YOUR FUTURE IS MUSIC’S FUTURE PROSPECTUS 2022/23 Music must always move forward. There has to be CONTENTS a place for new musicians to connect, collaborate and create. We are that place. An adventurous conservatoire where the traditions of the past 3 INTRODUCTION 42 OUR DEPARTMENTS meet the talent of the future. 6 A message from our Principal 44 Our mission: to create 8 Imagine yourself here 46 Brass the music that will move 48 Choral 10 ABOUT THE ACADEMY 50 Composition and the world tomorrow. 12 Music’s future starts here Contemporary Music 14 Into our third century 52 Conducting 16 Sending music to the world 54 Guitar 17 Creative partners 56 Harp 58 Historical Performance 18 STUDENT LIFE 60 Jazz 20 Your future is music’s future 62 Musical 22 The new generation 64 Opera 24 Meet your mentor 66 Organ 26 Learn by performing 68 Piano 27 Equal partners 70 Piano Accompaniment 28 Skills for life 72 Strings 30 Space to grow 74 Timpani and Percussion 31 Your stage awaits 76 Vocal Studies 32 Find knowledge, find inspiration 78 Woodwind 34 Musicians, united 36 All together now 80 OUR COURSES 38 calling 82 Academy courses 40 Find your place 84 Undergraduates 41 Reaching outwards 85 One-year courses 86 Postgraduates 87 Postgraduate degrees 88 Postgraduate diplomas 90 Research 91 The art of collaboration 92 Open Academy

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We look for musical potential, then encourage our students to find their own voice and develop individual excellence. From undergraduate to post-doc, we help thousands of students turn aspiration into achievement. We embed artistic risk-taking and professional reality into everything we do. Our graduates leave ready for a life in music. Continually embracing new ideas, we are adapting our vision to the post-Covid musical world.

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the opportunities and needs of the current MOVING era. As we celebrate our 200th year of existence, we’re more confident than ever in our ability to help you realise your dreams and ambitions.

One of the biggest influences on your development as a musician will be your teacher, and at the Academy you will find the very best – their names are listed in the department pages of this prospectus. You will also work regularly with renowned visiting professors and guests – distinguished figures who are part of the Academy family – The Royal Academy of Music is an in performances and masterclasses that extraordinary place with extraordinary you will remember for the rest of your people. The pages that follow will give you life. Indeed, the breadth and quality of some insight into life here, and hope that collaborative opportunities here will lay the they will help you decide if the Academy groundwork for a fulfilling musical life. could be the right next step for you. As Britain’s oldest conservatoire, the MUSIC As I write, we are, of course, emerging Academy is steeped in tradition but is from an incredibly difficult year. The also one of the most progressive musical pandemic has had a profound impact institutions in the world. Students have on us all, but has also brought home the access to cutting-edge technology in importance of music in our collective our amazing performance spaces, our wellbeing. The special qualities of the programming is groundbreaking, and in all Academy community have never been our disciplines, from classical to musical more evident – even in such trying theatre and jazz to composition, we times, we have found innovative ways to encourage students to explore their connect, collaborate and create. horizons to the limit.

We can’t pretend that there won’t be For you, the most pressing question is challenges ahead. Rest assured, though, probably ‘what will it actually be like to that we remain committed to playing our study at the Academy?’. I hope that this part in actively shaping the music world – prospectus – in addition to our Open Days and doing everything we can to support and the information on our website – will the regeneration of the profession as go a long way to answering this and any Covid-19 loosens its hold. Musicians will other questions you might have. We hope to need imagination, versatility and resilience welcome you soon. as never before, and at the Academy, your individual talent will be matched to Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood CBE FORWARD

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Hone your performance Prepare physically and skills. Our students mentally for a career at the take part in around 500 top of an ever-expanding events every year music profession

Learn from the masters. Develop professional skills Experience inspiring one- that will help you thrive to-one tuition with the in today’s musical world world’s finest teachers and build your audience

Work with your musical Collaborate internationally heroes. We have an with many leading illustrious roster institutions, including of visiting professors The

Be inspired by different Showcase your talent with genres – classical, jazz, cutting-edge technology opera, , and in our world-class historical and all forms performance spaces of new music Live in the heart of Make lifelong friends London, one of the most IMAGINE and professional contacts vibrant, creative cities in from around the world the world YOURSELF Raise your musical game Earn an internationally by working alongside respected degree awarded outstanding peers from by the Academy and the HERE over 50 countries

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ACADEMY I feel inspired and honoured to be part of a historic institution that has guided some of the greatest artistic minds

Alexandra, MA student

10 ABOUT THE ACADEMY ABOUT THE ACADEMY 11 98% BMus students 96% MUSIC’S graduated with a first or upper second MA/MMus students graduated with FUTURE distinction or merit STARTS 218,030 HERE people watched Academy performances in person or via streaming

858students from 58 countries The Royal Academy of Music moves music Every student benefits from a stimulating forward by inspiring successive generations curriculum and an ambitious range of of musicians to connect, collaborate and concerts and events. Legendary artists come create. We are the meeting point between here not just to perform, but to become the traditions of the past and the talent of mentors, friends and musical partners. the future, seeking out and supporting the musicians today whose music will move A world of music comes to us – and we 6,943 the world tomorrow. send music back out into the world. As participants worked with Open Academy in 46 projects we enter our third century, our aim is to Join us and you will become part of a shape the future of music by discovering musical melting pot. Our students come and supporting talent wherever it exists. from more than 50 countries. We challenge them to find their own voice, take risks There is so much music to be made. and push boundaries. Simon Rattle, Felicity We look forward to helping you make it. Lott, Elton John and Harrison Birtwistle all learnt their craft here. We are excited to discover who’s next.

£4.9minvested in scholarships and financial support for talented musicians All data from 2019/20 academic year

12 ABOUT THE ACADEMY ABOUT THE ACADEMY 13 1957 Harrison Birtwistle 1991 The innovative 2010 Honorary 2013 The Sir Elton The new Susie studies at BMus degree Doctorates are given John/Ray Cooper Sainsbury Theatre and INTO OUR 2000 the Academy is launched to , organ is installed in Angela Burgess Recital 2001 The two-year Pierre Boulez and the Duke’s Hall Hall open THIRD CENTURY The Sinfonia travels postgraduate Royal Daniel Barenboim overseas for the first Academy Opera time, to the Republic course is introduced 2011 Royal Academy of Korea Opera presents the The David Josefowitz 1800 1900 acclaimed premiere 1961 Former student 1992 The refurbished Recital Hall opens 1903 Aged 13, of Sir Peter Maxwell Sir John Barbirolli Duke’s Hall reopens Myra Hess wins a Davies’s Kommilitonen! becomes conductor of scholarship to study the first piano at the Academy 2019 Hans Abrahamsen becomes 2014 A practice the first Oliver Knussen centre is added to Chair of Composition our facilities 2002 A Royal Opera 2012 The Privy Council House performance grants degree- 1822 The Royal with Sir Elton John awarding powers to 1968 HM Queen 1994 Ligeti attends the Academy of Music, raises nearly £1m the Academy Elizabeth The Queen 10-year anniversary Britain’s first 1911 The Academy for the Elton John Mother opens our of the International conservatoire, is moves to custom- Scholarship Fund new library Festival, founded in Tenterden built premises on which has previously Street, Hanover Square Marylebone Road celebrated Messiaen, 1826 Carl Maria von Berio, Henze A joint Academy- Weber conducts our and Tippett 2017 The entrance is Juilliard orchestra first orchestral concert refurbished to include performs at the 1997 The Academy is step-free access BBC Proms 1830 King George IV the first conservatoire grants a Royal Charter 1969 Felicity Lott to found its own The Academy is 2019-21 Students An Academy and becomes a student recording label rated Gold in the take part in major 1856 Arthur Sullivan 2005 A combined Juilliard orchestra Teaching Excellence collaborations with enters the Academy 1971 Simon Rattle 1998 HRH The Academy and Juilliard performs at the BBC Framework (TEF) Tokyo Geidai, Glenn 1923 Sir Henry Wood, becomes a student Duchess of Gloucester School orchestra Proms and in New York Gould School and the a former student, joins becomes the performs under Sir with soloist Imogen 2018 Student cellist Czech Philharmonic as a professor Academy’s President at the Cooper, conducted by Sheku Kanneh-Mason BBC Proms John Adams performs at the 1935 Junior Academy The Sinfonia makes its wedding of the Duke is founded first orchestral visit to 2009 The Bach 2012-18 Visiting and Duchess of Sussex and Tokyo Cantata Series, which professors appointed 1936 will run over a 10-year include John Adams, visits the Academy 1976 The Sir Jack 1999 The Academy 1886 Franz Liszt visits period, is launched Semyon Bychkov, Lyons Theatre becomes the first the Academy James Ehnes, Sir Mark is opened conservatoire to Elder, Edward Gardner, be admitted as a 1982 Evelyn Glennie Richard Goode, full member of the becomes a student Dave Holland, Steven 2020 Student University of London Isserlis, Oliver Knussen, performances shared 1-5 York Gate is Claude-Michel on social media as part 1953 HM The purchased for the Schönberg, Nikolaj of our #RAMplaysON Queen becomes the Academy by the Szeps-Znaider and campaign reach Academy’s Patron Heritage Lottery Fund Christian Thielemann five million people

14 ABOUT THE ACADEMY ABOUT THE ACADEMY 15 CREATIVE PARTNERS OUR ASSOCIATED ARTISTS INCLUDE:

Hans Abrahamsen John Adams Pierre-Laurent Aimard Lorenza Borrani Oliver Knussen Chair Visiting Professor of Visiting Professor of Music Visiting Professor of of Composition Composition Chamber

SENDING MUSIC John Butt Semyon Bychkov Laurence Cummings Doric TO THE WORLD Visiting Professor of Klemperer Chair of William Crotch Professor Teaching Quartet Historical Performance Conducting of Historical Performance in Association

with The Juilliard School and growing Together, our students, relationships with Sibelius Academy, Shanghai Conservatory, Tokyo University of alumni and professors the Arts, Glenn Gould School in Toronto and Sir Mark Elder Edward Gardner Philippe Herreweghe the University of Music and Performing Arts Sir John Barbirolli Chair Sir Chair Visiting Professor of Principal Conductor, create a global Vienna are based on our shared values of of Conducting of Conducting Historical Performance Academy Chamber community of music artistic and educational excellence. Orchestra We are dedicated to offering the very best Our students represent the very best education to students from all over the talent from around the world, with about world. We will continue to do everything in a half coming from the UK and a half from our power to ensure that European students other countries. play as essential a role as ever in our future. Claude-Michel Schönberg Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Christian Thielemann This vibrant mix enriches our community Our Admissions Team will be happy to help Micaela Comberti Chair of Visiting Professor of Viotti Visiting Professor Carl Maria von Weber Baroque Musical Theatre of Music Visiting Professor of and reflects our international outlook. When with any queries you might have about Conducting you come here, you will widen your cultural applying to the Academy from outside the perspective and form lifelong friendships UK. Contact them on +44 (0)20 7873 7393 with people from around the globe. When or email [email protected]. you leave, you will remain a valued member of the Academy family.

Sharing information, knowledge and artistry Robin Ticciati Peter Whelan Ryan Wigglesworth John Wilson with peer institutions and musicians is an Sir Colin Davis Visiting Professor of Richard Rodney Bennett Henry Wood Chair of integral part of our identity. Collaborations Fellow of Conducting Historical Performance Professor of Music Conducting

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I love everything about the Academy, from the programmes and opportunities to my wonderful teachers and friends. I’m cherishing every moment

Mabelle, BMus student

18 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 19 This building has been absolutely at the centre of everything that I have done, everything that I have learnt

Sir Simon Rattle

Decca (Jacob Collier, Freddie De Tommaso, What drives us is the Benjamin Grosvenor, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, Miloš Karadaglić, Martynas thought of all the Levickis) and Sony Music UK (Ashley Henry). music yet to be made, It’s why alumni such as Gareth Malone and Katherine Jenkins have become household the careers yet to names, and why established musicians such as Sir Simon Rattle, Edward Gardner, begin and the stories Maxim Vengerov, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, , Dame Evelyn Glennie, yet to be shared Dame Felicity Lott, Sir Elton John, and Annie Lennox continue to Whether you’ve already mapped out your fill the world’s concert halls, opera houses career path or are planning to use your time and recording studios. at the Academy to explore as many new avenues of music-making as possible, we’re We look forward to playing our part here to help you find your way. in the next chapter of your story.

Our commitment to preparing students for a life in music is why they go on to win contracts with major international labels including Deutsche Grammophon (Daniel Hope, Sir Karl Jenkins, Max Richter),

20 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 21 Stephenson Ardern-Sodje Music Director, L’Opéra Rob Luft Performed in Hamilton de Rouen Normandie Jazz guitarist; BBC New in the West End straight Generation Artist 2019-22 Christopher Hart after graduation THE NEW Principal Trumpet, Royal Sam Oladeinde Bertie Baigent Scottish National Orchestra Performed in Hamilton, Assistant Conductor of The Book of Mormon Joseph Havlat the Colorado Symphony; and The Prince of Egypt Solo pianist and chamber Music Director of Waterperry musician; founding member Michael Pandya GENERATION Opera Festival of Ensemble x.y Young Artist, Bayerische Tom Blomfield Staatsoper Opera Studio Ashley Henry Joint Principal Oboe, Recent graduates are already shaping Jazz pianist and composer Timothy Ridout ; signed with Sony Music UK High-profile solo oboe professor at musical culture in countless ways player; BBC New Generation the Academy Jonathon Heyward Artist 2019-22 Chief Conductor, Laura Bowler Nordwestdeutsche Nadège Rochat Composer, vocalist Philharmonie International soloist and and Artistic Director recording artist; Adam Hickox Alberto Casadei professor at the Academy Assistant Conductor, Solo cellist and Rotterdam Philharmonic Keval Shah chamber musician Orchestra (2019-21) Lecturer of Lieder, Kyu Choi Sibelius Academy Luke Hsu Theater Basel Young Artist Solo violinist and Violin Paige Smallwood Programme 2020/21; Channel Young Artist Previously Éponine in the US National Opera Studio Young tour of Les Misérables; now Artist 2019/20 Ben Hulme with the US tour of Hamilton Principal Horn, Henry Clay BBC Philharmonic Julie Svěcená Principal Cor Anglais, Royal Solo violinist Scottish National Orchestra Robbie Jacobs Director of Artistic Ella Taylor Jacob Collier Programming, Boston Winner of Second Prize at the Five-time Grammy- Children’s Chorus (USA) 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Awards winning jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist Isata Kanneh-Mason Freddie De Tommaso Award-winning solo pianist Tenor at the Royal Opera Tabea Debus House, Covent Garden, Virtuoso recorder player, Lily Kerhoas Wiener Staatsoper and YCAT artist since 2018 Starring as Cosette in Les Staatsoper Berlin; Decca Misérables in the West End Anne Denholm Classics artist Official Harpist to HRH The Ross Knight Amy Yule Prince of Wales (2015-19) Solo Tuba, Orchestre de Principal , Hallé la Suisse Romande Michael Foyle Jingzhuo Zhang Soloist, chamber musician Daniel Lebhardt Principal Cello, Shanghai and guest leader; violin Solo pianist Philharmonic Orchestra professor at the Academy Jason Lewis Runqing Zhou Ben Glassberg Associate Principal Trumpet, Cello, Shanghai Alumnus Edward Gardner conducts a joint Principal Conductor, Royal Scottish National Symphony Orchestra Academy-Juilliard orchestra at the 2019 BBC Proms Glyndebourne Tour; Orchestra

22 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 23 My professor has taught me so much, not only about performance but also how to navigate the changing world I will live and work in as a musician

Charlie, MA student

Your professor will be one of the most significant musical influences of your life. We know how vital it is to find someone who brings out the best in you

During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice. They will share not only their artistic and technical expertise, but also practical advice on how to prepare for a career in music. It’s a relationship built on trust and mutual respect – one that will remain important to you for many years to come.

You’ll find plenty of inspiration beyond your one- to-one classes, too. Our academic staff provide the intellectual background to your instrumental studies, fuelling your curiosity and offering a firm foundation for your musical development.

We don’t just study music’s past – we spark its future.

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Doric String Quartet, our Teaching Quartet Share the joy of in Association, works intensively with string ensembles, particularly those on the chamber music and Advanced Specialist Strings Ensemble Training (ASSET) scheme sponsored by the Albert and build close bonds Eugenie Frost Trust. There is an abundance of with your peers coaching expertise from prestigious chamber LEARN BY musicians including Levon Chilingirian, Adrian Brendel and Septura. Playing chamber music will be an essential PERFORMING part of your Academy education. It opens We develop your chamber skills holistically up a diverse and exciting range of repertoire, through a dedicated lecture series together refines your technical, aural and performance with regular ensemble performance, from skills, and enables you to become a creative informal platforms to public livestreamed Trevor Pinnock, Rachel Podger, Christian collaborator and communicator. The events. We also partner externally with Music comes to life in Thielemann and John Wilson. We invite friendships you will form will be intellectually, festivals and concert series including Pyrton, members of the world’s top orchestras emotionally and musically stimulating, and Petworth, North York Moors, Music@Malling, performance. There to lead sectional rehearsals, and students often last a lifetime. Leeds Lieder, Leeds lunchtime concerts, participate in side-by-side schemes with Academy Song Circle at and is no better way to the London Symphony and Philharmonia We promote your ensemble development a wide range of London venues. orchestras, London Sinfonietta, Nash through intensive projects with resident develop your craft Ensemble and Riot Ensemble. We have a ensembles, focused electives and eminent Our Fellowship programme provides significant partnership with the London in-house and visiting specialist coaches. professional development to selected Performing is a way of life at the Academy. Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with the Tamara Stefanovich is the Academy’s Visiting groups, supporting them with mentoring We hold over 500 events a year, from intimate Czech Philharmonic and Knussen Chamber Professor of Chamber Music for 2021/22 and funding for special projects and solo and chamber performances to orchestral Orchestra, both of which are in residence and is curating the annual Chamber Music commissions, as well as additional teaching concerts, festivals, and staged operas and every year, giving classes and masterclasses, Festival, working alongside students. The and performing opportunities. musicals. Our busy diary of events provides holding mock auditions and offering side- plenty of opportunities for students to gain by-side performance opportunities. ensemble experience and perform publicly, not only at the Academy but also in world- Jazz students play at the EFG London Jazz famous venues such as the , Festival, and our Musical Theatre and Royal The standard is Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall. Academy Opera productions are fully staged and directed by well-known artists. remarkably high – Academy orchestras and ensembles, which include the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber The Academy records exclusively on Linn I learn so much Orchestra, Sainsbury Soloists, Manson Records, available on Apple Music and Ensemble (contemporary music), String Spotify. In the past few years we have from my peers Orchestra, Big Band, Baroque Soloists and worked on projects with Oliver Knussen, Symphonic Wind and Brass Ensembles, cover The Juilliard School and Trevor Pinnock. when I work a huge breadth of repertoire. Linn’s Philip Hobbs, one of the world’s leading engineers, producers and A&R on chamber And you’ll be working with the best in the pioneers, is the Academy’s first Visiting business – regular visiting professors and Professor of Recording. He knows how music projects conductors include Lorenza Borrani, Semyon to bring the very best out of our young Bychkov, Sir Mark Elder, Edward Gardner, musicians in studio conditions. Holly, BMus student

26 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 27 SKILLS FOR LIFE We teach more than just music. We also develop the personal, practical and technical skills you need to build a fulfilling career

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT RECORDING FACILITIES Our artist development provision is an self-employed finances and how to practise The Academy’s recording facilities were available at St Mark’s, a short walk from the integral part of your degree course. We effectively. We also consider all your creative thoroughly redeveloped as part of the Susie main building. Sessions are allocated on a prepare you practically, creatively and and career options, with talks and workshops Sainsbury Theatre construction project. monthly basis subject to availability. strategically for a sustainable career in on innovative programming, orchestral In addition to filming many orchestral and the music profession by encouraging life, working with promoters, writing for other public events, provision for student The Recording Team also offers tutorials on you to develop your core artist skills, film and TV, and producing and creating recordings has been greatly increased. how to set up and make the most of a home self-knowledge and professional awareness. your own projects. In our Ask the Artist studio and are happy to advise and support Since the Covid-19 crisis, this element of and Alumni Stories series, we invite During term time, the David Josefowitz students recording or livestreaming their your education has become even more artists from diverse musical and cultural Recital Hall, Angela Burgess Recital Hall, own concerts. crucial, and our aim is that you will leave backgrounds to share their practice and Concert Room and Duke’s Hall are available the Academy as a fully rounded, creative career journeys. Our developing partnerships (when not in use for teaching or public and adaptable musician, with the tools and with key arts organisations and festivals events) for ‘unattended’ student recordings know-how to gain employment in good currently include new intensive short courses using high-quality built-in cameras and times and bad. in collaboration with Glyndebourne and the microphones. Students can access and edit Multi-Story Orchestra. their recordings via Planet eStream, where a We run sessions on a comprehensive range rich archive of concerts, masterclasses and of practical subjects, including preparing Our events are run by Academy specialists online classes can also be found. professional documents, auditioning well, and invited experts from all fields of music, how to get funding, working with online including established artists, orchestral fixers, For students wishing to work with an content, personal recording techniques, agents, programmers and festival directors. engineer, audio recording sessions are

28 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 29 Our main performance spaces are the From concert halls Duke’s Hall, our flagship 350-seat concert venue; the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, to practice studios, which was built in 2001; and the fabulous Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela Burgess you’ll be working in Recital Hall, which opened in 2018. spectacular spaces The Susie Sainsbury Theatre and Angela STUDENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM: YOUR STAGE Burgess Recital Hall opened in 2018, following one of the most ambitious building • Outstanding teaching and practice studios where many great and renovation projects in the history of the and rehearsal and lecture rooms AWAITS Academy. The new spaces have won many careers began • Further practice studios in our custom-built industry awards, including three RIBA awards suite at Cross Keys Close, a short walk away (most notably, London Building of the Year) The Academy’s buildings combine historic and a World Architecture Award. elegance with contemporary architecture • Use of nearby St Mark’s Church We look forward to and cutting-edge technology. • Dedicated professional recording services hearing your music The 309-seat theatre and 100-seat rooftop recital hall include professional-standard Most of your studies will take place in our • Our well-equipped library recording facilities and the very latest in new striking Edwardian building, which dates fill our award-winning • The Academy Museum, which hosts technologies, ensuring that they will continue from 1911, and a Regency terrace designed regular research events and includes to be fit for purpose long into the future. by John Nash in the 1820s. theatre and recital hall on-site instrument workshops These spaces, together with 14 refurbished practice and dressing rooms, a large • An excellent canteen serving healthy refurbished jazz room, five new percussion and affordable meals studios and a control suite for the audiovisual • A friendly bar recordings department, have significantly enhanced the Academy’s facilities.

30 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 31 FIND FIND KNOWLEDGE INSPIRATION Our Library holds historical collections A violin once played to Marie Antoinette, of international significance. It’s the perfect Purcell’s original score of The Fairy Queen, a place to immerse yourself in the past and Viennese piano with six pedals. Welcome to our discover ideas for the future Museum, a treasure trove of musical inspiration

Whether you’re an undergraduate or IT SERVICES The Museum was opened in 2001 and sits performers. We hold important examples postgraduate student, you’ll find everything Technology plays a vital role in supporting at the heart of Academy life in the York Gate of the Italian, French, German, English you need for your day-to-day lessons, your studies. Our drop-in IT Service Desk building. It has Accredited status, houses and Dutch schools, and commission new recitals and research in our Library. It will help you set up your email account, our prestigious collections of musical instruments from exceptional makers for contains over 200,000 items, including connect to wifi and access the tools you instruments, artworks and other objects, and our Calleva Collection. remarkable collections of performance need to practise and study effectively, includes archives that belonged to influential materials – 16th-century lute books in efficiently and securely. You will be able to figures including , Robert The Piano Gallery displays historic keyboards the Robert Spencer Collection, autograph have Office 365 for free on all your devices, Spencer, Harriet Cohen, David Munrow dating from 1600 to 1920 by makers such as manuscripts by Purcell, Sullivan, Vaughan and book practice rooms from your phone and Henry Wood. These collections offer Broadwood, Pleyel and Erard. Students can Williams, and other leading between classes. students insight into the creative processes apply to play these instruments to enhance , and marked scores from the of great musicians and help to inform our their understanding of piano evolution and collections of Henry Wood, Nadia Boulanger, Eduroam, the global education and research knowledge of performance practice. the relationship between makers, composers John Barbirolli, Yehudi Menuhin, Otto wifi network, is available in all our buildings. and performers. Klemperer and Charles Mackerras. The When connected, you can print wirelessly We care for a unique collection of over professional library staff will help you to from your device and access our range 200 fine stringed instruments and more Classes, seminars and events often take make the most of these valuable resources. of digital resources. There are also shared than 150 bows, many of which are available place in the inspiring surroundings of the computers that you can use on site when to students on loan. Our expert luthiers Museum. Ensembles are encouraged to The Orchestral Library has approximately your phone doesn’t cut it. maintain these instruments on site in a rehearse in the galleries, giving them the 4,000 sets of parts, constantly augmented purpose-built workshop. opportunity to play to an informal audience with new acquisitions. Important research when the Museum is open to the public. collections include orchestral sets from the The Rutson Collection contains examples libraries of Henry Wood and Otto Klemperer. by Stradivari and Amati, and the Becket Students can also apply for access to Classical Collection and Spencer Collection the University of London Library and the of lutes and guitars offer fascinating British Library. material for researchers and period

32 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 33 Our Students’ Union is here to ensure everyone is supported and represented throughout their time at the Academy

MUSICIANS, UNITED

Our Students’ Union (SU) plays a key role in well as football, netball and cricket teams. Academy life, and every enrolled student As a member institution of the University of is automatically a member. Whether you’d London, we also have access to hundreds like to join a specific club, need advice from more societies and clubs – but if you still a friendly face or want to make sure you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can don’t miss out on the best social events (or help you set up your own. maybe all three!), we’re here for you. Working alongside the SU President are five Highlights in the social calendar include student representatives (Undergraduate Rep, Freshers’ Week and the Summer Ball, but Postgraduate Rep, Equality and Diversity Rep, we also hold regular jazz jams, yoga classes International Rep, and Events and Societies and pub quizzes, and often work alongside Rep) and a sub-team of four students. They charities including Movember, Brake and Pets ensure that students’ voices are heard at all as Therapy. We have an ever-growing list of levels of the Academy. The President attends student-led clubs, including our LGBTQ+, all boards and committees to make sure any Ethnic Diversity and Feminist societies, as concerns, big or small, are addressed.

34 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 35 Student wellbeing is critical. We want you Students with specific learning needs can to make the most of your time here and get practical support (including assistance ALL TOGETHER NOW establish good habits that will help you in the with funding applications, where relevant) future. Our courses are designed to develop from our Disability Advisor. We also have your ability to thrive in the music profession an Additional Support Tutor, who can and sustain your physical and mental health arrange specialist tuition and work with throughout your career. We have a strong you to develop strategies that will help your network of experienced staff to help you musical learning. through your studies, and we dedicate significant resources to this area. Our specialist English Language Support Tutors can help international students Your Head of Year (for undergraduates), improve their communication skills. Tutor (for postgraduates) and Principal Study Some students will be invited to attend an Teacher will give you advice and guidance. English Language Welcome Week before They are supported by your Head of the start of the academic year. We provide Department and Head of Programme, and weekly language classes for students who by the Dean of Students, Deputy Principals need regular assistance, and a Help Desk and Principal, all of whom take a close for those who require language support for interest in the quality of your experience at their written work. the Academy. SAFEGUARDING SPECIAL SUPPORT The Academy is committed to greater If things get tough, it’s important to know equality, diversity and inclusion. However, where to turn. This may be your teacher or we recognise that things can sometimes go Head of Year/Tutor, but there are also trained wrong, and we are the first conservatoire to counsellors to whom you can talk about have instituted a Report + Support procedure any aspect of your life. They will also be able that provides everyone with a mechanism to refer you to specialist external resources for expressing concerns in a way that feels as appropriate. We increased our counselling comfortable and appropriate to them. support significantly during the coronavirus Our existing complaints and disciplinary pandemic, in recognition of the challenges procedures continue to protect students and our students faced during successive staff from bullying, harassment, racism and lockdowns. We have peer-to-peer groups sexual misconduct. The Safeguarding Lead is for students who have been in counselling, the Dean of Students. Every student here and for international students. is backed by a We believe in a preventative approach to performance-related injury by teaching strong network that excellent technique and pointing you towards a range of therapeutic disciplines, including recognises the person individual Alexander Technique lessons. If physical issues arise, we can put you in touch as well as the musician with a range of medical specialists through our uniquely close relationship with the charity Help Musicians.

36 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 37 Welcome to a city where international influences converge – a magnet for the world’s best performers and a continual source of inspiration

London is one of the most beautiful, vibrant, diverse and exciting cities in the world. Living and studying here is an experience unlike any other. With the best culture, entertainment and nightlife on your doorstep, one thing you CAMDEN MARKET can guarantee is that you’ll never be bored. KINGS PLACE London is brimming with both history and LONDON innovation, and the Academy is situated at ZOO the heart of it all. Regent’s Park is just around REGENT’S PARK BRITISH LIBRARY the corner, and within walking distance are 40 min 30 min 20 min Wigmore Hall, Oxford Street, the of the West End and the diverse bars of Soho. MARYLEBONE STATION Jump on a Tube or bus and in 20 minutes THE BRITISH you can be enjoying the buzz of the South MUSEUM Bank or the eclectic mix of market stalls, I love the cultural PADDINGTON WALLACE COLLECTION food and live music in Camden. STATION richness of London WIGMORE HALL Creative inspiration is everywhere. Take a break from your studies to see world-class and the diversity NATIONAL GALLERY TRAFALGAR soloists, bands, orchestras and singers HYDE PARK SQUARE TATE MODERN performing in venues across the city, of the Academy’s SOUTHBANK CENTRE or head to one of the many theatres, LONDON galleries, clubs, bars, parks or museums. international BIG BEN EYE ROYAL ALBERT HALL BUCKINGHAM Whatever your passions and interests, in community V&A MUSEUM PALACE London you will find somewhere to enjoy them and people to share them with. Millicent, BMus student

38 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 39 REACHING OUTWARDS Our aim is always to attract the best FIND YOUR from every background Our alumni and friends contribute generously each year to provide financial support to students like you. In fact, about a third of all the scholarship funds we award come from donations, and every effort is made to increase the amount available to PLACE students each year.

Entrance Scholarships are merit based and are awarded following audition or interview for degree and diploma courses. Successful applicants who require financial support may also apply for means-tested bursaries. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HOUSE (ISH) Our Student Funding Manager offers specialist advice and support in securing This charity offers affordable funding from both internal and external sources. We’ll help you plan accommodation for students from a variety of universities and institutions. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP your future in London, ISH is on Great Portland Street, very Students who are experiencing financial hardship during their time at the Academy close to the Academy. including finding the can apply for help through the Dean of Students. There are other private halls of residence right place to live across London, as well as hostels, lodgings, homestays and house shares. For advice on searching for a property, dealing with My scholarship has given The sheer size of London can make moving estate agents, private landlords, deposits, here seem a daunting prospect, but don’t rent, references, contracts and more, me a huge confidence worry – our staff are on hand to help see our guides to accommodation at students and prospective students with a ram.ac.uk/accommodation. boost and helps me to wide range of accommodation, including: All current and future Academy students approach my training UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (UoL) are eligible for free advice on private INTERCOLLEGIATE HALLS accommodation and house hunting with focus, determination The largest community of Academy students from the UoL Housing Services (ULHS). live in UoL’s Lillian Penson Hall, which is only They have a large database of available and courage two Tube stops or a short bus ride from accommodation – both whole properties the Academy. and individual rooms. Sarah, MA student

40 STUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE 41 Having access to such a high standard of tuition, as well as an intensive and rewarding schedule of rehearsals, classes and concerts, is a real privilege

Phillip, MA student

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42 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 43 ACCORDION

Become a confident, creative performer with the HEAD OF ACCORDION support of our friendly community OWEN MURRAY Administrator: Karen Ingram In 1986, the Royal Academy of Music became the first +44 (0)20 7873 7380 British conservatoire to introduce teaching for the classical [email protected] accordion. The department has been a pioneering force ever ram.ac.uk/accordion since, developing new repertoire and producing some of the world’s most successful accordion players. The Head of Accordion, Owen Murray, is himself a celebrated performer, dedicated teacher, recording artist and international soloist VISITING PROFESSORS with experience in all aspects of accordion performance. OF ACCORDION Friedrich Lips Students and professors work together in a lively and creative Cao Xiaoqing environment. As part of your course you will perform solo repertoire, hone technical skills, form chamber music VISITING PROFESSOR ensembles and connect to the wider musical world. OF BANDONEON Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi The accordion is thoroughly integrated into the life and I consider all of my work of the Academy. Our undergraduate and postgraduate students enjoy countless collaborations with Academy students to be unique, composers and performers of other instruments. and it is that very uniqueness that I strive to develop. A copy, no matter how good, is worthless; the original is priceless

Owen Murray, Head of Accordion

44 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 45 BRASS

Follow in the footsteps of recent alumni, who perform ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND in top ensembles and hold principal orchestral positions HEAD OF BRASS around the world MARK DAVID Administrator: Alice Kelley The Academy’s Brass Department is widely considered +44 (0)20 7873 7320 to be one of the leading conservatoire departments in [email protected] the world. We offer individual lessons with our team of ram.ac.uk/brass distinguished professors and visiting professors, who are INTERNATIONAL Martin Owen Dudley Bright active at the highest professional level, an unparalleled VISITING PROFESSORS David Pyatt tenor trombone range of masterclasses with the many internationally Horn Michael Thompson Matthew Gee renowned artists who visit regularly, and a rich orchestral Radovan Vlatković Aubrey Brain Chair tenor trombone and chamber music programme. Katy Woolley Richard Watkins Bob Hughes Chair bass trombone As well as receiving the essential musical and technical Trumpet Keith McNicoll grounding in the core repertoire, our undergraduate and Eric Aubier Trumpet bass and contrabass trombone postgraduate students take advantage of a wide range of Trombone Paul Beniston Peter Moore performance opportunities. Collaborations with prestigious Jörgen van Rijen Jeroen Berwaerts tenor trombone venues across London, partnerships with orchestras, and Mark David competitions – both internal and external – will help you Lower Brass Head of Brass Tuba make the most of your time at the Academy and prepare Rex Martin Robert Farley Rex Martin you for a fulfilling career in music. natural trumpet, cornetto Lee Tsarmaklis PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCE John Hutchins Jeroen Berwaerts Working with such talented and natural trumpet Euphonium and Mike Lovatt Bass Trumpet SENIOR TUTOR motivated students makes my Derek Watkins James Maynard OF BRASS Chair of Trumpet role at the Academy an exciting, Bob Hughes Will O’Sullivan Serpent and Ophicleide challenging and fulfilling one. Seeing Gareth Small Stephen Wick PROFESSORS them achieve the success they Horn Trombone ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE Roger Montgomery deserve is a rewarding experience Ian Bousfield Septura natural horn tenor trombone Mark David, Head of Brass

46 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 47 HEAD OF CHORAL CONDUCTING Enhance your musicianship, technique and professional PATRICK RUSSILL skills on our two-year postgraduate course Administrator: Sam Batchelor +44 (0)20 7873 7405 Our distinctive degree is the UK’s longest-established [email protected] specialist course in conducting for choirs. It covers a wide ram.ac.uk/choralconducting range of sacred music for both concert and liturgical events, as well as selected secular repertoire. With expertise in conducting, rehearsal and baton techniques, choral repertoire, vocal technique and aural skills, our professors will ensure that you graduate with the tools you’ll need for VISITING PROFESSORS an active and diverse career. Roland Börger David Hill The Academy’s location in the centre of London, at the James O’Donnell heart of the British choral tradition, provides an enviable learning environment and enables us to collaborate closely TEACHING STAFF with leading professional, amateur and collegiate choirs. Alexander Ashworth vocal technique We offer choral conducting as a principal study at Paul Brough postgraduate level only. At undergraduate level, it is technique and interpretation offered as an optional choir-training class. performance classes Ruth Byrchmore aural skills Sian Edwards symphonic repertoire and skills Cathal Garvey orchestral conducting Esther Jones My role is to draw students pedagogy Patrick Russill into the modern realities Head of Choral Conducting of the choral conducting CHORAL profession as well as the rich British traditions of CONDUCTING choral musicianship Patrick Russill, Head of Choral Conducting

48 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 49 COMPOSITION & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Develop your individual style and musical personality HEAD OF COMPOSITION with a rich schedule of project-based work PROFESSOR PHILIP CASHIAN Administrator and Project Our collaborative degree courses offer opportunities for Manager: Emily Mould performance and recording in a wide range of contexts. +44 (0)20 7873 7379 [email protected] VISITING PROFESSORS SUPPORTING STUDIES HONORARY Our undergraduate course is shaped to give you a strong ram.ac.uk/composition Hans Abrahamsen Dr Philip Dawson RESEARCH FELLOWS foundation in compositional technique, whether your Oliver Knussen Chair Ashil Mistry Dr Tansy Davies interests lie in writing for concert, media and film, staged of Composition Dr Gareth Moorcraft Huw Watkins productions or electronic music. John Adams Paul Morley Sir Harrison Birtwistle ENSEMBLE IN RESIDENCE At postgraduate level, our demanding courses comprise Tod Machover Riot Ensemble a full schedule of project work, including workshops, James Newton Howard performances and recordings of student compositions. Andrew Norman Over the past year, the Composition Department has Bent Sørensen staged at least 20 concerts of new works, both inside and Ryan Wigglesworth outside the Academy. Richard Rodney Bennett Professor of Music I chose the Academy for Courses are taught by dedicated teachers and active its unrivalled opportunities, composers who are engaged in a broad range of PROFESSORS compositional activities. Dr Rubens Askenar including weekly one-to-one Christopher Austin composition lessons with Gary Carpenter Professor Philip Cashian such respected composers as Head of Composition David Sawer, Edmund Finnis Dr Edmund Finnis Helen Grime MBE and Gary Carpenter RIGHT: Sir Harrison Birtwistle works Morgan Hayes with students in the Duke’s Hall David Sawer Kirsten, MMus student

50 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 51 CONDUCTING

Immerse yourself in our friendly, collaborative HEAD OF CONDUCTING environment and benefit from regular contact with SIAN EDWARDS leading conductors Administrator: Sam Batchelor +44 (0)20 7873 7405 The Academy’s postgraduate conducting degree is one [email protected] of the most respected in the world. By focusing on a ram.ac.uk/conducting small, high-quality intake, we are able to offer students many opportunities to rehearse and perform in different settings, from two-piano workshops and intimate chamber ensembles to full symphony orchestra. TEACHING STAFF Ruth Byrchmore The course begins with technical and rehearsal skills, aural training and musicianship followed by opportunities to integrate your work into other Sian Edwards departments, including early music performance, opera, Head of Conducting contemporary music, and education and outreach. Colin Metters Professor Emeritus of Conducting We offer a two-year course of principal study conducting at Patrick Russill postgraduate level leading to an MA or MMus. We have also choral repertoire and skills launched a one-year Continuing Professional Development Diploma aimed at professional musicians who want to move from their own specialism into conducting. At undergraduate level, you can study conducting as a second subject, starting with introductory classes, which you can continue as an intermediate or advanced elective. It was without doubt thanks to the top-of-the-line education I received that I was able to dip straight into intense RIGHT: Klemperer Chair of professional work as Assistant Conducting, Semyon Bychkov, during a residency with the Conductor of the Hallé Czech Philharmonic at the Academy Jonathon Heyward, alumnus

52 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 53 GUITAR

Broaden your horizons with a wide range of performance HEAD OF GUITAR opportunities and access to exceptional resources MICHAEL LEWIN Administrator: Alice Kelley The Academy is recognised worldwide as a leading centre +44 (0)20 7873 7320 for the study of the classical guitar at undergraduate, [email protected] postgraduate and doctoral levels. ram.ac.uk/guitar

Our comprehensive curriculum and unique musicological resources help students to reach the highest standards as soloists, ensemble players and teachers. Professorial expertise VISITING PROFESSORS covers every aspect of guitar performance, from the concert David Russell platform to the theatre, ballet, opera house and recording Fabio Zanon studio, as well as specialisms in the main historical periods.

PROFESSORS Each year you will experience masterclasses, lectures Christoph Denoth and concerts by distinguished visiting artists, luthiers and voice and guitar composers, and have regular opportunities to perform. The Stephen Goss promotion of new music for the guitar also forms an integral guitar ensembles part of our department’s work, as does our collaboration Michael Lewin with other departments on innovative projects. At all stages Head of Guitar you will be supported in using the latest technology to develop your musical skills and reach a wider audience. CONSULTANT Michael [Lewin] was OBE The Academy is the custodian of the Spencer Collection, which includes important lutes, guitars, books and incredible because he never manuscripts. The Calleva Foundation’s loan scheme stopped me from expressing gives students access to instruments made by some of today’s finest luthiers. myself the way I wanted to, but he always helped me express myself better

Miloš Karadaglić, alumnus and President of Alumni

54 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 55 HARP

Work closely with your peers and professors in our HEAD OF HARP tight-knit, thriving community KAREN VAUGHAN Administrator: Karen Ingram The Harp Department’s undergraduate and postgraduate +44 (0)20 7873 7380 courses cover solo, and chamber repertoire and [email protected] all aspects of orchestral playing. From Baroque to jazz, ram.ac.uk/harp our harpists are trained to take on anything the music profession requires.

The harp is thoroughly integrated into the life and work of VISITING PROFESSORS PROFESSORS the Academy, with students collaborating regularly with OF HARP Sue Blair composers and other instrumentalists. Our professors Milda Agazarian orchestral tutor include celebrated performers and recording artists. You will Anne-Sophie Bertrand Professor Skaila Kanga have the opportunity to work with specialists in orchestral Catrin Finch Professor Emerita of Harp and contemporary repertoire, early harp, jazz and opera as Anneleen Lenaerts Frances Kelly well as distinguished visiting professors. Isabelle Moretti early harp Isabelle Perrin Alison Martin Academy harpists have won prizes in international Gwyneth Wentink opera tutor competitions and many alumni hold orchestral and Charlotte Seale teaching positions worldwide. VISITING PROFESSOR technique classes OF JAZZ HARP Helen Tunstall Park Stickney contemporary music studies, I am so grateful for sight-reading the rigorous and varied Karen Vaughan Head of Harp, training I had at the orchestral studies Academy. I couldn’t Catherine White chamber music have asked for a better Suzy Willison-Kawalec foundation for building orchestral projects my career

Anne Denholm, alumna

56 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 57 PROFESSORS Recorder Brass Strings Anna Stegmann Robert Farley Pavlo Beznosiuk natural trumpet, cornetto violin, viola Flute John Hutchins Professor Margaret Faultless Lisa Beznosiuk natural trumpet Head of Historical Roger Montgomery HISTORICAL Performance, violin Oboe natural horn Annette Isserlis viola Katharina Spreckelsen Stephen Wick Professor Elizabeth Kenny serpent, ophicleide lute, theorbo Clarinet Jonathan Manson Eric Hoeprich Historical Dance PERFORMANCE Mary Collins cello, viola da gamba, consort Nicolette Moonen Andrew Watts violin, viola Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE double bass Further your musicianship, historical awareness and HEAD OF HISTORICAL Jane Rogers viola individual creativity in our vibrant department PERFORMANCE Andrew Skidmore cello PROFESSOR violin Many of the outstanding performers in the current MARGARET FAULTLESS Matthew Truscott violin The Historical Performance generation of historical performance specialists are Administrator and Project graduates of the Academy’s Historical Performance Manager: Bethan White Department is full of musicians Keyboard Department. As a student here, you too will learn how +44 (0)20 7873 7310 Carole Cerasi I grew up listening to, and it is to forge your career path in this exciting part of the [email protected] harpsichord, fortepiano professional music world. ram.ac.uk/historical incredibly humbling to learn James Johnstone basso continuo Our department has a lively atmosphere and collaborative from them Pawel Siwczak approach. Undergraduate and postgraduate students harpsichord, basso continuo Sergio, BMus student work alongside world-class professors and performers on MICAELA COMBERTI CHAIR a wide range of repertoire (including contemporary OF BAROQUE VIOLIN repertoire for recorder players) and participate in a variety Rachel Podger of activities including continuo, dance and education workshops, to develop an in-depth understanding of WILLIAM CROTCH CHAIR historical performance practice. Laurence Cummings keyboards, coaching The department has a high profile across the Academy. Performance opportunities include the acclaimed VISITING PROFESSORS ‘Bach the European’ concert series, Baroque opera, John Butt orchestral projects, chamber music and consort playing. Philippe Herreweghe This invaluable performance experience will equip you Nicholas Mulroy to meet the demands of the professional world. Peter Whelan The Academy houses an extensive collection of fine historical instruments and specially commissioned modern copies, which are available for students to use.

RIGHT: Visiting Professor Philippe Herreweghe rehearses with Academy students

58 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 59 As well as receiving an incredibly high-quality education, I’ve developed great friendships with some of the best jazz musicians of our age in JAZZ the country

Seth, BMus student

Learn from an outstanding faculty of teachers HEAD OF JAZZ whose experience covers the breadth of contemporary NICK SMART jazz practice Administrator and Project Manager: Emily Mould Our Jazz Department has produced an outstanding array +44 (0)20 7873 7379 of versatile, creative and highly employable jazz musicians [email protected] since its foundation in 1987. ram.ac.uk/jazz

We support students to find their unique creative voice, Drum kit Saxophone which will speak equally across performance, improvisation Martin France James Allsopp Tom Walsh and composition. We do this through full and varied Jazz students choose their James Maddren undergraduate and postgraduate courses that cover many principal study professors Ian Thomas Nathaniel Facey Vibes aspects and forms of jazz and its meeting points with in conjunction with the Head Jeff Williams Tim Garland Jim Hart other genres. of Jazz, from a faculty list Soweto Kinch that includes: Guitar Gareth Lockrane Voice We foster an encouraging environment in which to learn and Chris Montague repertoire and improvisation Pete Churchill experiment with this extremely broad art form, equipping JAZZ ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Mike Outram Andy Panayi composition and arranging; you with all the skills you’ll need as a working musician. Dave Holland John Parricelli Julian Siegel repertoire and improvisation Thanks to the scale, focus and personal approach of our Femi Temowo Martin Speake Lauren Kinsella training, students get frequent performance opportunities. VISITING PROFESSOR Mike Walker jazz history and critical listening Nia Lynn Our regular ensemble projects and annual Jazz Festival offer Craig Taborn Stan Sulzmann Norma Winstone students the chance to work intensively with some of the Piano finest jazz players and composers in the world. PROFESSORS Tom Cawley Trombone Rhythmic skills Bass (electric/acoustic) aural and transcription; Mark Bassey Barak Schmool Jeremy Brown repertoire and improvisation Gordon Campbell Laurence Cottle Kit Downes Barnaby Dickinson Creative technology Orlando le Fleming Nikki Iles Trevor Mires Aram Zarikian Tom Herbert jazz supporting studies Mark Nightingale Jasper Høiby Liam Noble Winston Rollins Jazz history and critical listening Michael Mondesir Gwilym Simcock Alyn Shipton Trumpet Steve Fishwick Mike Lovatt LEFT: Jazz Artist in Residence, Nick Smart Head of Jazz; See our webpage for the full, Dave Holland, working repertoire and improvisation most up-to-date staff list. with students

60 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 61 MUSICAL THEATRE

Hone your skills and prepare for a fulfilling career in HEAD OF MUSICAL THEATRE musical theatre with our one-year postgraduate course DANIEL BOWLING Company Manager: The Musical Theatre Department functions as a theatre Katie Blumenblatt company. Rigorous training will give you an in-depth Assistant Company Manager: understanding of the profession and equip you with the Louise Flew skills you need to succeed. Events Manager: Gillian Schofield +44 (0)20 7873 7483 Our day-to-day acting, voice, speech and movement [email protected] tuition is taught by current practitioners, offering a direct ram.ac.uk/mth link to the industry, with projects and masterclasses being TEACHING STAFF SINGING TEACHERS REPERTOIRE COACHES led by top professionals. Dylan Brown acting Kevin Fountain Kevin Amos Josh Darcy improvisation Alison Guill Tom Brady We have created an environment in which individuality is VISITING PROFESSOR Ryan Gover dance repertoire Mary Hammond Alfonso Casado Trigo nurtured and diversity embraced. Opportunities to perform OF MUSICAL THEATRE and tap Ann James Ron Crocker throughout the year are a priority, enabling students to Claude-Michel Schönberg George Hall project director, Mary King Caroline Humphris learn by doing. Our aim is to create artists with a voracious history of musical theatre Tim Richards Tom Kelly appetite for investigation and ongoing discovery. SONDHEIM PROFESSOR Sam Kenyon James Spilling Sam Kenyon OF MUSICAL THEATRE LRAM teaching diploma Stuart Morley Recent graduates have been cast in productions including VOCAL STUDIES Emily Langham MUSICAL DIRECTOR Hamilton and The Prince of Egypt in the West End, Mary Hammond pilates and dance repertoire PROGRAMME TUTORS Please note that all teaching Les Misérables in London and on tour in the UK and Olga Masleinnikova Daniel Bowling staff are experienced and active USA, and the UK tours of Miss Saigon, Avenue Q industry professionals, and are devising and movement Head of Musical Theatre and The Phantom of the Opera. therefore subject to change. for actors Nick Skilbeck Sophia McAvoy Mark Warman I moved from New York PANEL OF ADVISERS ballet, jazz and dance repertoire David White Pippa Ailion MBE to London to study Matt Ryan project director John Caird Sarah Simmons dialect coaching musical theatre at the Chrissie Cartwright Anne-Marie Speed Sandy Faison Academy and it changed Head of Voice and Spoken Word Sir Trevor Nunn Todd Susman acting for camera my life – I would do it all Matt Ryan Milo Twomey again in a heartbeat acting through song Lloyd Wylde voice and text Paige Smallwood, alumna

62 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 63 OPERA

Prepare for a career on the world’s most prestigious stages HEAD OF OPERA BRENDA HURLEY Royal Academy Opera (RAO) functions as a small opera Company Manager: company and a bridge to the profession. The two-year Michael Wardell highly selective postgraduate Advanced Diploma*, Assistant Company Manager: which includes invaluable performance experience, is Tommy Keatley for exceptionally talented singers with the potential and +44 (0)20 7873 7383 aspiration to succeed as principals at the highest levels. [email protected] Generous bursaries are available for RAO students. ram.ac.uk/opera

Our highly focused study environment includes one-to-one tuition, group classes and opera scenes, as well as three fully staged productions per year, which are regularly EMERITUS attended by representatives from opera companies, artist PROFESSOR OF MUSIC PROFESSORS OF SINGING Professor Mark Wildman Philip Sunderland agencies and the national press. Professor Dame Jane Glover Marcus van den Akker Henry Cummings Distinguished Head of Preparatory and Alexander Ashworth Professor of Singing Vocal Faculty Opera You will work closely with distinguished in-house professors VISITING PROFESSORS Catherine Benson Catherine Wyn-Rogers Ingrid Surgenor MBE and international visiting artists, and will also benefit from John Mark Ainsley Richard Berkeley-Steele ​Principal Operatic and acting and movement classes, language coaching and Sir Thomas Allen Michael Chance CBE HEAD OF VOCAL STUDIES Repertoire Coach classes in many other areas of professional development. Barbara Bonney Raymond Connell Kate Paterson Jonathon Swinard Susan Bullock CBE Ryland Davies *For undergraduate training, see Vocal Studies (pages 76-77). Nuccia Focile OPERA COACHES STAGECRAFT AND LANGUAGES Visiting Professor Andrew Foster-Williams Alexander Crowe David Antrobus Head of Acting Lucy Crowe Glenville Hargreaves David Gowland Maria Cleva Italian Giulia Grisi Professor of Yvonne Howard Brenda Hurley Florence Daguerre de Hureaux Royal Academy Opera is a widely Performance Mentoring John Lattimore Head of Opera French Mary Nelson Iain Ledingham Mandy Demetriou movement respected training course for Sir Simon Keenlyside Kate Paterson Steven Maughan Johanna Mayr German aspiring young opera singers. Many Angelika Kirchschlager Elizabeth Ritchie Jonathan Papp Victoria Newlyn movement Anthony Legge Giles Underwood Principal Operatic and of our alumni have gone on to Sir Arthur Sullivan Marie Vassiliou Repertoire Coach forge major international careers Visiting Professor Susan Waters Michael Pollock Dame Felicity Lott Mark Wilde Brindley Sherratt Ann Murray Brenda Hurley, Head of Opera Dennis O’Neill

64 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 65 Collaborate with distinguished soloists, holders of HEAD OF ORGAN prestigious cathedral posts and dedicated teachers PROFESSOR DAVID TITTERINGTON As an undergraduate or postgraduate student, you will Administrator: Sam Batchelor learn the crucial aspects of playing, from solo repertoire +44 (0)20 7873 7405 in a wide variety of styles to improvisation, harmonium [email protected] and organology. Frequent performance opportunities are ram.ac.uk/organ complemented by study trips abroad to play important historic instruments. Many of our organists hold cathedral or church positions that complement their studies with real-world experience. VISITING PROFESSORS Franz Danksagmüller The Academy has two mechanical-action practice organs Susan Landale built by Flentrop Orgelbouw and Peter Collins, and daily E Power Biggs Professor Emerita access to our main teaching instrument, the four-manual James O’Donnell classical organ by Rieger in St Marylebone Parish Church. In 2013, a three-manual symphonic organ built by Orgelbau ORGAN PROFESSORS Kuhn was installed in the Duke’s Hall, with generous support Bine Bryndorf from Sir Elton John and Ray Cooper. We also own a rare Professor David Titterington 1763 Neapolitan organ by Michelangelo and Carlo Sanarica, Head of Organ which is housed in nearby St Mark’s Church.

SUPPORTING SKILLS Gerard Brooks improvisation Anne Marsden Thomas MBE art of teaching William McVicker organology Anne Page Organists immerse themselves harmonium and organ Frederick Stocken in repertoire beyond the specialist paperwork and aural familiar and collaborate with other instrumentalists across the Academy in ensemble ORGAN and solo performance Professor David Titterington, Head of Organ

66 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 67 PIANO

Find your artistic identity, develop your technique and HEAD OF PIANO become a well-rounded 21st-century musician PROFESSOR JOANNA MACGREGOR CBE The Academy’s innovative Piano Department is headed by Administrator: Sam Batchelor the internationally renowned pianist Joanna MacGregor. +44 (0)20 7873 7405 Our intelligent, proactive and professional students are given [email protected] plenty of opportunities to perform publicly, and to compete ram.ac.uk/piano in major international competitions. Academy piano professors include celebrated performers and pedagogues; eminent visiting professors also give one-to-one lessons and hold regular masterclasses. The Centre for Piano Studies programmes year-round, research-led events, as well as VISITING PROFESSORS Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS detailed careers and artist development sessions. Imogen Cooper Head of Piano Dominic Alldis Pascal Devoyon Tessa Nicholson jazz improvisation In addition to a substantial programme of solo, concerto Broadwood Visiting Chair Tatiana Sarkissova Carole Cerasi early keyboards and chamber repertoire, we encourage you to curate of Piano Amandine Savary Jane Chapman performances, commission new music and collaborate Richard Goode Colin Stone early keyboards across artistic boundaries – an approach that lies at the Stephen Hough Mei-Ting Sun Belle Chen heart of our annual Summer and Autumn Piano Festivals. Steven Osborne multimedia and cross-arts Pascal Rogé ENSEMBLE COACHING Steven Devine fortepiano Yevgeny Sudbin Professor Michael Dussek Sian Edwards Nicola Eimer working with conductors Neil Brand film improvisation Diana Ketler George Fu My aim is to encourage young Adrian Brendel chamber music Florian Mitrea contemporary music pianists to think imaginatively, John Reid Joseph Havlat composition PROFESSORS Amandine Savary Timothy Redmond to be daring, and to achieve Sulamita Aronovsky Anna Szałucka conducting from the piano their ambitions for today’s Professor Christopher Elton Andrew West Mei-Ting Sun Professor Emeritus of Piano creating transcriptions musical landscape William Fong Richard Williams working with Ian Fountain actors and the spoken word Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE, Rustem Hayroudinoff Amiran Zenaishvili Head of Piano Diana Ketler lieder accompaniment

68 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 69 PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT

Develop the highest standards of musicianship and pianism HEAD OF PIANO through the study of ensemble repertoire ACCOMPANIMENT PROFESSOR MICHAEL DUSSEK Led by experienced performer and teacher Professor Michael Administrator: Sam Batchelor Dussek, the Piano Accompaniment Department offers +44 (0)20 7873 7405 postgraduate students the chance to work with colleagues [email protected] from all areas of the Academy’s musical life and be taught by ram.ac.uk/piano-accompaniment some of the world’s leading collaborative pianists.

In addition to weekly concerts, there are numerous performance opportunities, including Academy Song Circle, PROFESSORS which has given annual recitals at Wigmore Hall since 2008 James Baillieu and has performed at the Oxford Lieder and Leeds Lieder Professor Michael Dussek festivals, both of which are directed by alumni of the course. Head of Piano Accompaniment There are also opportunities to participate in Opera Scenes Nicola Eimer with Royal Academy Opera. Christopher Glynn Malcolm Martineau OBE Numerous former students now pursue exceptionally Joseph Middleton successful careers as song recitalists, chamber musicians, John Reid soloists, repetiteurs, conductors, teachers and festival Andrew West directors all over the world.

The Academy’s piano RIGHT: Recent alumnus Keval Shah has been accompanists benefit hugely appointed Lecturer of Lieder from the vibrant musical at the Sibelius Academy culture that permeates every part of this institution

Professor Michael Dussek

70 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 71 Viola Viola Juan-Miguel Hernandez Hélène Clément Garth Knox Yuko Inoue Hartmut Rohde Garfield Jackson Su Zhen Martin Outram Ashan Pillai Cello Paul Silverthorne Mario Brunello James Sleigh Colin Carr Jon Thorne STRINGS Steven Doane Steven Isserlis Cello Marquis de Corberon Robert Cohen Professor of Cello Professor Jo Cole Li Jiwu Head of Strings Lionel Handy Enjoy almost limitless creative scope to establish your HEAD OF STRINGS Sung-Won Yang Ben Hughes niche and launch a varied and rewarding career PROFESSOR JO COLE Professor of Cello and Administrators: Emily Good, Double Bass Orchestral Studies The Strings Department provides a structured framework Jess Cresswell Matthew McDonald Josephine Knight for undergraduate and postgraduate study. During your Strings Chamber Music Božo Paradžik Alfredo Piatti Chair of Cello time with us, you will receive intensive training in the crucial Co-ordinator: Gwenllian Llyr Joel Quarrington Mats Lidström Leo Stern disciplines of solo performance, chamber music and +44 (0)20 7873 7395 Professor of Cello orchestral playing. We will nurture your talent and help you [email protected] PROFESSORS John Myerscough to become a versatile, creative and practical musician. ram.ac.uk/strings Violin Christoph Richter Remus Azoitei Hannah Roberts Our highly distinguished professors and visiting professors Levon Chilingirian Nadège Rochat range in age from their 20s to their 80s, encompassing Diana Cummings Felix Schmidt an incredible breadth of knowledge and boasting an VISITING PROFESSORS Joshua Fisher David Smith extraordinary musical lineage. Lorenza Borrani Michael Foyle Professor David Strange Visiting Professor of Rodney Friend Professor Emeritus Students have access to instruments from the Academy Chamber Orchestras Mayumi Fujikawa of Strings Museum’s extensive collection, from newly minted modern Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider Clio Gould instruments to ‘golden-period’ Stradivari . The Viotti Visiting Professor Philippe Honoré Double Bass Academy is unique in also having a professional team We are proud of our of Music Richard Ireland Tom Goodman of luthiers permanently on site. So-Ock Kim Graham Mitchell agility in guiding Violin Hu Kun Senior Professor of Our approach is to create grounded, rounded musicians students through James Ehnes Sophie Langdon Double Bass whose progression into the music profession is natural, Giovanni Guzzo Jack Liebeck Dominic Seldis informed and positive. swiftly changing times, Chloë Hanslip Émile Sauret Professor while maintaining our Daniel Hope of Violin CHAMBER MUSICIAN Tasmin Little OBE Nicholas Miller IN RESIDENCE long-held position as a Roman Simovic György Pauk Levon Chilingirian haven for both UK and Igor Yuzefovich Ede Zathureczky Visiting Professor of Violin Professor of Violin TEACHING QUARTET international artists and Orchestral Studies Alex Redington IN ASSOCIATION Alexander Sitkovetsky Doric String Quartet Professor Jo Cole, Maureen Smith Head of Strings Jonathan Stone PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT Nicole Wilson SUPPORT Ying Xue Małgorzata Garstka

72 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 73 TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

Explore the exciting world of timpani and percussion HEAD OF TIMPANI playing at the highest level AND PERCUSSION NEIL PERCY The Academy’s Timpani and Percussion Department has Administrator: Alice Kelley an international reputation for outstanding training. Our +44 (0)20 7873 7320 teachers include soloists, principal players and leading [email protected] session musicians, all of whom understand the priorities ram.ac.uk/percussion and challenges of an ever-changing profession.

Your employability is central to our mission – whether you come to us as an undergraduate or a postgraduate, you will INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS develop all the skills you need for your lifelong musical and VISITING PROFESSORS Timpani professional development through a course that offers a Peter Erskine drum set Antoine Bedewi variety of experience across related instruments. Marinus Komst timpani Simon Carrington Joe Locke vibraphone Benedict Hoffnung By focusing on a small number of talented students, we William Lockhart are able to provide ample resources and dedicated practice spaces, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities Percussion and projects – one of the reasons our graduates go on to Andrew Barclay have rewarding and diverse careers. Neil Percy Head of Timpani and Percussion Sam Walton

Our ethos has always been Drum Set, Latin American to keep standards high and and Ethnic Percussion Paul Clarvis numbers relatively low. Add to David Hassell this our incredible line-up of Marimba, Solo Repertoire professors and the prospects and Concerti of high achievement take off Colin Currie Marimba Neil Percy, Eric Sammut Head of Timpani and Percussion

74 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 75 VOCAL STUDIES

HEAD OF VOCAL STUDIES PROFESSORS OF SINGING REPERTOIRE COACHES SONG, STAGECRAFT We recruit young artists with something interesting to say KATE PATERSON Marcus van den Akker James Baillieu AND LANGUAGES Senior Administrator: Chris Loake Alexander Ashworth repertoire, Song Circle David Antrobus Head of Acting We look for potential, whatever your background +44 (0)20 7873 7444 Catherine Benson James Cheung repertoire Gavin Carr and experience. [email protected] Richard Berkeley-Steele Alexander Crowe English and American ram.ac.uk/vocal Michael Chance CBE opera role coach song, oratorio Prepare for a career in music. Collaborate with dynamic, Raymond Connell Matthew Fletcher repertoire Maria Cleva Italian highly skilled teachers – professionals with invaluable Ryland Davies Christopher Glynn repertoire Florence Daguerre de Hureaux insight into the challenges and rewards of an evolving Nuccia Focile Janet Haney repertoire French industry. Thrive in our diverse environment. Andrew Foster-Williams Iain Ledingham VISITING PROFESSORS Glenville Hargreaves opera role coach, repertoire, opera audition repertoire Vocal Studies students are dedicated and versatile, with John Mark Ainsley Yvonne Howard Italian recitative, choirs Mandy Demetriou movement a reputation for quality and originality. Our training Sir Thomas Allen John Lattimore Joseph Middleton Regina Gössel German incorporates vocal and performance technique, acting Barbara Bonney Mary Nelson repertoire, Song Circle Alessandro Grottola Italian and movement, repertoire and languages, historical Susan Bullock CBE Kate Paterson Jonathan Papp Daniele Guerra Italian performance, new music and audition preparation. Marjorie Thomas Head of Vocal Studies Principal Operatic and Karen Halliday movement Academy vocal students benefit from exceptional Visiting Professor Elizabeth Ritchie Vocal Repertoire Coach Yvonne Kenny opportunities and one-to-one lesson time. We prime Lucy Crowe Giles Underwood Valeria Racco opera role coach Handel and Mozart students for the next steps in their career. Giulia Grisi Professor of Marie Vassiliou Jean Rigby opera role coach Johanna Mayr German Performance Mentoring Susan Waters Peter Robinson opera role coach Victoria Newlyn movement Our graduates succeed as international opera singers, Christian Gerhaher Mark Wilde Marek Ruszczynski repertoire Francesca Orlando Italian choral singers, teachers, presenters and artistic originators. Sir Simon Keenlyside Professor Mark Wildman Brindley Sherratt James Simmons acting Find your path and excel at the Academy. Angelika Kirchschlager Henry Cummings Distinguished vocal and opera coach Richard Stokes Anthony Legge Professor of Singing Andrew Smith opera role coach Lieder, Song Circle Sir Arthur Sullivan Catherine Wyn-Rogers Philip Sunderland Nicole Tibbels French My teachers have been Visiting Professor Head of Preparatory Mark Wilde English song nothing but supportive, Dame Felicity Lott HEAD OF OPERA and Vocal Faculty Opera Ann Murray Brenda Hurley Ingrid Surgenor MBE and have helped me to Dennis O’Neill Principal Operatic and understand the potential Vocal Repertoire Coach Anna Tilbrook repertoire of my voice Lada Valešová opera role coach Masimba, MA student Chad Vindin repertoire

76 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 77 WOODWIND

Unlock your potential with a bespoke pathway HEAD OF WOODWIND FRASER GORDON Our professors have decades of experience as Administrator: Alice Kelley internationally renowned soloists, established +44 (0)20 7873 7320 chamber musicians and principal players in London’s [email protected] top orchestras, and have trained many of the finest ram.ac.uk/woodwind woodwind players in the UK and around the world.

Our undergraduate and postgraduate courses offer a wide variety of opportunities, from one-to-one VISITING PROFESSORS masterclasses with world-class soloists to full Flute symphony orchestra concerts. Emily Beynon Denis Bouriakov In a stimulating learning environment, students Paul Edmund-Davies perform regularly and work with a range of specialists in performance classes, chamber Oboe Oboe Bass Clarinet coaching and instrument-specific classes covering Jonathan Kelly Tom Blomfield Laurent Ben Slimane aspects of performance practice, technique and Christopher Cowie Clarinet repertoire. These core activities equip students with Ian Hardwick Saxophone Andrew Marriner the skills they need to enter the music profession at Celia Nicklin Simon Haram Patrick Messina the highest level. Melanie Ragge Huw Wiggin Timothy Rundle PROFESSORS Individual specialist tuition in related study Bassoon Flute instruments (piccolo, cor anglais, E flat clarinet, bass Cor Anglais Meyrick Alexander Katherine Baker clarinet and contrabassoon) is given across all years Sue Böhling Jonathan Davies Amazing facilities, William Bennett and is an essential element of the course. Jill Crowther Amy Harman Samuel Coles inspiring peers Jane Marshall Robin O’Neill Michael Cox John Orford and world-class Kate Hill Clarinet Karen Jones professors all Timothy Lines Contrabassoon June Scott Angela Malsbury Simon Estell helped me to Benjamin Mellefont Fraser Gordon Piccolo improve rapidly Christopher Richards Head of Woodwind Keith Bragg Mark van de Wiel as a musician and Professor Emeritus of LRAM (ART OF TEACHING) Orchestral Studies get my career off E flat Clarinet Simon Carr Sophie Johnson Chi-Yu Mo to a great start Helen Keen Patricia Morris Daniel Shao, alumnus

78 OUR DEPARTMENTS OUR DEPARTMENTS 79 I decided to study at the Academy because of its legacy of incredible musicians, and because of the brilliant teachers I have gone on to learn with

Hannah, MA student OUR COURSES

80 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 81 ACADEMY COURSES Our curricula are packed with variety and creative opportunities

Whether you’re coming to study on our four-year BMus course, starting your postgraduate studies on our MA or MMus courses, pursuing post-Master’s training on our Professional Diploma or Advanced Diploma courses or undertaking an extended research project for a PhD, you will be among like-minded musicians who share your commitment and talent.

PATHS TO SUCCESS Our curricula offer a finely tuned mix of principal study, practical activities, artist development and academic components. Courses are designed to give you everything you need for a successful career in music, with enough flexibility to meet the individual aspirations of each student, while also covering the realities of being a professional musician.

PROVEN TRACK RECORD Our emphasis on one-to-one lessons and small- group teaching and our tailored approach to artist development result in one of the best employability records of any British university.

INSPIRING RESOURCES Our library, collections and museum provide a wide range of excellent, regularly updated resources that support teaching and research and enable young musicians to find their own artistic identity in the context of the musical riches of the past.

IGNITE YOUR CURIOSITY All our courses benefit from a vibrant research culture, to which students at all levels contribute. We focus in particular on creative practice, whether through artistic collaboration, the creation of new texts or the investigation of performance traditions. Artistic and intellectual curiosity are given every opportunity to flourish.

82 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 83 UNDERGRADUATES ONE-YEAR COURSES Tailor your studies to suit your musical interests on our four-year Bachelor of Music degree course

The Bachelor of Music (BMus) combines focused study in HEAD OF UNDERGRADUATE You will also have the opportunity to We offer several one-year courses that performance, composition or jazz with artist development PROGRAMMES get involved in Open Academy (pages enable you to study at the Academy as and academic studies. Every aspect is designed to help you DR ANTHONY GRITTEN 92-93), which has an active programme an enrolled member of the student body realise your full potential and to prepare you for a career in of community and participation electives without committing to a full degree course music. BMus Heads of Year are available to discuss all aspects and projects. If you want to develop your with us. of your programme of study and personal wellbeing, as well teaching skills, you can study for the as how to balance your busy timetable. With responsibility BMUS HEADS OF YEAR Academy’s teaching licence, the LRAM. GAP YEAR for both academic and pastoral welfare, Heads of Year Ruth Byrchmore Spend a year at the Academy before work closely with your Head of Department, lecturers and Dr Adriana Festeu ACADEMIC STUDY taking up a full-time undergraduate place professors to monitor your overall progress. Martin Outram Academic study is essential to your at another institution. Visit the relevant Dr Jessica Walker creative and intellectual development. Department page at ram.ac.uk/departments BMus students’ study programmes can be diverse, Core modules in Aural, Analysis and and go to the Courses tab to find out more. but they all share three core elements: History reinforce your awareness as a listener, develop your interpretative ORGAN FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL STUDY abilities and extend your knowledge This is for gap-year students preparing This is the focal point of your musical development and and imagination. for an Oxbridge organ scholarship, or for includes individual lessons as well as a combination of those who want to develop organ and masterclasses, performance classes, chamber music, Electives encourage you to pursue your choral direction skills before starting formal concerts and everything else you do in your specialism. individual interests as you prepare for university or conservatoire training. See The focus for performers is on gaining experience in public a musical career. Some class electives ram.ac.uk/organ for more information. concerts. You will have at least one hour of one-to-one encourage exploration of specific tuition per week in your principal study and may also take repertoire and development of technical EXCHANGE AND STUDY ABROAD a related study (for example, piccolo for a flautist). You will skills, while others enhance your artistic The Academy has exchange agreements be assessed during the year through technical testing and skills. Most encourage you to engage in with conservatoires across the world, and chamber music, and at the end of each year in a recital. self-directed independent study. also offers study-abroad placements. Exchange and study-abroad placements ARTIST DEVELOPMENT allow non-UK students studying for a A successful career requires more than pure talent. You will music degree elsewhere to benefit from need to be able to draw on a whole range of artistic and a conservatoire education as part of their entrepreneurial skills, and recognise and make the most of degree studies at their ‘home’ institution. The opportunities when you see them. We offer a wide range standard placement length is one academic of activities, events and modules for you to hone your skills year, but shorter periods are possible in areas such as studio recording and editing techniques, (minimum one academic term). Visit self-promotion and marketing, writing CVs, making funding ram.ac.uk/exchanges for further details. applications, understanding the music business and working in arts management (page 28).

84 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 85 POSTGRADUATES POSTGRADUATE DEGREES

MASTER OF ARTS IN PERFORMANCE MASTER OF MUSIC IN PERFORMANCE OR COMPOSITION (MA) OR COMPOSITION (MMUS) The Master of Arts in Performance (including The Master of Music in Performance orchestral or choral conducting) or (including orchestral or choral conducting) Composition is the standard postgraduate or Composition has the MA at its core and course for students who want to focus adds a Master’s project. This is the standard on their principal study and build their postgraduate course for composers and professional skills. The MA is designed to give normally takes two years, but in certain cases you maximum flexibility to develop your own students can take it in one year. performance initiatives and form a bridge to a professional career. It is normally a two- Your final Master’s project can be a concert year course, but in certain cases students with commentary, a recording-based Work in a uniquely can be allowed to take it in one year. project, a dissertation or a combination of these. You will be supported by a team collaborative performance MASTER OF ARTS IN of specialists and encouraged to pursue MUSICAL THEATRE (MA) project work that is directly useful to your environment designed to help A one-year course of intensive full- creative development. A concert based time study for Musical Theatre specialists around your own research, compositions you achieve your ambitions (pages 62-63). or performance interests might include a practical focus on the delivery of the event, or you might pursue more conceptual areas in a substantial written document.

Postgraduate study is a vital part of the Academy’s musical HEAD OF POSTGRADUATE culture – we have the largest body of postgraduate PROGRAMMES musicians in the UK. We offer a wide range of opportunities, PROFESSOR NEIL HEYDE including a broad selection of degrees and diplomas and professional development courses, as well as a thriving I wanted to improve research culture.

SENIOR POSTGRADUATE my skills as a The creative buzz is second to none, and our aim is to TUTOR AND ASSOCIATE HEAD ensure that you will have significant opportunities to work OF RESEARCH performer, but also under the direction of world-leading musicians. We provide Professor David Gorton individual tutorial supervision for all students, and our build a long-lasting vibrant postgraduate community provides excellent SENIOR POSTGRADUATE TUTOR networking opportunities. Dr Sarah Callis career. I knew the Whether you want to focus solely on performance, study POSTGRADUATE TUTORS Academy was a specialism or incorporate research into your studies, we Professor Roderick Chadwick offer a variety of highly flexible study programmes to suit Dr Briony Cox-Williams the best place to your individual interests and career ambitions. Dr Mei-Ting Sun Dr Jessica Walker achieve both Anna Wolstenholme Celia, MA student

86 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 87 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS

PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA (PROF DIP) The Professional Diploma offers you the chance to explore a specialism at postgraduate level in preparation for the next stage of your career development. Applicants normally hold a postgraduate degree in performance or composition, and must put forward a proposal outlining their specialism and what they hope to achieve.

CPD DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE MUSIC LEADERSHIP OR CONDUCTING The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Diploma is an opportunity for professional musicians to gain valuable skills, knowledge and experience in creative music leadership or in conducting (pages 52-53). CML students have opportunities to be part of Open Academy projects (pages 92-93), and you will also be offered project placements with partner organisations. In the final term you will be supported to design, lead and evaluate your own project.

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PERFORMANCE (ADV DIP) The Advanced Diploma in Performance (including orchestral conducting) is designed to provide high-level professional performance training within a largely self-directed one-year programme of study. You will be mentored by an Academy professor and receive one-to-one lessons throughout the year. The openness of this structure will allow you to plan and execute a programme of study that is tailored to your individual artistic needs. Applicants for the Advanced Diploma will usually hold a postgraduate degree in performance.

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN OPERA (ADV DIP) Royal Academy Opera offers a two-year postgraduate course of intensive training for opera singers (pages 64-65).

88 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 89 RESEARCH THE ART OF Our research degrees are over four years. Transfer COLLABORATION Pursue your aimed at performers and to PhD status usually takes composers with highly place at the end of the creative and developed skills and focused second year, and students career aspirations. You will are eligible to submit for intellectual work with a supervisor and MPhil and exit at that stage. a team of creative staff (The fourth year is for ‘writing passions with on a substantial research up’ and has a reduced fee.) project. This will normally our MPhil/ be driven by your activity as You will be allocated 30 a performer or composer, hours of supervision per year, PhD research but will also require critical divided between academic context and reflection. and practical supervision, degrees as negotiated with the The Academy offers an Postgraduate Programmes integrated MPhil/PhD degree Board and your supervisor. The force of creative and collaborative HEAD OF Professor Roderick Dr Zubin Kanga Dr Olivia Sham POSTGRADUATE Chadwick Honorary Honorary investigation runs PROGRAMMES Dr Jonathan Clinch Research Fellow Research Fellow Professor Neil Heyde Dr Briony Cox-Williams Professor Elizabeth Dr Jennifer Sheppard through the Academy Professor Margaret Kenny Dean of Students Peter Sheppard Skærved ASSOCIATE HEAD Faultless Head of Dr Emily Kilpatrick Viotti Lecturer in OF RESEARCH Historical Performance Josephine Knight Performance Studies Professor David Gorton Dr Edmund Finnis Piatti Chair of Cello Dr Alyn Shipton The Academy is a community of artefacts, including fine stringed instruments FACULTY Professor Jonathan Professor Joanna Dr Robert Sholl collaborators. We encourage creative ranging from Cremonese masterpieces to Hans Abrahamsen Freeman-Attwood CBE MacGregor CBE Nick Smart Head of Jazz interaction between students and staff, examples by today’s leading makers, historic Kathryn Adamson Principal Head of Piano Janet Snowman between performers, composers, instrument keyboard instruments, musical iconography, Librarian Professor Dame Gerard McBurney Bicentenary makers, scholars and practitioners in other composers’ manuscripts, and a wide range Dr Rubens Askenar Jane Glover Felix Honorary Research Fellow art forms, and between the Academy and the of performance materials annotated by Christopher Austin Mendelssohn Emeritus Research Fellow Dr Mei-Ting Sun wider world. We support projects that strike iconic 19th- and 20th-century performers. Dr George Biddlecombe Professor of Music Dr Frances Palmer Professor David new ground in musical practices, engage Honorary Helen Grime MBE Honorary Titterington with new audiences, re-evaluate and build Research Fellow Dr Anthony Gritten Research Fellow Head of Organ on musical traditions, and have an impact I’ve had space to Dr Amy Blier-Carruthers Head of Undergraduate Daniel-Ben Pienaar Dr Jessica Walker in the wider world. The outcomes of our experiment with my Honorary Programmes Curzon Lecturer in Nicholas Walker research take many different forms, including Research Fellow Morgan Hayes Performance Studies Huw Watkins compositions, performance materials, own projects, while Dr Timothy Bowers Dr Alexander Hills Christopher Redgate Honorary public performances, new instrumental also developing as a Honorary Professor Raymond Honorary Research Fellow technologies, recordings, broadcasts, Research Fellow Holden Honorary Research Fellow Julian West websites, and other types of public advocacy composer within a Dr Sarah Callis Research Fellow Patrick Russill Head of Open Academy for innovative practice, as well as books and community of thoughtful Dr Gary Carpenter Dr Roy Howat Head of Ryan Wigglesworth scholarly articles. Professor Philip Cashian Professor Timothy Jones Choral Conducting Sioned Williams and creative musicians Head of Composition Deputy Principal David Sawer Honorary Our research culture also draws on our Research Fellow globally significant collection of musical Freya, PhD student

90 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 91 OPEN ACADEMY Develop your skills and find new meaning in your music-making

Open Academy, our learning, participation and community HEAD OF OPEN ACADEMY initiative, works with more than 6,000 people beyond our JULIAN WEST enrolled students and staff each year. Administrator: Mateja Kaluza Maternity cover: Louisa Healey As the importance of participatory and community +44 (0)20 7873 7442 music programmes continues to grow both in the UK [email protected] and internationally, it is crucial that our students have ram.ac.uk/openacademy the opportunity to obtain skills and experience in this exciting and expanding area of work. Open Academy electives are available at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, offering seminars and workshops VISITING LECTURERS AND OUR ARTISTIC alongside hands-on experience in the field. We also PROJECT LEADERS PARTNERS INCLUDE: offer fellowships to graduating students who will be Isabelle Adams Wigmore Hall the future leaders of this work. Rosie Bergonzi Glyndebourne Opera Sam Glazer Working closely with our artistic and community partners, Hazel Gould English Touring Opera our projects include workshops with children and young Gawain Hewitt Spitalfields Music people in mainstream schools and special educational Jessie Maryon Davies needs and disability (SEND) settings, disabled people, those James Moriarty OUR COMMUNITY Being a Fellow was receiving treatment in hospitals, residents and staff of care Hannah Opstad PARTNERS INCLUDE: homes, and people attending day centres. Tony Robb Camden Music Hub incredibly rewarding. Jackie Walduck Tri-borough Music Hub Through Open Academy you will not only develop John Webb Resonate Arts I experienced first-hand your musicianship, skills and confidence, but also Caroline Welsh Royal London Hospital make connections with people from all walks of life and Tim Yealland Chelsea and Westminster Hospital the transformative reflect upon the contribution you can make to society Suzi Zumpe City Lit through your artistry. Awards for Young Musicians nature of music on IntoUniversity people of all ages and backgrounds

Rebecca, Open Academy Fellow 2019/20

92 OUR COURSES OUR COURSES 93 The Academy is about more than education – it opens up a host of opportunities and allows you to take control of your future

Timur, BMus student YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE

94 YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE 95 • Watch some of our free livestreamed THE NEXT STEP concerts on our YouTube channel and READY TO be inspired by our music-making. • Find out more about studying here at AUDITION? Every great musical one of our online Open Days, hosted by principal study departments and our journey starts with a Registry Team. Go to ram.ac.uk/opendays for more information. We’d love to hear you single step. If you’re • Take a virtual tour of the Academy at perform and learn more interested in joining ram.ac.uk/facilities. • Ask the relevant department or our about what makes you us, here’s what to Admissions Team if you have any questions – email [email protected] tick musically. Here’s do next or call +44 (0)20 7873 7393. how to make it happen • Check which course is right for you by visiting ram.ac.uk/study/course-finder. Details might change, We’re here to seek out the promise of today DISABILITY • Apply for Academy courses through and create the virtuosos of tomorrow – the Candidates are recruited on the basis of so please check our website UCAS Conservatoires. Our ID is R53. audition process helps us to do that. We their musical abilities and potential, and for all the latest information To join the Academy in September 2022, know it might seem daunting, but we’re we welcome enquiries and applications the application deadline for most studies very friendly! It’s not so much about what from students with disabilities. Contact our about applications, auditions is 6pm (UK time) on 1 October 2021. you already know as what we think you’re Disability Advisor at [email protected] for and Open Days. capable of achieving, and whether we can more information about the support services help you on that journey. It’s also a chance in place for students with specific learning for you to find out if we’re the right fit for you. difficulties and disabilities.

To make the most of your audition, we WHERE AND WHEN recommend the following: The main audition session is between 6 and 17 December 2021, except for My Academy audition • Do your research beforehand – browse Conducting, Choral Conducting, Repetiteur, our website and social media channels, the Continuing Professional Development was such a positive and attend one of our online Open Days Diploma and research degrees, auditions and experience. The staff to learn about the practical aspects of interviews for which begin in February 2022. and students were Academy life and chat to current students. See ram.ac.uk/audition for full details. • Approach the audition as you would a You can find the audition requirements so welcoming – they concert – arrive in good time, make sure for your principal study on our website you have everything you will need and really made me feel at ram.ac.uk/departments. like I would be part dress comfortably. • Be prepared – if you’re not ready, it might of a family be better to wait a year. Julie, MA student • Try to enjoy yourself – we want you to do your best. • Put the audition in perspective. Whatever the outcome, the world is big and the possibilities endless if you have ability and perseverance.

96 YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE 97 TUITION FEES* GET IN TOUCH

BMUS PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA UK fee £9,250 (Musical Direction and Coaching) To find out more about the Academy, International (overseas) fee £24,300 UK fee £11,500 International (overseas) fee £22,700 go to our website at ram.ac.uk MA and PGCERT (standard two-year course) UK fee £12,550 ADVANCED DIPLOMA International (overseas) fee £25,250 (Performance) SWITCHBOARD PRINCIPAL STUDY UK fee £11,300 +44 (0)20 7873 7373 DEPARTMENTS MA and PGCERT (intensive one-year course) International (overseas) fee £22,500 UK fee £15,050 Admissions, fees and visas Accordion International (overseas) fee £27,750 ADVANCED DIPLOMA (Opera) [email protected] [email protected] UK/international fee £17,000 Brass MA AND PGCERT (Musical Theatre) Disability Advisor [email protected] UK fee £16,200 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL [email protected] Choral Conducting International (overseas) fee £20,000 DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMA [email protected] UK fee £11,300 Students’ Union Composition and MA AND PGCERT International (overseas) fee £22,500 [email protected] Contemporary Music (Musical Direction and Coaching) [email protected] UK fee £13,850 MPHIL/PHD Accommodation Conducting International (overseas) fee £25,200 UK fee £6,950 [email protected] [email protected] International (overseas) fee £15,150 Guitar MMUS (standard two-year course) Writing-up fee £1,510 [email protected] UK fee £13,550 Harp International (overseas) fee £28,750 STUDY ABROAD (incoming) (pro- [email protected] rata for part-year attendance) Historical Performance MMUS (intensive one-year course) UK fee £16,050 [email protected] UK fee £16,050 International (overseas) fee £23,450 Jazz International (overseas) fee £31,250 CHESTER ROAD [email protected] GAP YEAR/ORGAN FOUNDATION Musical Theatre PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA UK fee £12,400 [email protected] E UK fee £11,300 International (oversees) fee £23,450 L C IR Opera C R International (overseas) fee £22,500 E N IN [email protected]

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