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foundation degree and students at SSR. The students on the foundation degree undertake their learning in the context of the studio, but they’re performers; they’re not focussing on the technical production side of music making. However, the students at SSR are entirely focussed on the technical craft of audio engineering, mixing for live sound and for recording. There’s a developing relationship between those groups of students - it’s a perfect match. The SSR students need musicians to record and the foundation degree students need producers and engineers to work with. And while RNCM Bachelor of Music students aren’t studying either popular music or music technology, they realise the importance of having access to recording. So there’s a wonderful synergy happening, and it’s largely student-managed.
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A recent RNCM production of ‘Carmen’ featuring Katie Rudge, a past YMFE Scholarship winner, in the leading role
This institution is very focused on the power of partnerships. We have strong partners locally as well as international partners at the highest level, with student mobility between international institutions and teachers coming in from a range of internationally renowned partner institutions on a frequent basis. In the new emerging HE
environment, especially with the introduction of £9,000 student fees, we have an obligation to do even more to widen participation at the College. We’re looking to build stronger links with other areas of the education sector, because we’re interested in the future supply of talent and the needs of the music profession. We’re looking at partnerships with
music services, for example. Following the Henley Review we’re looking at
what role the RNCM can play in ensuring that music education thrives, because that’s key to us. We have many other educational partnerships, linked to the knowledge transfer and research activities we’re engaged in. For example there’s our partnership with Nordoff Robbins, where the focus is on transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults through music, and there’s also the music in hospitals programme. These are examples of growing areas of activity that we are engaged in, which will become increasingly important to our students and their future employability.
Integration versus separation BCM: Many of the other leading conservatoires now run a jazz degree course. You have some very good thinking about jazz in the context of RNCM.
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Photo: © Paul Cliff
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