GRADUATE SCHOOL PROSPECTUS 2018 Entry rncm.ac.uk/graduateschool The Royal Northern College of Music is a leading international conservatoire located in the heart of Manchester, with a reputation for attracting talented musicians from all over the world. The RNCM is in its fifth decade, but with a rich history spanning back to 1893 when Sir Charles Hallé founded the Royal Manchester College of Music. In 1973 the institution merged with the Northern School of Music, and the RNCM was born. Today, the College is a thriving conservatoire with around 330 teaching staff and 880 students from almost 60 different countries. Each year, RNCM leavers go on to forge successful careers all over the world, forming a global network of more than 6,000 alumni. 2 CONTENTS 4 WELCOME TO THE RNCM RNCM Headlines 6 Why Join the RNCM Graduate School? 8 Exceptional Graduates 10 Living in Manchester 16 International Students 18 World-Class Facilities and Learning Resources 20 Student Support 24 The Graduate School Experience 26 28 PERFORMANCE Performance at the RNCM 30 The Platform 34 Chamber Music 36 Historical Performance 38 Jazz 40 42 RNCM SCHOOLS School of Composition 44 School of Keyboard Studies 48 School of Strings 54 School of Vocal Studies and Opera 60 School of Wind, Brass and Percussion 70 Conducting 78 Popular Music 80 84 WHICH PROGRAMME IS RIGHT FOR ME? Master of Music (MMus) 88 Master of Performance (MPerf) 92 PG Dip: Advanced Studies in Musical Performance/Composition 96 Professional Courses and Vocational Courses 100 World-Class Research 104 Master of Philosophy (MPhil)/Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 106 110 NEXT STEPS 3 Established for over 40 years Students from 60 dierent countries The UK's no 1 music college for research (REF 2014) 400 education projects and performance opportunities for students each year through The Platform 450 concerts each year 100% of 2015 graduates in employment or further study 6 months after graduating (Destination of Leavers Survey 2015) Global network of 6000 RNCM alumni 330 teaching sta 880 students Established for over 40 years 645 undergraduates Students from 60 dierent countries / 235 postgraduate students The UK's no 1 music college for research (REF 2014) 400 education projects and performance opportunities for students each year through The Platform 450 concerts each year 100% of 2015 graduates in employment or further study 6 months after graduating (Destination of Leavers Survey 2015) Global network of 6000 RNCM alumni 330 teaching sta 880 students Established645 undergraduates for over 40 years / 235 postgraduate students ESTStudents from LISHED 60 dierent countriesEstablishedEstablished for for over over 40 40 years years The UK's no 1 music college for researchStudentsEstablishedStudents from from (REFfor 60 over60 dierent dierent2014) 40 years countries countries TheStudentsThe UK's UK's no fromno 1 1 music music60 dierent college college countries for for research research (REF (REF 2014) 2014) FOR OVER400 education 40 projects YEARS and performance400The400 educationUK's education no 1 opportunities musicprojects projects college and and performance forperformance research for students (REFopportunities opportunities 2014) each for for students studentsyear through each each year year through throughThe Platform The The Platform Platform Established for over 40 years 450 concerts each year 450 concerts each year 450400Established concertseducation eachfor projects over year 40 and years performance opportunities for students each year through The Platform Students from 60 dierent countries 100% of 2015 graduates in employment or further study 6 months after graduating (Destination of Leavers Survey 2015) 100%450SStudentsIC concerts of 2015 from eachgraduates 60 yeardierent in employment countries or further study 6 months after graduating (Destination of Leavers Survey 2015) The UK's no 1 music college for research MU (REF CO 2014) 100% of 2015 graduates in employment1 GlobalL network or further of 6000 RNCM study alumni 6 months after graduating (Destination of Leavers Survey 2015) PASSPORT . 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