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Join us for an Open Day to experience what life is like here at RCS. Open Days are always popular and advanced booking is essential. Book your place online: rcs.ac.uk/opendays

Music: 9 June 2017

Dance, Drama, Production and Film: 18 August 2017

Production and Film: 6 October 2017

Drama: 20 October 2017

Dance: 3 November 2017

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Watch: rcs.ac.uk/cduncan Alumni

RCS is ranked as the No.1 higher education institution in Scotland for graduate employment. We’re committed to ensuring our students graduate with the right tools to carve a successful career in their industries. We’re immensely proud of the impact our alumni make on the world. Some of our alumni are featured here; go online to watch them talk about their experience of studying at RCS and how it helped them to become the artists they are today.

“THE DEGREE GAVE ME Robyn Stapleton Class of 2013 SUCH A WELL-ROUNDED Claire Hastings Class of 2011 BBC Young Traditional Musicians of the Year EDUCATION AND INSIGHT Winners, 2014 and 2015 INTO HOW TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF MY Watch: rcs.ac.uk/claireandrobyn PASSION, TRADITIONAL MUSIC. THE TUTORS AT “THE MOST IMPORTANT THE ROYAL CONSERVATOIRE THING RCS TAUGHT OF SCOTLAND ARE THE ME IS THAT YOU ARE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD ALWAYS LEARNING. AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED I TAKE THIS INTO EVERY WORKING WITH THEM.” JOB I DO, CONSTANTLY GROWING AS AN ACTOR. RCS IS A PLACE I CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO, I AM ALWAYS MADE TO FEEL VERY WELCOME HERE.”

Sam Heughan Class of 2003 BAFTA-nominated actor, star of Outlander

Alumni Watch: rcs.ac.uk/samheughan

18 19 20 Alumni Read more: rcs.ac.uk/marian more: Read Head of Props, Opera Scottish ofClass 2005 Colquhoun Marian STUDY PRODUCTION ARTS ARTS PRODUCTION STUDY PART OF INITIALLY WHAT UNRIVALLED ANYWHERE UNRIVALLED ANYWHERE TO LEARN MY CRAFT IN A A IN CRAFT MY LEARN TO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITY THE I HAD CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE CENTRE WHERE THE STANDARD STANDARD THE WHERE TECHNICAL FACILITIES AT RCS WERE A HUGE AHUGE AT WERE RCS “ AND DESIGN THERE. THERE. DESIGN AND TEACHING STAFF IS STAFF IS TEACHING ATTRACTED ME TO TO ME ATTRACTED ELSE IN THE UK THE IN ELSE THE OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING THE EQUIPMENT AND OF WORKSHOPS, WORKSHOPS, OF

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21 Place Glasgow Glasgow by day

As the biggest city in Scotland, Glasgow is loved by its residents and City of culture Shopping tourists alike. Regularly featured as one of the world’s top cities to As a European City of Culture, Glasgow is home to numerous Glaswegians take their shopping seriously and the Glasgow ‘Style visit, there are more than 130,000 students in Glasgow, giving the city museums, galleries and theatres, with the majority of museums Mile’ is located around the corner from RCS. Always a popular a rich diversity and energy like nowhere else. free to enter. You could spend weeks touring the various cultural pastime, shoppers can choose from high street favourites on the attractions in the city. Make sure you don’t miss out seeing the Style Mile, upmarket boutiques in the Merchant City or quirky, GOMA, the Lighthouse and the number one tourist attraction in vintage stores in the West End. Glasgow, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Food and drink City life Glasgow’s culinary heritage means you can take your pick from Located in the heart of central Scotland, Glasgow is the culture hundreds of restaurants, cafes and bars with every type of cuisine capital of Scotland and will offer you an unrivalled student imaginable available to you. Whether it's fine dining or pop up experience. lunch stalls, students are spoiled for their foodie choices. Glasgow The cosmopolitan city has long been a beacon for artists and is also extremely welcoming to vegetarians and vegans, and was creatives. It’s no coincidence that RCS, the Glasgow School of Art, named Vegan City of the Year in 2013. Student favourites include BBC Scotland and all of the national artistic companies can be EDINBURGH MAY BE THE Mono, the Hanoi Bike Shop, Chinaski’s and Singl-end Café. found in Glasgow. The city thrives on innovation, imagination and “ creative vision. Take a walk around the city centre and you’ll find SCOTTISH CAPITAL, BUT Parks a trail of street murals, concert halls and pop up art hubs to keep you amused for hours. GLASGOW IS THE COUNTRY'S There are over 90 parks and gardens in Glasgow and no other European city has more green space per head of population. For performing and production artists, Glasgow is the only DE FACTO CAPITAL OF Glasgow’s parks play host to festivals, major sporting activities, place in the UK that can offer you such a magnetic, distinctive CULTURE: HERE, YOU'LL FIND music and cultural events. Kelvingrove Park and Glasgow Green atmosphere for you and your ambition to flourish. are two city favourites – on a hot summer’s day you’ll need to be

SCOTTISH OPERA, SCOTTISH quick to get your picnic spot in Kelvingrove. People BALLET, NATIONAL THEATRE

The official mantra of the city is 'People Make Glasgow'. You’ll OF SCOTLAND, AND MULTIPLE be welcomed to the city with a warmth and friendliness you won’t find anywhere else. Glaswegians are proud of their WORLD-RENOWNED legendary reputation for welcoming visitors and this ethos MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. continues within RCS. ” Conde Nast Traveler As a small conservatoire we care about each of our students. We want you to love learning in our environment and make connections and friendships you will have forever.

THERE'S AN ENERGY Getting here “ AND A VIBRANCY Travelling to Glasgow is easy, with two international airports and an excellent train network connecting the city to the rest of the ABOUT THE CREATIVE UK. You can travel from Glasgow to London in less than one hour CULTURE OF GLASGOW on a plane, with Edinburgh only a 50-minute train journey away and Manchester is a three-hour drive from the city.

– THE CITY IS AN You’ll also find that Glasgow is a relatively small and compact city ARTISTIC HUB WITHIN so you can walk, cycle or get the subway around the city centre. Most students walk or cycle to the campus and a city-wide bike hire SCOTLAND, THE UK, scheme is available. AND NOW GLOBALLY. ” Money matters Kevin Guthrie

Glasgow is an inexpensive city for students to live in. The average cost for student rent in Glasgow is £94.16 per week – well below the national average (Natwest Student Living Index 2016). Glasgow is a small city and if you choose to stay in the RCS student accommodation Liberty House, you will be able to walk to RCS every day, making your transport costs minimal.

IMAGE As a student here, you’ll also receive a free ticket to every RCS Graduate Kevin Guthrie (BA Acting, Class of 2011) production – giving you access to hundreds of performances every IMAGE helped launch the new RCS tartan on Buchanan year for free. A mural nearby RCS, one of Glasgow's

Glasgow Street in January 2017. famous street art murals.

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27 Edinburgh Scotland

Steeped in Scottish heritage, Edinburgh is home to a dozen international No.1 most beautiful country in the world Study in Scotland festivals, numerous museums, galleries and historic sites, and is overlooked Recognised by Rough Guides (2017) as the most beautiful country More than 50,000 students from over 180 countries choose to by a 12th century castle perched on top of a volcano. Within an hour’s in the world, Scotland is a small country packed with a rich study in Scotland. heritage, breathtaking landscapes, dynamic cities and an artistic travel from the RCS campus, Edinburgh holds plenty of attraction for our The reputation of Scottish education is held in high regard culture which has produced some of the world’s most-renowned around the world. Graduates from Scotland are more likely to students to visit, work and enjoy. musicians, filmmakers, dancers, artists, singers and performers. gain employment in graduate-level jobs, with 73% of Scottish The Scots are fiercely proud of their country and have a legendary graduates gaining employment straight after finishing their reputation for welcoming visitors. studies – compared to the UK average of 68%*. RCS leads the field for graduate employment, ranked as the No.1 higher education Country life institution for graduate employment in Scotland.** Festival city You will also find the cost of living in Scotland is competitive.

No matter where you live in Scotland, you are never far from the On average, the cost of living in Scotland is 20% lower than in the Edinburgh plays host to many festivals each year, including the scenic beauty of the Scottish countryside. Glasgow, in particular, rest of the UK***. Edinburgh International Film Festival, the Edinburgh Jazz and is well located for accessing many of the county’s most famous Blues Festival and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. sites. Within an hour’s drive of RCS, you can be on the banks of The pinnacle of the festival season is August when more than Loch Lomond, on a beach eating fresh fish on the West Coast, 25,000 artists and companies from around the world descend or marvelling at the sculptural splendour of The Kelpies. on Scotland’s capital for the Edinburgh International Festival and Thousands of tourists come to Scotland each year to discover more the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Every inch of the historic city about our small but mighty country. If you love the great outdoors, WHO CAN DENY THAT becomes a platform for the performing arts and Edinburgh is you can explore the rural Highlands, climb as many Munros as “ transformed from a UNESCO world heritage site into the world’s you can manage, go skiing in the Cairngorms or take to the water, THESE WILD BEACHES, most eclectic stage for international artists. with rafting, sailing and even surfing all available in Scotland DEEP LOCHS AND CRAGGY (weather dependent!). RCS in Edinburgh CASTLES – NOT TO

RCS presence at the Festivals grows each year, with students, MENTION THE IMPOSSIBLY staff and alumni performing to thousands of audience members STUNNING GLENCOE from across the world. – ARE POSSIBLY SOME OF Edinburgh Festival Fringe For a decade, students from the MA Musical Theatre programme THE MOST WONDERFUL have performed fully-staged musicals in popular venues across Edinburgh, with five-star reviews for their productions including AND BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS IN 9 to 5, The Addams Family and Avenue Q. Additionally, MA THE WORLD? Musical Theatre students perform two new platform shows almost ” every day, meaning our students perform more than 50 times to Rough Guides different, international audiences in the month of August.

Students from the Production and Music programmes also take part in these main-stage shows, providing everything from the set design, stage management, lighting, sound, costumes and music. FROM THE HISTORY- These Edinburgh Festival Fringe productions are a highlight “ in the RCS calendar and bring students and staff from across the SOAKED MEDIEVAL conservatoire together for work of the very highest quality.

TENEMENTS AND WYNDS Edinburgh International Festival OF THE OLD TOWN TO THE The Edinburgh International Festival is renowned for bringing together the world’s most exciting and creative artists to produce SWEEPING ELEGANCE OF a festival filled with world premieres, unique collaborations and THE GEORGIAN NEW TOWN, productions. Students from the School of Music are invited to perform alongside EDINBURGH DESERVES critically-acclaimed musicians and conductors at the Festival. Most recently, the choral group RCS Voices, led by Head of Opera ITS REPUTATION AS ONE OF Professor Timothy Dean, performed Elgar’s The Apostles alongside THE MOST BEAUTIFUL the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conductor Edward Gardner and singers Karen Cargill and Sophie Bevan. This provides a AND COMPELLING CITIES fantastic opportunity for students to learn and perform on a world- h IN THE WORLD. leading, prestigious stage. ” IMAGE The Telegraph * Universities Scotland Ben A'an in the Loch Lomond and ** HESA, 2014/15 Trossachs National Park with views

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33 Music Welcome to the School of Music

The School of Music has been teaching musicians from across the world here in Glasgow for 170 years. It has close partnerships with all of the national orchestras and artistic companies, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. We offer performance students the most one-to-one tuition on your principal study of any UK conservatoire: 90 minutes per week. All of this, and learn in the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland. With more than 500 performances programmed each year – you will have many opportunities to perform throughout your studies.

94% of School of Music graduates are in employment or further study HESA, 2014/15

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MMus: Two years, full-time We offer two Masters degrees, the one-year Why choose us? MA and the two-year MMus. The MA runs MA: One year, full-time full-time for four terms, with the summer • Excellent graduate employment rate; Part-time pathways available term dedicated to a largely independent 90% of MMus graduates are rcs.ac.uk/mmus project. The MMus in Historically in employment or further study Informed Performance Practice also runs (HESA, 2014/15) on this pattern. The MMus occupies six Choose to study music in Glasgow at • Strongly focused on performance, terms across two years, with a summer postgraduate level through our but with substantial scope for break between the two years. A part-time specialist MMus or MA programmes. intellectual and academic challenge pathway is available for the MMus degree, for those considering further study at At RCS you can study the following as is a 120 credit exit award of the PGDip. doctoral level disciplines at Masters level: The MMus and MA share two core • You will study within the busiest • Performance (Brass, Guitar and modules: Principal Study and Supporting performing arts venue in Scotland Harp, Keyboard, Strings, Timpani Studies. Through Principal Study you will • RCS is one of Europe’s most multi- and Percussion, Marimba, have, on most strands of the programme, disciplinary higher education Vocal Performance, Woodwind) weekly 90-minute lessons with your institutions that encompasses the full • Accompaniment principal teacher. The Supporting Studies range of performing disciplines: dance, • Chamber Music module is an individually-negotiated drama, music, production and film • Composition programme of activities including • Benefit from the industry partnerships • Conducting coaching, performance classes, repertoire of RCS and work with the very best • Historically Informed Performance studies, rehearsals, and for singers, three professionals in the country Practice (in partnership with the or four languages. University of Glasgow) The Approaches to Critical Artistry module Graduate destinations • Jazz is shared across all Masters programmes • Opera Our Masters graduates work professionally and gives you the opportunity to pursue • Piano for Dance (in partnership with in orchestras, ensembles and opera houses an individual research project in your own Scottish Ballet) in the UK and internationally. Many build discipline. In each year of the programme, • Repetiteurship portfolio careers, combining part-time you have the opportunity to take up to 20 • Scottish Music and freelance performance with teaching, credits of Options modules drawn from the community engagement and work in These Masters programmes are for undergraduate programme. allied areas such as music administration. people who want to make music their The MA programme is completed by the Please see the department specific pages life’s work. Perhaps you aspire to become Negotiated Study module which occupies for more information on RCS graduates an opera singer, a concert artist or the summer term. from each area. orchestral musician; to accompany,

compose or arrange; to work as a freelance instrumentalist or to be a conductor, music Application details leader or animateur. You may be planning to coach or teach, either as the sole focus Institution code: R58 of your professional life or as part of a Please see rcs.ac.uk/mmus for individual portfolio career. Whatever your reason MMus/MA programme codes. for applying, you will be able to refine and General academic entry requirements: extend your musicianship in preparation 2.2 Honours undergraduate degree. for your next steps within the School of Music at the Royal Conservatoire. Apply via UCAS Conservatoires online:

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40 41 Brass Chamber Music

The MMus programme in Chamber Music Our chamber music ensembles form part Why choose us? Brass students can expect a busy and is the perfect fit for advanced performers of a thriving performance community, “ varied performing schedule, including wishing to immerse themselves in the with opportunities to collaborate both • Busy schedule of masterclasses with world of chamber music. This programme with fellow musicians and artists from collaboration opportunities across RCS with visiting artists; recent visitors include is designed primarily for existing chamber other disciplines. There are a number the Brodsky Quartet and the Danish traditional musicians and jazz players. ensembles who wish to further their of RCS chamber music competitions for String Quartet ” development through study at Masters level. ensembles to enter, as well as potential John Logan, Head of Brass • RCS is the only conservatoire in Europe The individuals making up the group will opportunities for performances both in to offer collaboration opportunities normally have undertaken formal study RCS and around Scotland. across all of the performing arts beyond undergraduate level: as a team, With the support of the family of Hilary • Opportunity to perform with resident The Brass department has a long tradition Teaching staff you should be ready to commit to working Rosin, RCS runs a series of Sunday ensembles including Stevenson Winds of excellence and a worldwide reputation together for the duration of the programme. for training leading musicians. Our team of morning chamber music concerts given by and Red Note Ensemble Visiting Professor dedicated staff includes many of Britain’s Ian Bousfield We also welcome applications from Scotland’s very best chamber musicians, finest brass players such as Simon Johnson, individual candidates who are able featuring principals from the national Teaching staff Mark O’Keeffe and John Gracie, and all Emeritus Professor to demonstrate an aptitude for and orchestras and staff and students of RCS. have international reputations as soloists, John Wallace CBE experience of chamber music, and a keen We also host the annual Rosin Chamber Chamber music coaching is provided desire to work with others. The offer of a Weekend which is another opportunity to orchestral and chamber musicians. Horn by experienced chamber musicians place will be dependent upon the potential welcome international visiting ensembles and visiting specialists, including You will get a real sense of the professional David Flack, Stephanie Jones, John Logan, for viable ensembles to be formed. to RCS. Matthew Trusler and Thomas Carroll of world on the programme. As well as weekly David McClenaghan and Hugh Potts Trio Apaches. classes in orchestral, ensemble and solo Trumpet repertoire, individual tuition on your Nigel Boddice MBE, Peter Franks, principal instrument and related second John Gracie, Sandy McGrattan and study, there are also many performance Mark O’Keeffe opportunities, often in professional settings. Trombone Students can take part in symphony, wind, Lance Green, Simon Johnson, John Kenny opera and chamber orchestras, and a and Christopher Stearn Composition diverse range of ensembles including the RCS Big Band and RCS Brass. Our ensembles Tuba give concerts regularly throughout David Dowall, Andrew Duncan and Scotland and have also performed in many Anthony Swainson countries internationally such as China, Ophicleide and Cimbasso Spain, Denmark, Russia, Malta and Brazil. We help composers reach their full potential and encourage them Tony George “ to produce original, exciting work. Recent graduates include Why choose us? Historic Brass Tony George Jay Capperauld and Robert Allan – both of whom were accepted on to

the RSNO’s Composer Hub – and Mercury Award nominee, C Duncan. • Highest quality tuition from expert ” teachers, many of whom are also players Graduate destinations Dr Gordon McPherson, Head of Composition in the national artistic companies • Access to the BBC Scottish Symphony Many of our graduates hold orchestral Orchestra’s Mentoring Scheme and positions including: When you study composition at RCS, you Why choose us? Graduate destinations the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s will work with diverse and talented staff, all • Martin Murphy – on trial as Associate Professional Experience Scheme to of whom are practising artists with areas of Horn, Royal Scottish National Orchestra • Professional partnerships both There are many opportunities for graduates learn from industry professionals specialist expertise. You will benefit from • Antonio Jiménez Marín and nationally and internationally including to work with ensembles both in Scotland • Opportunity to rehearse with and our professional partnerships with leading Tom Poulson – Ensemble Modern Robin Michael, BBC Scottish Symphony and further afield. Others set up their obtain feedback from players of national ensembles and orchestras, and there will be • Dávur Juul Magnussen – Principal Orchestra, Icebreaker, Psappha, New own groups, and some may study for a orchestras unrivalled opportunities to hear your work Trombone, RSNO Music Players, Red Note, Garth Knox, teaching qualification. Increasingly, young • 90-minute individual lesson coupled with performed in professional venues. • Andrew McLean – Horn, on trial with Richard Craig, Kreutzer String Quartet, composers are looking for opportunities an extra 30 minutes for a related study RSNO, BBC Scottish Symphony The performance of new work is at the Scottish Ensemble, Glasgow New Music to try their hand in the more commercial • Small class sizes allowing tutors more Orchestra and Scottish Ballet orchestra core of the curriculum and we have a Expedition, Ensemble Modern and the market, for instance in the computer games time to dedicate individual attention to • Hayley Tonner – Horn, on trial with significant reputation for the celebration Conservatoire de Paris industry. each student Scottish Ballet orchestra of contemporary and new music. Plug, our • Annual contemporary new music • Access to the John Webb collection of • David Collins – Second Trumpet, critically-acclaimed annual festival, has festival Plug which, over the past 10 Teaching staff over 450 historical brass instruments years, has premiered 500+ new works Ulster Orchestra become a renowned platform for showcasing • International performing opportunities • Study in the busiest performing • Josiah Walters – Bass Trombone, on trial new work where, over the past decade, Professor Rory Boyle, David Fennessy, • Excellent graduate employment success, arts venue in Scotland with numerous with the Hallé orchestra we have premiered more than 500 works. Dr Drew Hammond, Dr Alistair with many of our students obtaining opportunities for your work to be • Cillian Ó Ceallacháin - Principal MacDonald, Dr Stuart MacRae, Dr Gordon employment with the Royal Scottish Additionally, as a student here, you will performed live Trombone with Scottish Opera McPherson and Dr Oliver Searle. National Orchestra, BBC Scottish work across the disciplines and explore • Christopher Gough – Principal Horn, • Excellent staff-student ratio Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Opera composition for film, opera, ballet and RSNO – Watch Christopher talk about his Visiting Professors and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra musical theatre, developing your ideas experience at RCS and with RSNO Sir James MacMillan CBE and without being restricted to a certain type Judith Weir CBE. of player or performance. Music Watch: rcs.ac.uk/cgough

42 43 Conducting Historically Informed “This programme provides you with as much podium time as possible Performance and encompasses many different musical styles so you are well equipped for entering the profession.” Practice Garry Walker, Artistic Director of Conducting Delivered in partnership with

Our postgraduate Conducting programme Why choose us? Graduate destinations Historically Informed Performance will provide you with the comprehensive Why choose us? Practice is offered at Masters level and and integrated training required of • Extensive professional links offer Our graduates often progress to delivered jointly by RCS and the University • Participate in workshops, rehearsals and a professional conductor. You will unmatched opportunities to observe professional work in the field. Recent of Glasgow. The programme will provide potentially performances in concentrate on the technique and craft of and collaborate with the country’s examples include: you with opportunities to develop your collaboration with leading ensembles, conducting through practical experience major orchestras, such as the BBC insight and experience in historical • Fergus Macleod – recipient of the ENO such as the Dunedin Consort and with the RCS Symphony Orchestra, the Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the performance practice of music through a Charles Mackerras Fellowship Concerto Caledonia Alexander Gibson Opera School at RCS Royal Scottish National Orchestra combination of vocal or instrumental study, • Ciarán McAuley – Resident Conductor of • Benefit from access to facilities and a variety of classical and contemporary • Close links with the national companies performance-related academic research the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra including seminar and practice rooms, ensembles. means you will have the opportunity and through working with professional • Jessica Cottis – Principal Conductor of the University of Glasgow and the to build a strong professional network ensembles. You will receive masterclasses and learn the Glasgow New Music Expedition Royal Conservatoire libraries, audio towards a future career in conducting from the best conductors in their field. • Holly Mathieson – Assistant Conductor, Using the staff expertise and facilities of labs, an electroacoustic music studio, • The programme is flexible to offer Through individual lessons, in-house Royal Scottish National Orchestra both institutions, this programme is a and the Royal Conservatoire’s concert a clear focus on performance, with and external opportunities and a range unique opportunity to study alongside halls and studios substantial scope for both of supporting modules, you will develop world-class performer-scholars within both • Study in a UNESCO City of Music; the perception, listening skills, and self- interdisciplinary collaboration and Teaching staff Glasgow offers enormous opportunities university and conservatoire environments. awareness required to become a responsive intellectual and academic challenge to become involved with music-making • Garry Walker leader in rehearsal and performance. • Our conductors achieve great success Your study will involve attending seminar at a professional level Artistic Director of Conducting in international competitions, including series, practical presentations and a • Learn in an environment where there is Each year in addition to our Masters • Dr Alasdair Mitchell the James Conlon Conducting Prize at practical portfolio. You will also be ample opportunity for ensemble programme we offer a highly prestigious Lecturer Aspen and the Augsburg International assessed by dissertation and through a playing, leading to the development two-year Leverhulme Conducting • Donald Runnicles Conductors’ Competition performance recital. of valuable musical team working and Fellowship. The Conducting Fellows International Fellow interpersonal skills play a major role in a wide variety of our As an accomplished performer, you will

performance activities, in both rehearsal find that this programme will enhance and performance, and will work closely your performance skills and knowledge Teaching staff with the Royal Conservatoire’s Artistic with detailed, rigorous study of historical Director of Conducting, Garry Walker, performance practice (particularly of • Professor John Butt the Red Note Ensemble, and other music of the 17th and 18th centuries). University of Glasgow specialist tutors, conducting consultants • Dr David McGuinness If you are aspiring to perform and visiting conductors. University of Glasgow professionally or wishing to undertake • Professor David Watkin The Conducting Fellows will also act as historical research relating to performance Royal Conservatoire of Scotland assistant at the BBC Scottish Symphony practice, or both, this programme is Orchestra to both Chief Conductor Thomas designed for you. Dausgaard and Conductor Emeritus Donald Runnicles.

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44 45 Guitar and Harp Jazz

“RCS has fast become a true centre of excellence for both harp and guitar “Students benefit from our strong links with studies, with numerous connections outwith the institution. There are too the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, enabling many performance opportunities to mention but rest assured if you you to work closely with international choose RCS you will be able to truly develop your skills as a performer.” artists and learn from professionals at work.” Professor Allan Neave, Head of Guitar and Harp Professor Tommy Smith, Head of Jazz

Under the visionary leadership of Why choose us? Teaching staff The Jazz department is led by the perform regular concerts in Scotland, as international guitar virtuoso, Professor internationally-renowned saxophonist well as recording for Spartacus Records Allan Neave, the Guitar and Harp • 90-minute lesson in your principal Professor Allan Neave (Head of Professor Tommy Smith. Tommy is a major • Record and mix your own music in our department is the best place to develop study each week; a 30-minute lesson on Department), Matthew McAllister, force in European jazz and has a reputation recording studios with opportunities your musical talents and performance skills. a second study is also available Peter Stewart, Ian Watt, Barbara for producing successful musicians and to release your own album new voices within the UK jazz scene. • Opportunity to work with BBC Radio Learning from a team of distinguished • Excellent partnerships and links to Pommerenke-Steel (mandolin), Scotland to enable you to broadcast professional guitarists and harpists, you industry; partnerships include Big Jamie Akers (early guitars/lute), Malcolm Currently RCS offers the highest amount your own compositions on the Jazz will be supported in your development Guitar Weekend, Celtic Connections, MacFarlane (harmony/improvisation), of one-to-one contact time offered House programme each year to become a successful, well-rounded Classical Guitar Retreat, Ullapool Guitar Pavel Steidl (International Fellow) and anywhere in the UK, with 90 minutes • Fridays at One and Blue Mondays musician who enters the profession fully- Festival, European Mandolin and Guitar Tomasz Zawierucha (Visiting Artist) of individual lessons each week on your Youth Orchestra, NECGS Concert Series, concert and masterclass series featuring equipped with a broad range of skills. Harp principal study instrument, and the Sphere Concert Series, National Youth guest teachers; past clinicians include Alina Bzhezhinska, Sharron Griffiths, opportunity to study a second instrument. With an emphasis on preparing you for a Guitar Ensemble and International Bob Minzter, Mike Stern, Makoto Pippa Tunnell, Lucy Wakeford (Visiting professional career as a player, the broad Guitar Festivals (London) In our dedicated jazz studios, you’ll study Ozone, Courtney Pine, Jacqui Artist) and Sioned Williams (Visiting Artist) curriculum of the department includes: • Formal links with several national the essentials of chord-scale harmony, Dankworth, Branford Marsalis, David improvisation, classic repertoire, Liebman, Peter Erskine, Paolo Fresu, • Performance classes companies, enabling harpists to play composition, history, music business Randy Brecker and Arild Andersen • Chamber music alongside professional musicians, Graduate destinations and arranging. Our vision of jazz is • ‘Jazz at the Chimp’ events feature • Technique classes including the Royal Scottish National Guitar and Harp graduates have gone on comprehensive and inclusive, and you’ll student-led projects on a monthly basis • The art of teaching Orchestra, Scottish Opera and the BBC to further study in the US and Europe, be introduced to the full range of contexts • Orchestral studies Scottish Symphony Orchestra • Vast number of performance become heads of university departments, from solo and ensemble work through Teaching staff You will have many concert opportunities opportunities each academic session international concert solo artists, to big band settings. both within RCS and externally; to play as a orchestral principal harpists, teachers • Expert teaching team with regular Studying jazz here gives you a high level Mario Caribe, Alyn Cosker, Tom Gibbs, soloist, a chamber musician, to participate in private practice and high schools, and guitar masterclasses from Pavel Steidl, of training aimed at cultivating your Chris Greive, Paul Harrison, Kevin in competitions, and to play in any of the festival directors. Jan Depreter, Marcin Dylla, Marco development as a creative and versatile MacKenzie, Tom MacNiven, Louise student ensembles. Tamayo, Xuefei Yang and Martin Taylor Guitar graduate Sean Shibe was the first jazz performer. Both the BMus and Mochan, Paul Towndrow and Tom Walsh • Numerous harp masterclasses including You are also able to study other aspects guitarist to be admitted to the prestigious MMus programmes explore jazz in the Professor Helga Storck, Naoko Yoshino, of the profession including teaching, BBC New Generation Artists Scheme and broadest possible terms, and provide the Catrin Finch and Sivan Magen Graduate destinations academic research and to learn the the only solo guitarist to have received a opportunity to play, perform, compose

business skills necessary to survive in the Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship. Sean has most and record in many different styles. • Jazz graduates have been recipients of music industry. recently been selected to be represented The BMus programme is the only full- the prestigious Yamaha Jazz by the Young Classical Artists Trust. Scholarship, with bassist David Bowden There are numerous collaborative time degree level jazz course in Scotland and pianists Peter Johnstone and Utsav opportunities to work within different and offers many creative and artistic Lal obtaining scholarships; Peter and departments across RCS including opportunities to you as a performer across Utsav have also recorded a CD for drama, musical theatre and dance. a wide-ranging curriculum. the cover of Jazzwise magazine, and Our contemporary music festival, Plug, The MMus pathway, for advanced study performed at the Houses of Parliament is a perfect opportunity for you to work of jazz, offers the chance to further hone • Utsav Lal has also performed at the closely with new composers. your performance and compositional skills Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2015

and to develop your musical versatility and • Graduates Brodie Jarvie and John creativity to the highest level. Lowrie performed at the London Jazz Festival in 2014 as well as presenting Why choose us? their own successful jazz concerts in Edinburgh and Glasgow • A teaching team featuring the best • Brodie Jarvie, Michael Butcher and educators and highly-acclaimed jazz Stephen Henderson performed in performers Hannover in 2015 collaborating with • Close links to the Scottish National Jazz German jazz musicians, as part of Orchestra and its international guests UNESCO City of Music and Creative City enabling you to watch professionals at Network work • Joe Williamson and his group Square • An opportunity to audition for the One have released their debut CD and Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra and toured the UK Music

46 47 Keyboard Piano Accompaniment

Piano Accompaniment is a varied and MMus Accompanists also enjoy extensive Learn from world-class professional staff in a supportive challenging postgraduate programme, performing opportunities, whether in “ led by lecturer and piano accompanist, concerts, competitions or accompanying environment where you will be nurtured and challenged.” Scott Mitchell, alongside a team of highly students. The programme provides a wide Professor Aaron Shorr, Head of Keyboard experienced professional accompanists range of choice for assessment, including and chamber musicians. studio recordings, commissions of new collaborative works, independent projects You will engage in a wide range of and full length recitals. collaborative opportunities to prepare you for this demanding profession working Recent masterclasses for accompanists The Keyboard department will develop Students may also make CD quality • Multitude of performance with students and lecturers from all have included notable artists such as your individual skills in a supportive, recordings in our state-of-the-art recording opportunities, including regular departments at RCS. Roy Howat, Simon Lepper, Malcolm innovative and challenging environment. studio and learn how to film and edit showcase concerts, prestigious concerto Martineau, Susan Tomes and Ashley Wass. Developing core accompaniment skills Our staff bring a wealth of experience to multiple camera videos for their personal opportunities, festivals, competitions forms the foundation of the programme. Students from this programme have forged their teaching and enjoy active performing and professional development. and chamber music In addition to the extensive development professional careers as accompanists and recording careers. You will benefit • State-of-the-art recording studio, Opportunities to perform are one of the key of standard accompaniment repertoire, and work for a wide range of institutions from their expertise in your weekly also with HD video capability drivers of the department. In addition to additional supporting skills are also and organisations throughout the 90-minute, one-to-one lessons as well • Multiple camera recording and regular showcase concerts, masterclasses, cultivated in weekly group classes world. Graduates also work in the fields as participating in regular performance editing classes an annual Piano Festival and the Plug including; sight-reading, orchestral of music education, arts management classes for solo and chamber music in our • Varied programme of masterclasses contemporary music festival, keyboard reductions, transposition, figured bass, and administration, and music in the concert halls. from distinguished visiting artists; students may also compete in multiple choral accompaniment, vocal and community, where an MMus degree is recent visitors include Idil Biret, Olga Students may also elect to share their internal competitions, including a concerto instrumental coaching and languages. highly valued. Kern, Andrei Gavrilov, Richard Goode, one-to-one lessons between two principal competition, classical concerto competition, Angela Hewitt, Bernard d'Ascoli, Scholarships are available. study teachers, a practice which is Mozart piano concerto competition, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Leslie Howard, encouraged and supported by the duo-piano competition, Debussy prize, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Malcolm department. The department also runs an Carus duo piano and strings prize and the Martineau, Roberto Prosseda and innovative, internal digital platform where prestigious Governor’s recital prize. Prizes Pascal Rogé all performance classes and concerts are for the RCS internal competitions total in

recorded and stored in a digital archive excess of £6000 per year. for our students to consult throughout Teaching staff Additionally, our students regularly Piano for Dance their studies. This is supported by a rich win top prizes in many international array of peer and tutor feedback and has Associate Head of Keyboard competitions. Recently, students have become one of the key innovations in the Professor Fali Pavri Delivered in partnership with won prizes including first prizes at the department, enabling students to watch, UNISA South Africa competition, Ciurlionis International Fellow of Piano listen and reflect on their playing as well Competition and Morocco Philharmonic Steven Osborne as supporting the work and development The MMus Piano for Dance programme is an Solid piano technique is vital and you will Competition. Other competition successes of their peers. Visiting Professor of Piano innovative postgraduate degree, delivered also have access to a regular lesson with include the Prix du Piano Interlaken William Fong in partnership with Scottish Ballet. tutors from the Keyboard department, Our performing, teaching and practice Classics (Switzerland), the Sheepdrove reinforcing aspects of piano technique, Utilising the resources and facilities of both facilities are world class. The Stevenson Hall Competition, Andre Dumortier Piano Research Fellow keyboard harmony and repertoire. institutions, the programme offers a unique plays host to regular live recital broadcasts Competition (Belgium), the Royal Over- Roy Howat for BBC Radio 3 and the prestigious Scottish Seas League, (Over-seas Prize) and Moray mix of professional tutelage and practical Piano International Piano Competition. (1st Prize), Yamaha Competition (UK), application, aimed at supporting the Teaching staff Jonathan Plowright, Victor Sangiorgio, Bromsgrove International Competition, needs of each individual student. Pianists Piano students benefit from dedicated Petras Geniusas, Sinae Lee, Isobel Estonia (Tallinn 1st Prize), Lagny sur Marne aspiring to work within the professional • Alan Costello – Programme Co-ordinator resources, including a suite of piano Anderson, Norman Beedie, Bing Bing Li and Piano Campus (France), Vines (Spain), dance sector receive regular mentoring • Richard Honner – Principal Conductor, practice rooms and teaching rooms. Each and James Willshire Chieri (Italy), Maria Callas (Greece), EU from industry-established dance musicians Scottish Ballet piano practice room has a Steinway Model Competition (Prague), Sparkasse Chamber Accordion and teachers. The programme also offers • Karen MacIver – Lecturer in A grand and all piano teaching rooms are Music Competition (Frankfurt) and Djordje Gajic the opportunity to gain a wide range of Improvisation and Class Repertoire equipped with two Model B Steinways. Isidor Bajic (Serbia). We also offer annual appropriate experience, working within a • Brian Prentice – Company Pianist, There are also six Model D Steinways in Organ concerto performance opportunities with professional environment alongside Scottish Scottish Ballet our concert halls and recording studio. David Hamilton the prestigious Royal Scottish National Ballet’s artistic staff and dancers. Additionally, we operate a free loan system Orchestra and the RCS Symphony Harpsichord Graduate destinations where students may take upright pianos From the earliest stages of training, Orchestra. Jan Waterfield to use in their accommodation during the students accompany all aspects of work Our graduates have gone on to work academic year. with RCS and Scottish Ballet, in dance Why choose us? Graduate destinations classes, rehearsals and education projects. extensively within the dance world, Principal study lessons and weekly including at Birmingham Royal Ballet,

performance classes are also complemented Canadian National Ballet, Scottish Ballet, • Competitive scholarships Many of our graduates have successful Additionally, you will study exam syllabus by a wide variety of supporting study Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal • 90-minute individual lesson each week and diverse performing careers. Others work, accompaniment skills, dance forms, options, including classical improvisation, Academy of Dance, Ballet West, Northern with your tutor have gone on to teach around the world, dance vocabulary and core ballet and conducting, piano technique, organ Ballet and SOTA in Singapore. • Steinway Model A grands in all including at the Szechuan Conservatory class repertoire. This helps you to develop and harpsichord seminars and French dedicated piano practice rooms and Kunming University in China. the skills needed to give the dancers and Scholarships are available. repertoire classes with world renowned • Steinway Model B grands in all teachers the necessary musical support in pianist and scholar, Roy Howat. dedicated piano teaching rooms class work and rehearsals. Music

48 49 Opera Strings

“The Alexander Gibson Opera School within RCS has an “Thanks to our meaningful connections with the national artistic companies, international reputation for producing outstanding vocalists our students are in high demand to work with the orchestras. It gives students who perform in opera houses across the world.” a very strong sense of being in a professional working environment.” Professor Timothy Dean, Head of Opera Professor David Watkin, Head of Strings

The postgraduate Opera programme Why choose us? Language tutors As a student here you will be part of one Why choose us? Baroque Cello is a highly focused, practical and pre- Dr Gabi Maas, Dr Ralph Strehle and of the most dynamic strings programmes Alison McGillivray professional programme providing Dr Elisabetta Toreno in Europe. Your 90-minute individual • We have a close relationship with • 90-minute individual lesson on your Chamber Music performance opportunities across a range principal study lesson is enhanced by Scottish Opera, with students principal study each week Will Conway and Greg Lawson of operatic styles, in venues of different regular masterclasses, performance participating in workshops and Graduate destinations • An international teaching team, with scale and setting. classes, orchestral classes and a chamber collaborative projects; many graduates years of education and performing music programme, all underpinned by Graduate destinations You will have twice-weekly singing lessons have progressed to join Scottish Opera's Recent graduates have been offered experience – many hold positions in the regular, co-ordinated technique classes. and coaching sessions as well as classes in prestigious Emerging Artists programme places on the Covent Garden Jette Parker national artistic companies You can also choose a second study and/or • Maxwell Quartet, Selected as Tunnell acting, stage combat, languages, movement, • Regular performing and collaborative scheme, the National Opera Studio, the • Regular masterclasses from the world’s a related study in historical instruments. Trust and Park Lane Group Young Artists Alexander Technique, dance, auditioning opportunities across RCS Welsh International Academy of Voice, leading string performers, including • Veronika Vardpatrikyan – Assistant and repertoire coaching in all the traditional • Busy masterclass schedule the International Opera Studio Staatsoper Along with the most up-to-date approaches Nicola Benedetti, Simon Fischer Principal Viola, Yerevan Symphony European languages and Russian. • Excellent staff-student ratio Berlin, the Salzburg Festival Young Singers to teaching and learning – including (Visiting Professor), Ilya Gringolts Orchestra, Armenia • Frequent visits from professional Project, Opera Studio Bregenz Festival, video analysis, online peer assessment (Visiting Artist), Joseph Swensen, The Vocal department teaching staff is • Duncan Strachan – Artistic Director of companies and agents including the Verbier Academy, as well as contracts and mutually constructed feedback – our Ralph Kirschbaum, Raphael Wallfisch, a group of experienced and committed the Loch Shiel Festival Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the in fully professional houses including international team of teachers represent Alina Ibragimova, Lutsia Ibragimova teachers, led by internationally-renowned • Wouter Raubenheimer – Principal Bayreuth Festival, Independent Opera, the Royal Opera House, Staatsoper Berlin, the major pedagogical traditions of Europe, and Rinat Ibragimova, the Brodsky lecturer, Professor Stephen Robertson. Viola, Stavanger Chamber Orchestra British Youth Opera and the Britten Deutsche Oper Berlin, English National Russia and the USA. Many of them are Quartet and Pedro de Alcantara We regularly welcome guest artists to and Principal Viola, Chamber Orchestra Pears School Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Welsh drawn to Glasgow as principal players in (Visiting Professor) give masterclasses to students; recent of Europe National and Royal Opera Den Norske. Scotland’s world-class national companies. • Meaningful connections with world- • David Bamaung – Assistant Principal artists have included Sir Thomas Allen Teaching staff class professional ensembles, including CBE, Susan Graham, Kathryn Harries, Opera alumni include Kate Valentine, We encourage students to take a broad but regular collaborations with Scottish Viola, Welsh National Opera

Dame Felicity Palmer, John Treleaven Stephen Chambers, Rebecca Afonwy- integrated approach to the studies they Ensemble, Red Note Ensemble, the • Jiří Kabát – Professor of Viola at the Head of Vocal Performance and Roderick Williams. Regular visitors Jones, Richard Burkhard, Jeni Bern, Peter undertake around their principal study, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Prague Conservatoire and member of Professor Stephen Robertson include Lisa Milne, Rachel Nicholls and Auty, Jason Bridges, Michel de Souza, forging connections between technique the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic String Quartet Patricia MacMahon. Head of Strings Anush Hovhannisyan, Lisa Milne, Daniel and creativity, musicality and theory – Professor David Watkin Ohlmann, Elin Pritchard, Jung Soo Yun ‘head’ and ‘heart’. The ground-breaking As well as annual opera productions, and Lee Bisset. work of our Visiting Professor Pedro de Teaching staff you will perform opera scenes, giving you Christina Dunwoodie, George Gordon, Alcantara is a strong creative challenge for the opportunity to experience different Violin Mark Hathaway, Margaret Izatt, staff and students alike. At our Wildcard repertoire and style and take part in the William Chandler, Leland Chen (Visiting Scott Johnson, Helen Lawson, Julia Thursday classes the surprise guest can be annual Opera Project to explore both Artist), Ruth Crouch, Francis Cummings, Lynch, Wilma MacDougall, Elizabeth anything from a jazz musician to an actor, contemporary/20th century and baroque Bernard Docherty, Tamás Fejes, Andrea McCormack, Kathleen McKellar- a movement specialist to a folk musician. repertoire. Gajic, Chris George, Katie Hull, Maya Ferguson, Linda Ormiston, Iain Anything can happen. All of these skills and Iwabuchi, Gina McCormack, Angus Paton, Paul Plummer, Clare Shearer, broadening experiences, which may seem Ramsay, Laura Samuel and Justine Watts Marilyn Smith, Julian Tovey, Professor peripheral, can one day fundamentally Christopher Underwood and Alan Watt inform your music-making. Viola Jane Atkins, Dr Lev Atlas, Scott Dickinson With all of the performing arts disciplines and Duncan Ferguson on campus, RCS is the natural environment where creative cross-disciplinary, Violoncello collaborative and experimental work can Robert Irvine, Aleksei Kiseliov, Repetiteurship flourish as part of the curriculum. Martin Storey, Betsy Taylor, Professor David Watkin and Alison Wells

Double Bass Tom Berry, Ana Cordova, Iain Crawford and Nikita Naumov As a repetiteur student, you will work This programme will give you the Alumni have gone on to study and work and study as part of our internationally- opportunity to learn and study all of the at the highest level, at the National Opera Baroque Violin reputable Alexander Gibson Opera School. core and related skill sets: piano lessons, Studio, the Jette Parker Young Artists Huw Daniel and Ruth Slater You will work regularly with the Head of languages, coaching, continuo playing, Programme (Royal Opera House), English Baroque Viola Opera and Julia Lynch, who both have style, repertoire and conducting. A large National Opera, Opera North and Scottish Alfonso Leal considerable professional experience, part of your training will be in practical Opera, as well as opera houses in Europe. nationally and internationally. sessions, playing for classes, opera scenes Scholarships are available. rehearsals, full productions and, where

Music appropriate, conducting.

50 51 Timpani and Percussion Traditional Music Delivered in partnership with

Our music is Scottish, but our department The facilities of this department are amongst the best in Europe. “ “ is global. Our students hail from Scotland, Students benefit from having access to dedicated percussion studios Germany, Finland, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, to practice and rehearse in. ” Canada, Ireland and across the UK. Kurt-Hans Goedicke, Head of Timpani and Percussion ” Dr Joshua Dickson, Head of Traditional Music:

We offer an extensive and well-balanced Why choose us? Teaching staff RCS is proud to deliver the UK’s only Why choose us? curriculum to allow students to experience Bachelor of Music degree dedicated to and study as much related material as • Small class sizes; we only take a Timpani traditional and folk music. As an aspiring • Opportunity to develop invaluable possible. A carefully balanced curriculum maximum of 12 students to ensure the Kurt-Hans Goedicke, John Poulter, performer on this programme, you will industry contacts of one-to-one weekly lessons and repertoire highest possible teaching contact and Ruari Donaldson, Gordon Rigby work closely with some of the world’s • High staff-student ratio classes, playing in various ensembles, practice time top solo and collaborative teachers and • Performance opportunities include the Percussion interspersed with frequent visits from • Three large dedicated percussion performers to consolidate your performance world-famous Celtic Connections festival Chris Lamb (International Fellow), our distinguished roster of international studios with a full range of the highest technique, repertoire and personal style • Collaborations and connections include Tom Hunter, Alasdair Kelly, Simon clinicians, produces a structure and quality instruments as a traditional musician, interwoven the National Piping Centre, the Centre Lowdon, John Poulter foundation for student learning and • Unrivalled links with the world’s leading with development as a critical, creative, for Contemporary Arts, Sabhal Mòr engagement. Additionally, students gain performers in timpani and percussion Latin American, Kit entrepreneurial and/or teaching artist. Ostaig, Fèis Rois, the European Network lots of practical performing experience • Performing opportunities alongside and Ethnic Percussion This includes exploring both the established of Folk Orchestras, the Irish World opportunities in a variety of ensembles: guest artists and masterclass clinicians Dave Hassell (International Clinician) parameters of folk and traditional music and Academy of Music and Dance, East symphonic, chamber, opera and wind and • Cross-discipline collaboration the shared technical vocabulary that links Tennessee State University, KMH Royal Marimba brass ensembles. opportunities with students from folk to classical and jazz worlds. College of Music (Stockholm) and the Eric Sammut (International Consultant) across RCS Sibelius Academy (Finland) Each student will have 90-minute one-to- You will perform in a variety of contexts. one lessons on timpani and percussion External learning opportunities include with our highly acclaimed staff, Masterclasses Graduate destinations an Isle of Skye residency, touring, Teaching staff

supplemented by orchestral repertoire teaching placements and work placements The Timpani and Percussion department classes. To further equip students for Recent masterclasses include: in Scotland and overseas, as well as • Professor Phil Cunningham has a long established tradition of the profession, we offer specialist tuition appearances at high-profile events, including Artistic Director of Traditional Music • Colin Currie – International percussion producing graduates who hold prominent from leading performers and educators Glasgow’s renowned Celtic Connections • Dr Joshua Dickson soloist and clinician positions both in the UK and abroad. featuring Drum Kit, Latin American and festival, Piping Live!, international occasions Head of Traditional Music • Sam Walton – Eminent percussionist ethnic percussion and Marimba. We also • John Poulter – Royal Scottish of state and a range of UK, European and • Finlay MacDonald • Birger Sulsbrück – Internationally- welcome artists who perform on the National Orchestra North American festivals. Head of Piping Studies renowned Cuban percussion expert world’s stage to deliver regular clinics • Gordon Rigby and David Lyons – • Leigh Howard Stevens – Marimbist Piping Ross Ainslie, Professor Margaret Bennett, and masterclasses. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and clinician The undergraduate Piping degree Jenn Butterworth, Mairi Campbell, Luke • Ruari Donaldson – Scottish Opera We are delighted to have Chris Lamb • Jasmin Kolberg Kroumata – follows the same structure and range of Daniels, Heather Downie, Marc Duf, • Martin Willis – Scottish Ballet (Principal Percussion, New York Internationally-celebrated marimbist contextual curriculum as in the Traditional Marie Fielding, Professor Fred Freeman, • Chris Terian – Philharmonia Philharmonic) as our International Fellow. and clinician Music department, though its range Djordje Gajic, Corrina Hewat, Fiona • Richard Buckley – Orquestra Sinfonica Chris visits RCS three times a year, for • Dame Evelyn Glennie – International of performance tuition is specifically Hunter, Greg Lawson, Duncan Lyall, Portuguesa two and a half days each time, to work percussion soloist dedicated to the well-rounded and in-depth Màiri MacInnes, Kevin Mackenzie, Willie • Louise Paterson – Real Orquesta with students. He is also available to give • David Searcy – Principal Timpanist, development of the contemporary exponent McCallum, Mary McCarthy, Alistair Sinfonica de Sevilla occasional private lessons to students. La Scala Milan of the Scottish Highland Bagpipe, delivered McCulloch, Ian Muir, Hamish Napier, • Alan Emslie – Baroque specialist • Simon Carrington – Principal Timpanist, in partnership with Glasgow’s world-famous Steven Nelson, Iseabail T NicDhomhnaill, We are also fortunate to have Eric Sammut • Kate Openshaw – Camerata Ireland London Philharmonic Orchestra National Piping Centre. This includes Alistair Paterson, Rod Paterson, James (Orchestre de Paris and Conservatoire • Alasdair Kelly – Bologna Opera • Keith Aleo and Neil Grover – Avidas core elements dedicated to solo piping, Ross, Laura-Beth Salter, Ron Shaw, John de Paris) as our International Marimba • Tom Hunter – Bergen Philharmonic Zildjian Company piobaireachd, pipe band work and piping Somerville, Fraser Stone, Innes Watson Consultant. Eric visits four times each Orchestra • Neil Percy – Principal Percussion, in a folk ensemble context, in addition to and Lori Watson academic year, for two days at a time, • Louis Abbott and Philip Hauge – London Symphony Orchestra optional tuition in bellows-blown piping allowing marimba students lots of Admiral Fallow and other piping-specific electives. opportunity to learn from his expertise. • June Binnie – Sinfonia Finlandia Graduate destinations Masters level study RCS offers very successful mentoring • James Gorman – Freelance, currently We also offer an MMus/MA degree in Our graduates are working in the schemes with Scotland’s leading orchestras on the UK tour of Evita Scottish Music which nurtures your existing professional music and related industries; where students experience the realities of • Calum Huggan – First British student artistic personality through greater time as performers, teachers, composers, the professional environment. You will also accepted onto the Advanced Solo and scope afforded to your individual musical directors, recording artists, benefit from three large fully-equipped Marimba course at the Royal College instrumental/vocal tuition and the producers, music therapists, doctoral studios for the sole use of timpani and of Music development of your skills as a critical artist. students, community project managers percussion students. Additionally, you will and broadcasters. The department is a receive regular performance opportunities close-knit community where you perform in the Royal Conservatoire’s professional and gig with other students and staff, and venues, as well as in some of Scotland’s make friends for life. major concert halls. Music

52 53 Woodwind Vocal Studies

Our team of dedicated staff includes “ We help you to fulfil your potential as a singer and become a versatile, many of Britain’s finest woodwind players, “ independent artist. Our expert teaching staff work with you to with world-class reputations as soloists, help you find your own unique voice and establish a lasting technique. orchestral and chamber musicians. ” ” Professor Stephen Robertson, Head of Vocal Performance Heather Nicoll, Head of Woodwind

The Woodwind department has Why choose us? The Vocal Studies department has an Why choose us? Graduate destinations an international reputation for nurturing excellent team of tutors and coaches, many talent and producing leading musicians. • Numerous and unique performance of whom work at the highest international • 90 minutes of one-to-one singing Recent graduates have been offered level and who bring a range of specialisms Unparalleled one-to-one tuition is given to opportunities including TV/radio lessons each week places on the Covent Garden Jette Parker with them. Their goal is to ensure you every student, with a 90-minute principal broadcasts, public performances, • Unique classes specifically on the basis scheme, the National Opera Studio, the develop your individual voice and become study lesson and a further 30-minute worldwide tours and concerto soloist of vocal technique Welsh International Academy of Voice, the best singer you can possibly be. lesson available on a second study of opportunities with Scotland’s major • Students are taught how to understand the International Opera Studio Staatsoper choice. Weekly tuition is enhanced orchestras and ensembles Classes are offered in all the main the vocal mechanism Berlin, the Salzburg Festival Young Singers by visits from distinguished guest artists • 90-minute one-to-one lesson on your languages and associated repertoire, • Imagination and artistry are seen as Project, Opera Studio Bregenz Festival, from across the globe. principal study each week such as Italian song, lieder and melodie, crucial components in the curriculum the Verbier Academy, as well as contracts • A rich programme of public with further classes for oratorio, opera, • Numerous diverse performance in fully professional houses including the As a Woodwind student, you will benefit masterclasses, individual and group auditions, performance skills, Alexander opportunities Royal Opera House, Staatsoper Berlin, from a diverse range of performance coaching, side-by-side performances Technique and vocal pedagogy. You will • Extensive choral and ensemble activity Deutsche Oper Berlin, English National opportunities. Symphony, chamber and and CD recordings have the chance to perform in main-stage including RCS Voices, the RCS Chamber Opera, Scottish Opera, Opera North, Welsh wind orchestra performances, opera • Performance opportunities alongside operatic productions, choral works and Choir and BBC Choir of the Year, National and Royal Opera Den Norske. productions, wind ensembles and chamber professional musicians in our Mondays Les Sirenes specialist chamber groups. You may be The vast majority of undergraduates experiences are central to your education. and Fridays at 1 concert series • Regular masterclass schedule featuring able to take advantage of professional choose to go on to further study once they Our prestigious ensemble, Stevenson • Work with elite wind ensemble, renowned artists; recent artists include opportunities whilst studying, including have completed their four-year BMus. Some Winds, affords yet more high profile Stevenson Winds, and receive intensive Sir Thomas Allen CBE, Barbara solo singing for a choral society or small students take advantage of the fact that this performance opportunities for you to coaching with its expert players Bonney, Christine Brewer, Jane Eaglen, cathedral ensemble, or a main work with department can offer a complete journey perform alongside top professional players. • National and international performing Dame Gwyneth Jones, Dame Felicity the BBC or at the Edinburgh Festival. The from BMus right through to a Masters in opportunities; students have toured Lott, Patricia MacMahon, Malcolm Weekly performance, technique and RCS Song Studio recital series is extremely Opera in the RCS Alexander Gibson Opera India with the BBC Scottish Symphony Martineau, Rosalind Plowright, John repertoire classes take place in our popular with audiences and provides a School before entering the profession. Orchestra and this year will perform Treleaven and Roderick Williams professional recital venues providing the fully professional outlet for this repertoire. The department has an enviable record side-by-side with the Scottish Chamber • Strong industry partnerships including ideal environment for your development, in achieving scholarships and places on Orchestra Winds in a series of live The Vocal Studies department is busy and Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Festival and professional accompanists are programmes beyond our own doors. In concerts challenging, working in an atmosphere of Opera, the Bayreuth Festival, British available to you throughout your studies. recent years these included the Guildhall • Facilities include the David Nicholson varied inspiring performances and with Youth Opera, and both the Samling and School of Music and Drama, the Royal Room, a dedicated space for flautists each singer, perfecting your craft, yet also Britten Pears School, all of whom Academy of Music and Royal College of Teaching staff to rehearse and practice, and a double finding the emotional honesty which lies regularly visit RCS to audition Music, also the Jacobs School of Music, reed room, filled with reed-making behind truly great singing. Bloomington, Indiana University and the Flute/Piccolo equipment for this specialist art Teaching staff Konservatorium Wien (Vienna). Richard Blake, Helen Brew, Katherine Bryan, Alison Mitchell, Ruth Morley, Elisabeth Dooner (baroque) and Janet Graduate destinations Voice lecturers Richardson (piccolo) Christina Dunwoodie, George Gordon, Recent Woodwind graduates include: Mark Hathaway, Margaret Izatt, Oboe/Cor Anglais Scott Johnson, Helen Lawson, Julia • Graeme Brown – Principal Bassoon and Stephane Rancourt, Rosie Staniforth, Lynch, Wilma MacDougall, Elizabeth the youngest musician in the BBC Amy Turner and Stephen West (cor) McCormack, Kathleen McKellar- Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ferguson, Linda Ormiston, Iain Clarinet/Eb/Bass • Fraser Gordon – Principal Contrabassoon Paton, Paul Plummer, Clare Shearer, John Cushing, Yann Ghiro, Lawrence with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Marilyn Smith, Julian Tovey, Professor Gill, Josef Pacewicz (Eb) and Heather • Fraser Langton – Principal Eb Clarinet Christopher Underwood and Alan Watt Nicoll (bass) in the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra • Kate McDermott – Co-Principal Clarinet Language tutors Bassoon/Contra with the Gothenburg Opera Dr Gabi Maas, Dr Ralph Strehle and Alison Green, David Hubbard, • Sinziana Mugea – Co-Principal Oboe Dr Elisabetta Toreno Peter Whelan, Janet Bloxwich and Alan in the Romanian Filmarmonica de stat Warhurst (contra) ‘Oltenia’ Orchestra Saxophone Josef Pacewicz and Arno Bornkamp (Visiting Professor)

Music

54 55 Dance Welcome to Dance

Study BA Modern Ballet at Scotland’s national conservatoire and learn from the country’s leading dancers, educators and performing artists. This programme is delivered in partnership with Scottish Ballet and you will work closely with the company throughout your studies, including taking part in Company Class and even have the opportunity to perform on stage in Scottish Ballet productions.

100% of graduates are in employment or further study HESA, 2014/15

“The relationship between Scottish Ballet and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of collaboration and respect. The ability to share our learning, anticipate future trends and challenges within the creative industries and, most importantly, to continue to inspire new generations of creative artists is vital for both organisations.” Christopher Hampson, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet

IMAGE BA Modern Ballet students performing New Dreams alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Bute Hall, Glasgow University and live streamed on the BBC to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare in April 2016.

58 59 BA BA Modern Ballet

Delivered in partnership with

“Students here are exposed to a professional environment throughout their studies working alongside Scottish Ballet. This gives them a real advantage for auditions – they graduate from the programme with thorough knowledge and experience of working with a professional company.” Kerry Livingstone, Head of Modern Ballet

Three years, full-time Year one Why choose us? Graduate destinations Your first year of training is focused rcs.ac.uk/ballet on developing a sound technical and • Delivered in partnership with Our graduating students have been

artistic basis in both classical ballet and Scottish Ballet contracted to a range of renowned This undergraduate programme is designed contemporary dance. This grounding • Small class sizes companies, including Scottish Ballet, to help you to build robust classical and will be enhanced by supporting subjects • World-class facilities Northern Ballet, Joffrey Ballet contemporary technique and prepare such as Pilates, pas de deux, pointework, • Excellent staff-student ratio Apprenticeship, Geneva Junior Ballet, you for the profession as a confident, virtuosity and contextual studies. In • Opportunities for artistic collaboration Balletto di Roma, Alberta Ballet, versatile and technically strong dancer. repertoire classes, corps de ballet work across RCS Mystic Ballet, Moravian Theatre Ballet, You will graduate with the skills required and solos are introduced and you will • Compete in various international Northern Ballet Graduate Apprenticeship, by professional companies as well as the learn the fundamentals of creating work competitions, including the Genée Prague Chamber Ballet, National Dance ability to communicate effectively with in the ‘Introduction to Choreography’ International Ballet competition, Company of Wales Apprenticeship, an audience through the performance of module. You will end your first year with Cecchetti International Ballet Universal Ballet Korea, David Hughes a wide variety of classical, modern and a performance in the end of year show. Competition, Prix de Lausanne and Dance Company, Vienna Festival Ballet, contemporary choreography. Year two Young British Dancer of the Year the National Theatre of Scotland and The programme is delivered in partnership In second year, you will focus on building during study FX Saldy Dance Theatre. with Scottish Ballet and provides upon the skills learned in first year both • Opportunity to complete the Royal numerous opportunities, allowing you to technically and artistically. In repertoire, Academy of Dance internationally- Teaching staff gain invaluable insight into professional recognised vocational graded you will gain skills as a solo performer life. You will work regularly with Scottish examinations (in both ballet and contemporary) • Fabrice Maufrais Ballet staff, dancers and internationally- including learning works from the classics. Lecturer (ballet, virtuosity, repertoire acclaimed teachers and choreographers, The collaborative element of choreography and pas de deux) including Artistic Director Christopher is developed through the opportunity • Louisa Ross Hampson. Some students will have the to work with other departments on the Lecturer (ballet, repertoire, female solos) opportunity to participate in performances creation of a new work and you will • Diana Loosmore or placements and all third year students have more performance opportunities, Lecturer (contemporary, repertoire, attend weekly Company Class at Tramway including the Piano and Dance festival Gyrotonics®) (Scottish Ballet’s award-winning home). and a specially commissioned work created • Eleanor Moore We are the only UK conservatoire to offer for the annual performance. Lecturer (ballet, repertoire, female solos) • Eve Mutso all of the performance art specialisms Year three Lecturer (solos, repertoire) and are dedicated to enabling and Your final year is a year of refinement • Steinvor Palsson encouraging you to work collaboratively to of individual strengths (focusing more Lecturer (contemporary) expand your artistic horizons. You might intensively on either ballet or • Glauco Di Lieto find yourself performing to camera for film contemporary dance), development of Lecturer (male solos, pas de deux) Ballet Modern students, choreographing a piece with our artistic and performance skills and • Rowan MacGregor composers, or on stage at one of Scotland’s preparation for auditions for professional Lecturer (jazz) major theatres. employment. You will have the opportunity • Mikah Smillie RCS facilities are among the best in Europe. to work with Scottish Ballet and other Lecturer (contemporary, repertoire) You will benefit from learning in state- professional companies in Company Class,

of-the-art dance studios and professional gaining invaluable professional experience. venues, as well as a whole range of The ‘Solos Evening’ is a highlight for How to apply other resources to support you. You will the third years, where you perform take part in performances within a your chosen classical and contemporary Institution code: R58 variety of environments and contexts, graduation solos and your training will UCAS Conservatoires code: 201F culminate in the annual graduation further enhancing the breadth of vocational Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: performance in June. education and your employability. www.ucas.com/conservatoires by

15 January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 (international).

General academic entry requirements: Five National 5 passes or 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above. Knowledge of ballet vocabulary at a minimum of Intermediate Dance level (or equivalent).

60 61 Drama Welcome to the School of Drama

The RCS School of Drama has been teaching the best actors, musical theatre performers, dramatists, directors and devisers in Scotland for more than 60 years. Our alumni include house- hold names such as James McAvoy, David Tennant, Ruby Wax, Christine Bottomley, Maureen Beattie and Colin Morgan, as well as rising stars Jack Lowden, Laura Donnelly and Brian Vernel. Drama students have access to the Centre for Voice in Performance and we are the only place in the UK to teach the acclaimed Nadine George technique for voice. You will perform throughout your studies – more than 500 performances are programmed each year at RCS so there will be numerous opportunities for you to take to the stage.

95% of School of Drama graduates are in employment or further study HESA, 2014/15

IMAGE Students from the School of Drama collaborate on a student-led production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream during Bridge Week.

64 65 BA BA Acting

“We are looking for open-minded, flexible, motivated students with outstanding potential and passion.” Joyce Deans, Head of Acting

Three years, full-time and explore new approaches to theatre- Teaching staff • Katie Leung (Class of 2015) – You For making and new writing. You are given Me For You (Royal Court), Run (BBC), rcs.ac.uk/acting the opportunity to work in collaboration • Ali de Souza One Child (BBC), The World of Extreme

with fellow students to explore new and Programme Co-ordinator and Lecturer Happiness (National Theatre); Over three years of intensive training on devised work in our festival On the Verge. • Katya Kamotskaia The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide the BA Acting programme, you will have A series of workshops will allow you to Lecturer (Acting) to Capitalism and Socialism (Hampstead the opportunity to explore your individual extend your movement skills in physical • Lucien MacDougall Theatre) and Snow in Midsummer creativity in acting, voice and movement, theatre theatre, Verbatim Theatre and Lecturer (Movement) (Royal Shakespeare Company) both in class and through performance, in New Writing. You will also be introduced • Benedicte Seierup • Andreas Muñoz (Class of 2014) – preparation for a career in theatre, screen to the world of working as an actor through Lecturer (Movement) Best Actor Award at the Manhattan and radio. professional practice classes. • Vanessa Coffey International Film Festival 2016 for Ignacio de Loyola You will be encouraged to create your own Year three Lecturer (Professional Practice) • Meghan Tyler (Class of 2014) – work for public performance at festivals You will perform to a public audience • Jean Sangster The Merchant of Venice (The Globe) in Scotland and internationally. In your in a variety of genres including modern Head of Voice • Lorne MacFadyen (Class of 2015) – final year you will have the opportunity to adaptations of classic plays, contemporary • Hilary Jones Grantchester (ITV), The Level; Shetland audition for leading theatre companies and texts and a Christmas show, as well as Lecturer (Voice) (BBC), Tina and Bobby (feature film 2016) be introduced to agents, casting directors participating in radio and screen projects. • Bill Wright • Cristian Ortega (Class of 2013) – Let the and other industry professionals. You will also have the opportunity to Lecturer (Voice) Right One In (National Theatre of perform in our industry showcase to an • Melanie Drake Our annual BA Acting Showcase, held in Scotland – world tour); One of Us (BBC); audience of employers, casting directors Lecturer (Voice) Glasgow and London (and New York for • Pearl Appleby (Class of 2015) – and agents in Glasgow and London. North American students), is attended by World’s End (CBBC), Endeavour (ITV) Through the course of your final year agents, casting directors and employers. Graduate destinations • Sarah Miele (Class of 2015) – Best you will develop your employability and Your final show, at the end of third year, is Newcomer at BAFTA Scotland; Thon Man entrepreneurial skills; equipping you to performed in both Glasgow and London. Our graduates work in all aspects Moliere at Lyceum, Edinburgh; Grain in manage your career as a professional actor. of the performance industry, primarily Our unrivalled professional connections the Blood (Tron/Traverse Theatre) as professional actors in theatre, film, put you at the heart of performance in • Andrew Rothney (Class of 2012) – television and radio. Several household Scotland. They include BBC Scotland, Why choose us? The James Plays (National Theatre/ names have studied with us including the National Theatre of Scotland, Citizens National Theatre of Scotland) Grain in James McAvoy, Sam Heughan, Katie Theatre and the Royal Lyceum. • Industry showcases in Glasgow, London the Blood (Tron/Traverse Theatre) and New York Leung, David Tennant, Alexandra Silber, Kevin Guthrie, Mark Bonnar, Emun Year one • 91% of graduates are in employment or Application details You will be introduced to the three further study (HESA, 2014/15) Elliott, Laura Donnelly, Richard Madden, disciplines of acting, voice and movement. • Excellent staff-student ratio Colin Morgan and Jack Lowden. Institution code: R58 In acting you will explore inner life, • Specialist voice training using the work Here are just a few of our recent graduates UCAS Conservatoire code: W410 observed behavior, relationships and of Nadine George to look out for: text. In voice, you will be introduced to • Specialist movement training based on General academic entry requirements: Nadine George voice work, and explore the work of Jacques Lecoq • Brian Vernel (Class of 2014) – Star three passes at Scottish Higher level, or accents, dialects and your singing voice. • Unrivalled professional connections Wars: The Force Awakens (feature film); two passes at A level, or for International In movement, you will develop your result in work opportunities for our JK Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy (HBO/ Baccalaureate students, 24 with three physical technique through Lecoq based students BBC); The Last Kingdom (BBC); Let Us subjects at Higher level. classes, dance and acrobatics. You will • Collaborative professional partnerships Prey (feature film); The Missing (BBC) Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: also have classes in screen and radio include the National Theatre of Scotland and Dunkirk (feature film) www.ucas.com/conservatoires by technique, and be introduced to the work of and BBC Scotland • Amy Conachan (Class of 2015) – 15 January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 Shakespeare. You also have the opportunity • International exchange opportunities Wendy Hoose (Birds of Paradise); (international).

to collaborate with other first year students include programmes with the Paris Blood Wedding (Graeae); Hollyoaks Acting from disciplines across RCS. Conservatoire, Carnegie Mellon, (Channel 4) Auditions Pittsburgh and the Western Australian • Jack Lowden (Class of 2012) – Olivier Year two Find out more about the audition process Academy of the Performing Arts Award for Ghosts (Almeida 2014); War You will further explore Shakespeare by watching Ali de Souza’s The Acting • International performing opportunities; and Peace (BBC 2016) and the following through public performance and by Audition video. students have recently performed work feature films: A United Kingdom (2016); workshops in schools. You will continue to in Brno, Rome, Prague, Ludwigsburg, Steven (2017); Dunkirk (2017) and Cross develop your screen and radio techniques, Watch: Moscow and Beijing my Mind (2017) rcs.ac.uk/actingaudition

Drama

66 67 BA BA Contemporary Performance Practice (Honours) “This programme cultivates artists who understand their role in the world and the part art-making can play in speaking the unspeakable, revealing the complexity of our world and being the change we wish to see in it.” Deborah Richardson-Webb, Head of Performance Pedagogy

Four years, full-time Year four Graduate destinations In your final year you will work towards rcs.ac.uk/cpp developing a sustainable arts practice that Our graduates are working as solo artists

will support your development into your in the live art sector; artistic directors, This programme is for the rebel performer.* chosen professional field. You will make an directors and performers in devised, People who are: original performance work for the Into The community, and educational performance • Critical New festival presented in a performance contexts, and as freelance drama workers. • Experimental venue in Glasgow. You will have the A significant number of graduates have set • Theoretical opportunity to select projects which up their own companies. Other graduates • Politically aware focus on directing, arts in participatory have undertaken further study at masters • Techno savvy contexts, arts in criminal justice settings, and doctoral level. • Angry site-specific work or an international • Tender professional secondment. Alumni include Lou Brodie, Rosana Cade, • Bold Tashi Gore, Nic Green, Johnny McKnight, • Radical Why choose us? Peter McMaster, Gary McNair, Liam Sinclair and Jess Thorpe, all of whom Performance Contemporary • Impassioned produce performance work internationally • Compassionate • Excellent staff-student ratio and small and frequently teach or lead workshops • Collaborative class sizes ensuring individual attention at RCS. • Open • Opportunities for artistic collaboration • Eco-centric across RCS Watch graduates discuss their experience • A theatre-maker, musician, • World-class facilities and performing of studying Contemporary Performance dancer or visual artist venues Practice. * this list is inspired by Guillermo • Emphasis on preparing you for diverse Gómez-Peña. careers in professional practice Watch: rcs.ac.uk/cppgrads • Annual, sector-leading festival Into Year one The New features student performance Application details The focus is on the ego-centric artist: you alongside international artists Practice will learn about the methods and • Work opportunities include Institution code: R58 strategies of making performance using performance and professional UCAS Conservatoire code: W310 your autobiography as your material. collaborations with cutting-edge You are encouraged to question your practitioners, companies, festivals and General academic entry requirements: attitudes, values and understandings and arts venues. Recent projects have three passes at Scottish Higher level, translate these discoveries into original included work with Imaginate, National one of which must be English or Drama. performance work. Theatre of Scotland, Glas(s) For A level, we require two passes one of Performance, Tramway, Buzzcut, Corali, which must be English or Drama. For the Year two Ruth Mills Dance, Caroline Bowditch, International Baccalaureate, we require You will explore how to apply your ArtsAdmin and Nic Green a minimum score of 24 with 3 subjects at arts practice in social and participatory Higher level. contexts. You will take part in a residency within a community which will result in an Teaching staff Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires:

original piece of performance work. This www.ucas.com/conservatoires by 15 (

stage of the programme focuses on your • Dr Laura Bissell January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 Honour development as a socio-centric artist and Lecturer in Contemporary (international). how you engage with other people. Performance Practice • Laura Bradshaw Year three Lecturer in Contemporary The emphasis is on the researching artist. Performance Practice You will learn how to create text for • Gary Gardiner performance, supported through individual Lecturer in Applied Performance mentoring by a performance tutor. • Rachel O’Neill Your research works towards a dissertation Lecturer in Visual Performance and a collaborative performance project • Josh Armstrong exploring ideas relevant to your own s Lecturer in Contemporary performance practice. You may also

Performance Practice ) undertake a professional placement. Drama

68 69 BA BA Performance in British Sign Language and English Delivered in partnership with

“This programme is breaking new ground; as well as delivering professional performance education for students with great potential, we are providing the industry with a new generation of diverse, talented performers.” Claire Lamont, Head of BA Performance

Three years, full-time Year one invited to do so. You will continue to As an actor, you will develop a foundation develop your professional practice, rcs.ac.uk/baperformance in the process and craft of acting. This employability and business skills ensuring work is supported and developed through that, on graduation, you are well equipped This is the only performance the Register and Text module which aims to manage your career as a professional undergraduate programme for deaf to develop the practical skills involved in performer. students in the UK. The BA Performance applying register to BSL in performance. undergraduate degree teaches students You will take part in Script to Screen Why choose us? to be both actors and makers of work, classes which will focus on acting for

exploring the most innovative ways of camera, and Movement classes which aim • The only degree of its kind in Europe creating performance through British to develop an understanding of how the • Jenny Sealey MBE is the programme Sign Language and English. During your performer uses their body in an expressive patron three years here you will benefit from and creative manner. the unique environment of RCS and study • Excellent staff-student ratio • Opportunities for artistic collaboration a rich blend of performance modules. As a performance-maker, you will develop Sign British in Performance your skills in creating performances with students from across the different The programme has been developed in based on your own experiences. You will artistic disciplines in RCS association with Solar Bear, a Glasgow create original performances and work • Industry showcases based theatre company working with deaf collaboratively and creatively, taking risks • Professional connections including Solar actors and young people, with input from to explore the unique skills you have to Bear, BBC Scotland and the National a range of theatre, education and deaf offer the contemporary landscape. You Theatre of Scotland professionals. We aim to enrich the talent will also take part in visual theatre classes Language and English and Language pool within the UK, whilst making training that explore a range of visual performance available to deaf artists. Teaching staff ideas from a deaf perspective including The working languages of the programme commedia dell’arte, bouffant, clowning • Claire Lamont are British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken and puppetry. Lecturer (Devising) English. You will have fully-qualified BSL Year two • Mark Stevenson interpreters where necessary in class, on You will build on and develop the acting Lecturer (Acting) stage and in rehearsal. and performance-making skills you • Ramesh Meyyappan Lecturer (Visual Theatre) The small class size ensures you will have learned in first year. There will be a • Melanie Drake the opportunity to work closely with our scripted performance in RCS followed by Lecturer (Register and Text) teaching staff and visiting professionals. an intensive period of workshop delivery • Rita McDade You will also benefit from our many in schools and a performance of original Lecturer (Register and Text) collaborative and professional partnerships. devised work at the On the Verge festival. • Tim Licata Students work with a range of professional The weekly Movement, Visual Theatre Lecturer (Movement) companies and visiting artists and and Register and Text classes continue

this connection to the industry continues to develop your practice. In the Script to throughout the three years of study. Screen module you will begin to look at Application details script generation and how to pitch your We are looking for students who are ideas to the professional industry. There are no academic entry requirements; enthusiastic, keen and who display candidates will be assessed on their potential and commitment to a career in Year three potential for the programme through the performance industry. In your final year you will put the two audition and interview with RCS staff. strands of acting and performance-making together and use your skills to create This programme runs every three years innovative performances across our two and the next entry date is September 2018. working languages. The curriculum will include public performances, one of Apply direct to RCS by contacting which will be a touring co-production [email protected]. with an industry partner and professional showcase. We also allow and encourage students to work professionally where Drama

70 71 BA BA Musical Theatre

“The BA Musical Theatre programme is unique in Scotland; it is the only degree programme offering quadruple-strand, conservatoire-level education across acting, singing, dance and music.” Professor Andrew Panton, Artistic Director of Musical Theatre

Three years, full-time You will also have the opportunity to Graduate destinations expand your learning via Options modules rcs.ac.uk/bamusicaltheatre offered across RCS. Graduates are working in London’s West

End, regional theatres, film and television The BA Musical Theatre programme offers Year three productions and with major companies practical, high level vocational education The final year concentrates on developing including the National Theatre of Scotland, for exceptionally talented students who are your performance experience, profile, Citizens Theatre, Dundee Rep and the BBC. dedicated to becoming highly skilled and marketing, audition techniques and Following showcase, the majority of our employable professional artists. industry connections. Skills classes augment dedicated rehearsal processes students are signed immediately by agents We offer an extraordinary combination for fully-staged productions, one of which from the UK and overseas. of world-class facilities, professional features actor-musician techniques. You may have seen our recent graduates connections, and opportunities for Professional practice modules continue perform in: Avenue Q (national tour), War collaboration. You will train with us as a to underpin your learning, with strong Horse (national tour), 39 Steps (West End), truly multi-disciplinary artist, so you will emphasis on employment skills. Once (West End), Aladdin (West End) Blood need to demonstrate high level acting, Brothers (national tour), Wicked (West singing and dance ability, as well as End), Spiderman (Broadway), Let the Right instrumental skills. Why choose us? One In (New York), Sister Act (national You need to be eager to perform, ambitious, • Industry showcases in Glasgow, tour), Billy Elliot (national tour), The James intellectually agile and a fantastic London, and New York for North Plays (international tour). communicator with a story to tell. You will American students spend time working with directors and • 100% of graduates are in employment Application details writers on new musical theatre, as well as or further study (HESA, 2014/15) traditional and contemporary productions. • Excellent industry connections Institution code: R58 You will work regularly with students • Experienced staff, who continue to UCAS Conservatoire code: 202F from across RCS. Our music students work professionally as directors, General academic entry requirements: form the orchestra of all of our major choreographers, composers and three passes at Scottish Higher level, or shows, production students provide the performers in London’s West End, two passes at A level, or for International off-stage and backstage support, and, as regional theatre, film and television Baccalaureate students, 24 with three well as filming with our film students in • The opportunity to fully explore your subjects at Higher level. our studios and on location, you may find creative skills – students have had the yourself on BBC production sets, with opportunity to take roles as musical Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: Musical Theatre Musical guidance and support from BBC Scotland. directors and directors for external www.ucas.com/conservatoires by 15 corporate work; assisted guest creatives January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 Year one on Edinburgh Festival Fringe (international). Your contact and independent study time productions; presented their own song features core practical skills in acting, or composition material; and produced Auditions music, dance and voice. Underpinning their own work at the Edinburgh Find out more about the audition this is a strong focus on your professional Festival Fringe process by watching the Musical Theatre practice with theory, research, reflection, Auditions video. professional development planning, song Teaching staff and monologue portfolio development, Watch: personal marketing, and collaborative • Michael Howell rcs.ac.uk/mtaudition practice and performance classes. Programme Co-ordinator Year two • David Higham Core skills classes and professional Lecturer (Musical Direction) practice modules continue to support • Erin Carter new learning areas and project work Lecturer (Performance and Artistic including collaborative instrumental labs, Development) songwriting, producing, budgeting, acting • Eve Jamieson for media, musical theatre scenes and Lecturer (Acting) an opportunity for public performances of new writing and devised work. Drama

72 73 MA MA Musical Theatre (Performance), (Musical Directing) or (Choreography)

“Students come from across the globe to study this programme in the heart of Scotland which culminates in a fully-staged run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.” Professor Andrew Panton, Artistic Director of Musical Theatre

One year, full-time These one-to-one classes are designed This specialist and personalised training Graduate destinations to build the excellence in skill needed as will include: rcs.ac.uk/mamusicaltheatre a musical director in the varying areas Graduates of the programme are working • Skills-based modules to enable you relevant to the form. around the world: in London’s West End, Performance to develop and refine your creative and on Broadway, on international tours and The performance pathway is an intensive The many projects available through the technical choreography skills for renowned companies, including the blend of high-level vocational education year provide a range of roles that are open • A diversity of stylistic range to National Theatre of Scotland. and creative opportunities for students to each student. These will be matched ensure you are a technical and versatile who already have a related degree and/or and relate to each individual’s specific choreographer Some recent graduates include:

performing experience. As well as practical interests, aims and goals throughout the • Project work and industry-based (

performance learning, we’ll equip you year. Projects could include: placement Performance Performanc with skills, knowledge and contacts for • Individualised industry mentorship • Rebecca Faulkenberry – Rock of Ages, • Musical Director of the RCS Christmas your professional career. The programme • Learning in diverse environments, Spiderman and High School Musical Show including the composition and is closely linked with the industry, and from shadowing industry professionals, (Broadway) recording of the show soundtrack has been developed with professional to being an assistant/associate • Scott Garnham – Les Misérables, • Musical Director, arranger and input, ensuring you acquire the practical choreographer, to choreographer. You I Can’t Sing (West End); Billy Elliot orchestrator of the RCS Christmas skills that employers are looking for. may work across projects that include (national tour) Concert working with the RCS Concert You will have a high degree of one-to-one new musical writing, showcase • Aaron Lee Lambert – Shrek, Orchestra exploring a range of jazz and contact time, including individual voice performances, festive productions and Urinetown (West End); Sister Act contemporary styles and singing tutorials with some of the will culminate in you working as a (national tour)

• Musical Director of our BA Musical e finest singing teachers in the UK, as well member of the RCS creative team at • John McLarnon – We Will Rock You, Theatre Showcase and/or mentor as training in acting and dance. the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Commitments (West End) ) support for an industry placement , synthesising all technical, creative and • Keisha Fraser – Colour Purple and • New musical development • Musical Director or Assistant roles on ( professional skills Book of Mormon (West End) Musical Directin the development of new work normally • Public performance of solo cabaret or • Tom Mackley – Harry Potter and the devised performance in conjunction with writers and a Cursed Child (West End) • Full season of work produced at the creative team Why choose us? Edinburgh Festival Fringe; including • Assistant Musical Director or Musical Directing a fully produced main stage musical observational/supportive roles across • 96% of graduates are in employment or • Alan Bukowiecki – Book of Mormon, theatre production (previous fully-produced BA Musical Theatre further study (HESA, 2014/15) Chicago and Hair (US national tour) productions include Jerry Springer the shows and an Actor–Musician project • Industry showcases in Glasgow and • Amy Shackcloth – Our Ladies of Opera, Spring Awakening, The Addams • Musical Director of several cabarets London (with a New York showcase for Perpetual Succour, Wicked, Phantom Family, Avenue Q and 9 to 5) as well as written and developed with the North American students) of the Opera, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Musical Theatre Musical the performance of a new work performers and a cabaret mentor • Excellent industry connections (national tour) • A range of Musical Directing or Associate • Staff members are active, multi- • James Simpson – Lion King (Singapore) Musical Directing Musical Directing roles on a season disciplinary artists Aladdin (Australia) Full scholarships are available of work produced for the Edinburgh • Regular masterclasses and workshops • Tamara Saringer – Vanities the Musical The musical directing pathway is designed Festival Fringe with industry professionals including (West End) g to support the development of skills and producers, directors, casting directors, • Claire McKenzie – Award-winning • Project and industry mentorship )

creative thought for the musician with a agents and performers (recent visitors composer and founder of Noisemaker or passion for theatre. Through specialised Choreography include John Barrowman, James Brining, music theatre company and focused conservatoire-level training, Musical theatre choreography is an David Grindrod, Jemima Levick, specific attention will be paid to: ever-evolving creative role within theatre ( Barbara Dickson and Dominic Hill) Application details Choreograph and film. Industry practitioners have • Keyboard skills backgrounds in ballet, contemporary, jazz, • Conducting skills physical theatre and other movement- Teaching staff Institution code: R58 • Scoring and arranging techniques based techniques. UCAS Conservatoire codes: • Vocal technique and repertoire coaching • Michael Howell Performance: 703F • Keyboard programming and sound This degree is the only one of its kind Programme Co-ordinator Musical Directing: 702F taught within a conservatoire environment • David Higham Choreography: 312F and you will benefit from learning Lecturer (Musical Direction) General academic entry requirements: alongside students studying programmes • Erin Carter Appropriate undergraduate degree. across dance, drama, music, production Lecturer (Performance and Artistic and film. Development) Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires:

• Eve Jamieson www.ucas.com/conservatoires by y

Lecturer (Acting) 31 March 2018. ) Drama

74 75 MA MA Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) or (Directing) “This programme offers students a one-month residency at The Globe Theatre, London as well as a busy and varied performance programme throughout the year.” Mark Saunders, Head of Classical and Contemporary Text

One year, full-time Term 1 Term 4 Graduate destinations The programme begins with classes In the final term, the contemporary plays rcs.ac.uk/macct focusing on the methodologies of voice, that have been chosen earlier in the year Our graduates work as performers,

movement and acting. If you’re a director, will go into rehearsal. They will receive directors, dramaturgs, producers, writers, The MA Classical and Contemporary you will work alongside the actors, public performances at RCS, to which the and teachers. Graduates have started Text (Acting) and (Directing) is a vocational participating in these practical classes. industry is invited. Time is set aside for you theatre companies; written, directed, one-year postgraduate programme of Text Contemporary and Classical All students will learn about the processes to attend productions and other events at produced and performed shows across the study for emerging artists intending to of developing new work and ensemble the Edinburgh International Festival. Your world; and performed and directed stage, work professionally. The programme aims creation, as well as learning how to get studies end with the industry showcases in film and television productions. to enable emerging professional actors the most out of working collaboratively Glasgow and London. and directors to acquire practical skills, with professional practitioners. You will Some of our recent graduates include: knowledge and understanding in relation explore contemporary writing and then Why choose us? • Vickie Beesley – Actor/director, to analysis, development, rehearsal and focus on particular plays that will go into Terra Incognita Theatre Company production of contemporary/new writing production later in the year. and classical text. • Month-long residency at Shakespeare’s • Ayana Bey – Actress Term 2 Globe, London • Paul Brotherston – Director, Blood of The programme offers two pathways, You will begin this term with an intensive • 96% of graduates are in employment or the Young Theatre Company; Assistant acting or directing, with all students month at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, further study (HESA 2014/15) Director NTS production Lanark and working together as an ensemble. There London, working with the Globe Education • Industry showcases in Glasgow and NTS/The Team co-production Anything will be numerous opportunities to learn faculty. This month culminates with a London (North American students also that Gives off Light and experiment, in projects, rehearsals performance of scenes from a Shakespeare participate in a New York showcase) • Gwendolen Chatfield – Actor, the Globe and performances; creative collaboration play on the iconic Globe stage. Additionally • Public performances of classical and • Ben Clifford – Actor and artistic director lies at the heart of all the work. the directing students will have the contemporary plays of Wild Goose Chase Theatre company • Amanda Gaughan – Director, As part of your studies, you will complete opportunity to present scenes to an invited • Close links with professional partners NTS/Lyceum Theatre/Dundee Rep a one-month residency at Shakespeare’s audience. including Playwrights' Studio Scotland, • Stacy Gould – Actor and producer Globe in London, developing your the National Theatre of Scotland, the On returning to Glasgow, you will embark • Debbie Hannan – Assistant Director, knowledge and skills of working in that Citizens Theatre and Bard in the Botanics on fully-realised Renaissance theatre the Royal Court unique, iconic environment. • Masterclasses and workshops with productions. You will explore the visiting artists • Lauren Hurwood – Actor, Northern Stage You will spend time working on both rehearsal process within the structure of • Opportunities to create and perform • Amy Ludwigsen – Director, Shakespeare classical and contemporary texts. These a professional production. These are led by original, interdisciplinary, practice-led in Door County plays are performed to a public and professional directors, with the directing research • Ishbel McPharlane – Actor and writer professional audience within RCS and students working as assistant directors. • Isobel McArthur – Actor and writer Watch students talk about their one-month at external venues in Glasgow. You will • Matte O’Brien – Director and playwright Term 3 residency experience at The Globe Theatre. end your studies with the opportunity to This term is devoted to learning more • Michael-Alan Reid and Angie Kay – ( Actin perform in industry showcases in Glasgow about the profession and how to prepare Actors/directors, Cardboard Box and London. Watch: rcs.ac.uk/macct Theatre Company for it. There will be mock auditions and sessions on entrepreneurialism, small Through this programme, you will benefit Teaching staff from professional connections allowing company start-up and networking, with Application details g you to develop invaluable industry key professional practitioners being invited in to share their experiences. There will be • Mark Saunders ) contacts. When you graduate, you will have Institution code: R58 or Head of Classical and gained practical, high-level experience continued opportunities to explore new UCAS Conservatoires codes: Contemporary Text of working in the profession, as well as work and you will also complete your own Acting: 700F • Marc Silberschatz all-important contacts and the skills to practice-led research performance-project, Directing: 701F ( Co-ordinator of Classical and Directin underpin your future career, including and have the opportunity to undertake a Contemporary Text General academic entry requirements: business, entrepreneurship and industry professional placement of your choice. • Eve Jamieson Appropriate undergraduate degree. etiquette. The programme also encourages Lecturer (Acting) you to generate your own performance Apply via UCAS Conservatoires online: ideas, so that you are able to emerge into www.ucas.com/conservatoires by the professional world with a greater sense 31 March 2018.

of yourself as a creative, self-reliant artist. g ) Drama

76 77 Production Welcome to Production

Study a degree in Production at RCS and you will work in an environment that closely replicates the professional industry and prepares you for a successful career. These are intensive programmes where you’ll work from 9am to 6pm most days and more during the peaks of the performance season. You will also have the opportunity to work on a range of productions such as ballet, opera, classical drama, contemporary performance, musical theatre and film. Nowhere else in the UK will offer you opportunities in such a wide variety of performance. We want to work with students who are dedicated, who show a spark of potential and a real passion for the arts. We are not training you for a job; we are training you for a lifestyle.

91% of Production graduates are in employment or further study HESA, 2014/15

IMAGE BA Acting student is fitted for her costume in the wardrobe department at the Wallace Studios.

80 81 BA Production Arts BA and Design “This programme is designed in consultation with the profession so we can provide graduates who are work-ready, with the right skillset that the industry needs.” Ros Maddison, Head of Production

Three years, full-time Year two Teaching staff You will consolidate your skills and rcs.ac.uk/productionarts knowledge and be introduced to more • Gary Fry

advanced approaches and techniques Lecturer (Scenic Art) This programme has been designed to including management and self-promotion. • Zander Lee create a high-level conservatoire learning Production Arts students engage with Lecturer (Set Construction) environment for aspiring scenic artists, practice-based work on RCS productions as • Martin Mallorie prop makers, stage carpenters, costume part of a collaborative team with students Lecturer (Props and Design) makers, and set and costume designers. from third year. Processes, skills and • Christine Murphy You will learn in an environment where techniques are gathered as well as the Lecturer (Costume and Design) your technical knowledge is as important opportunity to observe senior students • Robin Peoples as your creativity and individuality. in managerial positions. Design students Lecturer (Design) You will be accepted onto the degree explore the design process from concept to final presentation through personal programme based on your profile in one Graduate destinations particular area, taken from the five subjects projects and begin the process of designing

on offer (scenic art, set construction, for a fully-realised production. Recent graduates have found employment Design and Arts Production costume construction, prop-making, and Year three in positions such as Assistant Carpenter set and costume design). You will follow an Each student negotiates their individual (Royal Lyceum and Pitlochry Festival individually negotiated pathway based on a pathway in third year to take advantage Theatre), Assistant Scenic Artist (Royal major and minor study to ensure a quality of the available production roles, personal Opera House, Royal Lyceum, Citizens learning experience and afford you the projects, Options modules and secondment Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre), Art opportunity to engage with the broad and opportunities. The secondment ensures Department (BBC and various independent diverse range of performance programmes. you are making contacts with industry films), Costume Intern (Scottish Opera, The opportunity to work with filmmakers, practitioners and potential employers. Outlander), Costume Assistant (Cirque dancers, musicians and actors is unique A showcase of work is exhibited and a range du Soliel) as well as in design roles with and the facilities in which we do this are of potential employers are invited to view organisations such as the BBC and National second to none. The Wallace Studios at your work. Theatre of Scotland. Speirs Locks has purpose-built production workshops and design studios and the Why choose us? Application details Renfrew Street building houses five public performance spaces including a fully- • Only degree of its kind in Scotland Institution code: R58 equipped proscenium arch theatre and a • Industry placement and final year UCAS Conservatoire code: 203F black box studio theatre. showcase General academic entry requirements: The combination of professional venues, • Workshops and masterclasses with distinguished visiting professionals three passes at Scottish Higher level, or extensive workshops, construction spaces, two passes at A level, or for International design studios and the latest stage and • Invaluable industry partnerships including the National Theatre of Baccalaureate students, 24 with three workshop technologies provide a fantastic subjects at Higher level. learning environment. We continue to work Scotland, National Theatre, Royal Opera closely with industry to ensure the expertise House, Scottish Ballet, Citizens Theatre, Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: you acquire is current, competitive and of Royal Lyceum Theatre, Disney Cruise www.ucas.com/conservatoires by 15 the highest professional standard. Lines, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 The Envelope Room, Society of British (international). Year one Theatre Designers and Scottish Opera You will experience all areas of the theatre • Purpose built production workshops, production process as well as build initial design studios and five public skills and knowledge in your major subject. performance spaces You will receive a broad based introduction • Study abroad opportunities in Europe, to the production environment and Australia, California and Hong Kong examine the design process through the • Continuing student success on major TV five core subjects culminating in the choice shows such as Peaky Blinders, Game of of a minor subject to compliment your Thrones, Outlander and Downton Abbey major study pathway. and with major artists such as Beyoncé

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82 83 BA Production Technology BA and Management “This is a full on programme; we work on approximately 35 productions each year so students are very busy and this replicates what it is like working in the professional industry.” Ros Maddison, Head of Production Production TechnologyProduction Management and

Three years, full-time Year two Why choose us? Graduate destinations You will be allocated to production roles, rcs.ac.uk/ with increasing levels of responsibility • The only conservatoire-based technical Our graduates work in a huge range of productiontechnology focusing now on your specialist subject theatre degree in Scotland companies all over the world. Here are area. Advanced teaching in the key areas • Fantastic graduate employment rate; a few examples of where some of our This is the only conservatoire-based of your specialism, as well as integral skills, 94% of graduate are in employment or graduates work: technical theatre degree in Scotland. such as management and communication, further study (HESA, 2014/15) • Fraser Walker – Lighting Designer and We aim to produce production technicians, then leads to allocation on more senior roles • Industry placement during your studies programmer, Fix8 Group stage managers and lighting designers who on RCS productions (e.g. Stage Manager, • Award-winning stage management • Emma Geddes – Automation Team, can turn their hands to any related role, Production Electrician). You will also department La Perle, (Dragone) Dubai making them employable in a range of engage with Options modules where you • Regular workshops and masterclasses • Chris Gowling – Production Manager, contexts, whilst also being specialists in one can choose from a range of modules on offer with distinguished visiting professionals Beacon Arts Centre career pathway such as stage management, from programmes across the institution. • Develop invaluable industry contacts • Ross Jardine – Assistant Stage Manager stage technology, sound technology, with our unrivalled professional Year three for Cinderella, London Palladium lighting technology and lighting design. partners including Shure Distribution In your final year, you are expected to • Chris McDougall – Production Manager, Ltd, Black Light, the Production Lighting We’ll help you to create your own pathway perform with autonomy, consolidating Esplanade Theatres on the Bay, Singapore and Sound Association, the Association through the programme, focusing on your your learning and applying the specialist • Eve Kerr – Assistant Stage Manager, of Lighting Designers, the National main area of interest. You will learn to skills you have gained in senior roles on National Theatre Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Ballet, work creatively, as an individual, as part RCS productions. Staff support is available • Wendy Manson – Automation Advisor, Scottish Opera, Citizens Theatre, Tron of a production team and in collaboration on request and through tutorials but Cirque du Soleil Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre with students of all disciplines. we expect you to operate on an almost • David MacMorris – Fleet-wide Audio • Work on a diverse range of productions professional level. You will negotiate your Developer, Disney Cruise Lines RCS is a major public performance venue including ballet, opera, contemporary individual pathway in your final year to • Alix Ross – Senior Technician, Royal with world-class facilities. The combination performance and Christmas shows take advantage of the available production Opera House of professional venues, extensive • Fully-equipped proscenium arch theatre roles, Options modules and secondment • Calum Willoughby – Owner/Rigger, workshops, construction spaces, design with a fly tower and automated flying opportunities. Pinnacle Rigging and Access Ltd studios, and the latest stage and workshop capabilities as well as the highest level

technologies provide a fantastic learning equipment in both lighting and sound environment. • Study abroad opportunities in Europe, Application details Australia, California and Hong Kong We work closely with industry to ensure Institution code: R58 our curriculum is current, competitive, UCAS Conservatoire code: 204F and of the highest professional standard, so Teaching staff you will gain all of the skills and knowledge General academic entry requirements: needed for your future career. • Jevan Burchell three passes at Scottish Higher level, or Lecturer (Sound Technology) two passes at A level, or for International Year one • Susan May Hawley Baccalaureate students, 24 with three Your first year will be based on experiential Lecturer (Stage Management) subjects at Higher level. learning and skills acquisition focusing • Steve Macluskie on the context of production through a Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: Lecturer (Stage Technology) range of classroom, workshop and venue- www.ucas.com/conservatoires by 15 • Christoph Wagner based experiences. This culminates in January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 Lecturer (Lighting) allocated assistant roles in each core area (international).

on RCS productions (e.g. Assistant Stage Manager, Assistant Electrician). You will also investigate the collaborative nature of production and performance and have the opportunity to work with other students from across RCS. Production

84 85 Film Welcome to Film

Glasgow is at the centre of the thriving Scottish film industry. The city is home to BBC Scotland, STV, numerous production and screen companies, and has featured as the location for countless films and TV shows. RCS is perfectly located for filmmakers to learn their craft. You’ll learn using industry- standard equipment, including RED One and RED Epic MX Digital Cameras and work with award-winning producers, writers, editors and directors on our expert staff team. We want you to leave us ready to work and succeed in a competitive industry. We are proud of the work our graduating students have produced and the awards they have subsequently won. Graduate films are available for you to watch online at rcs.ac.uk/filmmaking and will give you a clear idea of the standard of our students.

91% of Film graduates are in employment or further study HESA, 2014/15

IMAGE Film students on a BBC Scotland set with students from the Opera and Composition departments, filming a new opera Ūhte. This opera was premiered during the 10th anniversary Plug Festival celebrations and was a collaboration between composers, musicians, opera and film students.

88 89 BA BA Filmmaking Subject to validation

“Filmmaking students experience what it’s like working on a real shoot – everything they do is real and replicates what is expected of them in the industry. This really helps them gain employment when they graduate.” Adam McIlwaine, Head of Filmmaking

Three years, full-time Year one Why choose us? There are also seminars and workshops You will engage with the mechanical delivered by guest professionals rcs.ac.uk/filmmaking and creative elements of writing for film • Analyse the best of film and television who previously have included Andrew

and television, designed to develop your storytelling with your own filmmaking Macdonald (Producer Ex-Machina, The BA Filmmaking is a scripted, drama- technical skills and creative awareness. You craft in mind Trainspotting 2), Michael Hines (Director based, practical filmmaking programme will learn about film craft skills in camera, • Develop original short film and Still Game), Jed Mercurio (Writer Line aimed at those who are passionate about lighting, post production, sound recording, television programme ideas of Duty – in conjunction with BAFTA storytelling in cinema or television. It is producing and directing within workshops • Opportunities to make short films Scotland), Helen Wright (Filmmaker and a rich and challenging environment for and practical projects. Your film and • Access to state-of-the-art technology, curator of The Scottish Queer International students who are keen to develop their television studies lectures and seminars including RED One and RED Epic MX Film Festival) and David Blair (Director, storytelling skills to the highest level and will inspire your creativity by exploring Digital Cinema cameras The Street, Accused, Reg, Common). have the passion to produce and develop the masters of storytelling, both current • RCS is the only conservatoire in Europe new and exciting drama content. and historic. At the end of the year you will offering opportunities for film Graduate destinations originate a five-minute short film as well as Taught within RCS and on location, the students to collaborate with staff and an outline for an original television drama. BA Filmmaking is a conservatoire-based fellow students across dance, drama, RCS film graduates are employed by major programme in all aspects of drama film- Year two music and production broadcasters and production companies, making, from the development of film craft You will develop your film craft skills and • Professional partnerships including BBC and establish themselves as independent skills, directing, producing and writing begin to find your own distinct visual Scotland, Progressive Broadcast Hire film-makers. Some graduates work short and long form content for film and style through practice and exploration. and Dumbarton Studios freelance for independent companies or television. At RCS you have the opportunity You will improve your skills in directing • Learn from award-winning expert staff on short film schemes, and some have to work with actors, composers, directors, and producing through the production of • Benefit from workshops and gone on to postgraduate study, including dancers and musicians, as well as your short films made throughout the year (each masterclasses from distinguished with the National Film and Television peers from production, including scenic student will direct a 5–7 minute short film). industry practitioners School. Our graduates are highly regarded artists, stage managers and technicians. Your writing will develop with the delivery and in demand. Graduate Paul Wright’s Everything you need to make great work of two short film scripts and a first episode Teaching staff first feature film, For Those in Peril, was for the screen is right here. or series outline for a television drama. selected for the Cannes Film Festival and The programme also has critical thinking Within your film and television studies, you • Andy Dougan chosen to compete in Critics’ Week. will further explore storytelling focusing and film and television literacy at its core, Lecturer (Film and television studies) Krysty Wilson-Cairns sold her science on single directors or television shows. with workshops and seminars designed to • Ray Tallan fiction script Aether to a major studio and Lecturer (Cinematography) enhance your ability to appreciate what Year three was named as the Edinburgh International • Gavin Rizza has gone before as you craft the stories of You will hone your film craft skills to a Film Festival’s Screenwriter in Residence Tutor (Post Production) the future. specialised and professional level, whilst in 2016. She is currently adapting the novel • Cammy Fraser You will benefit from extensive industry reinforcing the practice of independent The Voyeur’s Motel which will be directed Visiting Lecturer (Sound) contact, which can include working on responsibility and development. You will by Sam Mendes and has just been named • Richard Smith live professional sets, becoming part produce and direct professional creative as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017. Visiting Lecturer (Writing) of the crew on a professional production, content for film and television including • Kim Millar Student final year films consistently play in a 10–12 minute short film and have the masterclasses and expert tuition from festivals worldwide and have won awards Visiting Lecturer (Writing) Filmmaking industry practitioners. We’ll help you to opportunity to choose between further • Vince Hunter including BAFTA Scotland New Talent and develop your ideas and your creativity to developing your television series outline Visiting Lecturer (Directing) Royal Television Society Awards. the highest level, as well as offering you the from year two or creating a new one-off • Linda Fraser opportunity to make films and tell stories. television drama. You will submit a research Visiting Lecturer (Production) project in your final year that focuses Application details • Paul Mitchell on your chosen area of film or television Kit Co-ordinator criticism. The final subject matter is Institution code: R58 negotiated with your subject lecturer. UCAS Conservatoire code: 200F

Throughout years two and three, there General academic entry requirements: will be the opportunity to study subjects three passes at Scottish Higher level, or from a group of Options modules offered two passes at A level, or for International to you from a variety of departments Baccalaureate students, 24 with three within RCS. These Options offer you the subjects at Higher level. opportunity to further enhance your skills Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: in your discipline or explore other related www.ucas.com/conservatoires by 15

Film disciplines that are of interest to you. January 2018 (UK/EU) or 31 March 2018 (international). 90 91 Education Welcome to Education

Scotland is internationally- renowned for its pioneering education and ensuring the nation has excellent educators in the performing arts is central to the ethos of RCS. We offer a range of teaching degrees at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and encourage performing artists with a passion for teaching to learn and share best practice at Scotland’s national conservatoire. This growing community of teaching artists at RCS are innovating the way the performing arts are taught across Scotland and beyond.

IMAGE Nadine George gives a voice masterclass to Musical Theatre students.

94 95 Bachelor of Education BEd (Music) with Honours “Study music in a thriving, distinctive conservatoire environment and simultaneously gain a teaching qualification.” Dr John Gormley, Head of Bachelor of Education (Music)

Four years, full-time Year one Year four Application details Developing as a Teacher The Enquiring Professional rcs.ac.uk/bed Your school placement will be in a In your final year, the focus of the Institution code: R58

primary school where you will learn how placement will be the senior phase where UCAS Conservatoire code: WX33 Bachelor of Education (Music) with to plan and develop lessons to support you will spend an extended period Honours is a vocational programme for the children’s musical learning. Teacher in a secondary school in preparation General academic entry requirements: musicians who aspire to teach music Education will focus on developing as a for the GTCS Induction Year. You will A in Scottish Higher Music plus three in schools; it is one of the most highly teacher: exploring learning and teaching consolidate your knowledge, skills and other Highers at BBC (one of which regarded routes into classroom music in the primary school; key issues school experiences to date, making must be Higher English) and Maths at teaching in Scotland, qualifying you about how children learn and teacher connections between your studies at RCS either National 5, Standard Grade 2 or for both primary and secondary school professionalism. and career-long professional learning. Intermediate 2 at Grade C or above. teaching. You will continue to develop your areas of We provide a solid foundation in For A-levels, entry requirements are: B in specialisation in music studies. The degree provides integrated school performance, music theory, arranging, Music plus two other A-levels at C, English

placements in all four years of study. history of music, music technology and Language and Literature at GCSE level Following graduation, you will qualify for collaboration. Why choose us? grade C, and Maths at GCSE level grade B. provisional registration with the General Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). Year two • Integrated school experience www.ucas.com/conservatoires by All eligible graduates are guaranteed a Developing the Whole Child throughout all four years 1 December 2017. probationary year of classroom teaching. In teacher education the focus moves • Intensive music studies with leading GTCS standards are recognised in the UK towards developing the whole child, where musicians and internationally. you will explore curriculum design and • 100% of our graduates are in development, health and wellbeing and On this programme, you will study employment (HESA, 2014/15) inclusive education. Your school experience • Accredited by the General Teaching all aspects of teacher education and will be in a secondary school where you will preparation for school experience, and will Council for Scotland and recognised focus on Broad General Education (BGE) in across the UK and internationally undertake intensive music studies including the Music department. a principal performance study, keyboard • Qualifies students for both primary and Music with Honours with Music and vocal skills, performance classes, and Your music studies will follow a similar secondary music teaching theoretical and historical studies. pattern to year one with a focus on • All eligible graduates are guaranteed broadening knowledge and deepening a probationary year of employment as understanding through practice, in order a classroom music teacher to support your work as a classroom practitioner. Graduate destinations Year three Assessment, Education and Society Most of our graduates go on to become Teacher education in year three will music teachers in schools in Scotland, explore Assessment, Education and Society, other parts of the UK or abroad. Some including wider issues which influence graduates choose to balance a part- time learning and teaching. You will begin to career in classroom teaching with a consider the role of Professional Enquiry in freelance career in music and others the teaching profession. School experience have chosen to work in other educational will focus on secondary three and four. settings. A number of graduates, following their probationary year, have gone on to In music studies, you will choose to postgraduate study. specialise through a number of pathways in, for example, performance, composition, musicology and music technology. Education

96 97 MEd MEd Learning and Teaching in the Performing Arts “This part-time Masters programme has been designed to be flexible to allow practicing artists and teachers to study around their professional commitments. It is delivered through a blend of online learning and weekend seminars and is suitable for teaching artists from around the world to participate.” Jamie Mackay, Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching

Three years, part-time Year one Why choose us? Application details You will engage in an Arts Education rcs.ac.uk/med Community of Practice where you will • We offer a rich and multidisciplinary Institution code: R58

begin by exploring your own learning community of practice UCAS Conservatoire code: 310P This programme provides a unique needs through critically examining • A unique programme designed opportunity for practising artists and General academic entry requirements: your teaching and arts practice. You will specifically for performing artists and teachers working in a performing arts good degree in a performing arts subject explore a range of theories, viewpoints teachers education context to obtain a Masters area relevant to the programme and models and begin to build an evidence • The opportunity to gain a teaching qualification in learning and teaching. and/or hold a teaching qualification at base to underpin the development of your qualification at Masters level This postgraduate programme has undergraduate level. knowledge and skills as both an artist • Personal supervision and mentoring been specifically designed to develop and a teacher. Year one modules focus by expert teachers and artists in the teaching skills necessary for the Apply online via UCAS Conservatoires: on building the core skills of reflection, performing arts performing arts. www.ucas.com/conservatoires by practice-based research and critical • Opportunities to develop specialist or 31 March 2018. It is delivered over a three-year period, evaluation in the design and delivery of new skills in your subject discipline or a through a combination of weekend learning experiences that address the related performing arts subject seminars, online workshops, peer learning needs of your learners. • Access to unrivalled performing arts and tutorial support, and is designed to Year two education provision, facilities, resources be studied in and through your existing Alongside the continued critical and expertise professional commitments. development of your knowledge and • Opportunities for artistic and

educational collaboration between Teaching and Learning in The programme has five pathways: skills within your own arts practice, you will undertake a work-based learning teachers and artists • Pathway one is for GTCS registered and teaching project designed to allow teachers who wish to develop you to pilot new approaches to support Teaching staff knowledge and skills in teaching your learners. You will be required to dance and to obtain GTCS Second develop effective learning environments • Jamie Mackay Subject Registration in Dance and approaches to student support and Head of Programme • Pathway two is for GTCS registered guidance, to design and plan learning • Dr. Rachel Drury Arts Performing the teachers who wish to engage in activities and/or programmes of study, Lecturer Professional Update in learning and teach and support learning, to assess and • Dr. Jill Morgan teaching in the performing arts give feedback to learners and to evaluate Lecturer • Pathway three is for teaching artists the effectiveness of your new practices in • Mary Troup who wish to develop knowledge and light of stakeholder feedback. Lecturer skills in learning and teaching as part

of their professional development or Year three to enhance opportunities as a teaching In year three, you will design your own Graduate destinations artist. Students on this pathway may module learning outcomes, content and come from a wide range of formal or assessment modes in order to develop, Successful completion of this qualification informal educational contexts deliver and evaluate a final project situated provides evidence of your commitment to • Pathway four is for individuals teaching within your professional context. You will professionalism to learning and teaching. work with a professional mentor to help on educational programmes set at Graduates from pathways 1, 2 and 5 will you build your project and, on completion Higher Education level (SCQF levels increase their employability and of the project, you are required to find 7 and above) who wish to professionally opportunities for promotion within the appropriate ways to disseminate your develop their learning, teaching schools sector. Pathway 3 graduates will findings to maximise the impact of the and assessment methods and skills in increase employability opportunities within work within your sector. a performing arts context. This pathway a range of arts education contexts. With

leads to professional recognition HEA fellow status, pathway 4 graduates will from the Higher Education Academy at increase their employability within the Fellow status HE sector. • Pathway five is for dance professionals who wish to obtain provisional GTCS Some funding is available for Scottish- Registration in Dance. This initial domiciled applicants for this programme teacher education programme also has a and can be applied for on the offer of PGDE exit point at the end of second year a place.

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98 99 MA MA Learning and Teaching (Gaelic Arts) Delivered in partnership with

“This programme provides a unique opportunity for practising artists and teachers working in a Gaelic arts education context to enhance their teaching qualifications and obtain a Masters in learning and teaching.” Jamie Mackay, Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching

Three years, part-time Year one Why choose us? Graduate destinations You will engage in an Arts Education rcs.ac.uk/magaelic Community of Practice where you will • We offer a rich and multidisciplinary Successful completion of the programme Teaching and Learning

begin by exploring your own learning community of practice provides evidence of your commitment to This postgraduate programme is for needs through critically examining • We offer a unique programme professionalism in learning and teaching. teaching artists working in either formal your teaching and arts practice. You will designed specifically for Gaelic-speaking As a result, achieving the qualification educational contexts (such as school, further explore a range of theories, viewpoints teaching artists could help you to secure part-time/full- education or higher education) or informal and models and begin to build an evidence • The opportunity to gain a teaching time and/ or project-based teaching work experiential contexts (such as community base to underpin the development of qualification at Masters level in a host of different arts settings including classes or workshops) who are interested in your knowledge and skills as an artist • Personal supervision and mentoring post-16, cultural, community and other developing knowledge and skills in learning and a teacher working in Gaelic language by expert teachers and artists in the participatory settings, particularly where and teaching as part of their professional and culture. Year one modules focus performing arts Gaelic is the primary language. development or to enhance opportunities on building the core skills of reflection, • Opportunities to develop a deeper to work either formally or informally as a practice-based research and critical understanding of Gaelic arts culture teaching artist. The programme provides Application details evaluation in the design and delivery of • Flexible delivery offers you the you with the opportunity to deepen your learning experiences that address the chance to learn part-time and from understanding of Gaelic culture, develop Institution code: R58 needs of your learners. a distance knowledge, skills and understanding UCAS Conservatoire code: OWOF • Residential opportunities at Sabhal required to deliver and assess effective Year two Mòr Ostaig in Skye General academic entry requirements: educational experiences, and to design and Alongside the continued critical 2.2 Honours undergraduate degree generate a piece of work that contributes development of your knowledge and skills to the evolution of learning and teaching within your own Gaelic Arts practice, Teaching staff Apply via UCAS Conservatoires online: within the Gaelic arts sector. you will undertake a work-based learning www.ucas.com/conservatoires by and teaching project designed to allow • Jamie Mackay 31 March 2018. The programme is delivered over a three- you to pilot new approaches to support Head of Programme year period, through a combination of Some funding is available for Scottish- your learners. You will be required to • Dr. Rachel Drury weekend seminars, online workshops, domiciled candidates for this programme develop effective learning environments Lecturer peer learning and tutorial support, and is and can be applied for on the offer of and approaches to student support and • Dr. Jill Morgan designed to be studied in and through your a place. guidance, to design and plan learning Lecturer existing professional commitments. activities and/or programmes of study, • Mary Troup teach and support learning, to assess and Lecturer give feedback to learners and to evaluate the effectiveness of your new practices in light of stakeholder feedback.

Year three ( In year three, you will design your own Gaelic Art Gaelic module learning outcomes, content and assessment modes in order to develop, deliver and evaluate a final project situated within your professional context. You will work with a professional mentor to help you build your project and, on completion of the project, you are required to find appropriate ways to disseminate your findings to maximise on the impact of the work within the Gaelic arts sector.

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100 101 PG Certificate IMAGE PG Certificate “The quality of artists the RCS is making in Glasgow is world-class.” Graham McLaren, Director of the Learning and Teaching, and Learning Support Administration Abbey Theatre, Dublin

“This postgraduate qualification is delivered part-time and is designed to create a community of international teaching artists, administrators and learning support professionals who are encouraged to work collaboratively and independently and share effective practice.” Jamie Mackay, Head of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching

Sixteen months, part-time PG Cert in Learning and PG Cert Learning Support rcs.ac.uk/pgcert Teaching in Higher Arts and Administration in Higher Education Arts Education This programme provides a unique

opportunity for practising artists, teachers The PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in This programme is for learning support and learning support professionals working Higher Arts Education has been designed and administration professionals working in a performing arts education context for individuals teaching arts subjects at in a Higher Education context who wish to to obtain a PG Cert qualification in learning higher education level (SCQF levels 7 to professionally develop their knowledge of and teaching that has been designed Administration Support Learning 12, or equivalent) in a range of contexts Higher Education and learning and teaching specifically for the performing arts. including conservatoires, specialised in an arts context in support of quality The three routes are: higher education arts institutions, colleges enhancement and institutional development. and participatory settings. The programme Year one • Arts Education is mapped to the UK Professional You will engage in an Arts Education • Higher Arts Education Standards Framework (UKPSF) for learning Community of Practice where you will • Learning Support and Administration and teaching in higher education and is

begin by exploring your own learning Learning and Teaching, and in Higher Arts Education accredited by the HE Academy. As such, needs through critically examining your successful completion of the programme All routes carry 60 SCQF credits at SCQF administration/learner support methods will lead to attainment of HEA Fellow level 11. On successful completion, students and practice. You will explore a range of status entitling graduates to use post can use the credits accumulated to progress theories, viewpoints and models and begin nominal letters (FHEA). to other postgraduate learning and to build an evidence base to underpin teaching programmes offered by RCS. Students on both of these routes will follow the development of your knowledge The programme is delivered part-time, over the same structure: and skills in learner support and/or quality enhancement. Year one modules focus a 16-month period, using a blend of face-to- Year one on building the core skills of reflection, face, online and work-based methods. Face- You will engage in an Arts Education practice-based research and critical to-face sessions are built around weekend Community of Practice where you will evaluation in the support of learners. seminars hosted at RCS. begin by exploring your own learning To find out the entry requirements for each needs through critically examining your Year one/two of the routes, please see rcs.ac.uk/pgcert teaching practice and arts practice. You For your work-based learning project, will explore a range of theories, viewpoints administrators on this programme and models and begin to build an evidence will be required to develop effective PG Cert in Learning and base to underpin the development of your administrative approaches aimed at Teaching in Arts Education knowledge and skills as a teaching artist. offering an improved service to learners Year one modules focus on building the and/or other stakeholders. In your project, The PG Cert in Learning and Teaching core skills of reflection, practice-based you will be required to design and plan in Arts Education has been designed for research and critical evaluation in the the enhancement(s), pilot and critically artists who have a teaching commitment design and delivery of learning experiences evaluate it with learners and/or other in an arts education, community or that address the needs of your learners. stakeholders of your choosing. Learning participatory setting context and enables support professionals on this programme Year one/two them to engage with and contribute to a will be required to develop effective You will undertake a work-based learning teaching artist community to evolve their learning support environments and and teaching project designed to allow teaching practice. approaches to learner support, design and you to pilot new approaches supporting plan learning support activities, support your learners. You will be required to: learning, and give feedback to learners. develop effective learning environments

and approaches to student support and guidance; design and plan learning Application details activities and/or programmes of study; teach and support learning; assess and General academic entry requirements: give feedback to learners; and evaluate 2.2 Honours undergraduate degree the effectiveness of your new practices in Apply directly to RCS by contacting light of stakeholder feedback. [email protected]

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102 103 Research Ph PhD DPerf MPhil

/ / D Validated and awarded by with / DPer “Take on the world and reshape it, create new ways of performing, collaborating and making work at one of the world’s top ten performing arts institutions.” Professor Stephen Broad, Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange f / RCS festivals such as Into the New and Plug

Three years, full-time Research staff MPhil provide many opportunities for students Six years, part-time to showcase their projects and to engage • Professor Anna Birch rcs.ac.uk/research their fellow students in the realisation and Research Lecturer performance of new work. Previous doctoral • Bethany Whiteside It is not enough for our emerging artists students have been supported in significant Research Lecturer and Doctoral Degrees to graduate from RCS equipped for the artistic projects such as the mounting of a Co-ordinator industries as they stand today. They need new fully-staged opera and the performance • Dr Roy Howat the skills and attitudes that will see them of large scale symphonic works. Senior Research Fellow take on the world and reshape it, creating Find out more about some of our recent • Professor Arnold Myers new ways of performing, collaborating research projects at rcs.ac.uk/exchange Senior Research Fellow and making work. This is the ethos that • Deborah Keogh underpins all of our doctoral programmes. Knowledge Exchange Manager Research Excellence Following an historic agreement between • Dr John De Simone RCS and the University of St Andrews in Framework 2014 Research and Knowledge Exchange 2000, we offer research degrees leading to Development Officer the awards of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The UK’s Research Excellence Framework • Dr Emily Doolittle and Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and, from exercise in 2014 (REF 2014) recognised the Athenaeum Fellow 2015, a ground-breaking new professional world-leading research of our excellent • Dr Laura Gonzalez doctorate, the Doctor of Performing staff, and judged 93% of our research to be Athenaeum Fellow Arts (DPerf), aimed at emerging artists of of an international standard. • Dr Karen McAulay Researcher the highest potential, and professionals Wanting to make your mark on the world

who wish to pursue supported artistic is, of course, a basic artistic impetus, and development in the context of a doctorate. the impact of our research on cultural Current doctoral supervisors These programmes are validated and life and arts policy was also recognised in awarded by the University of St Andrews. REF 2014, with some 60% of our research In addition to those listed above: Our doctoral students are highly judged to be world-leading in terms of the • Dr Laura Bissell professional performers, practitioners, reach and significance of its impact. These • Dr Joshua Dickson directors, scholars and composers, results suggest RCS research in music and • Professor Celia Duffy all seeking new ways to extend and drama has the highest impact of any such • Professor Rita McAllister contextualise their work while forging research in Scotland. • Dr Alistair MacDonald ahead in their particular research or The research submitted in 2014 included • Dr Gordon McPherson performance specialism. Professor Ros Steen’s research into • Professor Allan Neave • Professor Aaron Shorr Our vibrant interdisciplinary environment the human voice, which allowed her

includes performance and new work to successfully unlock the expressive in music and drama, performing arts potential used by actors on stage. Professor Application details education and policy, Scottish music, Steen worked closely with RCS alumnus historically-informed performance, Alan Cumming in his one-man virtuoso Institution code: R58 musicology, and a range of other specialist show Macbeth to release the full potential UCAS Conservatoire codes: of his voice, as well as the full cast of Black areas. All students are supported in their Doctor of Performing Arts: Research studies by carefully selected and expert Watch to help them find authentic voices Full-time: 470F, Part-time: 470P supervision teams, and in project delivery for this critically-acclaimed production. Master of Philosophy: by the unique resources of RCS. As well as Full-time: 500F, Part-time: 500P having access to the facilities of a modern Doctor of Philosophy: international conservatoire, they are able Full-time: 555F, Part-time: 555P to use the academic resources of a world- General academic entry requirements: leading ancient university. A good Honours degree or the attainment of a level of professional achievement equivalent to that of a good Honours degree.

Apply via UCAS Conservatoires online: www.ucas.com/conservatoires by

Research 25 January 2018.

106 107 Auditions and interviews Application closing dates

Entry requirements All applications made before the application deadlines, which For 2018/19 entry meet the minimum entry requirements, are guaranteed an • UK/EU applications for undergraduate and postgraduate audition/interview. We hold auditions at the Royal Conservatoire music programmes: 2 October 2017 of Scotland and at a number of locations around the UK and • UK/EU undergraduate applications for dance, drama overseas. If you’re applying from outside the UK, we can accept Entrance to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is based on talent, potential production and film programmes: 15 January 2018 auditions by recording for performance programmes, and, for • Bachelor of Education (Music): 1 December 2017 for UK/EU and ability. We are looking for students who display outstanding non-performance programmes, you can submit your portfolio and International applications electronically and be interviewed remotely. potential, dedication and ambition for the performing and production arts. • International (non-EU) applications for undergraduate and If you believe you meet this criteria, we encourage you to apply. Our admissions processes are designed to be fair, transparent and postgraduate music programmes: 1 December 2017 efficient. The audition/interview approach serves the dual purpose • International (non-EU) undergraduate applications for dance, of allowing the panel to assess at first-hand your suitability for drama, production and film programmes: 31 March 2018 your chosen programme and it also affords you the opportunity • All applications for drama and learning and teaching Language requirements to gain a deeper insight into the nature of that programme and the postgraduate programmes: 31 March 2018 opportunities that RCS offers. • All research programmes: 25 January 2018 Non-native speakers of English will be required to provide The audition/interview process is different for each programme evidence of proficiency in English. Our required scores in and we recommend that you read the Guide for Applicants which Get in touch minimum International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is available to download from each programme webpage on are listed below. Other equivalent English language qualifications rcs.ac.uk or you can access these guides at rcs.ac.uk/studyhere The Admissions team will be able to help you with any questions may be considered – please contact [email protected] for you have throughout the application process and we encourage further information. you to get in touch if you are unsure about anything throughout How to apply the application process. For music applicants who narrowly miss our English language entry requirements, a pre-sessional English language course is All applications to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland must be You can contact us at [email protected] or call us on run by the University of Glasgow. Please note there is an additional made through the UCAS Conservatoires online admissions service. +44(0)141 270 8265 fee for this course. For further information please email: You can find their website atwww.ucas.com/conservatoires and [email protected] our institution code is R58.

Programme Minimum IELTS score We encourage you to submit your application before the closing date; if you submit your application after the closing date there is All music programmes, Level 6.0 with a minimum score no guarantee you will be given an audition/interview. including the Bachelor of of 5.5 across all components We have put together Guides to Applicants for each programme. Education (Music) These are helpful publications that explain the process of applying to RCS from the first application form through to • BA Production Technology Level 6.0 with a minimum score preparing for your audition. These are available to download • and Management of 5.5 across all components from rcs.ac.uk/studyhere • BA Production Arts • and Design • BA Filmmaking • BA Modern Ballet

Academic entry requirements • BA Acting Level 7.5 with a minimum score • BA(Hons) Contemporary of 7.5 in speaking General academic entry requirements are listed on each individual • Performance Practice programme page throughout this prospectus. We will consider • BA Musical Theatre relevant experience that may compensate for the lack of traditional • MA Classical and education. We also accept a wide range of qualifications, including • Contemporary Text international qualifications. If you would like to check the • MA Musical Theatre suitability of your qualifications or experience please get in touch • MEd Learning and Teaching with us at [email protected] • in the Performing Arts • MA Learning and Teaching • (Gaelic Arts) Non-standard entry

• Doctoral Programmes Level 7.0 with a minimum score We welcome applications from individuals whose academic of 5.5 across all components qualifications or English language qualifications do not match (in terms of equivalence) or fall short of the normal entrance requirements, where specified*. Having satisfied the audition panel that you meet the selection criteria and demonstrated that you have the capacity to pursue the proposed programme of study, such applicants will be considered through examination of contextualised data provided in accordance with the Non- Standard Entry Policy.

*Note that UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) imposes minimum English Language qualifications in respect of International (non-EU) applicants who require a Tier 4 Visa to study in the UK.

Entry requirements

108 109 Finance

Investing in your future is important and you need to consider the cost of your tuition as well as the cost of living during your studies.

Tuition fees Undergraduate funding Scholarships

Tuition fees are charged on an annual basis and are listed per Scottish and EU-based students Each year the RCS Trust disburses scholarships to the value programme below – please note these fees are for 2017/18 and are All funding enquiries for Scottish and EU undergraduate students of approximately £1.4 million to incoming and continuing RCS given as guidelines only as they are subject to an annual increase should be directed to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland undergraduate, postgraduate and research students from which is broadly in line with inflation. Please check rcs.ac.uk/ (SAAS), www.saas.gov.uk Scotland, the rest of the UK, EU and internationally on the basis studyhere for the most up-to-date information. of merit and/or financial need. Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland You may be eligible for the same funding/loan package you would The RCS Trust is supported by the generosity of many other Scottish/ Rest of Inter- benefit from if you attended an institution in your home country. charitable trusts, foundations, corporations and individuals and EU UK(RUK) national For more information please visit the relevant website: from bequests. If a student is considering applying directly to another external body for financial support, it is recommended England: www.gov.uk/student-finance All undergraduate programmes £1,820 £9,250 £15,513 that contact is made in advance with our Finance Office to check Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk whether RCS is already in receipt of funds from that body as some Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk do not wish direct approaches from individuals. Scottish/ Inter- EU/RUK national Postgraduate funding There is a specific allocation from the Trust for rest of the UK students which is means-tested and for which an application must

be made to the Student Loans Company which administers these MMus (Performance/• • £8,094 £15,513 Scottish and EU students funds on behalf of the RCS Trust. Composition/Conducting) In 2017/18, SAAS will introduce a universal student loan entitlement

of £10,000 for all eligible one-year, full-time taught postgraduate Any student who accepts a place at RCS will be considered for a MA (Performance/ £10,983 £18,648 students. This will be comprised of a tuition fee loan up to £5,500 scholarship award. If a student is successful in gaining a scholarship, Composition/Conducting) and a non-income assessed living cost loan of £4,500. Full time EU a notification will be sent out from the Finance Office as soon as

students undertaking a postgraduate course will be able to apply possible after the decision has been made. MMus (Opera) and £8,865 £18,648 for a tuition fee loans but not a living cost loan. Full details can be MMus (Vocal Studies) found online at saas.gov.uk A scholarship award may be made as a contribution towards tuition fees or may be in the form of a maintenance grant MA (Opera) and £12,141 £20,910 EU nationals may be eligible to apply for a loan of up to depending on each individual’s circumstances and can vary MA (Vocal Studies) €12,000 for a one-year Masters programme or up to €18,000 in amount. for a two-year Masters programme via the Erasmus Masters Certain awards have specific stipulations attached by the MA Musical Theatre £12,141 £18,648 Student Loan Guarantee scheme. Read more about this at donor and it is a requirement that the recipient honours these rcs.ac.uk/feesandfunding stipulations as a condition of receiving that award. MA Classical and £12,141 £18,648 Students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland Contemporary Text Postgraduate students from England will be able to benefit from a Scholarships may be awarded for one year or more up to the postgraduate loan of up to £10,000 to be used towards tuition fees duration of the programme. MEd (Learning and Teaching £3,690 £3,690 and/or living. Read more about this at rcs.ac.uk/feesandfunding Each student in receipt of a scholarship is expected to play a in the Performing Arts) (over full and active role in the life of the institution, to act as a good and above fully funded places) role model for other students and to act as an ambassador for External funding the Royal Conservatoire. MA (Gaelic Arts – part-time (over £3,690 £3,690 and above fully funded places) For more information about alternative funding sources, including external scholarships and bursaries, please visit rcs.ac.uk/ PG Certificate £3,690 £3,690 studyhere/external-funding. Our International and Student Experience team are available to advise and assist applicants and Research full-time £7,056 £15,513 current students about funding your studies at RCS. Please email [email protected] or telephone Research part-time £3,531 £7,758 +44 (0)141 270 8281/+44 (0)141 270 8223 for further information.

Continuing Education £1,386 £2,148 Finance

110 111 Supporting you

RCS is a welcoming and inclusive environment; a place where you can flourish and rise to the many challenges and intensive demands of your programme.

As the smallest higher education institution in Scotland, we are able to offer students support and guidance through our welfare and support team. Every student is treated as an individual here, and we are confident you will feel a tangible sense of community throughout the campus.

From the moment you arrive to the day you graduate, you can receive practical, emotional and learning support from us; we nurture the whole person at RCS.

Disability support

We welcome applications from all people with disability support needs. Many of our students have disabilities, e.g. medical conditions, specific learning difficulties and unseen disabilities. Please contact Dr Jane Balmforth, the RCS Counsellor and Disability Adviser if you would like to talk through support for your studies. Our staff are proficient in teaching people with a range of learning styles and are committed to promoting the development of independent learning skills. You’ll find RCS is a supportive and encouraging place to learn.

For more information on all of our student supports please go to: rcs.ac.uk/studentsupport

Counselling

Counselling is a process for exploring issues so you can reach your own decisions on the way forward, so you won’t be given advice or told what you should do.

If you experience stress and anxiety at any time during your studies with us, you can access our professional counselling service. Dr Jane Balmforth is the RCS Counsellor and Disability Adviser who can be contacted on [email protected]

Learning support

Accelerate your growth and development at any point in your learning journey by strengthening your study skills with our Effective Learning Service. It’s flexible, free, confidential, and ranges from one-to-one appointments and workshops to online support. Our inclusive approach is designed to meet your specific needs. All details correct at the time of publication, and printed Topics include: in good faith; all information is subject to alteration. We reserve the right, without notice to vary the content of • Improving the quality of your written assignments programmes, and modify facilities and arrangements. • Referencing We are a charity committed to the achievement of excellence • Critical thinking in the performing arts. A company limited by guarantee • Managing your time reg no 4703 (Scotland) and a charity registered in Scotland • Reading strategies and note-taking no SCO015855. • Revision and exam techniques

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