ASPIRE North The Journey to Higher Education 18...

ASPIRE North – The Journey to Higher Education 18 May 2016

Who are we? • Scotland’s national Conservatoire, one of nine in the UK

• Based in Glasgow city centre

• Specialised vocational education to a professional standard

• The only conservatoire in Europe to offer training in all the performing arts disciplines – dance, drama, music, production and screen

• Professional partnerships

Where are we? • Located in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland and third

largest in UK

• Excellent night life - numerous restaurants, bars, pubs & clubs

• Second only to London in the UK for shopping, dubbed “Scotland with Style”

• A friendly and welcoming city with a large student population of 80,000

• More parks and green spaces per capita than any other European city

• Scotland’s capital Edinburgh - home to the largest arts festival in the world - is only 50 minutes away by train

City of culture • The UK’s only UNESCO City of Music – live music

scene is unrivalled

• Home to Scottish Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC SSO, Scottish Ballet, and National Theatre of Scotland

• Music, theatres, performing arts venues, museums and art galleries

• Hub for Scottish film and TV industry - BBC Scotland, STV and countless entertainment, technology and digital companies

• Festivals - Celtic Connections, Glasgow Film Festival, International Comedy and Jazz Festivals

• Glasgay! - largest LGBT festival in the UK

Why study with us? rcs.ac.uk

You will benefit from:

• Unrivalled professional partnerships

• Unique opportunities to collaborate across specialisms

• Intensive tuition from our renowned staff and international visiting artists

• Exceptional performance opportunities

• World-class conservatoire facilities

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http://rcs.ac.uk

World class facilities - Renfrew Street • Six public performance spaces

• Three specialised electroacoustic studios where students can perform and compose together

• Four recording studios and our own record label, distributed by Nimbus Alliance

• Specialist training in stage automation from Stage Technologies – world’s first industry endorsed training provider

• Screen students shoot in RED HD Cinema with use of an advanced RED Epic MX Digital Cinema camera

• IT suites and IT support staff

• The Whittaker Library - one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of performance materials for dance, drama, music, production and screen

Our Alumni… …are today’s musicians, directors, writers, composers, actors, costume designers, educators, singers, ballet dancers, performance makers, teachers, technicians, producers…and more!

A few of the extraordinarily talented people who have studied with us: Maureen Beattie

Billy Boyd

Alison Brie

Karen Cargill

Robert Carlyle

Laura Fraser

David Gant

Hannah Gordon

Nic Green

John Hannah

David Hayman

Professor Maggie Kinloch

Denis Lawson

Phyllis Logan

Tom Conti

Jessica Cottis

Alan Cumming

Tony Curran

Kate Dickie

Patrick Doyle

Sheena Easton

Emun Elliot

James Fleet

Richard Madden

James McAvoy

Lorna McGhee

Sir David McVicar

Lisa Milne

Colin Morgan

Daniela Nardini

Mark O’Keeffe

Shernaz Patel

Bill Paterson

Alexander Silber

Elaine C. Smith

David Tennant

Ruby Wax

Greg Wise

Rosana Cade

Our Courses • Entry to the Creative Industries, Junior Conservatoires, Lifelong

Learning, Summer Schools, Transitions 20/40

• Undergraduate degrees

• Postgraduate Taught degrees

• Research degrees

Two Schools:

• School of Music

• School of Dance, Drama, Production and Screen

Undergraduate study • BMus with Honours (4 years)

• - Performance

• - Composition

• - Jazz

• - Traditional Music

• - Joint Principal Study

• BEd with Honours (4 years)

• BA Modern Ballet (3 years)

• BA Acting (3 years)

• BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice (4 years)

• BA Performance in British Sign Language/English (3 years)

• BA Musical Theatre (3 years)

• BA Production Arts and Design (3 years)

• BA Production Technology and Management (3 years)

• BA Digital Film and Television (3 years)

Junior Conservatoires rcs.ac.uk/jr

• Training for the most talented young people in dance, drama, music, production and screen

• Hundreds of young people travel from across the country to attend weekly

• Preparation for future study at higher education level

• Curriculum mirrors that of the degree courses with an emphasis on master classes, professional partnerships, flexibility and self-reflection

Short Courses

rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses

• Programme of over 200 short courses for children, young people and adults in dance, drama, music, production and screen

• Youngest participant is 14 months old; oldest is 84

• Range from intensive weekend classes, weekly evening courses to spring and summer schools – 1044 summer school participants in 2015

• Includes audition preparation courses, credit-rated qualifications and professional development opportunities

• Credit rated short courses, online, distance and blended learning programme so students from all over the world can learn with us

http://rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses

http://rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses

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• Offers up to 150 hours of fully- funded tuition in dance, drama, music, production and screen

• Provides opportunities for students to access courses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and prepare them for future study in higher education

• Supports talented young people and adults living in key post code areas across Scotland

• Provides a range of additional supports and is made possible by the generous support of the Scottish Funding Council

Entry Requirements - Music

BMus –

Highers: 3 passes

Recommended subjects: Music and English. For vocalists, study of two foreign languages

BEd –

Highers: A in Higher Music plus three others at BBC, one of which

must be Higher English; and Maths at either National 5, Standard

Grade 2, or Intermediate 2 at grade C or above.

A Levels: B in music plus two additional A-levels at C. English

Language and Literature at GCSE level grade C, and Maths at GCSE

level Grade B.

Entry Requirements – Drama, Dance, Production and Screen

BA Acting, BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice, BA Musical Theatre, BA Digital Film and Television, BA Production Technology and Management and BA Production Arts and Design -

Highers: 3 passes*

*Higher Drama or English required for BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice

BA Modern Ballet –

National 5: 5 passes

• Non Standard Entry can be considered for ALL programmes

How to apply • Applications are made online via UCAS Conservatoires -

www.ucas.com/ucas/conservatoires

• Application fee (£24) and audition fee (£45) per audition

http://www.ucas.com/ucas/conservatoires

Application closing dates for 2017/18 entry

• Music Degrees: 1 October 2016

• Drama, Dance, Production and Screen Degrees: 15 January 2017

• Junior Conservatoire: 5 December 2016

• Transitions 20/40: 5 December 2016

• All on-time applications are invited to audition

UCAS Conservatoires ‘Quirks’ • 6 course choices

• 2 references required – 1 Academic and 1 Practical

• References are submitted separately from application and

can be submitted after the deadline but should be received before the audition/interview

• Reference forms can be downloaded from UCAS Conservatoire website

• No participation in extra or clearing

• Reserve offers

• No deferred applications or offers

• Applicant can hold a place on UCAS and UCAS Conservatoires but not an accepted unconditional offer

Auditions and Interviews BMus -

• Audition with a short interview. Sight reading may

be given.

• Auditions held in November

BEd -

• Audition consists of Principal Study, Sight

Reading, Song, Piano Piece and Harmonization

• Recall: Interview and Theory Exam

• Auditions held in February

BA Acting –

• Audition with short interview.

• Recall to afternoon with further audition and

group improvisation

• Further day recall day to workshop audition

Auditions and Interview

BA (Hons) Contemporary Performance Practice -

• Audition consisting of group workshop.

• Asked to prepare a performance analysis for audition day

• Recall to afternoon interview

BA Musical Theatre -

• Audition consists of Dance, Singing and Acting

• Recall to afternoon with further audition to include Musicality and Interview

• Further recall day to workshop audition

BA Production Arts and Design, BA Production Technology and

Management and BA Digital Film and Television –

• Interview (30 – 45 mins)

• Emailed predefined tasks to bring along to submit before interview day

Audition and Interviews BA Modern Ballet –

• Audition consisting of Ballet Class.

• Recall to further audition day consisting of classical

Ballet Class, Contemporary Ballet Class, Interview and

Physiotherapist Screening

• Please check our most update to date Guide for

Applicants on our website for audition details

Following your Audition

• Decisions posted on UCAS Conservatoires

• Outcomes:

- Guaranteed Unconditional (GU)

- Guaranteed Conditional (GC)

- Reserve Unconditional (VU)

- Reserve Conditional (VC)

- Unsuccessful (R)

• Reserve offers remain active until end of

August

• Reply to offers once you hear from ALL course

choices

Accommodation - Liberty House

Liberty Living – libertyliving.co.uk

• Central location

• Secure electronic entry systems and CCTV

• Utility bills and internet access included in the rent

• On-site management team with 24-hour staffed reception

• Friendly maintenance, security and housekeeping team

• Spacious en suite rooms – variety of room types

• On-site laundry facility

• Free personal contents insurance

• Prices start from £5,638 for an academic year

Private accommodation

• A wide range of flats and rooms for students in Glasgow provided by the private sector

• Private Accommodation database (PAD) - glasgowpad.org.uk

http://glasgowpad.org.uk

http://glasgowpad.org.uk

Student welfare and support rcs.ac.uk/studentsupport

Finance

• Tuition fees assessment

• Budgeting

• Discretionary/childcare funds

• Part-time employment

• Opening bank accounts

Well-being

• Accommodation

• Living in Glasgow/UK

• Travel

Health

• Registration with a GP/dentist

• Specialist appointments

Other resources

• Effective Learning Service

• Health, wellbeing and sustainability

• Champions of equality and diversity

• “It Gets Better” on line resource

Students’ Union

• Fresher's Week and Summer Ball

• rcs.ac.uk/studentunion

http://rcs.ac.uk/studentsupport



http://rcs.ac.uk/studentunion

http://rcs.ac.uk/studentunion

Student support

rcs.ac.uk/studentsupport

Counselling Service

• Confidential service for students

• Issues such as relationships, eating disorders, depression, performance, identity

• Links with Health Centre

Disability Service

• Contact on application

• Booklet available on-line

• Learning Agreement

• Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA)

• Counsellor and Disability Advisor Jane Balmforth - [email protected]



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International Students

• Currently around 20% of full-time students come from outside the UK

• From 53 different countries

• Support, including advice on immigration and visas

• Meet you at the airport when you arrive in Scotland

• Induction programme of activities in your first week

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Study abroad - Erasmus+ and

International Exchange rcs.ac.uk/studyhere

• All students encouraged to spend time studying abroad

• Recognised institution within European Commission’s Erasmus+ programme

• RCS linked to around 50 other conservatoires and institutions throughout Europe

• Also linked to other institutions in North America and Asia

http://rcs.ac.uk/studyhere

http://rcs.ac.uk/studyhere

Visit us - Open days 2015

• Music - Friday 3 June

• Summer (Drama, Production and Screen) - Friday 12 August

• Production and Screen – Friday 7 October

• Drama - Friday 14 October

• Modern Ballet - Friday 4 November

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Any Questions?

Suzanne Kay, Widening Access and Participation

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