t f e icilondon@esteri.it w Awards: Awards for British citizens aged under 35 to study in Italian institutions in Italy. Julius Isserlis Scholarship Royal Philharmonic Society, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7BB t e admin@philharmonicsociety.uk w young_musicians/ Contact Rosemary Johnson, exec dir. Awards: Scholarship of up to 30,000 over 2 years to fund study abroad. Awarded biennially by competition, it is open to all classical instrumentalists of any nationality between the ages of 15 & 25, permanently resident in the UK. Next scholarship awarded March Entry fee 30. Lake District Summer Music Trust Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4PU t f e info@ldsm.org.uk w Contact Kim Sargeant, General Manager. Awards: Bursaries and scholarships to help music students receive specialist instruction and chamber music training at Lake District Summer Music International Summer School held at Brathay Hall on the shores of Lake Windermere (conservatoire and young professional level). Scholarships & Grants STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

94 Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Scholarships & Grants Loan Fund for Musical Instruments 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DX t e info@lfmi.org.uk w Contact Hugh Lloyd, sec. Awards: Low-interest loans to talented young professional musicians (aged under 36) towards the purchase of fine insts. Grants may be applied for by sr students and young professionals up to 2 yrs after leaving music college. Further details and application form available from the secretary. Maisie Lewis Young Artists Fund The Musicians Company, 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX t f e clerk@wcom.org.uk w Contact The clerk. Awards: This Fund assists young performers of outstanding ability (singers or soloists on any instrument) to acquire experience of the professional concert platform. The Company organises recitals each season, at a major London venue. Artists are selected first by shortlisting and then by audition. The age limit is normally 27 (32 for singers). Application forms for auditions to be held in the spring will be available in October, and the closing date is January. Mendelssohn Scholarship Foundation e info@mendelssohn-schol.com w Contact Jean Shannon, Hon Secretary. Awards: Award of 7000 for composers aged 30 and under on closing date, for advanced study in UK or abroad. Any nationality but resident in the UK or Ireland. Application fee 15. Applications by Mar in year of award. Next award Rules and application form available by in January All enquiries in writing only to the Hon Secretary (by ). Miss EB Wrightson s Charitable Trust e info@wrightsontrust.co.uk w Contact Norah Hickman, admin. Awards: Awards for young musicians: ages are given priority for support, with evidence of financial or social hardship being required. Not normally given to UGs and PGs. Awards vary from ; grants made either as one-off payments or reviewable annually. Applications considered regularly. Music and Dance Scheme w Awards: Provides aided places at independent specialist music schools and dance schools for exceptionally talented children. Within the scheme there are also scholarships for choristers attending independent choir schools, and new national grants in music and dance for talented children to receive out-of-hours training at the 6 English jr depts of music conservatoires and regional centres for advanced training around the country. National Foundation for Youth Music Youth Music, Suites 3-5, Swan Court, 9 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3LE t e grants@youthmusic.org.uk w Awards: Funding programmes to reach young people, aged 18 and under, who have limited access to music-making opportunities. National Opera Studio 2 Chapel Yard, Wandsworth High St, London, SW18 4HZ t e info@nationaloperastudio.org.uk w Contact Faye Hughes, studio mgr. Awards: One-year master course of intensive training for 12 singers and 3 repetiteurs. Course fees covered by grants and scholarships. Oakham School Chapel Close, Market Place, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6DT t f e admissions@oakham.rutland.sch. uk; pd@oakham.rutland.sch.uk w Contact Nigel Lashbrook, head; Peter Davis, dir of mus; Nigel Paddock, admissions. Awards: Means-tested scholarships/ exhibitions of up to 100% of the fees are available, inc free tuition on principal insts. First inst normally at Gr 4 (11 ), Gr 6 (13 ) or Gr 8 (16 ) standard. Pre-auditions recommended. 2 orchs, 2 str ens, 3 bands, 5 choirs & many chambr grps. 80 concerts annually, from recitals to major concerts. Known for ambitious repertoire, individual opportunities, CD recordings, tours & national competitions day & boarding pupils; approx 400 studying inst. Termly fees: 8,450-10,370 (full boarding); 7,150-9,330 (3-day boarding); 5,550-6,260 (day). Coed, ages Oppenheim-John Downes Memorial Trust Bircham Dyson Bell LLP, 50 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BL t f e janeburrows@bdb-law.co.uk w Contact Hamish Frost, Trust Manager. Awards: Makes awards each Dec to deserving artists who are unable to pursue their vocation by reason of their poverty. Awards restricted to persons who are natural-born British subjects. Age range 30. Closing date for applications 7 Oct. Organ Scholarship c/o Robert Jones, St Bride s Church, Fleet St, London EC4Y 8AU t f e info@stbrides.com w Contact Robert Jones, dir of mus. Awards: Applicants should be in 2nd/3rd yr or PG org students at London music college/university. Peter Whittingham Jazz Award c/o Help Musicians UK, 7-11 Britannia St, London, WC1X 9JS t e awards@helpmusicians.org.uk w Awards: Annual award of 4000 open to individuals or groups for projects in innovative jazz. Applicants (inc groups) must be studying f/t on a jazz course in the UK or be within the first 2 yrs of a professional career. Applications for course fees not accepted. Philharmonia Orchestra/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund 6th Floor, The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX t f e orchestra@philharmonia.co.uk w orchestra/emerging/martin_musical_ scholarship_fund Contact Martyn Jones, admin. Awards: Annual awards for instrumentalists aged under 25. Funds mainly PG music students, both tuition and maintenance. Orch insts. Preference to UK citizens. Students may study abroad; foreign students in UK may also apply. Younger applicants are occasionally awarded prizes. Applications by 1 Feb, auditions Apr. Application fee Please send SAE. Pocklington Trust RB of Kensington & Chelsea, Isaac Newton Professional Development Centre, 108A Lancaster Rd, London W11 1QS t f e info@pocklington-trust.org.uk w educationandlearning/ familyinformationservice/ charitabletrusts.aspx Contact Family & Children s Services, School Division. Awards: Small educ awards for young people aged 21 and under in financial need, born and/or living in the Royal Borough for 10 yrs. Richard Toeman Scholarship 6th Floor, British Music House, Two Pancras Square, London, W1T 3LR t f e shantsch@mpaonline.org.uk w Awards: Designed to support the progress of outstanding individuals within the music publishing industry; to encourage potential, or new, recruits to the industry to develop their skills and experience through study; and to encourage each year s recipient to achieve an enhanced preparedness for a successful career in the music publishing industry. Rowan Armour-Brown Memorial Trust Fund Judith Blackwell, The Secretary, RAB Trust, The Old Manse, Ancroft North Moor, Berwick upon Tweed TD15 2TD t e info@rabtrust.org w Contact Judith Blackwell, sec. Awards: Supports young vn makers and restorers; grants, tool distribution, w/shop placements. Royal College of Organists RCO Bookings and Accounts, PO Box 7328, New Milton, BH25 9DU t e admin@rco.org.uk w Contact Andrew McCrea. Awards: A number of trusts available to organists who are members of the college (non-members also considered). No age limit. Royal Hospital Chelsea Organ Scholarship 22 West Rd, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4NL t e will.vann@chelsea-pensioners. org.uk w organ-scholarship Contact Will Vann, org & dir of mus. Awards: Annual scholarship ( 4250) providing an aspiring young church musician (org) with an opportunity to receive practical guidance, support and experience. Designed for young organists, aged 18-27, preferably students in HE living within easy reach of central London. Tenable for one academic yr (Sep-Jul). Closing date for applications: 31 Jan Auditions and interviews: Feb-Mar. The Scholarship will be tenable from September 2017 to July Royal School of Church Music 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EB t f e education@rscm.com w Awards: Two scholarships awarded to young organists taking part in the RSCM s summer course for young people. Offers the opportunity to work with the course organist and to play for rehearsals and services, inc playing at Bath Abbey. See website for application details. RSCM Pipeline Organ Scholarships RSCM, 19 The Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EB t f e education@rscm.com w Awards: An initiative for the training of teenage organists in the UK, to supply subsidised lessons and support to church organists of the future. RVW Trust 7-11 Britannia St, London WC1X 9JS t e info@rvwtrust.org.uk w 94 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

95 Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Contact Hannah Vlcek. Awards: Assist with the cost of first Masters Degrees in comp for British applicants or those of British residency aged under 30. Must have BMus or equivalent. Does not consider applications towards cost of other degrees or film/tv courses. Applications by end Apr. Award. Scale Vocal Trust 48 Hamilton Gardens NW8 9PX t e admin@scalevocaltrust.org.uk w Contact Tim Ward, dir. Awards: Charitable trust supporting young singers by paying audition fees and assisting in preparation for entry to conservatoires, inc funding for consultations or some lessons as appropriate. Scottish International Education Trust (Scottish Charity SC009207) Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9EE t f e siet@turcanconnell.com w Contact Michael Ewart, dir. or Gavin McEwan, sec. Awards: Grants to promote individual Scottish talent for individuals with shown ability and promise who wish to take their studies or training a stage further. Support is primarily for postgraduate students. Applications by preferred. Further guidance on criteria and how to apply on the Trust s website. Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarships Trust Secretary to the Trust, Thorntons Law LLP, Whitehall House, 33 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, DD1 4BJ t f e info@cairdtrust.org.uk w Contact N Barclay. Awards: Grants and scholarships of up to 3500 available to Scottish pg students studying away from home. Scholarships are tenable for 1 yr, but may be renewed for up to 2 further yrs. Wiseman Prize ( 600) for best performances and Joseph Bloch LRAM Prize ( 300) for best str player. Auditions in Apr in Glasgow and London. Applications by 29 Jan Scottish Charity Reference no SC Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation 48 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7BB t f e admin@philharmonicsociety.uk w uk/young_musicians/ Contact Rosemary Johnson, exec dir. Awards: Financial assistance to help music students purchase better quality insts; open to conservatoire students. Priority given to 1st year students & jr students who will be embarking on f/t study. Detailed nominations must be made by conservatoire principals. Closing date: 31 May annually. Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust PO Box 839, Richmond TW9 3AL e admin@stapleytrust.org w Contact The Administrator. Awards: Grants of For graduates aged 24 and over on 1 Oct of the proposed academic yr, with a first or strong upper-second class degree (65% or above), studying for higher degrees at a university or conservatoire in the UK, and who are not in receipt of substantial public body awards already. Applicants must already be resident in the UK at the time of application. for application pack; forms available early Jan, first 300 complete applications will be considered. Applicants notified during Jun. Snowdon Trust Unit 18, Oakhurst Business Park, Wilberforce Way, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9RT t e info@snowdontrust.org; mandy@ snowdontrust.org w Contact Mandy Edwards, admin. Awards: Grants to physically disabled students for FE, HE or employment training at a UK college or university. Awards for disability related additional costs range from 250 to 2500 pa. Closing date for applications 31 May and 31 Aug annually. Student Disability Assistance Fund 35 Hazelwood Rd, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, EN1 1JG t , also fax e s.furmston@mdx.ac.uk w co.uk Contact Sandra Furmston, administrative secretary. Awards: Up to 500 for students with disability. Susan Chilcott Award for Singers The Royal Philharmonic Society, 48 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7BB t f e chilcott@royalphilharmonicsociety. org.uk w org.uk Contact Rosemary Johnson, exec dir. Awards: One award worth 10,000 awarded biennially to a British opera singer aged Next closing date: Jan Sydney Perry Foundation Awards The Sidney Perry Foundation, PO Box 889, Oxford, OX1 9PT t , also fax w co.uk/ Contact Mrs L A Owens, secretary. Awards: Specifically for PG study scholarships awarded annually. Applications by 1 Feb for award the following yr; auditions in Apr. Application fee 15. Send SAE for application form. Thalben-Ball Memorial Awards 63 Atbara Road, Teddington TW11 9PA t e jonathanrennert@hotmail.com Contact Jonathan Rennert, trustee, hon sec. Awards: General annual grants have been temporarily suspended. The Trust s resources are currently devoted to funding the Sir George Thalben-Ball Memorial Organ Scholarship at St Michael s Cornhill church in the City of London. The Ann Driver Trust 26 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 6BT e secretary@anndrivertrust.org Contact Penny Neary, sec. Awards: Supports youth in the arts, with special emphasis on music, by giving grants to nominated schools and colleges. Does not give grants to individual applicants. The Bliss Trust The Bliss Trust, P O Box 137, Shaftesbury, SP7 0WX e enquiries@blisstrust.org w Awards: Scholarship worth up to 5000 for a comp or student of comp wishing to develop his or her career in the USA, either at a conservatoire or university or through a period of private study with a particular comp. Applicants must have a recommendation to apply from a comp or teacher of comp or a person of similar standing and should be British or a UK resident. Applications must be made on a form available from the Bliss Trust (either as a download from the website or by post). The British Music Society Charitable Trust 7 Tudor Gdns, Upminster RM14 3DE t e stephentrowell43@gmail.com w Contact Stephen Trowell, admin. Awards: Currently only offers funds for the recording on CD of works by the late Michael Hurd. The Cherubim Music Trust 125 Duck St, Tisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 6LJ e mms@cherubimtrust.org w Contact Michael Maxwell Steer, dir. Awards: Loans professional quality insts (as available) for 5 years to young musicians aged The Countess of Munster Musical Trust Wormley Hill, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5SG t e admin@munstertrust.org.uk w Contact Deborah Bacon, Secretary. Awards: Tuition and maintenance grants for postgraduate music students undertaking performance based courses. Please go to website for full details. Closing date for applications 10 Feb. The Elizabeth Evans Trust 4 Elder Grove, Llangunnor, Carmarthen, SA31 2LQ e hazelthorogood@ theelizabethevanstrust.co.uk w Awards: Scholarships for young people aged who wish to pursue a professional career in the perf arts. Inc actors, singers, instrumentalists and those in the technical side of theatre or TV. Funding is for college or university courses at UG and PG level, or for a short term project such as a summer course or private study. Small grants may be given from application only, amounts over 1000 will be decided before a panel of independent experts. Applicants must show a close association with Carmarthen. Yearly grants given to a sum of around The Emmy Destinn Foundation LOE House, 159 Broadhurst Gardens, London, NW6 3AU t e awards@destinn.com w Contact Dana Modi, admin. Awards: The Emmy Destinn Foundation is dedicated to upholding the legacy of the Czech diva by supporting singers in the early stages of their careers. Small bursary available for singers studying Czech opera. The English-Speaking Union The English-Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, 37 Charles St, London W1J 5ED t e education@esu.org; william. stileman@esu.org w Contact William Stileman. Awards: ESU Music Scholarships allow exceptional young musicians to develop their talents and further their training. Covers the cost of tuition, board and lodging at the relevant school. Aimed at young musicians who are studying, or have recently studied, music in the UK. To be eligible to apply candidates must be students or graduates from a recognized conservatory or university music department in the UK. Applications for 2017 will open spring The Finzi Trust PO Box 137, Shaftesbury SP7 0WX t e admin@geraldfinzi.org w Contact Elizabeth Pooley, admin. Awards: Scholarship awards aim to give opportunities to individuals for broadening horizons or taking a new path; their focus is arts based in the widest sense but proposals must have a musical foundation. No formal qualifications necessary. Applications for course fees not accepted. Closing Scholarships & Grants STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

96 Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Scholarships & Grants date autumn. Application forms available by post or downloadable from website. The IAO Benevolent Fund 180 Lynn Rd, Wisbech PE13 3EB t e michael@whitehalls.plus.com w Contact Michael Whitehall, sec & treas. Awards: Gives financial help to members or former members of organists associations affiliated to the IAO, and/or their dependents, in financial need. Also grants to sons and daughters of members to help with pipe organ tuition costs. The James Pantyfedwen Foundation The James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Pantyfedwen, 9 Market Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 1DL t also fax e pantyfedwen@btinternet.com w foundation.org.uk Contact Richard Morgan, exec sec. Awards: For Welsh students requiring support for approved courses, excluding private study. Applications by 30 Jun annually. Tuition fees only (up to a max of 7000 pa). The Maggie Teyte Prize and Miriam Licette Scholarships c/o Musicians Benevolent Fund, 7-11 Britannia St, London, WC1X 9JS t f e awards@helpmusicians.org.uk w Awards: Female singers either in f/t education or within 1st yr of entering professional career. Maggie Teyte Prize Competition: prize of 2000 together with a recital, presented in association with Friends of Covent Garden for the ROH. Miriam Licette Scholarship of 1500 for advanced study. Musicians Benevolent Fund Accompanist s Prize ( 1000) is awarded to an accompanist taking part in the awards. Awards annually in Jan/Feb, application by nomination from eligible colleges by Dec. Nominees must be British or Irish or have been resident in the UK for 5 yrs at the start of their course. The Mario Lanza Educational Foundation 5 Hunters Close, Manor Park, Dinnington, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S25 2TN t e stilwell.wendy@hotmail.co.uk w Contact Derek Wheldon, chair. Awards: Various awards for students who are engaged in a f/t course of classical singing at a college or conservatoire. Age 18 and over. The Nelly Ben-Or Scholarship Trust 23 Rofant Rd, Northwood HA6 3BD t e roger.clynes@virgin.net w scholarshiptrust.com Contact Roger Clynes, hon sec; Sir Colin Davis, founding patron. Awards: Scholarships and grants for talented and deserving young performers from any country to enable them to advance their music training by attending courses on pno-playing incorporating the Alexander Technique, given by Nelly Ben-Or. Completed application form (with audio tape or CD and written references) to be submitted to the hon sec as soon as possible for the next course, both courses in London. Application forms and all information available from the hon sec. The Nicholas Danby Trust 2b Westover Rd, London SW18 2RG t e danbytrust@gmail.com w Contact Mrs Margaret Danby, sec & treas. Other trustees: Stephen Turvey (chair); James O Donnell; Patrick Russill; Catherine Ennis; Peter Wright; Barry Woodman; Mary Danby Calvert. Awards: Scholarship 6,000 pa awarded bienially to organ student of outstanding promise, for pg conservatoire/music college study in European country other than the student s own. Trust also assists scholar to secure initial engagements. Bursaries ( 3,000 pa) also awarded for ug or foundation course organ study within Europe. The Olive Brown Bursary c/o Jersey Arts Trust, First Floor, 3 Charles Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 4SF t e tom@arts.je w Contact Ton Dingle. Awards: 1000 bursary for a student from Jersey, administered by Jersey Arts Trust. The Ouseley Trust The Ouseley Church Music Trust, PO Box 281, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 9BU t e ouseleytrust@btinternet.com w Contact Martin Williams, admin. Awards: Makes grants to promote and maintain to a high standard the choral services of the Church of England, the Church of Wales and the Church of Ireland to cathedrals, choral foundations, parish churches, choir schools and other institutions. Closing dates for applications: 28 February and 30 June each year. Further details on website. The Reiche (Gwendolyn) Memorial Scholarship 2 Thornton Close, Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 2DG t w Contact Mr R Collington. Awards: Gwendolyn Reiche was a notable pianist and teacher based in Nottingham. She died in 1996 and endowed a scholarship for pianists of exceptional ability. The Scholarship may provide tuition and/or accommodation fees for postgraduate studies with an eminent teacher in the UK or abroad for a period of up to four years. It is only available to pianists who have lived in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire or Northamptonshire for a minimum of five years prior to applying for the award. Time spent in conservatoires does not count for that purpose. The Rushworth Trust c/o LVCS, 151 Dale St, Liverpool, L2 2AH t f e grants@lcvs.org.uk w Awards: One-off grants of up to 500 for individuals, or up to 1000 for groups, to assist individuals and societies to stimulate and encourage them in their musical pursuits. Incorporates the A K Holland Fund and the H A Thew Fund. No recurring grants. No support for f/t studies or HE. Applicants must live within 60 miles of Liverpool Town Hall. The Solti Foundation e info@soltifoundation.com w Awards: The Solti Foundation aims to help young musicians and singers at the start of their professional careers. The Foundation no longer accepts direct applications for grants from individual musicians. Funding is now awarded through Scholarships in coordination with international organisations, including International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove and Georg Solti Accademia di Bel Canto. The Sue and Freddy Walding Bursary e grantsanddonations@british-horn. org; secretary@british-horn.org w www. british-horn.org/?q=node/74 Contact Robert Parker. Awards: Fund to assist promising young UK horn players under 18 yrs old whose continuted playing is threatened by acute financial constraints. Closing date 30 Apr annually. Normally 1 award of approx 1000 to contribute to the purchase of a horn, but all applications considered on merit. The Tait Memorial Trust 4/80 Elm Park Gdns, London SW10 9PD t f e info@taitmemorialtrust.org w Contact Isla Baring, chair. Awards: Annual awards for PG study and private tuition, perf opportunities and general help in the furtherance of careers of Australian musicians and performing artists resident in the UK. Application form on website, must submit with recording, CV, passport (or other proof of Australian citizenship/residency) and 2 references by 31 Mar. Age limit 35. The Tunnell Trust for Young Musicians 64 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh EH7 5HU t e tunnelltrust@tunnell.eu w Contact Jonathan Tunnell, artistic dir. Awards: Awards in the form of paid engagements in association with Scottish music societies. Applications are invited from emerging classical chamber groups (up to 8 players). Preference given to those who are are British-based. Groups are normally expected to be at a senior UG or PG level. Vocal groups and singers are not eligible unless an individual singer is part of a larger inst group. No awards can be made to individuals. Application forms supported by recordings must be received by end June annually. The Yorke Trust The Bothy, Grove Cottage, Southgate Rd, South Creake, nr Fakenham, NR21 9PA t ; (Box Office) e info@theyorketrust.wanadoo.co.uk w Contact Rodney Slatford OBE, chmn. Awards: Registered charitable incorporated organisation ( ) with the aim of advancing music educ in the community. Annual international opera and choral courses. Assistance given to young people attending the trust s courses. Very occasional awards to young db players and harpists. Applications from individuals/students seeking support cannot be considered. Tillett Trust t , also fax e info@thetilletttrust.org.uk w Contact Katie Avey, admin. Awards: Grants to classical musicians of exceptional talent under 30 for projects to help achieve performing opportunities in the earlier stages of professional solo career. Applicants must be British or residing f/t in British Isles & have completed all formal educ, inc u/g and p/g courses. Awards normally in range. Send full CV, 2 references, perform link & budget. Funds not available for purchase of insts, funding commissions or commercial recordings. P/g bursaries for a 2nd or subsequent yr of study at a UK conservatoire are awarded by audition to nominees from those colleges. Tom Acton Memorial Trust Hamilton House, Cobblers Green, Felstead, Gt Dunmow CM6 3LX t w tomactonorg.wordpress.com; Contact Judy Acton. Awards: Bursaries for young musicians helping with fees, inst purchase, tuition, travel expenses. 96 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

97 Scholarships, Grants and Private Funding Bodies Applicants must be aged 25 or under and born, educated or resident in Essex. Value of awards vary up to max 750. Woking Young Musicians Trust Wyke Cottage, Guildford Rd, Normandy, Guildford GU3 2AN t e wokingyoungmusicianstrust@ gmail.com w Contact Penny Davis, contact. Awards: Annual awards ranging from 100 to Open to any instrumentalist, singer, conductor or comp aged on previous 31 Dec who is resident or educated in Woking. Auditions normally end Mar; apply 2 months or more in advance. WT Best Memorial Scholarship The Musicians Company, 1 Speed Highwalk, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DX t e clerk@wcom.org.uk w Awards: Scholarship for organists aged and of FRCO standard. Next available Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe Yamaha Music UK Ltd, Sherbourne Dr, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes MK7 8BL t f w Awards: 3 scholarships of 2000 awarded annually to UK and international student performers on f/t courses at UK & Ireland conservatoires, universities and tertiary educ colleges. Music disciplines rotate annually. Downloadable application form. Scholarships & Grants STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION

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