BMus (Hons) GRNCM Open Day 25 September 2018 Professor Nicholas Reyland Head of Undergraduate Programmes Dr Michelle Phillips GRNCM Co-Ordinator and Deputy Head of Undergraduate Programmes
Welcome - Why are you here? And where are you going? - A tale of two Last Night RNCM saxophones - Our exceptional degree - Comprehensive creativity: design of BMus (Hons) - Artistic development, academic studies - Perform and be performed: opportunities - Work with the best: visiting luminaries - Professional experience scheme, professional engagements, residencies & tours, annual themes - Wellbeing & enjoyment - GRNCM and 3-year degree: Dr Michelle Phillips - Questions
A tale of two Last Night RNCM saxes - Jess Gillam s Milhaud (2018) - Sir Harrison Birtwistle s Panic (1994)
Our exceptional degree World-class conservatoire Unique degree, designed to prepare the best 21st-century musicians Spaces and facilities Major venue & concert programme Diversity of opportunities to perform and be performed Masterclasses, guest artists, residencies, tours Professional experience placements, engagements, and creative projects A healthy, happy musical community Richness & flexibility
Comprehensive creativity Principal Study Artistic Development Academic Studies
Course design - Years 1 & 2: Pass and progress - Years 3 & 4: Count towards degree result
Artistic development Examples of recent Professional Placements: Arts Management Bridgewater Hall Concert Manager, Hallé Youth Orchestra Administration, Music Action International Charity Development Community Camerata in the Community, Foden s Youth Band, Streetwise Opera, Theatre in Prisons, Love Music Trust Music & Wellbeing: Music for Health, Music and Dementia, Music in Hospitals and Care Pedagogy: Bolton Music Service, National Children s Orchestra, RNCM Junior Department Examples of recent Creative Projects: Performing Bach RNCM Photographic Society Composition for Video Games Opera Gala Night Music for Health at RMCH
Academic studies - Music, Culture and Performance I & II - Theory & Musicianship I & II - Performance Studies - Research (and Practical) electives including - The Concerto, Beethoven s Symphonies, Puccini Operas, Film Music, TV Music, Castrati, Wagner s Ring, Music & Ideology, Philosophy, Applied Music Psychology, Music Therapy, Music Acoustics, Music under the Third Reich, Music and Narrative, Music Perception, Composition and Performance, Shakespeare and Music, Crossover, Metal, Stravinsky - Chamber Music, Composing for Media, Opera Scenes, Conducting, Composing and Arranging, Studio Mixing, Jazz Improvisation, Pedagogy, Physicality in Performance - Choose your own pathway, interactions & innovations - Study management support
Perform and be performed Symphony Orchestra Concert Orchestra Sinfonietta Brass Band Big Band Brand New Orchestra Chamber Orchestra String Orchestra Wind Orchestra Session Orchestra Plus: Brass, Wind, Baroque, Jazz, Harp, Guitar, Percussion & Saxophone ensembles, and the Composers Lab & New ensembles, which perform student composers new works
Perform and be performed
Work with the best - Masterclasses, workshops, residencies - Recent visitors include: Sir Mark Elder (The Hallé) Jac van Steen (Ulster Orchestra) David Hill (BBC Singers) Garry Walker (Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz) Henning Kraggerud (Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra) Markus Stenz (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra) Ruth Rogers (London Mozart Players) Composers Krzysztof Penderecki, Tansy Davies, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Thea Musgrave, Kaija Saariaho
Professional experience scheme - RNCM s prestigious, international partnership programme - Over 400 opportunities each year for students to participate in auditions, rehearsals, education projects and public performances in the UK and Mainland Europe - Long-established partnerships with the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras, Manchester Camerata, Black Dyke Band and Opera North - More recently: the Academy of Ancient Music, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, European Chamber Academy, Foden s Band, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, KorVest, and the Orchestra of Opera North
Professional engagements - Over 350 performance opportunities per year - Paid public performance engagements - Venues from St Martin-in-the-Fields and Manchester City FC - Recital, chamber music, soloists - Concert series in Manchester - Whitworth Gallery - Buxton Festival - Weddings, corporate events, popular music - Concerto opportunities
Residencies and tours
Annual themes Sounds Original? əˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l,ɒˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l/ adjective: original 1. not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive or novel. "a subtle and original thinker"
Wellbeing and enjoyment
Modules Year 1 Credits Principal Study Performance or Comp 2 40 Principal Study Techniques 2 Small Ensembles 1 Small Ensembles 2 Artist Development 1 Artist Development 2 Music, Culture and Performance 1 Theory and Musicianship 1 20 10 10 10 10 20 20 Total 140 Year 2 Principal Study Performance or Comp 3 40 Principal Study Techniques 3 20 Performing Contemporary Music 10 Music, Culture and Performance 2 20 Theory and Musicianship 2 20 Practical or Performance elective 10 Placement 20 Total 140 Intensive Bachelor of Music (3-year) course Year 3 Principal Study Performance or Comp 4 60 Creative Project Research Electives Independent Research Project 20 20 20 Practical or Performance elective 10 Performance Studies 10 Total 140-3 year BMus students take all credits included on the 4 year BMus, except Principal Study 1 and Principal Study Techniques 1. - These are factored out as you will have the ABRSM Diploma (or equivalent) on entry, which replaces these modules.
Modules Credits Year 1 Principal Study Performance or Composition 1 40 Principal Study Techniques I 20 Small Ensembles 1 10 Artist Development 1 10 Total 80 Year 2 Principal Study Performance or 40 Composition 2 Principal Study Techniques 2 20 Small Ensembles 2 10 Artist Development 2 10 Total 80 Year 3 Principal Study Performance or 40 Composition 3 Principal Study Techniques 3 20 Professional Placement 20 Total 80 Year 4 Principal Study Performance or 60 Composition 4 Practical or Performance Elective 10 Practical or Performance Elective 10 Creative Project 20 Total 100 GRNCM: Graduate Diploma of the RNCM (the joint course ) - Subset of RNCM BMus modules - Other modules taken at the University of Manchester - One hour per week one-to-one lesson - Participation in all ensembles, masterclasses, competitions, composition events, etc. - Greater credit weighting in final year when you have finished you MusB at University of Manchester
Sounds original? World-class conservatoire Unique degree, designed to prepare the best 21 st -century musicians Spaces and facilities Major venue & concert programme Diversity of opportunities to perform and be performed Masterclasses, guest artists, residencies, tours Professional experience placements, engagements, and creative projects A healthy, happy musical community Richness & flexibility
Any questions? www.rncm.ac.uk