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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, founded as the
Glasgow Athenaeum in 1847 provides specialised vocational
education to professional standards across dance, drama,
music, production and screen.
As the only conservatoire in the UK, and one of few
internationally, to offer dance, drama, music, screen, and
production, students are provided with an education that
transcends disciplinary boundaries. Facilities spread over
two Glasgow city centre campuses are amongst the best
in Europe, with specialist dance rehearsal space, technical
construction workshops, props and wardrobe facilities,
a new digital media suite, recording studio facilities and
professional performance venues.
The Conservatoire is uniquely placed to partner with a
wealth of inspiring professionals and artistic companies;
students benefit from the blend of mentoring and real world
experience, working in a professional but supported context.
There are currently around 800 students from around the
world on the Conservatoire’s degree programmes.
The Royal Conservatoire
of Scotland is an
exceptional organisation,
with unrivalled
professional partnerships,
collaborations across all
performing art forms,
world-class facilities,
and one of the widest
ranges of performance
opportunities.
Key facts

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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FOCUS
The Royal Conservatoire has its own degree-awarding powers up to taught Masters, and
works with two of Scotland’s most prestigious universities in other areas: The University
of St Andrew’s validates PhD degrees; and BEd Music is delivered in partnership with
the University of Glasgow. Together they offer:
• Intensive training methods which are 100 per cent vocational, incorporating
a rigorous schedule of public performances.
• One to one tuition, high contact hours, small cohorts, ensemble classes,
and rehearsals, combined with contact from visiting international artists, alumni
and a myriad of professional companies.
• A focus on each student’s unique potential, creativity and talents.
• A spirit of creativity, innovation, enterprise and excellence.
• Exceptional links with national and major performing companies.
• Extensive performance opportunities.
• World-class facilities.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
PARTNERSHIPS
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a recognised institution in the EU Socrates-
Erasmus programme, linking it to 35 other conservatoires and institutions throughout
Europe. Erasmus exchanges enable the Conservatoire’s students to study overseas as
part of their course and students at partner universities to study with us. They also have
links to other institutions that offer student exchanges.
The Conservatoire also has industry partners including Scottish Ballet, Scottish
Opera, BBC Scotland, National Theatre of Scotland, Royal Scottish National Orchestra,
Shakespeare’s Globe, Royal Shakespeare Company, Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland, New
Moves International, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Classic FM.
RESEARCH STRENGTHS
Now in its 11th year, the distinctive creative research ethos of the National Centre
for Research in the Performing Arts (NCRPA) at the Royal Conservatoire continues to
flourish. The research portfolio blends practice-based artistic research, applied research
and consultancy with traditional scholarly approaches.
The Royal Conservatoire’s excellent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 result
in Music showed that 85 per cent of the Conservatoire’s research in music is of
recognised international quality. The research profile in drama is developing rapidly,
particularly through the Centre for Voice in Performance.
The Royal Conservatoire has a thriving research degree programme in partnership
with the University of St Andrews, and as a founder member of MIDAS it is at the
forefront of developing thinking on practice-based research in music. There is an
excellent record of attracting funding from external bodies, and of national and
international research collaborations.
EMPLOYABILITY
At the Conservatoire students are treated as professionals and are industry-ready when
they graduate. In fact many have been engaged professionally before graduation.
The Royal Conservatoire provides many opportunities for professional practice in the
industry, with a huge range of mentoring, side-by-side, and apprenticeship schemes,
including Emerging Artists with Scottish Opera, and a new Young Artists in Residence
programme. There are annual showcases for agents in Glasgow and London.
The Royal Conservatoire
also has industry partners
including Scottish Ballet,
Scottish Opera, BBC
Scotland, National Theatre
of Scotland, Royal Scottish
National Orchestra,
Shakespeare’s Globe, Royal
Shakespeare Company,
Playwrights’ Studio,
Scotland, New Moves
International, BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra,
Classic FM.
Contact
www.rcs.ac.uk