STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION 2016–17 622308 ISBN 9781910622308 781910 9> SGME1617_001_Cover.indd 1 01/08/2016 16:53:08 My ISM is Ed Scolding Composer ISM member since 2011 Students all the benefi ts of full membership for £12 Join our growing membership @ISM_music of professional musicians. facebook.com/ISMusicians Make us your ISM. ism.org SGME2016.indd 2 02/08/2016 17:17:19 Contents Higher education choices 6 TEACHER TRAINING/CPD Career options for music graduates 8 Teacher training 60 Postgraduate qualifications 10 LISTINGS Teacher Training Courses 62 CONSERVATOIRES INSET Courses 63 Choosing a conservatoire 14 Specialist Courses 65 Studying abroad 18 LISTINGS SUMMER SCHOOLS & Conservatoires 20 SHORT COURSES UK summer schools 76 UNIVERSITIES LISTINGS Choosing a university 37 Summer Schools and Short Courses 80 Studying at universities without music degrees 41 SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS Running your own group 42 Financial support 88 LISTINGS LISTINGS Universities 44 Scholarships, Grants and Universities without Degree Courses Private Funding Bodies 90 in Music 49 FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION LISTINGS Further and Higher Education Colleges 52 Editor Alex Stevens Editorial assistant Rebecca Pizzey Designer Hal Bannister First published in 2016 in Great Britain by Rhinegold Publishing Ltd has used its best Rhinegold Publishing Ltd, Rhinegold House, efforts in collecting and preparing material for Directories manager Ana Peralta 20 Rugby Street, inclusion in the Student Guide to Music Listings administrator London WC1N 3QZ (tel: 020 7333 1733) Education 2016–17. 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STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION 2016–17 3 SGME1617_003-005 Contents_Welcome.indd 3 02/08/2016 16:02:49 Music at Cardiff University Cardiff University offers one of the largest and most diverse music programmes in the UK. Our students work and study in a world-leading research environment, learning from academic staff with international expertise in composition, performance, musicology, ethnomusicology, and popular music. Programmes range from undergraduate (BMus, BA, BSc) and postgraduate taught (MA in Music) to PhD level. • We are ranked 2nd in the UK among music departments for the quality of our research environment and 8th for research excellence (Research Excellence Framework 2014) • Located in one of only three UK cities with both a professional opera company (Welsh National Opera) and a professional orchestra (BBC National Orchestra of Wales) • Wide range of musical groups and societies promoting orchestral, choral, chamber, jazz, African, and contemporary music For more information, contact Cardiff University School of Music: 029 2087 4816 [email protected] cardiff.ac.uk/music BMUS AT UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BMUS SINGLE HONOURS With the new single honours BMus at Aberdeen, you choose the courses you want in years three and four, including two large projects devised by you in conjunc<on with music staff. BMUS MUSIC EDUCATION BMus Educa<on students follow 3 years of BMus CITY OF LONDON + 1 year of Educa<on. SCHOOL FOR GIRLS BMUS MUSIC AND COMMUNITIES Music plays at the heart of school life. Music scholarships are available up to BMus Music and Communi<es students follow 2 years of BMus + 2 years of Music and Communi<es. £1,500 per year at Years 7, 9 and 12. This is the ideal environment for young musicians to fl ourish and make the most of the opportunities available at City. WANT TO DESIGN YOUR OWN HONOURS MUSIC DEGREE www.clsg.org.uk PROGRAMME? [email protected] http://abdn.ac.uk/music/bmus-programmes.php Enquiries: Euan Crabb ([email protected]) SGME2016.indd 4 02/08/2016 16:34:13 Student Guide to Music Education 2016–17 WELCOME to the Student On top of that we have one-stop-shop listings Guide to Music Education, information on conservatoires in the UK and a free digital resource around the world, universities, teacher training from Rhinegold institutions, professional development courses Publishing for music and other tools to further develop your love of students in school, further music. and higher education. Keep an eye on our website for updates and The Student Guide to Music Education is packed new material throughout the year. If there’s a with practical advice and information. We have subject you’d like us to cover, why not get in tips from those in the know about choosing touch with us at [email protected]. the right higher education path for you, how to run your own groups and education projects, And if you think we should feature you, your why a music degree is valuable in today’s world institution or organisation, call us on +44(0)20 – and why you might be better off not doing 7333 1733 to talk about ways we can help. one – as well as recommendations of some of the best summer schools and short courses Alex Stevens here in the UK. Editor PARENT GUIDE TO Now you’ve seen the Student Guide to Music Education, why not MUSIC EDUCATION 2016–17 take a look at our other resources? Our Parent Guide to Music Education, also available to download for free, features hundreds of pages of listings focusing on school music departments, and is full of help and advice for parents when choosing their child’s school: the right questions to ask, what makes a good music department and what really is so special about specialist schools. Visit www.rhinegold.co.uk/products and sign in to download more useful resources. PGME1617_001_Cover.indd 1 26/07/2016 09:51:38 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION 2016–17 5 SGME1617_003-005 Contents_Welcome.indd 5 02/08/2016 15:38:22 Higher education choices For talented music students wishing for a career in music, there is no clear-cut path to take in regards to higher education, and each route has its own benefits. Assuming that a university-level course is in order, there are three main options: attending a conservatoire, doing a music degree or doing a degree in another subject (arts-related or otherwise) Studying at a conservatoire genres such as jazz and indigenous music decided on what they want to do within If you intend to pursue a career as a from around the world are now well the music industry, or those who do not performing musician, there is no doubt embedded in conservatoire syllabuses. have the potential to be exceptional that attending one of the UK’s dedicated The type of education offered by performers. conservatoires is a great first step. Here, a conservatoires provides huge advantages relatively small number of students receive to students with the right temperament: specialised, high-quality training from ambition, a strong work ethic, some idea Studying music at university people who are often well known in the of what they want from their career and, For those with high grades who might be industry. Your fellow students are likely to not forgetting, exceptional raw talent. You considering a career in music history or be equally talented or more talented than may have the opportunity to meet and research, a BA from a university rather you, which may push you harder, but also befriend generation-defining performers than the more specialised BMus degree leave you in no doubt of the work ahead. at an early stage of their career, gain top- offered by conservatoires may be a more Three UK conservatoires have drama level performing experience, and form appropriate and versatile qualification. departments and one, Trinity Laban, is a alliances with other musicians who have University courses often offer a greater conservatoire of music and dance, so the similar goals. And when you do graduate, variety of study modules than music scope for attending arts events, networking you are likely to have the best possible colleges, allowing students to develop their and creating cross-genre collaborations is access to the network of performers and own interests and tailor their degree increasing all the time, not to mention the performing organisations you will need to course according to their ambitions and scope for improving technically and develop your career. skills. Many universities also house special musically in an intensely creative On the other hand, this may be a less research collections, depending on the environment. Previously non-traditional suitable path for those who have not fully specialisms of the department, so students Trinity Laban’s music faculty is housed at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich 6 STUDENT GUIDE TO MUSIC EDUCATION 2016–17 SGME1617_006-007 Higher education choices.indd 6 02/08/2016 15:39:11 HIGHER EDUCATION CHOICES life which gives students the opportunity to the individual, but there are plenty of MEMBERS OF immerse themselves in a wide range of successful musicians out there who didn’t CONSERVATOIRES UK activities. Students frequently take start out at a conservatoire or doing responsibility for university music groups anything related to music.