Music Academy Information 2015/16
Welcome to Exeter College Music Academy What is the Music Academy? Housed in the heart of Exeter City at the Centre for Music and Performance (CMP), the Music Academy is the music section of Exeter College. Here you will study your full and part time music courses as well as attend Music Academy enrichment and in house events. Throughout the year you will have the opportunity to attend subsidised Music Academy trips to live music and/or music industry events industry and performance based lectures and/or workshops from professional musicians visiting the CMP as part of our Music Academy Experience sessions. Past Music Academy events have included song writing workshops performance master classes industry talks from music composers, producers & performers trips to see live music in Devon, Dorset, London, Bristol & Birmingham Q&A performance sessions from Ex-Exeter College music students offering insights into their individual career paths since college and University/ Conservatoire experiences Live music tech and DJ workshops
Students enrolled onto a music course at Exeter College sign up to Music Academy Silver or Music Academy Gold membership. Music Academy Silver Membership 20 Access Music Academy events taking place at the CMP Purchase highly subsidised tickets to live music and events via our Music Academy trip/s Music Academy Gold Membership 200 Music Academy students wishing to specialise further and develop their instrumental/vocal skills are able to access subsidised individual instrumental/vocal tuition via the Music Academy Gold Membership. This specialist tuition is provided by the Music Academy instrumental and vocal tutors, all of whom are experienced industry professionals and represent some of the finest musicians in the country. This tuition can prove vital for students wanting to progress to University/Conservatoire music courses, pass grade exams & performance diplomas or simply strike out in this creative industry. For this Gold Membership you will receive 23 x 30 minute individual tuition on the instrument/voice of your choice for one academic year. Pease see page 5 for information on Music Academy Grants for Silver and Gold membership fees. Please note - membership fees are non refundable.
Step by step guide to joining the Music Academy Please read through all the Music Academy information in this booklet and visit www.exe-coll.ac.uk/musicacademy to decided whether you will be a silver or a gold member. Silver Membership: 20 1. Pay your membership fee via Wise Pay. Visit www.exe -coll.ac.uk/musicacademy and follow payment instructions. 2. Make the most of all Music Academy activities offered to you! Gold Membership: 200 1. Pay your membership fee via Wise Pay. Visit www.exe -coll.ac.uk/musicacademy and follow payment instructions. Fully read the Music Academy Gold Contact and check the box to agree to the terms and conditions stated within. Submit payment by Friday 18th September. 2. Check your College email. Once payment and agreed contract are received, the Music Academy Administrator will look at your College timetable and allocate you a lesson day and time. Your lesson information will be emailed to you. 3. Attend your instrumental/vocal lesson. Instrumental lessons will start the week of Monday 28th September. 4. Make the most of all Music Academy activities offered to you! IMPORTANT Deadline for Music Academy Gold Membership payment is Friday 18th September 2015.
FAQs What is a Music Academy Grant full and half award? The Music Academy can offer a 50% OR 100% grant to cover Music Academy membership costs. Music Academy Grant applications are available to download via www.execoll.ac.uk/musicacademy and paper copies are available from the CMP Music Office. Deadline for grant application is Friday 18th September 2015. Can non-music students at Exeter College join the Music Academy to receive instrumental/vocal tuition? Yes. Exeter College students NOT enrolled onto a music course can access the Music Academy Gold Membership for the cost of 276. Please submit payment for Non Music, Music Academy Gold via Wise Pay. Visit www.exe-coll.ac.uk/musicacademy for payment instructions. How do I pay my Music Academy Silver Membership fee? See the step by step guide on page 4. How do I sign up for Music Academy Gold Membership? See the step by step on page 4. This method also applies to Non Music students applying for Music Academy Gold Membership. Where will my instrumental/vocal lesson take place? Instrumental and vocal lessons are provided on Exeter College premises by Music Academy Instrumental/Vocal staff and are co-ordinated to fit within your college timetable. We have instrumental teaching rooms situated in Victoria House (Lower Ground floor) and in the Centre for Music and Performance The Jimi Hendrix Guitar Room, The Wes Montgomery Guitar Room and the John Bonham Drum Shack.
What is a Music Academy Ambassador? As a Music Academy student you can become an Ambassador for the Music Academy. Ambassador work could be playing in our house band for performances at the Exeter College restaurant @34 conducting tours of the CMP to visitors and guests, helping host an event writing reviews of our events and gigs being commissioned to compose some original music for an event bringing bright new ideas into the Music Academy! Organising our end of year party What is a Music Academy Loyalty Card? Collect Music Academy Loyalty Card stamps via your music lecturers for any additional Music Academy action completed by you. Examples of going that extra mile could be: staying behind after a gig to help pack away performing out of college hours for Music Academy gig Music Academy Ambassador duties Each stamp is worth 1 and can be redeemed as payment against Music Academy trips and events and the end of year Music Academy party. How will I hear about all the Music Academy events? Check in regularly with your Exeter College email account, follow our Facebook page, keep in touch with our website and look out for posters and announcements displayed in the CMP foyer.
What is Live Lunch? Live Lunch is a weekly open mic session in MG11 at the CMP hosted by Music Academy students. All styles of music and ideas are welcome. Need to practice your grade exam pieces? Want to air a new composition? Feel like hosting a jam session? Live Lunch needs a host or collection of co-hosts. Could this be you? Let us know. These Live Lunch sessions are run by Music Academy students, all Exeter College students are invited to attend. What could you bring to Wednesday lunchtime? What are the Music Academy Experience.sessions all about? This year sees the launch of our Music Academy Experience sessions. These sessions will be hosted in the CMP by visiting professional musicians with a music specialism. What you need to do? Turn up and try something new. Immerse yourself in a new sound, discipline, style, experience this could be as an audience member or performer. Leave these sessions buzzing with some new musical input and feeling happy to be part of such a BIG musical world!
Music Academy Events 2015 more to follow! Category 2015 Date Event Music Academy Experience...Free Jazz! Music Academy Experience.Three Step Manoeuvre! Music Academy Experience...Orphy Robinson! 23rd September 25th September 27th November Touring London and USA musicians invite students to experience live improvisation, creating something on the fly, in the moment! Ex-Music Academy student Ben Lee leads his organ trio for a session of feel good grooves. Ask Ben about his college days and life at Birmingham Conservatoire. London based vibraphone player Orphy Robinson visits the CMP. You can ask Orphy about funk/soul, improvisation, live music sampling, music education, London, Jamaica, Musicians Union and more! Music Academy Experience...Dj-ing Date TBA Live music tech and DJ workshop from Teminite, Phrisky Nippa and Phrixus Music Academy Experience...Song writing Date TBA Song writing work shop from Wildwood Kin Lecture Series Date TBA Lee Fletcher Music Producer, Mix & Mastering engineer, Songwriter, Arranger. Music Academy Experience...Film Composition Date TBA Masterclass form pianist and Film Composer Laura Rossi. Concert December Festival Of Carols, Exeter Cathedral Trip 4th February Trip to see Heroes and Aliens: a night of epic galactic soundtracks performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Music Academy Experience.Cuban grooves! 26th February Touring London based band Heads South invite students to experience authentic and modern Cuban grooves!
David Golby Acting Head of Faculty Martin Cartwright Music Staff at the CMP Music Section Leader, Course Leader Level 3 Certificate & Subsidiary Diploma Music Performance James Tarling Course Leader 90 Credit Diploma and Extended Diploma Music Technology Ian Rankin Course Leader 90 Credit Diploma and Extended Diploma Music Performance Iorwerth Pugh Music Academy Coordinator & Course leader Level 3 Certificate & Subsidiary Diploma Music Technology John Pill Acting Deputy Head of Faculty, Course Leader AS and A2 Music Anita Munson Course Leader Level 2 Music Performance Emma Hughes Music Lecturer Andy Davey Music Academy Technician Roz Harding Music Academy Administrator
Music Academy Instrumental and vocal tutors Sarah Dean Clarinet Roz Harding Saxophone Dave Parsons Flute/saxophone Claude Lamon Brass Craig Milverton Jazz piano/keyboard Nick Gardiner Piano Steve Down Guitar Neil Burns Guitar Martin Cartwright Guitar John Pill Guitar Ian Rankin Guitar/Classical guitar Al Swainger Bass guitar/double bass Heloise West Voice (Classical/Opera) Grace Hancock Voice (Pop/Rock) Emma Hughes Voice (Pop/Rock) Alys Tillson-Hawke Upper strings Alex Smith Drums
Music Academy Enrichment Ensembles at the CMP Big Band 4:45-6:15pm Monday MG11 String Group 4:45-6:15pm Monday MG03 Jazz Project 4:45-5:45pm Tuesday MG11 Live Lunch 12:15-1:15pm Wednesday MG11 Chamber Orchestra 2:45-4:15pm Wednesday MG11 Choir 4:45-6:15pm Thursday MG11 Brass Group* Toot Sweet Flute Group* Jambassadors* Jazz Guitar Group* *Please email rozharding@exe-coll.ac.uk or see the CMP notice board and Music Academy Facebook page for day and times of these ensembles. Live Lunch is a weekly open mic session in MG11, CMP hosted by Music Academy students. Fancy being the Live Lunch host or co-host? Let us know. Need to practice your grade exam pieces? Want to air a new composition? Feel like hosting a jam session? All styles of music and ideas welcome. Bring your lunch and enjoy the sounds!
Music Academy Enrichment
Music Academy Enrichment and Student Bands
Exeter College Music Academy Centre For Music and Performance 26 Queen Street Exeter Devon EX4 3HS 01392 400250 rozharding@exe-coll.ac.uk iorwerthpugh@exe-coll.ac.uk facebook.com/exetercollegemusicacademy exe-coll.ac.uk/musicacademy