2019/20PROSPECTUS Welcome to LCoM School of Performance
04 Welcome BA (Hons) Music: 06 Facilities 58 Classical 12 Leeds 62 Jazz 14 Opportunities 66 Folk 70 Musical Theatre School of Pop & Production
BA (Hons) Music: Combined Honours & Foundation Year 24 Popular Music 28 Songwriting 74 Combined Honours 32 Music Business 76 Foundation Year 36 Film Music 40 Production Postgraduate
Foundation Degree in: 78 MMus/PGDip 44 Music Production Creative Musician 48 Electronic Music Production Further Information
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To us, you are a professional from day one. Countless Performance and We will encourage you to be inquisitive, to Industry Opportunities expand your creative vision and take every opportunity to add to your experience. You will showcase your work and build your career through a huge range of national and A leading European Conservatoire international opportunities for performance and enterprise, both on and off-campus. Our unique environment and wealth of We will continue to support you throughout expert knowledge will support and inspire your career and you will be recognisable you to go further, to experiment and as one of our graduates by your artistic take creative risks. We are the largest confidence and unique voice. conservatoire in the UK with the broadest Find out about recent opportunities pg. 14 range of music courses from Classical, Jazz and Pop to Film Music, Production A Vibrant City of Music and Musical Theatre. Read more about our courses pgs. 24 – 81 Leeds is an incredible city for a music student. It is internationally recognised for State-of-the-Art Facilities its music, with over 200 performance venues and an eclectic food and nightlife scene. We invest heavily in our facilities to ensure Whatever genre you are into you will find WELCoME our students have access to industry standard something for you in Leeds. equipment and spaces. Our studios, Mac Find out more about Leeds pg. 12 Labs, solo and ensemble practice rooms and equipment store are open until 3am during Meet your future colleagues term-time allowing our students flexible access to resources at a time that suits them. At LCoM, you will join a close-knit community of inspirational musicians and On top of all that, this year we have built industry professionals. You will collaborate a brand new music library, a rooftop with composers, promoters, record extension to our on-site performance venue labels, conductors, producers, managers, and developed a brand new workspace for traditionalists and innovators. The people
students to study and network. you meet throughout your time with us will @LeedsMusic Courses validated by: Read more about our facilities pg. 6 go on to become your professional network in your future career. See what our alumni have gone on to achieve pg. 22 & pg. 56 5 6 FACILITIES & Performance §§ 350-Seat Venue www.lcm.ac.uk §§ 120-Seat Recital Room RESOURCES §§ Live Lecture Capture A State-of-the-Art conservatoire §§ All-Steinway School – over 70 Steinway Pianos for students to use As a specialist music institution, we §§ Musical Instrument Loan Store pride ourselves on providing the best §§ 7 Drum / Percussion Rooms facilities to ensure our students are §§ 40 Practice Rooms including individual, Our rehearsal spaces able to fulfil their creative vision. band rooms and ensemble rooms and studios are open With most facilities open until 3am during §§ 8 Grand Piano Rooms until 3am on weekdays term time, students can practice and work §§ Roland Suite at a time to suit them with dedicated during term-time. §§ 2 Large Dance Studios support from our specialist technicians. §§ Specialist Rehearsal Studio equipped with staging and performance lighting and sound Production §§ 3 Drama Rehearsal Rooms Teaching and Learning
§§ 6 Recording Studios with Audient, §§ Virtual Learning Environment – SSL and Neve equipment Watch recorded lectures and access §§ 7 Mixing Rooms with vocal rooms a range of learning resources §§ 5.1 Surround Sound room with projector §§ Live Streaming of masterclasses and lectures §§ 6 Apple Mac Labs with over 100 high-spec iMacs with MIDI §§ Roland AIRA Academy – one keyboards and audio interfaces of just three in Europe §§ Latest versions of Logic Pro, Pro Tools, §§ Media Suite Sibelius, Reason and Ableton as well §§ Business Hub as Adobe Creative Cloud suite §§ Musicians’ Booking Agency – Paid §§ Augmented Reality App for performance opportunities Audient sound mixing desks §§ Enterprise Department – Opportunities
§§ Equipment Loan Store for microphones designed to support artistic @LeedsMusic and recording equipment or business development
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NEW FACILITIES The Library
The brand new LCoM library opened its doors in September 2017. Set in the Quarry Hill Skyline Building within the Leeds Cultural Quarter, the impressive new library has dramatically increased the resources and study space available to our students. The two-storey flexible study space includes private study pods with screens for group working, sit-stand desks and a group study room.
The new library also sees an increase in computer facilities on site for students to use. Our music collection includes over 30,000 items of printed music, 11,000 CDs, 700 DVDs, as well as around 8,000 books. In 2017, LCoM delivered three transformational Other highlights of this unique collection include a 9,000-strong vinyl archive, largely comprising of jazz estates projects to improve LPs and a number of notable original scores including the student experience. those of Ted Heath, the bandleader of Britain’s @LeedsMusic greatest post-war big band, who recorded over 100 albums and sold more than 20 million copies.
9 10 Level 5 Refurbishment
The location of the old library has been repurposed to
www.lcm.ac.uk increase a number of key facilities for students including additional practice areas, specialist drum rooms, a large classical rehearsal room and a newly extended Mac Lab.
The refurbishment has seen the development of the Music Business Hub, a dedicated teaching space for our Music Business pathway students, as well as a Postgraduate Study Zone, and large relaxation space and breakout area for all students.
Students will also now be able to benefit from the new ‘Creative Media Suite’ with access to the latest Adobe Creative Cloud Suite programmes. New Quarry Hill Site
Construction is well under way on the conservatoire’s industry leading The Venue Rooftop Extension performance facilities at a new arts campus. Located just a few minutes walk away from Our 350-seat Venue has been extended to create our main building on Quarry Hill, we will a new bar, catering and seating area for students add a further 1,200m2 of specialist teaching and staff with additional breakout areas and space and practice space by September 2019 for acoustic performances. The rooftop extension as part of the School of Performance. provides impressive views across the city and greatly
enhances the experience of students and visitors to With a panoramic view over the city The Venue and its considerable programme of events. landscape, the top floor of this £60m As well as providing a campus will house bespoke performing arts facilities for our new Musical Theatre great range of new facilities, degree. The facilities will include two the developments have large dance studios and a rehearsal studio also enhanced the social equipped with staging and performance and networking spaces lighting and sound. In addition, three additional music ensemble rooms and for students. three drama rehearsal rooms complete the investment in this exciting addition to the conservatoire’s undergraduate portfolio. 12 Food & Drink WELCOME You’ll never be short of something www.lcm.ac.uk new and tasty to try in Leeds. TO LEEDS From the eternally rotating line-up of street food vendors at Trinity Kitchen and the Belgrave Street Leeds is the UK’s third biggest and Feast, to the array of delicious independent cafés and international cuisine, Leeds is a foodie’s delight. fastest growing city, with a population of over 50,000 students. We’re not short of a tasty drop to drink either – with craft breweries, top-notch cocktail bars and With a thriving music scene, an abundance of events, splendid coffee houses throughout the city. an eclectic cultural calendar and a huge variety of “There’s amazing food culture in Leeds. The market independent bars and eateries, it’s no wonder that is huge and you can get whatever you want for a Festivals Leeds frequently tops the polls for best student city! really good price.” Echo Zheng, 3rd Year Production Leeds has a festival for just about everything “I think Leeds is one of the best cities there is for students, – and over the course of the year you’ll find there’s lots happening but all within a small space so city-wide celebrations of music, film, digital, you can easily walk where you need to go. There’s loads Shopping food, beer, art, and even wellness including: of nightlife and loads of music which is obviously great for music students.” Alex Hedge, 1st Year Classical Leeds is a renowned UK shopping destination with §§ Leeds Festival something for everyone; from high-end boutiques The Cribs performing at Live at Leeds §§ Leeds International Film Festival in ornate arcades and large shopping centres laden §§ Leeds International Piano Competition with big brands, to the famous Kirkgate Market and independent shops. Leeds also has a plethora of §§ Live at Leeds Music Venues music shops for instruments, records, tickets and §§ Slam Dunk Festival The Leeds music scene is booming, and with the merchandise, so we’ve got that covered too! §§ Leeds West Indian Carnival range of superb venues, forward-thinking promoters §§ Leeds Pride “Leeds is such a vibrant city, and creative curators, the Leeds music community §§ Light Night you can go out any night of is the perfect platform for any musician. §§ Sounds Like THIS Festival the week and there is a live With over 200 venues across the city, there’s §§ Leeds Lieder Festival band playing guaranteed!” always a choice of artists to see any day of the
week. LCoM collaborate with many of Leeds’ top – Iona Lane, 1st Year Folk “I played on the LCoM stage at Light Night venues to showcase student talent on a regular which was amazing, there are so many basis such as the Sunday Joint at The HiFi Club and
bars and places to perform and they love @LeedsMusic Cut Throat Jazz Night at the Domino Jazz Club. putting on LCoM students as everyone’s so enthusiastic.” Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk
13 14 PERFORMANCE www.lcm.ac.uk & INDUSTRY OPPORTUNITIES Our students have access to a huge range of opportunities throughout the year, here are just some examples of what our students have been involved in. “The music scene in Leeds Sound City Festival is one of the best I’ve ever been in, it’s really supportive, Five artists from LCoM were selected to play at Sound City in Liverpool in May 2017. Lucy Whittaker, SaNTINO, there are some stunning Laminate Pet Animal, Lauren Rycroft and The Golden venues and you can see a Age of TV played on the Cavern Stage at Liverpool huge range of bands.” Docks for the award-winning metropolitan festival. – Jonathan Taylor, 3rd Year Popular Music Leeds Contemporary Singers LCS won the first ever series of BBC1’s Pitch Battle in July 2017. The vocal group featured students from the Popular Music & Jazz courses at LCoM; Becky Bowe, Adam Tucker, Amelia Streatfeild-James, Miss Idele, Thomas Daniel, Robyn Keech, Hannah Slavin, Akin Amusan; alongside Senior Lecturer of Popular Music, Craig Lees.
Lucy Whittaker Following her tour funded by the LCoM Touring scheme, Lucy Whittaker’s catchy pop single “I’m Not Ever Coming @LeedsMusic Back Again” was featured on BBC Radio 1 - played by Scott Mills, Greg James and Clara Amfo after being selected as BBC Introducing’s Track of the Week in April 2017. LCoM Gala Concert 2017 15 16
J Frisco Sounds Like THIS LCoM alumni experimental jazz trio J Frisco were In March 2018, our flagship festival expanded further to six
www.lcm.ac.uk selected for pioneering initiative Jazz North eclectic venues across Leeds. Our students are an intrinsic Introduces, which aims to nurture rising young part of the festival, which celebrates new and cutting- jazz talent in the North of England. The scheme edge music and sound art. The Paradise Club opera was benefits include gig expenses, a photoshoot performed by an all-student cast at Studio 24, Songs Like and assistance with creating a press kit. THESE showcased the next generation of popular music and songwriters, and our annual Gala Concert was the Marc Almond spectacular grand finale, showcasing the diverse breadth of Marc Almond returned to Leeds College of Music musicians from all pathways across the conservatoire. for ‘Love in Leeds’ in February 2017, created in partnership with BBC Radio Leeds. He performed a Both Sides Now showcase of his top hits, to an orchestral backdrop In March 2018 LCoM formed a partnership with performed by LCoM students. Support acts for the Both Sides Now, an initiative from Brighter Sound evening were LCoM alumni band Kell, Jazz students charity to celebrate and support female artists in Else Skogan & Eva Eik, and LCoM Chamber Choir. London Jazz Festival the North. We hosted an artist residency with The event was broadcast live on BBC Radio Leeds. LCoM musicians played at the prestigious London Shiva Feshareki for Leeds-based female artists – Jazz Festival in November 2017. Bela Horvath Trio a collaborative group made up of LCoM students, Light Night and experimental jazz trio Morpher performed to a alumni and artists from across the region. LCoM musicians performed alongside dancers packed-out Clore Ballroom in the Southbank Centre. from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, animators from Leeds Arts University and International Songwriters Camp, Regular Performance Opportunities VJ Oscar Banary for a Light Night Spectacular Haarlem, Netherlands Our students perform at our regular in-house LCoM Enterprise in the newly revamped Leeds City Markets. showcases, plus we hold a bi-monthly Pop & Production Five students took part in the International Songwriters night Crosswire, and bi-monthly jazz night B-Side. Camp – a week-long residency where music students The Enterprise Team provides an array of extracurricular Our students play weekly supporting high-profile from all over the world have the opportunity to write support schemes for students to access throughout their artists at the legendary HiFi Club, and monthly songs collaboratively and take part in masterclasses studies at LCoM. The Musicians’ Booking Agency offers at The Domino Club at jazz night Cut Throat. Our with professional songwriters. students paid performance opportunities with different ensembles perform regularly across the region. clients (private events, festivals and more) across the UK.
The Artist Development scheme advises and furthers the endeavours of aspiring LCoM artists and bands, with support from sector professionals, resources and funding. LCoM also has a partnership with Leeds BID,
which allows our students to perform regularly as part @LeedsMusic of Leeds BID’s public space improvement programme – providing music in public spaces across the city centre – from the main train station to central park spaces. 17 18 www.lcm.ac.uk
SCHOOL OF: COURSE LISTINGS
BA (Hons) Music:
24 Popular Music 28 Songwriting 32 Music Business 36 Film Music POPPOP && 40 Production Foundation Degree in:
44 Music Production 48 Electronic Music Production Courses validated by: PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION 20 THE SCHOOL OF www.lcm.ac.uk POP & PRODUCTION
The School of Pop and Production brings together the following courses: Graduate Destinations §§ BA (Hons) Music (Popular) Alumni from the School of Pop §§ BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting) and Production have gone on to §§ BA (Hons) Music (Business) varied careers within the music §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production) industry and beyond including: §§ BA (Hons) Music (Film Music) §§ Performing and Recording Artists §§ FdA Music Production §§ Songwriters §§ FdA Electronic Music Production §§ Producers §§ BA (Hons) Combined courses with §§ Mastering Engineers Popular or Production Major §§ Promoters §§ Working for or owning The networks you create with Record Labels other students during your time at §§ Film Music Composers LCoM will go on to be the basis for §§ Entrepreneurs your future professional networks within the music industry.
Designed with collaboration in mind you will have opportunities to work with students from across the school as well as from the School of Performance. @LeedsMusic
21 22 Laura Oakes, Country Music Artist
Popular, 2012 www.lcm.ac.uk Since graduating from LCoM Laura has released two Recent graduates from the School singles and an EP, the first of which reached #20 in of Pop & Production include... the UK iTunes Country Chart and got airplay from Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2. Laura has performed at KRRUM: Alex Carrie, Harrison Warke, the O2 Arena in London as part of C2C Festival, the Thomas Trueman, Charlie Webb biggest Country Music festival in Europe and recently was named the British Country Music Association’s Production / Pop, 2015 Female Artist of the Year for the second time.
Since graduating KRRUM have received over seven million plays for their track ‘Evil Twin’ on Spotify, (below, left) which went on to be featured on the Apple Watch Ben McAvoy, Film Composer 2 advert. KRRUM have also received regular airplay Production, 2007 on BBC Radio 1 and performed at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Lovebox and Pitchfork Paris festivals. Since graduating with a specialism in Film Music, Ben has created soundtracks for film and TV, two of which have been nominated for BAFTAs: Dan Suett “We wrote the soundtrack to a feature film called Production, 2013 ‘I Am Nasrine’ which was nominated for a BAFTA in Dan McDougall, Songwriter 2013. Then in 2016, we wrote the soundtrack to a One of Dan’s many achievements since & Session Musician television documentary called “Behind Closed Doors” graduating from Leeds College of Music which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2017. Attending Popular, 2010 was winning composer Hans Zimmer’s the BAFTAs twice in five years was pretty incredible.” Bleeding Fingers competition from 7000 Since graduating from Leeds College of Music global entries. This led to him gaining a in 2010, Pop graduate and multi-instrumentalist position as Staff Composer at the Bleeding Dan McDougall has gone on to work as a Fingers studios in Santa Monica, USA. live and studio drummer for leading industry Since then, Dan has furthered his Film names such as Liam Gallagher, Ellie Goulding Music career, specialising in soundtrack and Tom Odell, and is currently signed to music covering various genres for TV BMG Chrysalis Publishing as a writer. documentaries, talk shows, game shows, “It took my three years at LCoM to realise live news and film.
that my love for writing remained behind @LeedsMusic the scenes, and with some great guidance from my songwriting tutor, I worked out that co-writing with other artists was my thing.” 23 BA (HONS) MUSIC POPULAR MUSIC
You will launch your music career in your very first year and will continue to learn all you need to take it to the next step after graduation.
LCoM band Glass Mountain performing at Leeds’ iconic Brudenell Social Club 26 BA (HONS) MUSIC Collaboration You will play with a diverse range of POPULAR musicians from all backgrounds and www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS benefit from working alongside students UCAS Code: W302 from other pathways, collaborating with producers, sound engineers, composers and entrepreneurs on We champion original material, and your own independent projects. encourage you to take creative risks. As well as focusing on your performance Performance Opportunities skills, you’ll develop composition Facilities There are many opportunities for students skills and enrich your commercial to perform both internally and internationally. You can access our 70 practice spaces, expertise with practical guidance. Recent students have performed at: Mac Labs and our vast collection of instruments until 3am during term-time “I launched myself as an artist in first year. §§ Sound City Festival allowing you to practice at a time to suit Since then I’ve recorded my debut EP, §§ Eurosonic Festival (Netherlands) you. See Pg. 6 For more about our facilities. recorded sessions for BBC Introducing, played at Sound City Festival in Liverpool §§ Royal Festival Hall supported artists on tour including §§ Crosswire (Regular night for LCoM Course Structure Newton Faulkner and even had my own Pop and Production students) Each year of the course is structured into three sections. headline tour, and that’s all in the first §§ BBC’s Pitch Battle (Winners) two years of studying at LCoM!” Teaching – Leeds Contemporary Singers § – 1:1 Tuition and Group Lauren Rycroft, 3rd Year Popular Music § Specialist Study You will receive personally tailored, weekly Study in performance or composition one-to-one tuition with an expert in §§ Contextual Studies – Develop your specialism, alongside band work your composition, musicology and a range of seminars and lectures. and critical listening skills We host regular masterclasses and workshops §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills from professional performers, songwriters, for working in the creative industries “Pitch Battle was a whirlwind! producers, managers and promoters. One day I was in a lecture then There are also many opportunities to Other Course Options perform to industry at student showcases the next I was filming at the BBC You may also be interested in: for our music industry links including in Manchester! It was such a major labels like Sony/ATV, Universal, §§ Combined Honours Degree great experience.” Polydor and Decca as well as local labels – Combine Pop with Jazz, like Hide and Seek and the Leaf Label. Production or Classical Pg. 74
Rebecca Bowe, 3rd Year Pop @LeedsMusic §§ BA (Hons) Music (Popular) with Foundation Year Pg. 76
27 BA (HONS) MUSIC SONGWRITING
Focusing on any genre you want – from acoustic to electronic, mainstream to leftfield – our songwriting degree will prepare you to make a lasting impact on the music industry.
LCoM Student Lauren Rycroft supporting Newton Faulkner at The Engine Shed in Lincoln 30 BA (HONS) MUSIC Facilities You can access our 70 practice spaces, SONGWRITING Mac Labs and our vast collection of www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS instruments until 3am during term-time UCAS Code: W310 allowing you to practice at a time to suit you. See Pg. 6 For more about our facilities. You will gain valuable experience in writing on Teaching Course Structure your own and as a collaborator; crafting songs for You will receive weekly one-to-one tuition with Each year of the course is yourself, bands, projects and other artists. As well experienced songwriters and regular timetabled structured into three sections. as developing your proficiency on industry standard sessions in band practice rooms where you’ll have recording software, these solo and collaborative skills the creative freedom to craft and perfect your §§ Specialist Study – 1:1 Tuition and will also prepare you for a career as a songwriter. own songs. With access to our Mac Labs, you Group Study in Songwriting “You have so much time to spend on developing your will learn how to bring those songs to life using §§ Contextual Studies – Develop musical approach that it progresses very quickly. industry-standard software like Logic Pro. your composition, musicology I’ve found myself experimenting with genres and and critical listening skills We host regular masterclasses and workshops sounds that I don’t think I would have got round §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills from professional performers, songwriters, to for a long time had I not come here.” for working in the creative industries producers, managers and promoters alongside Henry Bateman, 3rd Year your timetabled range of seminars and lectures. Other Course Options Collaboration You may also be interested in: Industry Links You will be able to call on the skills of our §§ BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting) diverse community of musicians, producers Strong links with the music industry mean that we are with Foundation Year Pg. 76 and entrepreneurs to assist you in performing, in contact with major publishing companies and record producing and promoting your work. labels such as Universal, Polydor, Decca, and Kobalt.
Our students receive advice on their portfolios from visiting industry guests, and often live briefs to work on. Our partnerships with European conservatoires mean that you could be working on songwriting projects with students in Mannheim, Rotterdam or Copenhagen.
“The community of music here is huge, “I took part in the International Songwriting Camp in there are so many opportunities with other Haarlem with four other LCoM students. At the end of musicians. Having the Production course the camp everyone’s songs were played to a panel of alongside Pop, Jazz and Classical gives you judges from major and indie record/publishing labels. @LeedsMusic A few lucky groups even went away with the promise so many options for collaboration.” of their songs being pitched to artists.” Tom Harvey, 3rd Year Lauren Rycroft, 3rd Year 31 BA (HONS) MUSIC BUSINESS
Our Music Business course is the first of its kind in a conservatoire and is designed for entrepreneurs who are serious about getting their ideas off the ground.
Business student Niall O’Connor, out on location filming for Rhino Sessions 34 BA (HONS) MUSIC Collaboration Course Structure With a wealth of musical talent around you in the In addition to your core modules BUSINESS conservatoire you will easily find acts with commercial you will be able to select from a www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS viability to work with and you’ll coordinate musicians, wide range of modules such as: UCAS Code: 4R5T producers and composers for your independent projects. In your second and third year you will have the §§ Structure and Functions of opportunity to launch your own label with your course the Music Industry Your business plan is at the heart of the curriculum peers, offering guidance to student artists on copyright, §§ Marketing and Self Promotion and we support you to generate your own work. Many promotion, marketing, legal affairs and distribution. §§ Music and Identity of our students go on to graduate with their own fully §§ Music, A&R and the Creative Industries functioning business in addition to their degree. “There’s a rich music scene in Leeds and the venues are keen to work with you if they know §§ Copyright and Contract Law We provide you with the skills you need to get ahead you’re from Leeds College of Music.” §§ Artistic Development / Management in the music industry, whether you are interested in Niall O’Connor, 3rd Year Business §§ Digital Commerce management, promotion, music law, journalism, video §§ Concerts and Touring and photography, marketing and social media or even Designed with global scope and benchmarked launching your own music related mobile app. against institutions in the USA and Europe the Examples of Student Projects §§ Music Journalism Music Business course has strong international §§ Rhino Sessions (Niall O’Connor) §§ Leadership and Ethics links. This year our students are working on Teaching §§ Live Music Management projects with Popakademie in Germany. §§ Upstage Events (James Louis Suggett) As well as weekly one-to-one tuition with experts §§ Goobie App (Niall O’Connor) §§ Community Music Project in your specialism, you will spend time with industry §§ Promotion (LCoM Camarata – Charlie Hewitt) §§ Your final year will culminate with mentors who will share their expert knowledge you developing a viable music §§ Tour Management – Good Charlotte (Oliver Horner) and experience with you through regular, lectures, business enterprise or undertaking seminars, masterclasses and workshops. §§ Festival Management (Megan Graham) a significant research project. §§ Rotation DJs Booking Agency (Stephen Lynch) §§ Volume Magazine (Samantha Taylor)
“In second year I started my own online session channel and live events company called the Rhino Sessions, I have also developed an app and website for musicians, venues, agents and promoters to network and organise events.” Niall O’Connor, 3rd Year Business Student “Being at Leeds College of Music has really prepared me to go out and Facilities run my own events company in the Our new Level 5 Business Hub provides you with space @LeedsMusic music industry.” to meet, network and work on projects. All our facilities Elizabeth Langton, 3rd Year including Mac Labs are open until 3am during term time. Music Business 35 BA (HONS) MUSIC FILM
Refine your composition, arranging and production skills and develop an entrepreneurial approach to working in the film music industry.
Olivia Crawford in our film music studio reviewing her latest composition 38 BA (HONS) MUSIC Facilities Course Structure We have six recording studios and seven Each year of the course is structured FILM mixing rooms including a studio with
www.lcm.ac.uk into three distinct sections with elective Apply through: UCAS a 5.1 surround sound setup and an HD module options so you can tailor your UCAS Code: W3W3 projector, making it perfect for cueing degree to your area of interest. up your music with film footage. They can be booked at any time outside of §§ Specialist Study – 1:1 Tuition and Group Writing music for the moving image has lessons until 3am during term time. Study in composition and production become an increasingly attractive career §§ Film Music in Context – Develop your option. Our degree in Film Music builds Our six Apple Mac Labs are equipped composition, musicology and aural skills on our established expertise in music with over 100 high-specification iMacs, production as well as our impressive roster MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces, as §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills of alumni who have gone on to compose well as industry standard software such for working in the creative industries work for independent films, Hollywood as Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Ableton. blockbusters and studios run by high profile Other Course Options practitioners such as Hans Zimmer. “The 5.1 studio is perfect for film music, You may also be interested in: the sound quality is amazing and it’s “This course pushes you to go beyond what Teaching great to hear your music in there.” §§ BA (Hons) Music (Film Music) you think is your best, I’ve never written so This is the first course of its kind in a UK Olivia Crawford, 1st Year Film Music with Foundation Year Pg. 76 much music in such a short space of time!” conservatoire and uniquely combines one-to- James Jarvis, 1st Year Film Music one composition tuition, production sessions in Mac Labs, and a wide variety of supporting topics such as harmony, orchestration and historical, cultural and professional studies. Opportunities Each term students benefit from our links with the film music industry through our ‘Film Nights’, where they “The one-to-one tuition is great, showcase their work to a live audience and a panel of industry professionals. Previous panel members have you get an hour every week of included Harry Escott (A Mighty Heart, Welcome To feedback on your work and expert The Punch), David Julyan (Memento, The Prestige) and knowledge that you wouldn’t get Nicholas Dodd (Casino Royale, Independence Day). anywhere else.” “The feedback from Film Night has helped so James Jarvis, 1st Year Film Music much, Nicholas Dodd came in to do a masterclass and orchestrated students work in front of us, it was such an eye-opening experience.” Olivia Crawford, 1st Year Film Music 39 BA (HONS) MUSIC PRODUCTION
Gain the skills and experience you need to become a sophisticated music producer with the freedom to express yourself musically in any genre.
Production students Echo & Megan recording in our industry-standard SSL studio 42 BA (HONS) MUSIC PRODUCTION www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS The BA (Hons) Music (Production) UCAS Code: W301 course is accredited by JAMES
You will learn through hands-on studio and Collaboration Mac Lab sessions with expert producers and Studying Music Production in a software specialists in order to prepare you for conservatoire environment means there a successful career in music production. is huge scope for collaboration with “I’ve developed a lot as a producer, talented students from other pathways. by the time my degree is up I feel like I will know exactly what area of the “I did a pop track with a student called industry I want to go into.” Lucy Whittaker, we put it forward for BBC Introducing and it was selected as BBC Radio Frankie Harper, 3rd Year BA Music Production 1 track of the week, which was amazing and Opportunities Course Structure Teaching such a massive learning curve.” Frankie Harper, 3rd Year BA Music Production Visits from labels and management can provide Each year of the course is structured Small group teaching in the studios and Mac Labs you with the opportunity to respond to live into three distinct sections. allows you the space to learn through doing and you publisher’s briefs and audition your material in §§ Specialist Study – Small group tuition will have plenty of time in the studios on your own front of industry contacts – a great networking in analogue and digital recording to develop your projects. We have strong industry opportunity which can result in getting published. links and the course is JAMES accredited. You will and production techniques “I was chosen to perform at the receive a variety of masterclasses from acclaimed You can also take part in many performance §§ Contextual Studies – Develop industry professionals throughout the year. LCoM Gala...and I’ve performed opportunities in and out of the conservatoire such your composition, arranging, at Crosswire. I also played at as at our regular night Crosswire which is a showcase musicology and aural skills Sound City in Liverpool through for current Pop and Music Production students. §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills for working in the creative industries the LCoM touring scheme. Facilities
“I never expected to play a festival We have six industry standard recording studios and Other Course Options during my time at LCoM so that was seven mixing rooms. Our six Apple Mac Labs are equipped You may also be interested in: a great experience.” with over 100 high-specification iMacs, MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces, as well as industry standard §§ Combined Honours Degree – Santino Browne, 3rd Year software such as Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Ableton. Combine Production with Pop, Production and Pop @LeedsMusic Jazz or Classical Pg. 74 These facilities can be booked outside of lessons until 3am during term time saving you the need §§ FdA Music Production Pg. 44 for and cost of commercial studio hire. §§ FdA Electronic Music Production Pg. 48 43 FOUNDATION DEGREE MUSIC PRODUCTION
Fast-track your route into industry with our two-year Foundation Degree designed to give you the practical training and experience you need for a successful career in studio recording and music production. Producer Ainsley Johns in one of LCoM’s studios working with artist and regular collaborator Akin Amusan (Jazz) 46 FOUNDATION DEGREE Collaboration Course Structure Studying Music Production in a conservatoire Each year of the course is structured MUSIC PRODUCTION environment ensures that you are never into three distinct sections. www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS short of creative musicians to work with. You UCAS Code: W306 will have opportunities to collaborate with §§ Specialist Study – Recording musicians, composers and music business Studio Techniques and Audio students on independent projects which may and MIDI sequencing The Foundation Degree is focused on professional draw you into gig nights, festivals and many §§ Contextual Studies – Music practice and provides you with all you need to go other creative enterprises around the city. Production in Context straight into the industry with the option to progress §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills onto the 3rd year of our BA Music Production course. “The music community is so vast with so many for working in the creative industries different types of musicians. That brings a In the second year you can also Teaching great atmosphere and basis for collaboration.” choose to do a module in either DJ Elliot McCabe, 2nd Year FdA Music Production Small group teaching in the studios and Mac Labs Techniques, or Live Performance. with our expert teaching staff allows you the space Industry Focused to learn through doing. You will learn to capture and Other Course Options process recorded sound in our industry standard studios In a year-long project spanning your second You may also be interested in: and Apple Mac suites, using Logic and Pro Tools. year you will research career opportunities relating to your own area of specialism §§ FdA Electronic Music Production Pg. 48 and conceive and produce a market-ready Facilities product with input from an industry mentor. You will have access to our six industry standard §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production) Pg. 40 recording studios and seven mixing rooms. Our six Apple Mac Labs are equipped with over 100 high- specification iMacs, MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces, as well as industry standard software such as Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Ableton.
All these facilities are open until 3am during term time saving you the need for and cost of commercial studio hire. “The tutors are really great, I always feel like I’ve had their “I’ve already improved so much as a producer – support when I’ve needed it. I’d never even touched an analogue desk before but There’s also plenty of time out now I can set up a recording on my own and record someone through a desk on Pro Tools.” of lessons to use the facilities to Charlotte Tomaney, 1st Year FdA Music Production @LeedsMusic develop your own projects.” Charlotte Tomaney, 1st Year FdA Music Production 47 FOUNDATION DEGREE ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION
Fast-track your route into industry with our two-year course designed to give you the practical training and experience you need for a successful career in electronic music production.
Santino performing at Leeds’ Hyde Park Book Club 50 FOUNDATION DEGREE Industry Focused In a year-long project spanning your ELECTRONIC MUSIC second year you will research career www.lcm.ac.uk “I’ve been able to set up a DJ opportunities relating to your own Society to bring a community PRODUCTION area of specialism and conceive and produce a market-ready product with of DJs together with the help Apply through: UCAS input from an industry mentor. of tutors and the Students’ UCAS Code: W307 Union.” – Elliot McCabe, 2nd Facilities Year FdA Music Production We develop electronic music producers in live You will have access to our DJ suite with DJ performance technologies, computer music professional standard DJ software, record and electronic music composition. In addition, decks, control surfaces and mixers, a choice of projects will allow students to hardware synthesisers and drum machines. apply their skills to different scenarios. You will also be able to access our six The Foundation Degree focuses on professional Apple Mac Labs, equipped with over Course Structure practice and provides you with all you need to go 100 high specification iMacs, MIDI Each year of the course is structured straight into the industry with the option to progress Keyboards/Controllers and audio into three distinct sections. onto the 3rd year of our BA Music Production course. interfaces, as well as industry standard §§ Specialist Study – Computer Music software Logic Pro X and Ableton. and Electronic Music Composition Teaching §§ – Electronic “The facilities at LCoM are open until Contextual Studies Small group teaching in the Mac Labs using Logic Music Production in Context 3am so you have so much time to work and Ableton with our expert teaching staff on your own projects as well as your §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills allows you the space to learn through doing contact time with tutors and group work.” for working in the creative industries and you will have plenty of time in the Mac Labs on your own to develop your projects. Elliot McCabe, 2nd Year FdA Unique to a UK conservatoire, you Music Production will also explore industry-standard DJ “With the help of the tutors I’ve been able to software and hardware technology, really pinpoint what sort of music I want to enabling you to create your own sets. make as well as improving my general production skills and trying other genres.” Collaboration In the second year you can also Elliot McCabe, 2nd Year FdA Music Production Studying Electronic Music Production in a choose a module in either Studio conservatoire environment ensures that Recording or Live Performance. you are never short of creative musicians and music business students to work with Other Course Options
on your independent projects. You will You may also be interested in: @LeedsMusic have many opportunities to perform and §§ FdA Music Production Pg. 44 network with other creative artists in Leeds. §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production) Pg. 40 51 52 www.lcm.ac.uk
COURSE LISTINGS BA (Hons) Music: 58 Classical 62 Jazz 66 Folk 70 Musical Theatre
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53 54 SCHOOL OF www.lcm.ac.uk PERFORMANCE
The School of Performance brings together the following courses: Graduate Destinations
§§ BA (Hons) Music (Classical) Alumni from the School of §§ BA (Hons) Music (Jazz) Performance have gone on to varied careers within the music §§ BA (Hons) Music (Folk) industry and beyond including: §§ BA (Hons) Music (Musical Theatre) §§ BA (Hons) Combined Honours §§ Performing & with Classical or Jazz major Recording Artists §§ Opera Singers §§ Composers Specialising in performance, or composition §§ Teachers for performance, the networks you create with other students during §§ Entrepreneurs your time at LCoM will go on to be §§ Conductors the basis for your future professional §§ Musical Directors networks within the music industry. §§ Session Musicians Designed with collaboration in mind §§ Researchers you will have opportunities to work with students from across the school as well as from the School of Pop and Production to realise your creative projects. @LeedsMusic
55 56 Recent graduates from the School of Performance include... www.lcm.ac.uk Ashley Henry, Jazz Pianist Lily Scott, Opera Singer Jazz, 2014 Classical, 2015 Recently signed to Sony Music, Ashley Henry’s career After graduating from LCoM, Lily went straight into has blossomed since studying at Leeds College of professional singing work, most notably playing Music. He has gone on to perform with some of jazz’s the role of Giselle in the UK premiere of “The Doll greatest musicians - including Jean Toussaint and Terence Behind the Curtain” at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival, Blanchard alongside ensembles such as The Outlook London and the Operastate Festival in Italy. Orchestra. Gig highlights include the Serious London Jazz Festival at the Royal Festival Hall and a performance at the International Piano Trio Festival at Ronnie Scott’s. Ashley was also nominated for two Jazz FM Awards in 2017. Sam Sommerfeld, Musical Director
Classical, 2014
While at LCoM Sam conducted the Kensington Symphony Orchestra and worked at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. John Waugh, Saxophonist Sam has worked as Musical Director on many musical Jazz, 2010 theatre productions and more recently was associate musical director for Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’ Musical. As well as teaching music vocabulary and improvisation, John Waugh is a recording and touring saxophonist with chart- Gilmore and Roberts, Folk Duo topping indie-rock band The 1975. Graduated 2007 “Touring with The 1975 has given me unforgettable Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts recently celebrated experiences all over the world, both on stage and 10 years of being a duo. Following their fourth off. Playing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and album release, they have enjoyed two UK tours and Madison Square Garden are certainly highlights several shows in The Netherlands, played a string of for me; also playing shows in Japan is crazy!” festivals (including Cropredy, run by former touring pals Fairport Convention), and released a live album. @LeedsMusic They also received a well-earned nomination for Best Folk Duo at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Rob Bridge – Redwood Photography 57 BA (HONS) MUSIC CLASSICAL
Develop your performance or composition and experience a variety of influences and genres within the Classical Music context.
Classical Student Alex Hedge (far right) leads a performance of John Cage string quartet works in Sunnybank Mills arts space 60 BA (HONS) MUSIC CLASSICAL Course Structure
www.lcm.ac.uk Each year of the course is Apply through: UCAS Conservatoires structured into three sections. UCAS Code: 305F §§ Specialist Study – 1:1 Tuition and Group Study in performance or composition Alongside honing your performance or Collaboration §§ Contextual Studies – Develop composition talents through specialist your composition, musicology one-to-one tuition, you will develop a There are many opportunities for collaboration and critical listening skills range of skills to enable you to pursue such as working with our production students in the §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills a successful career in music. studios, lending your talents to live scores for our for working in the creative industries Film Music students or performing with students “I haven’t felt restricted by the classical style. from our Pop, Folk and Songwriting pathways. The course gives you the opportunity to find how you want to perform as a musician and “I performed at the Prizewinners’ concert last year individuality is highly encouraged.” with pop student Jay Taylor. Playing from a pop Molly Darley, 2nd Year Saxophonist perspective on a classical instrument is great, you Ensembles get to learn so much from people who are studying Join a wide range of ensembles depending on your different disciplines.” Mimi Harmer, 3rd Year Cellist Teaching interests both in and outside of the course including: Our conservatoire education is §§ LCoM Chamber Orchestra characterised by one-to-one teaching Performance Opportunities §§ LCoM Wind Orchestra with experts in your specialism, with Students are able to perform to their peers on a §§ LCoM Chamber Choir additional regular masterclasses and regular basis within the conservatoire as well as take §§ LCoM New Music Collective workshops from industry professionals. part in exciting opportunities and collaborations. §§ LCoMSU Big Band “My cello teacher at LCoM, Alfia Nakipbekova, §§ LCoMSU Concert Band “I had the opportunity to perform with Marc Almond encouraged me to step out of my comfort §§ LCoMSU Camerata for sold out performances at Leeds Town Hall and Royal zone by challenging myself and I’ll always be §§ LCoMSU Chorus Festival Hall in London where we performed in front grateful for that.” of 3,000 people, and afterwards watched ourselves Simona Mannu, 2017 Graduate Cellist in a BBC documentary!” Simona Mannu, Cellist Other Course Options You may also be interested in:
Facilities §§ Combined Honours Degree – “Performing with LCoM’s New Music You can access our 70 practice rooms, Mac Labs and Combine Classical with Pop, Collective really pushed me as a musician Production or Jazz our vast collection of instruments until 3am during Pg. 74 @LeedsMusic and gave me an opportunity to experiment term-time allowing you to practice at a time to suit §§ BA (Hons) Music (Classical) and learn from more experienced players.” you. See Pg. 6 for more about our facilities. with Foundation Year Pg. 76 Molly Darley, 2nd Year Saxophonist 61 BA (HONS) MUSIC JAZZ
This highly collaborative course will shape you into a forward thinking, creative artist grounded in the tradition but with a hunger to take music to new dimensions.
Leeds jazz outfit Têtes de Pois (From the up-and-coming homegrown label Tight Lines) perform at The Wardrobe 64 BA (HONS) MUSIC Collaboration You will play with jazz musicians from all backgrounds JAZZ and benefit from working alongside students from www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS Conservatoires other pathways, collaborating with producers, UCAS Code: 403F sound engineers, composers and entrepreneurs Facilities on your own independent projects. You can access our 70 practice spaces, Mac Labs and our vast collection of “You can go into the studio and work alongside a great Improvisation is the very essence of jazz, instruments until 3am during term-time production student to make an album which sounds and a way of life at LCoM. We provide allowing you to practice at a time to suit you. a supportive and collaborative space 100% professional.” Jostein Braaten, 3rd Year Jazz in which you can explore, experiment Course Structure and create your own unique sound. Performance Opportunities Each year of the course is The opportunities to perform both inside and “The improvisation teaching has broken structured into three sections. outside LCoM are unrivalled. Students can perform down everything I knew before and rebuilt with staff at our regular B-Side, Cut Throat and it, but in a much broader way, it’s really §§ Specialist Study – 1:1 Tuition and Group Undercurrent nights and our jazz showcases. Recent improved my soloing.” Study in performance or composition events have also included student performances Bess Shooter, 1st Year Jazz Saxophonist §§ Contextual Studies – Develop your at London and Manchester Jazz Festivals. core Jazz knowledge in subjects Teaching Ensembles such as composition, harmony, contemporary improvisation, aural Alongside one-to-one tuition with experts As well as weekly small group lessons and skills, big band arranging and more in your specialism, you will develop rehearsals, students can join a wide range composition, arranging, aural awareness, of ensembles depending on your interests §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills language of Jazz, harmony, rhythmic both in and outside of the course including: for working in the creative industries studies, contemporary improvisation, §§ LCoM Contemporary Jazz Orchestra ensemble skills and musicology. Students “The professional studies strand is really will receive expert advice from world- §§ Generation Big Band important as it’s a huge part of what you renowned performers, composers and §§ LCoM New Music Collective need as a musician, it’s not just the music it’s music industry professionals through §§ LCoMSU Big Band how you present and market yourself.” weekly workshops and masterclasses. §§ LCoMSU Concert Band Bess Shooter, 1st Year Saxophonist
Other Course Options You may also be interested in: “I was part of the Wind Ensemble, Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and §§ Combined Honours Degree
– Combine Jazz with Pop, @LeedsMusic New Music Collective, which were so Production or Classical Pg. 74
much fun and taught me many skills.” §§ BA (Hons) Music (Jazz) Lara Jones, 2017 Graduate Saxophonist with Foundation Year Pg. 76 65 BA (HONS) MUSIC FOLK Our global approach to folk music explores traditional music from the British Isles and all around the world, expanding it through innovative performance, composition, arrangement and recording techniques.
Singer & guitarist Maddie Morris performs as part of LCoM’s Folk Showcase 68 BA (HONS) MUSIC FOLK www.lcm.ac.uk Teaching Apply through: UCAS Conservatoires With one-to-one and group tuition UCAS Code: W309 from experts in your specialism, such as Jim Moray, Nancy Kerr and Pete Flood (Bellowhead), you will learn to master As a performer, composer, or both, you will explore the complexities of rhythm, melody folk music from its origins in oral tradition and and harmony. You will also apply theory its interpretation through different cultures and creatively and explore contextual studies musicians. You’ll discover how different folk styles that enhance your musicianship. evolved in different communities and nations, and how traditions have been created and preserved “Every single tutor on the course is insanely and develop your identity as an artist. talented and a fantastic teacher, Nancy Kerr is my one-to-one tutor and she has been “I’ve developed as an artist since I’ve been here great at stretching and challenging me.” in terms of my ability to collaborate with other Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk musicians, I’ve opened up to working with other people which has been really good.” Collaboration Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk Performance Opportunities Facilities With a grounding in traditional music you Leeds has an eclectic folk scene, with a wealth of You can access our 70 practice spaces, will experiment with other genres and opportunities to perform in well-known venues, Mac Labs and our vast collection of cultural identities, forming and joining including the Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds City instruments until 3am during term-time innovative ensembles and building your Varieties, Seven Arts, Brudenell Social Club allowing you to practice at a time to suit repertoire in performance or composition. and The Grove. you. See Pg. 6 For more about our facilities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with musicians from all Course Structure backgrounds and benefit from working Each year of the course is alongside students from other pathways, structured into three sections. collaborating with producers, sound engineers, composers and entrepreneurs “I am part of the LCoM Folk Ensemble run §§ Specialist Study – 1:1 Tuition and Group on your own independent projects. by Pete Flood (Bellowhead). Anyone at Study in performance or composition LCoM can join, we learn and perform §§ Contextual Studies – Develop “I have jammed with lots of people since repertoire that is brought forward by the your composition, musicology starting at LCoM. This is something I have participants. It’s such good fun and I really and critical listening skills
never done before and having the opportunity @LeedsMusic enjoy working in a large ensemble and §§ Professional Studies – Develop your skills to play with so many musicians has drastically for working in the creative industries helped me to improve my musicianship.” learning new pieces of music.” Iona Lane, 1st Year Folk Iona Lane, 1st Year Folk 69 BA (HONS) MUSIC MUSICAL THEATRE New for 2019 our Musical Theatre degree is designed to prepare performers for a sustainable career in the fast- paced Musical Theatre industry.
The Beggars Opera – performed as part of LCoM’s Sounds Like THIS Festival 2017 72 BA (HONS) MUSIC Facilities You will study in dedicated specialist MUSICAL THEATRE facilities in our brand new building at www.lcm.ac.uk Apply through: UCAS Quarry Hill for each performance area. UCAS Code: W311 You will also have access to our brand new library as well as rehearsal spaces within the conservatoire main campus. Through studio practice and professional training you will develop as a triple threat The facilities will include two large dance performing artist. You will study acting, studios and a rehearsal studio equipped dance and singing within the unique with staging and performance lighting environment of a conservatoire that and sound. In addition there are three teaches many forms of music, including drama rehearsal rooms and access to the Jazz, Classical, Pop and Music Production. “Leeds is the only city outside building’s 180-seat purpose built theatre. of London to have it’s own Course Structure Teaching internationally renowned Ballet and §§ Specialist Study You will be taught in small groups for Opera companies. LCoM is surrounded §§ Voice: Singing repertoire focused on your practical work and you will work by an incredible array of leading 20th/21st century musical theatre with towards a full scale Musical Theatre public culture and arts institutions providing additional elements of contemporary performance in your third year where an inspirational environment in which musical theatre and pop styles casting agents and industry insiders will to study Musical Theatre.” §§ Dance: Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and be invited to watch you perform. Contemporary Dance Prof. Joe Wilson, Director of Curriculum, LCoM On graduating you will be fully prepared §§ Acting: Focus on 20th/21st century and confident to audition for roles in European and American text, Musical Theatre in your area of interest Shakespearean and contemporary texts across the UK and internationally. §§ Contextual Studies – Contextual studies will underpin and enhance “We’re excited about this Musical Theatre your practice putting your studio Degree course which will be delivered right Collaboration work into social context on our doorstop, and we can see great Working with practitioners from the benefits for Leeds in providing this level of West Yorkshire Playhouse you will §§ Professional Studies – Including training. As a theatre with a reputation for study alongside active professionals sessions on audition technique, making musical theatre of the highest quality as well as our conservatoire staff. rehearsal preparation, performance we look forward to working in partnership anxiety management and CV and with LCoM and the tutors and students at all Surrounded by musicians, composers and professional showreel development @LeedsMusic levels of the course over the next few years.” performers, our teaching and learning approach combined with your own James Brining – Artistic Director/Joint talent and passion will prepare you for CEO, West Yorkshire Playhouse the diverse world of Musical Theatre. 73 74 COMBINED www.lcm.ac.uk HONOURS DEGREE Experience more by studying two of our pathways together.
We are the only UK conservatoire to Course Structure offer this type of combined degree The course is structured exactly the same as where throughout all three years you our single honours degree. The only difference Combined Honours Degree Options: will take specialist study modules being that your specialist study will be split in your first pathway and specialist across your major and minor pathways. §§ BA (Hons) Music (Classical with Jazz) §§ BA (Hons) Music (Classical with Popular) group study in your second. For example if you choose to study BA (Hons) Music §§ BA (Hons) Music (Classical with Production) (Classical with Jazz) you will have specialist tuition You might be a classical soloist who wants to in Classical and group / ensemble study in Jazz. §§ BA (Hons) Music (Jazz with Classical) play in a pop band, a jazz musician who loves §§ BA (Hons) Music (Jazz with Popular) orchestral performance, a pop instrumentalist who If you choose to study BA (Hons) Music (Jazz §§ BA (Hons) Music (Jazz with Production) wants to produce their own album or a producer with Classical) you will have specialist tuition in who wants to be part of a jazz ensemble. Jazz and group / ensemble study in Classical. §§ BA (Hons) Music (Popular with Classical) §§ BA (Hons) Music (Popular with Jazz) Our combined degrees will broaden your musical “I came from a performance background but I §§ BA (Hons) Music (Popular with Production) horizons. You will study with a wider range of wanted to learn production for myself, the combined expert staff, work with an even more diverse course gave me a way to continue doing both. §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production with Classical) group of students and find opportunities for I’m still in a performance ensemble but can continue §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production with Jazz) collaboration across both of your specialisms. to focus on my production skills.” §§ BA (Hons) Music (Production with Popular) Santino Browne, Production with Popular, 3rd Year
“My biggest challenge was finding my voice in music. Taking the time to really find the most honest way of expressing myself has been incredibly important to the development of my artistry and ultimately to me as a person.” Lara Jones, Classical with Jazz, 2017 Graduate 75 76
www.lcm.ac.uk FOUNDATION YEAR (Four Year Course) Foundation Year Structure
The Foundation Year is split into four areas
§§ Specialist Study: one-to-one If you know that conservatoire tuition and group study / ensemble work in your specialism study is for you, but you don’t think that you’ll meet the §§ Aural and Theory: Develop your aural and theory skills such as academic or musical entry sight reading and improvisation requirements, our four-year §§ Musicianship Skills: Choose course including Year Zero from a range of modules such as (Foundation Year) is an excellent Technology, Creative Performance opportunity to start studying Techniques or Keyboard Skills your degree while you focus on §§ Contextual Studies: Develop your musical development. your musicology, composition Available on the following pathways: and creative skills On successful completion of the §§ Classical Pg. 58 Foundation Year you will be well §§ Jazz Pg. 62 prepared to continue onto the first §§ Pop Pg. 24 year of your chosen BA (Hons) course. §§ Songwriting Pg. 28 §§ Film Music Pg. 36 An extra year of access to our creative and collaborative environment,
excellent facilities, expert staff and @LeedsMusic rich performance opportunities will build your confidence as
The Tenmours, Skipton Castle a conservatoire musician. 77 78 www.lcm.ac.uk
MMUS/PGDIP CREATIVE MUSICIAN POSTGRADUATE
The MMus/PgDip Creative STUDY Musician allows you the flexibility to either focus exclusively on a specific area of practice, or to study different creative specialisms from one semester to the next. @LeedsMusic
Postgraduate pianist Joel Jefferson performing in the 7A warehouse space, Wakefield 79 80 Teaching
You will develop as a musician, vocalist or
www.lcm.ac.uk composer through a mixture of individual tutorials, seminars, group performances, peer discussion, masterclasses and self-directed study. Course tutors are world-class musicians with extensive experience in providing bespoke guidance.
Each trimester, you are able to request that your one-to-one tuition incorporate one or more of the following specialisms: composition, performance and production.
Work with leading composers, performers, producers and songwriters as you develop your skills as a professional-level practitioner.
Showcase your work and enhance your career through a broad range of opportunities for musical In trimesters two and three you also have the MMUS/PGDIP collaboration and enterprise, both on and off-campus. opportunity to benefit from one-to-one mentorship from acclaimed professional artists such as songwriter Simon Aldred, drummer Steve White, experimental Industry Focused Curriculum musician Scanner, concert pianist Sarah Beth CREATIVE MUSICIAN Briggs and recording artist Josephine Oniyama. Apply through: UCAS Conservatoires Guest contributors are drawn from across the musical spectrum, with recent guests including composer, producer and performer Anna State-of-the-Art Facilities We offer a unique curriculum with Meredith, folk artist Emily Portman, producer access to a large community of creative Brad Spence, socio-musicologist Professor Simon Make the most of our specialist facilities, open until practitioners ready to support your artistic “The programme has helped me Frith OBE and singer-songwriter Tom McRae. 3am (excluding summer term), including over 70 develop in many ways! It helped teaching and practice rooms, seven recording studios, vision, encourage you to experiment, help six mixing studios and six fully equipped Mac Labs, you think critically about your music and me think about my work from as well as our dedicated 350-seat performance space cultivate your entrepreneurial spirit. various different perspectives, The Venue, all supported by expert technicians. I feel like I have improved as a Our brand new music library hosts over 18,000 We accept students from a wide range of backgrounds vocalist and as a performer.” items of printed music, as well as one of the
and experiences. You do not necessarily need to @LeedsMusic UK’s most comprehensive jazz archives. have studied music previously, as long as you can Agne Bergelyte, MMus Creative Musician demonstrate a passion and skill for creative music.
81 82 FURTHER INFORMATION Please see below for entry requirements. Further information including audition www.lcm.ac.uk / interview specifications can be found ENTRY REQUIREMENTS on the course pages of our website.
Musical School of Performance Classical Jazz Folk BA (Hons) Classical Classical with Classical with Jazz with Jazz with Jazz with BA (Hons) Single Pathway Theatre Combined Pathway with Jazz Popular Production Classical Popular Production
96 UCAS Tariff Points • • • • 96 UCAS Tariff Points • • • • • •
3 GCSEs Grade C or above including 3 GCSEs Grade C or above English Language or equivalent • • • • including English Language • • • • • •
Grade 8 Standard (Performers) Grade 8 Standard (Performers) (Demonstrated at audition) OR (Demonstrated at audition) OR Grade 6 Standard (Composers) • • • - Grade 6 Standard (Composers) • • • • • • (Demonstrated at audition) (Demonstrated at audition)
School of Pop and Popular with Popular Popular with Production Production Production Music BA (Hons) Popular Songwriting Film Music Music Business Classical with Jazz Production with Classical with Jazz with Popular Production BA (Hons) Production Combined Pathway Single Pathway 96 UCAS Tariff Points • • • • • • 96 UCAS Tariff Points • • • • • 3 GCSEs Grade C or above 3 GCSEs Grade C or above including including English Language • • • • • • English Language or equivalent • • • • • Grade 8 Standard (Performers) (Demonstrated at audition) OR Grade 5 Theory Standard - - - - Grade 6 Standard (Composers) • • • • • • (Assessed at interview) • (Demonstrated at audition)
Grade 8 Standard (Performers) Classical with Jazz with Popular with Songwriting Film Music with (Demonstrated at audition) OR BA (Hons) with with - - - Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation Grade 6 Standard (Composers) • • Foundation Year Year Year Year Year Year (Demonstrated at audition)
FdA Electronic 64 UCAS Tariff Points • • • • • FdA Music Music FdA (Foundation Degree) Production Production 3 GCSEs Grade C or above including English Language • • • • • 64 UCAS Tariff Points • • @LeedsMusic Grade 6 Standard 3 GCSEs Grade C or above (Demonstrated at audition) • • • • - including English Language • • 83 84 FURTHER INFORMATION 3. Keep it manageable
It might be tempting to think that you have to play the
www.lcm.ac.uk most challenging piece in an audition, but it’s important AUDITION & not to play beyond yourself, and to play honestly. “It’s always better to play something that you know you can play really well, rather than risking a more difficult piece that you haven’t quite gotten the INTERVIEWS hang of yet. The key facet of a music audition is to The audition and interview process varies demonstrate musicianship – which is hard to achieve if you aren’t playing fluently”. depending on which course(s) you have Damien Harron, Curriculum Leader for Classical applied for. You can find our full audition/ interview guide by course on our website. 4. Getting the interview right It’s a nerve-wracking time for any Most people would admit to finding interviews musician, but with good preparation, stressful, but if your audition is an opportunity to those on-the-day nerves can be dealt prove your musical ability, then your interview is the with easily. Here are our top five tips... chance to make it clear why you deserve a place on your chosen course. Have a clear idea of what you want to get across and practice saying it – and 1. Choose a piece that represents you always prepare some questions for the panel too. It’s important that you choose a piece that shows who you are as a musician. 5. Don’t wing it!
“Try to show us what makes you you. For Pop Music, Don’t be afraid to admit that you don’t know it’s not necessarily about choosing something off something when asked – instead, turn it the Grade 8 syllabus. Choosing something you love into a positive learning opportunity. and something that represents you will help us “It’s better to say ‘I don’t know much about see what makes you tick.” that, but I am really interested in finding out Adam Martin, Senior Lecturer, Popular/Songwriting more about it’ than it is to try to pretend.” Damien Harron, Curriculum Leader for Classical 2. Practice, Practice, Practice! It sounds like an obvious one, but make sure you know
your piece like the back of your hand. Being faced @LeedsMusic with an unfamiliar environment at an audition can be unnerving – but you will feel much more confident if you know that your muscle memory will back you up. 85 86 FURTHER INFORMATION www.lcm.ac.uk ACCOMMODATION
Leeds has no shortage of quality Alternative Accommodation student housing. At Leeds College of There is a large selection of private halls Music we have a range of convenient “Joseph Stones House is great, of residence in Leeds to suit all budgets. accommodation options for students. you can mix with LCoM students Many are within walking distance or a short bus ride from LCoM. from other pathways.” Joseph Stones House – Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk Some students decide they would prefer Named after the first Principal of LCoM and conveniently to live in a shared house or flat either in located on campus, this 9-storey accommodation is the city centre or in the popular student “I live in a private shared flat extremely popular with our students. It comprises of 190 areas of Hyde Park and Headingley. which is great, it’s right in the study bedrooms, all with en-suite facilities, clustered in heart of the city in a thriving flats with shared kitchen and living spaces. Studio flats For advice on private accommodation music environment.” are also available. It is managed by Unite Students. we strongly recommend you use the services of Unipol Student Homes. – Lauren Rycroft, 3rd Year Popular Music “The accommodation feels really safe and clean and of course it’s just so close to LCoM!” Unipol manage their own accommodation Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk and also recommend houses, flats and rooms let by private landlords who have One Mill Street signed up to the Unipol Code of Conduct, giving reassurance that the property is One Mill Street is a large, modern development. good quality, safe and well managed. Situated round the corner from Leeds College of Music, it takes approximately four minutes to walk. “I live in a private shared flat which is great, it’s right in the heart of the city in Four or five bed flats are available with a choice of either a thriving music environment. There’s this shared bathrooms or en-suite. It is managed by Unipol vibe and buzz that just inspires you to @LeedsMusic Student Homes. get out of bed and do work!” Lauren Rycroft, 3rd Year Popular Music
87 88 FURTHER INFORMATION Fees and Funding
If you are struggling to understand how
www.lcm.ac.uk student finance works, if you need to find out what funding you may be eligible for, or if you STUDENT need help to manage your money, we can help. Disability and Learning Support SERVICES Our Disability Advisers offer individual support and guidance to students who have specific learning difficulties such as Our dedicated student services dyslexia, mental health issues, autism, team are here to support you in medical conditions and physical and sensory impairments. We can also support all areas of life as a student. you with study related issues such as “We are here to give you support and guidance time management, note-taking, research, whenever you need it during your studies. We offer planning and structuring your written work. a wide range of services to make sure you have the best possible support. The important thing is Health and Wellbeing knowing it’s okay to ask for help, and the sooner the We can offer wellbeing advice, exploring better.” Karen Joyce, Head of Student Services a range of topics from healthy eating and homesickness to anxiety as well You can contact Student Services anytime, even as confidential counselling to help you before you enrol if you have any questions. explore difficult thoughts and feelings and tailored mental health support if you have any long standing mental health issues. Musicians Wellbeing
We provide a range of regular musician’s wellbeing services such as termly hearing Get in touch: checks, weekly Alexander Technique classes and regular physiotherapy clinics. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us: “The Wellbeing team are extraordinary,
as a student you feel really well @LeedsMusic [email protected] looked after and safe at LCoM.” [email protected] Madeleine Morris, 1st Year Folk [email protected] 89 90
www.lcm.ac.uk FURTHER INFORMATION Events. Socials. Gigs.
The SU produce and collaborate on many events throughout the year and we’re always looking for new ways to cater for our vibrant and dynamic student community. It’s also our job to keep ears to the ground and let you STUDENTS’ UNION know about the vast array of exciting cultural events that are happening around Leeds every day and night! LCoMSU is an elected team of creative individuals from different You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, years, pathways and backgrounds Snapchat and Twitter. @LCoMSU that work together in order to make sure that every student’s voice is properly heard and represented Societies within the conservatoire. Our societies are constantly growing and changing as The SU Office is always open for students are always encouraged to join or set up new students to come in and have a chat. ones. Over the last few years some of our societies have undertaken European tours, while others have performed on radio shows with Leeds University and many are booked to play events and parties at LCoM.
Collaboration + Networking To view the current list of active SU Societies’ please see the Societies section on the LCoMSU website A daily mission of our SU is to develop relationships and working partnerships with other institutions, businesses and the creative industries. We continue our participation in the Conservatoires UK network, which has helped share ideas and form valuable relationships with other small and specialist Students’ Unions. @LeedsMusic
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. @LCoMSU 91 92 International Officer: Helps to plan events for international students and OUR SU raises awareness of national campaigns www.lcm.ac.uk OFFICERS: around international issues. Events Officer:Responsible for planning and producing a wide range of events throughout the year, including Freshers’ Week! Societies Officer:Takes care of our President: The main ambassador and SU Societies and Society Committees point of contact for all things LCoMSU. to help them grow, collaborate and get projects off the ground. “I have built amazing relationships with people I never would have come into “I get to find out about things students contact with otherwise.” Caitlin Stubbs are really interested in and share it – President of LCoM Students’ Union with the rest of the conservatoire.” Molly Darley - Societies Officer Vice-President: Acts as the right-hand officer to the President of the union, Sports Officer: Responsible for offering assistance across all areas. the planning and organising of all of our sport and fitness activities. Communications Officer:Helps to promote union events through posters, emails, digital Further Education Officer:Represents displays, social networking and the SU website. all FE and Foundation Degree students, helping to tailor events and Education Officer:Helps protect opportunities specifically for them. students’ rights on education issues and assists in the recruitment and training Postgraduate Officer: Works alongside of Student Course Representatives, other members of the SU to help plan to help raise the student voice. events and opportunities for Postgraduate students at the conservatoire. Welfare Officer:Looks out for the wellbeing of students so has a close LGBTQ+ Officer: Represents LGBTQ+ relationship with the LCoM Student students and raises awareness of Services’ Health and Wellbeing team. related national campaigns.
Equality & Diversity Officer:Works to “It’s great to be able to represent those make sure that every student at LCoM is who are typically underrepresented in @LeedsMusic properly heard and represented so that higher education and wider society.” everybody can feel at home here. Harrison Radcliffe - LGBTQ+ Officer
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For questions about accommodation, contact: 0113 222 3411 [email protected] OPEN DAYS Find out more about LCoM at one of our upcoming Open Days.
At an Open Day you can: Upcoming Open Days
§§ Attend course talks to find out more §§ June 2nd 2018 about what we offer §§ September 29th 2018 §§ Tour our state-of-the-art facilities §§ November 3rd 2018 §§ Meet our current students §§ April 6th 2019 §§ Listen to some of our students perform §§ June 1st 2019 §§ Tour our onsite student accommodation
You can book your place through our website now www.lcm.ac.uk/opendays
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