Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Formerly known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

ProgrammePortfolio 2012/13

By the time they graduate they’ve worked with the most important players in Scotland, the UK and internationally.

Andrew Panton, Associate Head of Performance (Musical Theatre)

It’s a unique experience that doesn’t happen anywhere else in the UK.

Alex Reedijk, Director General of Scottish Opera

You can have talent, but talent doesn’t always equate to a sustainable career. What we do is nurture that creative spark and turn it into an employable commodity.

Adam McIlwaine, Associate Head of Digital Film and Television

Here, students flourish as knowledgeable and confident individuals, and both students and staff are inspired to generate truly innovative work. Everything we do is underpinned by our desire to achieve routes to mastery. Our students enjoy an extraordinary blend of intensive tuition, professional partnerships, performances and the creative space to co-create across the disciplines, if they wish. It’s thanks to this tremendous wealth of influences and opportunities that each emerging artist excels in their chosen discipline – and goes further to realize their own individual artistic voice.

Professor John Wallace CBE, Principal

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MusicBachelor of Arts (Hons) Scottish Music 9Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Scottish Music – Piping 9Bachelor of Music (Hons) 9Brass, Composition, Jazz, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, WoodwindBachelor of Education (Hons) 9Brass, Jazz, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, WoodwindMaster of Music 9Performance (Brass, Keyboard, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind), Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Jazz, Opera, Piano for Dance, Repetiteurship, Scottish MusicResearch Degrees – MPhil, PhD 9

DramaBachelor of Arts Acting 19Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice 19Bachelor of Arts Musical Theatre 19Master of Arts Musical Theatre (Performance) or (Musical Directing) 21Master of Arts Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) or (Directing) 21Research Degrees – MPhil, PhD 21

DanceBachelor of Arts Modern Ballet 19

ProductionBachelor of Arts Technical and Production Arts 27

ScreenBachelor of Arts Digital Film and Television 27

This Programme Portfolio will give you a brief overview about us and our programmes. For full details, and everything you need to know about applying and studying here, go to our website www.rcs.ac.uk

Until 1 September 2011 the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland was known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. We have changed our name to better reflect the breadth of learning that we offer.

Our heritage and our unique position todayThe Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is at the forefront of the redefinition of creative arts education. We’re visionary. But that’s something we’ve always been. Charles Dickens, our first Chair, speaking at our inaugural soiree in December 1847, praised the boldness of Glasgow in founding such an advanced open model for arts education. Since then we have continued to break new ground and create fresh, relevant models at each age and stage of our history.

Today, we provide specialized vocational education to professional standards across dance, drama, music, screen, and production. Across all these specialisms, we currently have around 800 students from around the world on degree programmes. We have our own degree-awarding powers up to taught Masters and work with two of Scotland’s most prestigious universities in other areas: the University of St Andrew’s validates our PhD degrees; and our BEd Music is delivered in partnership with the University of Glasgow.

Our new curriculumToday’s creative community requires practitioners who are: unique and excellent individual artists; effective collaborators; reflective practitioners; agents for change; entrepreneurs; leaders; engaged with their world.

We believe this needs to be achieved in a new and innovative way. We are uniquely placed in the UK as the only conservatoire to offer dance, drama, music, screen, and production. This means we can provide students with an education that transcends disciplinary boundaries.

The new curriculum that comes into play in Academic Year 2012/13 (initially at undergraduate level), is inspired by the urge to meet the individual needs of students, with performance as a central component of their work.

It is designed to enable graduates to contribute to the world as artists, cultural leaders, and active citizens. It is international in outlook and is professionally informed and relevant to the needs of students, employers, international audiences, and today’s multi-faceted society.

What you’ll get out of studying here

You’ll make all-important connections We are uniquely placed to partner with a wealth of inspiring professionals and artistic companies. Together, we continuously explore new informal and formal ways to work to our mutual benefit. You will benefit from the blend of mentoring and real world experience, working in a professional but supported context.

Organizations we work with include: Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera, BBC Scotland, the National Theatre of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Shakespeare Company, York Theatre Royal, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, New Moves International, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and Classic FM.

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The professions are no longer interested in people who can only do one thing. Rather we need graduates who are multi-skilled and able to learn; who can write, contextualize, use new technology and above all be flexible and adaptable in their professional stance. Professor Elizabeth Bradley, formerly Chair of Drama, Tisch School of Arts, New York, member of the International Advisory Committee

You’ll enjoy first class facilitiesWorld-class talent and tuition demand nothing less than first-class facilities: a prerequisite of the conservatoire experience. We believe excellent facilities support excellent performances. That’s why our facilities are amongst the best in Europe. That’s why we have invested £6M in the development of our new premises at Speirs Locks Studios providing students with specialist dance rehearsal space, technical construction workshops, props and wardrobe facilities. We have invested a further £2.5M in refurbishing and improving our Renfrew Street campus with the creation of a digital media suite, developing additional recording studio facilities,refurbishing performance spaces and creating additional teaching and social spaces. All of which ensures our competitive position.

You’ll enjoy exceptional performance opportunitiesPerformance is at the heart of what we do and the range and diversity of opportunities we provide to our students is one of the things which makes us distinctive. We stage around 500 performances in our own venues every year and issue over 40,000 tickets, but our students also regularly appear in professional venues externally. In the last year our musicians have played at the Fruitmarket, Glasgow and been recorded for BBC Radio 3; at the Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms; at the City Halls, Glasgow, home to the BBC SSO, at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh; at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal, and in numerous other engagements in the UK and internationally. Our drama students have performed at York Theatre Royal; Shakespeare’s Globe; Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the Arches, Glasgow; the Tron, Glasgow and the Traverse, Edinburgh, as well as appearing at an international festival in China.

You’ll have every opportunity to collaborateWe’re the only conservatoire in the UK to offer such a rich range of artistic disciplines - and there are few in the world offering the same breadth. One of the key benefits of this is that we can encourage you to initiate and develop ideas with those from other disciplines. This, in turn,

lends fresh perspective to your own art form and expands its potential. These insights develop interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and innovate.

You’ll be joining a worldwide community of professionalsWhile we are focused on Scotland, our context is the international scene. We prepare you to work anywhere in the world, because contemporary artistic careers have international dimensions. We arrange for numerous professional practitioners, including our International Fellows, to visit regularly and share their skills and experience with you. Our international outlook is also reflected in the diversity of our staff and students, and in our repertoire: there are many collaborative projects with international partners from St Petersburg to Sydney. We’ll also encourage you to work and study abroad.

You’ll be staying in one of the liveliest cities in the worldGlasgow is known the world over for its friendliness, energy, and gritty humour. With 80,000 students, you’ll find a huge choice of bars, clubs, and restaurants to unwind in. All kinds of performance and creativity abound, and it’s the film and TV capital of Scotland. It is often the only UK destination for leading international tours. In 2008 Glasgow was designated a UNESCO creative city: it is the City of Music. In 2014 it will host the Commonwealth Games. And with some of the world’s most beautiful scenery starting on its doorstep, your time here has every chance of being jam packed with some great experiences.

You’ll be taught by leading practitioners not theoristsEvery programme is taught by leading professionals in their field: people with shining track records who are still exploring, still creating. They’re also dedicated educationalists with a commitment to passing on their knowledge. When you’re with them you’ll have their undivided attention. To find out more, please read the programme details that you’re interested in.

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Music

Royal Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra in concert (Stevenson Hall)

Ilan Volkov, Principal Guest Conductor, BBC SSO, leading our students in Hear and Now concert for Radio 3 (Plug at Glasgow’s Fruitmarket)

BA (Hons)Four years full-time

Scottish Music Scottish Music – Piping Aimed at musicians of outstanding potential, this is the only conservatoire-level Scottish Traditional Music programme in the UK. The degree is delivered in collaboration with the National Piping Centre. See page 13 for more information.

BMus (Hons)Four years full-time

Brass, Composition, Jazz, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind.

Aimed at truly promising performers and composers of outstanding potential, the undergraduate programmes are strongly practical in focus and vocational in purpose. You’ll receive a 90 minute weekly lesson in your Principal Study; and have the opportunity of taking a Second Study. Within some disciplines it’s possible to take a Related Study. Opportunities exist for side-by-side projects and apprenticeships with all the major orchestras and ensembles in Scotland.

BEd (Hons)Four years full-time

Brass, Jazz, Keyboard and Collaborative Piano, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind.

The BEd is taught in collaboration with the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, and accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland. GTCS standards are widely recognized. It is the only music degree programme which offers a teaching qualification with integrated school experience throughout all four years of study. You will pursue a Principal Performance Study, as well as developing skills in keyboard playing and voice, and other creative and contextual subjects.

MMusTwo years full-timeThree years (one year full-time and two years part-time)One year (full-time – exceptionally, by accreditation of prior experience)

Performance (Brass, Keyboard, Strings, Timpani and Percussion, Vocal Performance, Woodwind), Accompaniment, Composition, Conducting, Jazz, Opera, Piano for Dance, Repetiteurship, Scottish Music.

With our thriving Opera School and practice-based research community, we offer an ideal environment for postgraduate study, and our innovative programmes are designed as a springboard to a professional career.

The Master of Music programme is aimed at graduates of conservatoires and universities, or experienced artists of equivalent standard. Programmes are highly flexible, and include the opportunity to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma after the first year.

Research Degrees

MPhilTwo years full-time, four years part-time

PhDThree years full-time, six years part-time

With over ten years’ experience in offering research degrees we take an imaginative and innovative practice-based approach. Research degrees are validated and awarded by the University of St Andrews, and students have access to the specialized facilities of both institutions. Details of particular areas of specialism and further information are available from

www.rsc.ac.uk/research www.st-andrews.ac.uk

We offer the following degrees in Music: 9

Hear and Now concert for Radio 3 (Plug at Glasgow’s Fruitmarket)Professor Tommy Smith, Artistic Director, Jazz, leading students in concert (Stevenson Hall)

Royal Conservatoire Big Band in concert (Swingin’ into Christmas, Stevenson Hall)

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BrassYou’ll take part in symphony, wind, opera, and chamber orchestras, and a diverse range of ensembles, as well as weekly classes in orchestral repertoire, performance, and technique. Concerts are given throughout the UK and beyond; recent tours include China, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia, and the Faroe Islands, as well as numerous recordings, TV and radio appearances. Staff members include many of the UK’s finest brass players, and there are regular masterclasses from top international artists, including International Fellow Ian Bousfield.

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CompositionWith a significant reputation for contemporary music, we take a unique approach to composition. Students, staff members, and researchers work together and learn from each other. This is supported by practising composers and visiting artists. You’ll benefit from a full range of performance ensembles and the complementary disciplines of film, opera, ballet, and musical theatre. You’ll have opportunities to hear your work performed live and to compose for different art forms.

Since 2007, our annual Plug contemporary music festival has premiered over 300 new works to growing critical acclaim. In 2011, as part of Plug, the compositions of students Chris Duncan and Claire McCue were premiered by Ilan Volkov, Principal Guest Conductor, BBC SSO. The pieces were played by our new music ensemble MusicLab, and filmed by the BBC and recorded for BBC Radio 3.

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JazzLed by some of the country’s most renowned jazz musicians, including the programme’s Artistic Director, Professor Tommy Smith, we provide the only conservatoire-level jazz training in Scotland to just twelve students a year. These twelve perform extensively in our own performance spaces and outside in Scotland’s thriving professional jazz scene. One-to-one lessons and ensemble coaching are at the heart of a diverse range of activities covering every aspect of the skills required by today’s jazz performer.

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Keyboard and Collaborative PianoWe focus on developing individual skills in a collegial but challenging environment. Leading the way in technological advances in teaching and learning, we record all student performances, masterclasses and performance classes. This enables you and your colleagues to watch, reflect, and comment on all aspects of performance. This growing archive has become an invaluable resource for learning, documenting, and assessing progress, and fostering a close-knit keyboard community.

We offer the tailor-made practice facilities that are essential for keyboard development. You’ll be guaranteed daily practice time on Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos, as well as a generous allocation of performance classes each week in the main concert halls. You can also benefit from our free loan system that allows you to take an upright piano to your accommodation during the academic year.

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Disciplines

Students in performance (The Cunning Little Vixen, with Scottish Opera, Theatre Royal, Glasgow)

Professor Phil Cunningham, Artistic Director, Scottish Music in concert with students (Stevenson Hall)Scottish Music students in concert (Celtic Connections)

Symphony Orchestra in concert (Stevenson Hall) Scottish Music students in rehearsal

Students in rehearsal at Scottish Opera’s technical centre

StringsYou will benefit from in depth one-to-one lessons in tandem with performance classes; historical performance practice, and in-depth orchestral experience in symphony, chamber, and opera orchestras. These take place alongside an intensive chamber music programme with its emphasis on ensemble, communication, rehearsal, and performance skills.

We are internationally renowned for guitar tuition, with students winning several international competitions, including the Royal Overseas League Gold Medal, the Westfalian Guitar Spring Competition. We hold the Big Guitar Weekend each year, featuring the Scottish International Guitar Competition. Musicians and performers visit from around the world, including our International Fellow, Pavel Steidl.

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Scottish MusicWe offer world-leading degree programmes in Scottish Traditional Music. The Piping programme is taught in collaboration with the National Piping Centre. You’ll enjoy a wide and diverse range of classes and vocational opportunities. There are also electives that can enable you to apply for PGCE courses for music teaching. Performance opportunities include concerts, mounting a national tour, recording and production, along with the world famous Celtic Connections festival. Our programme’s Artistic Director is internationally renowned musician and performer, Professor Phil Cunningham.

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It was fantastic to have the exchange of musical ideas performing in both countries. It was a great opportunity and it really opened up our eyes to what’s happening in the trad scene. The focus on our courses is very different but it was fantastic to get a different perspective on how folk are learning and how they approach trad music. I think it’s really important for folk in the US to see that there is progressive trad music happening and to see that it’s not just ‘hokey’ music.Hannah Read, fiddle player and singer at Berklee College of Music, Boston in a Berklee/University of Strathclyde/Royal Conservatoire collaboration.

Students in performance (The Cunning Little Vixen, with Scottish Opera, Theatre Royal, Glasgow)

Timpani and PercussionOur facilities are among the best in the world, with a full inventory of instruments and dedicated space which includes three large studios equipped with all timpani and percussion instruments. Performance opportunities, side-by-side projects, and apprenticeships allow you to gain valuable professional experience in a supportive environment. We welcome International Fellows Christopher Lamb and Eric Sammut for masterclasses and performances. We also host an annual Percussion Day.

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Vocal PerformanceWe have an outstanding reputation for releasing the true voice healthily, and establishing a technique for a long and successful career. Classes include languages, movement, drama, Alexander Technique, performance, and specialized coaching. You will benefit from our collaboration with Scottish Opera, including access to rehearsals, shadowing schemes, staff visits, and at Masters level, the Emerging Artists programme, where graduate singers are chosen by audition to work with the company for a year and launch their professional careers. Leading professionals deliver regular masterclasses; recent visitors include International Fellow Jane Eaglen, Barbara Bonney, Roderick Williams, John Treleaven, and Sir Thomas Allen.

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WoodwindYou will receive an intensive and thorough training centred around Principal Study one-to-one lessons. Our teaching staff are highly regarded soloists, and leading orchestral and chamber music artists. We offer an enormous and diverse range of performance opportunities, including symphony, chamber, and wind orchestra concerts, opera productions and wind ensembles; our elite ensemble, Stevenson Winds, performs both in the Royal Conservatoire and externally.

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My tutor encouraged and pushed me and prepared me for competitions and concerts in a way that I feel no other teacher could have done. He brought the cream of the guitar world to the Royal Conservatoire’s doorstep, not uncommonly resulting in engagements that are testament to his intimate understanding of the ever-changing industry.Guitar student Sean Shibe – winner of the international Royal Overseas League Gold Medal

Drama Dance

Acting students in performance (Shakespeare in the City)

Contemporary Performance Practice in performance (Into the New, New Territories festival, The Arches)

BA ActingAccredited by the National Council for Drama TrainingThree years full-time

This programme is for highly motivated students who wish to be able to act professionally in theatre, film, television, and all areas of the creative industries. Intensive vocational classical and contemporary training, including voice and movement practice, is underpinned by an impressive range of professional opportunities and partnerships. These include the National Theatre of Scotland, BBC Scotland, Dundee Rep, and the Tron. You’ll also benefit from Industry Showcases in Glasgow and London.

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BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice Four years full-time

A practical and challenging degree developing performance makers who are keen to innovate, collaborate, and make work which has something to say about the world in which we live. We devise work from a variety of source material, focusing on the creation of original work. Our broad-based approach values the belief that the contemporary artist specializes in the realization of ideas supported by expertise in body, voice, and performance-making practices.

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BA Musical TheatreThree years full-time

We offer training in all elements of musical theatre, including one-to-one singing lessons, acting, ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance, and uniquely, all of our students receive one-to-one instrumental lessons. With extensive industry input, projects include specially commissioned new works, Big Band concerts, a full third year season of productions, and Industry Showcases in Glasgow and London.

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BA Modern BalletDelivered in partnership with Scottish BalletThree years full-time

Our unique partnership with the national ballet company has been developed to equip young dancers with the skills required in today’s modern companies; it focuses on developing students as technically accomplished, versatile dancers. Training is predominantly practical, with intensive contact time in the dance studio every week. Classes include classical ballet, contemporary, pointework, pas de deux, choreography, gyrokinesis, virtuosity, repertoire, pilates, and contextual studies. You’ll enjoy world class facilities, with new state of the art custom-designed dance studios and practice rooms, both on our award-winning campus and at Scottish Ballet’s headquarters.

The programme’s Artistic Director, Paul Tyers, is also the Deputy Artistic Director of Scottish Ballet.

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I feel fortunate in that I have received an excellent education, and I am absolutely sure that my experience over the four years of the programme has had a profound effect on my work as an artist and how I live my life. Nic Green, Performance Artist, Graduate

Nicolas Blanc, Ballet Master, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago, ex Principal San Francisco Ballet, in practice with Modern Ballet students

Acting students in performance (Black Snow, New Athenaeum Theatre)

MA Musical Theatre (Performance) or (Musical Directing)One year full-time

Aimed at graduates or artists who already have acting, singing, or musical theatre experience, we offer training in all elements of musical theatre, including one-to-one singing lessons, acting, ballet, jazz, and contemporary dance. Musical Directing focuses on keyboard skills, conducting techniques, scoring and arranging, and knowledge of the voice. Projects include a Big Band concert series, self-devised solo cabarets, new musical development, a season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and Industry Showcases in Glasgow and at a West End theatre. Graduates are currently working across the West End, Broadway, and in tv and film around the world.

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MA Classical and Contemporary Text (Acting) or (Directing)One year full-time

A practical and vocational programme for graduates and emerging artists who have professional or theatre study experience. With a focus on Shakespeare and new writing, you will be enabled to develop your professional practice, identify your future aspirations, and establish a network of professional contacts. The programme is delivered in collaboration with Globe Education at Shakespeare’s Globe and Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland. It’s supported by the Tron Theatre (Glasgow), the Traverse Theatre (Edinburgh), and the National Theatre of Scotland. During the year, you’ll have a professional mentor and a placement, and there are performances in London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh.

www.rcs.ac.uk/cct

Research Degrees

MPhilTwo years full-time, four years part-time

PhDThree years full-time, six years part-time

We have more than a decade’s experience in offering research degrees, and we take an imaginative and innovative practice-based approach. Research degrees are validated and awarded by the University of St Andrews, and students have access to the specialized facilities of both institutions. Details of particular areas of specialism and further information are available from

www.rcs.ac.uk/researchwww.st-andrews.ac.uk

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I forgot about the other schools I’d applied to in America and set my heart on a school that I felt truly believed in my potential and wanted to nurture my skills; that school was the RSAMD (now Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and making the decision to attend was the best decision of my life thus far. Tommy Coleman, Musical Theatre Performer, Graduate

Acting students in performance (Pinocchio, New Athenaeum Theatre)

Classical and Contemporary Text students in residence at Shakespeare’s Globe

Musical Theatre students in performance (Spring Awakening, Edinburgh International Festival Fringe)

Acting students in performance (The Seagull, collaboration with York Theatre Royal)

Production Screen

Production Screen

Digital Film and Television students on location

Backstage (Pinocchio, New Athenaeum Theatre) Technical and Production Arts workshops, Speirs Locks Studios

BA Technical and Production Arts Design; Applied Arts and Construction; Management and Technology

Accredited by the National Council for Drama TrainingThree years full-time

This is a practical industry-led programme, providing you with the knowledge, skills, and practical understanding required to realize your potential as an independent artist, lighting, set, or costume designer, stage manager, or technician. You will select one of three specialisms: Design; Applied Arts and Construction; or Management and Technology. You’ll work on a significant range of performances in our venues as well as external theatres, including opera, theatre, ballet, and film. In 2009, students from the programme won the Best Stage Design Team in the World Award at OISTAT, South Korea.

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BA Digital Film and TelevisionThree years full-time

Our innovative programme has swiftly built a significant reputation in the industry. In the seven years the Digital Film and Television programme has been running, students have: won two BAFTA Scotland New Talent awards; been nominated for a British Academy Award for Best New Work; won five Royal Television Society of Scotland awards for Best Undergraduate Fiction, and two national Royal Television Society awards for Best Undergraduate Film; had numerous winning entries in Scottish Students of Screen; and been runner up in the BBC Film Network, Best Comedy Short, and the Kodak Prize for Cinematography.

The programme is based upon extensive industry contact and specialist delivery over a range of platforms and formats (television, smart platforms, and advertising). Theoretical classes and high level technical training develop creative skills. You’ll are able to cover multiple functions or focus on one discipline. The programme uses the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera, and graduates leave fully proficient in the RED digital camera workflows.

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When you love all aspects of art and performance it’s great to study in a building that holds musicians, dancers, film makers, actors and singers. We explore every aspect of film making, with the perfect balance of cinema theory and practical classes. We are constantly challenged and encouraged to try new things, and always given a lot of support. Charlotte Carden, BA DFTV Student

The best thing is the professional and realistic training setting that prepared me for the real working world. I was part of a collaborative creative community, where every person was welcomed with open arms. I wouldn’t have chosen to study anywhere else. Ayden Millar, Art Director, BBC’s The Weakest Link, Graduate

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Our People

We are proud of all of our graduates, students, staff, and visiting professionals and artists. Our International Fellows programme brings world-renowned artists from all over the globe to work and perform with our students and staff.

Our alumni work and perform globally, with some of the world’s best orchestras and ensembles, in education, and in television, film and theatre, both on and off stage. They include David Tennant, Alexandra Silber, Billy Boyd, Bill Paterson, Alan Cumming, Judith Howarth, Kate Valentine, Karen Cargill, Emily Smith, Stuart Cassells, Lisa Milne, Angela Whelan, Dawn Steele, Mark O’Keefe, Cora Bisset, Colin Morgan, James McAvoy, Nic Green, Rory Boyle, Alison McGillivray, Tony Curran, Elaine C Smith, Ruby Wax, John Hannah, Robert Carlyle, David McVicar, James Fleet, Denis Lawson, Daniela Nardini, Yvie Burnett, and many more.

Patron HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay DAcad (RSAMD)

President Sir Cameron Mackintosh DDra (RSAMD)

Chairman Lord Vallance of Tummel

Principal Professor John Wallace CBE MA (Cantab) FRSAMD FRAM FRCM FRNCM Hon DLitt (Strathclyde) Hon DMus (Aberdeen)

Vice Principal Professor Maggie KinlochFHEA FRSA

01/ David Tennant02/ Alexandra Silber03/ Billy Boyd04/ Dawn Steele05/ Colin Morgan06/ Nic Green07/ Karen Cargill08/ Taqi Nazeer09/ Marie Claire Breen Student,

Emerging Artist, Scottish Opera

10/ Rory Boyle Alumnus, staff member,

winner of British Composer’s Award

11/ Sean Shibe Student, Gold Medal winner of

Royal Overseas League Music Competition,

Chanterelle Guitar Prize, North East Scotland

Classical Guitar Society Award, Ligita International

Guitar Competition, and the Ivor Mairants Guitar

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12/ Paul Tyers Staff member, Deputy Artistic Director,

Scottish Ballet

13/ Gareth Williams Alumnus, staff member,

award-winning composer

14/ François Lecoq International Fellow

15/ Steven Osborne International Fellow

16/ Nadine George International Fellow

International Fellows

Brodsky Quartet International Fellows in Chamber Music

Jane Eaglen International Fellow in Vocal Performance

Ian BousfieldInternational Fellow in Trombone

Ilya Gringolts International Fellow in Violin

Chris Lamb International Fellow in Timpani and Percussion

Lorna McGhee International Fellow in Flute

Thomas Martin International Fellow in Double Bass

Malcolm Martineau International Fellow in Accompaniment

Steven Osborne International Fellow in Piano

Donald Runnicles International Fellow in Conducting

Eric Sammut International Fellow in Marimba

Pavel Steidl International Fellow in Guitar

Nadine George International Fellow in Voice

La Famille Lecoq International Fellows in Physical Theatre

Angela De Castro International Fellow in Clowning

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For further information about us visit our website where you can find comprehensive details of each degree programme and up to date information about all aspects of our admissions procedures, entrance requirements, tuition fees and funding, and life here. www.rcs.ac.uk

All applications, with the exception of research programmes, must be made through the Conservatoires UK Admissions Service (CUKAS) online – www.cukas.ac.uk The Royal Conservatoire institution code is R58.

All on-time applicants are auditioned and/or interviewed.

Please contact Academic Administration and Support for further advice:

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Equal OpportunitiesWe welcome a diverse population of staff and students. We are committed to promoting equality in all of our activities and aim to provide a performing, learning, teaching, working, and research environment free from discrimination and unfair treatment.

All endeavours will be made to grant equality of opportunity to applicants, staff, and students, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, disability, marital status, age, religious belief, social or economic class, and not to discriminate against them through the application of any unjustifiable factor.

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We are a charity committed to the achievement of excellence in the performing arts. A company limited by guarantee reg no 4703 (Scotland) and a charity registered in Scotland no SCO015855.

All details correct at time of publication, and printed in good faith, but all information is subject to alteration. We reserve the right, without notice, to vary the content of programmes, and to modify facilities and arrangements.

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Thanks to the way [the Royal Conservatoire] is changing and accommodating a whole range of new artistic disciplines, there are young people flocking from all over the world to stand alongside their Scots peers. Alan Cumming, Actor, Director, Writer, Graduate

One of the things I loved, not only about [the Royal Conservatoire] but also about Scotland and, specifically Glasgow, was this human grit that I’ve never found in any other place I’ve ever been – this real sort of existential beauty in very difficult things to look at. I feel Scottish art, and particularly Scottish theatre, revels in a stark gorgeous aesthetic that I think really challenged my boundaries about what I considered to be palatable.Alexandra Silber, Broadway Actress, Graduate

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