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 82 Entry Requirements 84 Audition Tips 86 Accommodation 88 Student Services 90 Students’ Union 94 Useful Contacts Design Photography Split (split.co.uk) David Lindsay LEEDS COLLEGE OF MUSIC IS PART OF THE LEEDS CITY COLLEGE GROUP Print Richard Storrow Courses validated by: Pressision Tom Arber Andrew Benge Paper from The Buro sustainable sources 4 Studying is only part of your experience at Leeds College www.lcm.ac.uk of Music 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 7 8 www.lcm.ac.uk 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