Design Split (split.co.uk) Photo Print graphy David Lindsay Pressision Richard Storrow Paper from Tom Arber sustainable sources Andrew Benge Bobbin Productions p4 Welcome p68 Production & Film Music: p6 Leeds p72 Film Music p8 Facilities p76 Music Production p16 Performance Opportunities p80 FdA Music Production p84 FdA Electronic Music Production p20 School of Performance p88 Music Business: p22 Music: p90 Music Business p26 Classical p30 Jazz p94 Postgraduate Study: p34 Folk p96 MA Music p38 Drama: p100 Further Information: p42 Musical Theatre p102 Why Study in the UK p46 Acting p104 Visas & Immigration p50 Actor Musician p106 Entry Requirements p54 School of Pop & Production p108 How to Apply p56 Popular Music: p109 Auditions & Interviews p60 Popular p110 Student Services p64 Songwriting p112 Students’ Union Courses validated by: LEEDS COLLEGE COLLEGE OF OF MUSIC MUSIC IS IS PA PART OF THE LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP RT OF THE LEEDS CI TY C OLLEGE GROUP 4 Studying is only part of Countless performance and your experience at industry opportunities www.lcm.ac.uk Leeds College of Music You will showcase your work and build your career through a huge range of To us, you are a professional from day one. national and international opportunities for We will encourage you to be inquisitive, to performance and enterprise, both on and expand your creative vision and to take every off campus. We will continue to support opportunity to add to your experience. you throughout your career, and you will A leading European conservatoire be recognisable as one of our graduates by your artistic confidence and unique voice. Our unique environment and wealth of expert knowledge will support and inspire Find out about recent opportunities pg. 16 you to go further, to experiment and to take creative risks. We are the largest A vibrant city of music and performance conservatoire in the UK with the broadest Leeds is an incredible city in which range of music performance, composition, to be a music student. With over 200 production and performing arts courses. performance venues and a flourishing food and nightlife scene, music and arts Read more about our courses pgs. 20–99 in Leeds is internationally recognised. State-of-the-art facilities Whatever genre, culture or art form you are into, you are likely to find it in Leeds. We invest heavily in our facilities to ensure our students have access to industry- See pg. 6 for more information about Leeds standard equipment and spaces. Our WELCoME studios, solo and ensemble practice rooms Meet your future colleagues and equipment store are open until the At LCoM, you will join a close-knit community early hours during undergraduate term of inspirational musicians, performers and time, allowing our students flexible access industry professionals. You will collaborate to resources at a time that suits them. with composers, promoters, record label entrepreneurs, conductors, producers, In the last three years, we have built a new actors, managers, traditionalists and music library, a rooftop extension to our on-site innovators. The people you meet throughout venue and developed an innovative workspace your time with us will go on to become your for students to study and network in. We are professional network in your future career. continuing to expand with new and bespoke Courses validated by: performing arts facilities opening in September See what our alumni have gone on @LeedsMusic 2019 which will house our new degree courses; to achieve on pgs. 24, 58 and 70. Acting, Actor Musician and Musical Theatre. Read more about our facilities pgs. 8–15 5 6 With a thriving music and arts scene, an Food & Drink abundance of events, an eclectic cultural WELCOME calendar and a huge variety of independent You’ll never be short of something www.lcm.ac.uk bars and eateries, it’s no wonder that Leeds new and tasty to try in Leeds. frequently tops the polls for best student city! TO LEEDS From the eternally rotating line-up of street food “I think Leeds is one of the best cities there is vendors at Trinity Kitchen and the Belgrave Street Leeds is the UK’s third for students. There’s lots happening, but all Feast, to the array of delicious independent cafés biggest and fastest growing within a small space so you can easily walk where and international cuisine, Leeds is a gourmet’s delight. you need to go. There’s loads of nightlife and city, housing a population We’re not short of a tasty drop to drink either – loads of music which is obviously great for of over 60,000 students. with craft breweries, top-notch cocktail bars and music students.” – Alex Hedge, Classical graduate splendid coffee houses throughout the city. “There’s amazing food culture in Leeds. The market is Music Venues huge and you can get whatever you want for a really The Leeds music scene is booming, and with the good price.” – Echo Zheng, Production graduate range of superb venues, forward-thinking promoters Festivals and creative curators, the city’s music community Leeds has a festival for just about everything is the perfect platform for any musician. Shopping – and over the course of the year you’ll find city- With over 200 venues across the city, there’s always Leeds is a renowned UK shopping destination, with wide celebrations of music, film, all things digital, a choice of artists to see any day of the week. something for everyone; from high-end boutiques in food, beer, art and even wellness, including: LCoM collaborates with many of Leeds’ top venues ornate arcades to large shopping centres laden with § Leeds Festival to showcase student talent on a regular basis. big brands, the famous Kirkgate Market and numerous independent shops. Leeds also has a plethora of § Leeds International Film Festival music shops selling instruments, records, tickets § Leeds International Piano Competition Performing Arts and merchandise, so we’ve got that covered too! § Live at Leeds § Slam Dunk Festival With Leeds Playhouse, The Grand Theatre, City Varieties and Carriageworks theatres all § Leeds West Indian Carnival in the centre of Leeds, there is no shortage of § Leeds Pride live plays and musicals in the city. Leeds is also § Light Night home to Opera North, Northern Ballet, Yorkshire § Sounds Like THIS Festival Dance and Phoenix Dance Theatre, providing a rich cultural programme of internationally renowned performances throughout the year. “I played on the LCoM stage at Light Night which was amazing. There are so many @LeedsMusic bars and places to perform and they love The Cribs, Live at Leeds putting on LCoM students as everyone’s so enthusiastic.” – Madeline Morris, Folk student 7 8 FACILITIES: Specialist performance spaces § Our purpose built 350-seat Venue The Venue: www.lcm.ac.uk plays host to an incredible programme of events MUSIC and performances throughout the year. From our annual Gala showcase to award-winning PERFORMANCE New Music Festival, Sounds Like THIS, student recitals and visiting performances from industry professionals, there is always something to see. As a specialist music institution, we pride § Rooftop Bar: The Venue has recently ourselves on providing the best facilities to been extended to create a new bar, ensure our students are able to fulfil their catering and seating area for students creative vision. With most facilities open until the early hours, during undergraduate and staff, with additional breakout areas term time, students can practise and work and space for acoustic performances. at a time to suit them, with dedicated The rooftop extension provides support from our specialist technicians. panoramic views across the city and has greatly enhanced the experience of students and visitors to the Venue. § Recital Room: Our 120-seat Recital Room is another of our incredible on-site performance spaces - utilised for more intimate performances, workshops and regular student nights such as Crosswire, our Pop and Production student showcase. § All-Steinway School: We’re the only English conservatoire to hold the coveted All-Steinway School status - meaning 90% of our pianos come from the Steinway family, including grand pianos in bookable rooms. Our 70 Steinway pianos host everything from daily practice to virtuoso masterclasses and the Leeds § Percussion: We have one dedicated International Piano Competition. percussion room and six bookable § Musical instrument Loan Store: We purpose-built drum rooms. @LeedsMusic have a huge range of instruments § Practice Rooms: We have over 40 and equipment that students can bookable practice rooms including borrow during opening hours. individual, band and ensemble rooms. 9 10 A state-of-the-art conservatoire Our Production students are able to FACILITIES: book our industry-standard studios and mixing rooms online up to two weeks in advance, and all students have MUSIC access to Mac Labs that are kept up to date with the latest versions of all the PRODUCTION leading music software packages. Specialist production facilities § Six recording studios with Audient, SSL and Neve equipment § Seven mixing rooms with vocal rooms § 5.1 surround sound room with projector § Six Apple Mac Labs, containing over 100 high spec iMacs with MIDI keyboards and audio interfaces § Latest versions of Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, Sibelius, Reason and Ableton § Augmented Reality (AR) app for Live as well as Adobe Creative Cloud Audient sound mixing desks § Equipment loan store for microphones and recording equipment § DJ Suite equipped with professional -standard equipment and software § We are proud to be a Roland AIRA Academy in association with Roland UK. Students can access a wide range of Roland keyboards, @LeedsMusic synthesisers and recording equipment in our dedicated Roland Suite and from our facilities loan store 11 12 The Library FACILITIES: § The new LCoM Library opened its doors in September 2017. Set in the Quarry Hill TEACHING Skyline Building within Leeds Cultural Quarter, this impressive new space has dramatically increased the resources and & LEARNING study space available to our students.