Guildhall School Junior Prospectus 2014

Junior Guildhall Prospectus 2014

Music | String Training | Kindergarten | Drama The Guildhall School’s provider of specialist pre-conservatoire training

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Welcome to Junior Guildhall The Guildhall School of Music & Drama is one of Europe’s leading conservatoires, offering musicians, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians an inspiring environment in which to develop as artists and professionals. While the School’s main role is to provide the highest quality of professional training in higher education, the early training of talented children is regarded as fundamental with great importance and resources given to Junior Guildhall.

Junior Guildhall is a specialist Saturday School offering advanced training to young people between the ages of 4 and 18. The students are able to combine their Guildhall training with their general education in local schools. They come together to experience and learn about music and drama under the guidance of staff drawn from London’s orchestras and freelance professionals. Most of the students go on to study their chosen discipline full-time at undergraduate level, eventually making careers in the profession, though others can, and do, move into totally different fields.

Links between the full-time courses of the School and Junior Guildhall are strong and many professors teach on both programmes. Junior Guildhall students are often invited to participate in the School’s events and, on Saturdays, the entire facilities of the School are given over to Junior Guildhall.

Visitors are always welcome - if you wish to arrange a visit please contact the Junior Guildhall office.

Regardless of their ultimate direction, students find that the professional artistic environment of the Guildhall School provides them with valuable life skills and the means to develop their individual talents to the full. The fulfilment of self-expression and self-discovery together with skills of communication and responsibility will have an enduring influence upon their lives.

Professor Barry Ife, CBE FKC HonFRAM Principal

Derek Rodgers

Head of Junior Guildhall

Alison Mears

Head of Junior Music Courses

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by City University, London

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Contents Music Course

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Individual Lessons

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Extra Study Lessons

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Ensemble and Workshop Activity

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Musical Awareness

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Assessments 5 BMus2 Direct Entry

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Jazz Programme

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Performance Opportunities

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Visiting Artists

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Partnerships 9

String Training Programme

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Kindergarten Course

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Drama Course

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Finance and Funding

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Alumni 15 Staff 16 General Information

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How to Apply

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About the Guildhall School

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How to find us

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Music Course Junior Guildhall’s Music Course offers advanced training for young people between the ages of 8 to 18 (singers from mid-teens). This comprehensive programme is carefully designed to give pupils a balanced exposure to the discipline of music through individual instrumental lessons, chamber music, orchestras, choirs, workshop activity, classes and frequent performance opportunities.

Students receive the type of considered personal attention that young musicians really benefit from with the timetable tailored to their individual needs.

An exciting curriculum, combined with the School’s modern facilities and professional staff, creates a unique environment for aspiring performers.

Entry to the Music Course is by audition where we look for musical potential and commitment as well as current attainment level. Students travel to Junior Guildhall from across the UK enabling them to live at home and continue their general education during the week travelling to London on a Saturday for their specialist musical education.

There are approximately 240 students who attend the Music Course which runs from 8am to 6pm on Saturdays. All students receive an individually

constructed timetable. There are compulsory activities and a number of optional classes and lessons. The length of each student’s programme will, therefore, depend on the number of optional activities chosen.

The students receive 30 lessons in each subject divided between three terms over the academic year. There are also a number of extra Saturdays each term which are used for rehearsals, workshops and events.

The minimum requirement of the Music Course consists of: • A 40 minute Individual lesson (this can be extended at an additional cost) • Ensemble or related workshop activity • Musical Awareness Class

“My experience at Junior Guildhall will last with me forever. The people I met and the standard of teaching and the groups involved were amazing. It’s the best step I ever took to further my music, as being with a group of friendly, talented and like-minded individuals every week only ever spurred on my own playing.”

Christopher, Tuba

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Individual Lessons

Musical Awareness

Students automatically receive a first-study lesson lasting 40 minutes. This may be extended to one hour or longer for which an extra charge is made. Students are expected to devote a considerable amount of time to regular private practice during the week, which is essential if a student is to make good progress.

Additional lessons can often be arranged with teachers, for example during the holidays or midweek.

Musical Awareness is a one-hour class taught in small groups to develop aural perception, creativity and general musical knowledge leading to our Higher Certificate in Music examination which is usually taken in Year 11.

There is a flexible syllabus divided into levels to ensure progress and continuity. In special cases, supplementary theory and aural training classes are available. Students in our Upper School (mainly in Years 12 & 13) are offered a range of optional classes including an A-Level Support Class, Jazz, Electronic Studio and Conducting.

First study lessons can be provided in the following: Violin • Viola • Cello • Double Bass • Flute • Oboe Clarinet • Bassoon • Horn • Trumpet • Trombone • Tuba Euphonium • Piano • Harp • Voice • Guitar • Recorder Saxophone • Percussion • Composition

Extra Study Lessons As well as extensions to the first study lessons students may request to have extra study lessons in any of those subjects available as first studies for an extra charge.

Alexander Technique Lessons These consist of 15 individual sessions per annum with a specialist Alexander Technique teacher. Each session lasts for 30 minutes.

Ensemble & Workshop Activity For each subject there are specialist classes, workshops and ensembles. All students are expected to attend at least one ensemble or workshop activity which is directly relevant to their first study subject.

These include: Junior String Ensemble • Intermediate String Ensemble Junior Guildhall String Ensemble • Symphony Orchestra Viola Club • String Chamber Music • Junior Choir Chamber Choir • Boys Choir • Wind Orchestra Wind Academy • Wind Chamber Music Brass Band • Brass Quintet • Brass Ensemble • Horn Class Trumpet Class • Trombone Class • Recorder Ensemble Guitar Workshop • Baroque Ensemble • Jazz Ensemble Jazz Workshop • Big Band • Vocal Workshop Composition Workshop • Saxophone Ensemble Piano Ensemble • Piano Workshop • Harp Ensemble Flute and Harp Duo • Percussion Ensemble

Assessments Although no great emphasis is placed on graded examinations we recognise that many students like to take them. Students may take graded examinations or diplomas of any recognised board.

Our own internal examinations are kept to a minimum, giving preference to platform performance. All students, except those in Year 13, are expected to give one platform performance each year which is assessed and students in Years 12 and 13 are encouraged to give a recital. As part of their Musical Awareness course, all students take regular aural assessments and submit examples of their creative work for marking.

Students are given the opportunity to perform their compositions and arrangements in concert. All students in the top level of our Middle School (usually Year 11 students) take our internal Higher Certificate in Music examination (further details are available on request from the Junior Guildhall Office) and all students in Year 11 take a formal performance assessment.

Students in their first year at Junior Guildhall have their place reviewed by taking a formal performance assessment.

Detailed progress reports on every student are issued annually during the Summer Term.

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Junior Guildhall Direct Entry to BMus2 Junior Guildhall offers a direct entry route to the second year of the Guildhall School’s BMus course (BMus2) for students with exceptional performance and academic ability. This will provide a significant cost-saving advantage to those who wish to pursue studies at the Guildhall School, as students entering BMus2 will only need to complete three years of full-time study to obtain their degree.

Students on this programme may be able to audition early and could be offered a conditional place by the end of Year 12 avoiding the need to audition at other conservatoires. Students will be selected for the direct entry preparation course by the Junior Guildhall Senior Management Team based on their performance and academic ability and teacher recommendation. Students must be studying on the Music Course at Junior Guildhall and will typically start the preparation course in Year 12.

Offers for direct entry to BMus2 will be conditional upon meeting the principal study entry requirement for BMus Year 2 and successfully passing assessments in Aural, Harmony and written work at BMus1 level by the end of May prior to the start of the academic year of entry. Additionally, successful applicants will need to demonstrate 60 hours of workshop or ensemble activity in the year prior to entry.

Junior Guildhall Jazz Programme Junior Guildhall offers a Jazz Programme designed for both specialist jazz musicians ie. studying a jazz instrument as a first study and for non-specialist ie. those classical musicians who wish to learn about and experience playing jazz.

The specialist programme includes: • One-to-one tuition with a specialist jazz musician • One-to-one tuition with a specialist classical musician • Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Workshop (see detail below) • Big Band • Musical Awareness • Regular platform performances • Classes taken by visiting jazz specialists

Jazz instruments taught on the programme Piano & Saxophone – usually taught on Saturdays Trumpet • Trombone • Tuba • Guitar • Bass Guitar Double Bass • Drums • Voice • Flute • Clarinet • Violin (other instruments by negotiation) – Instrumental lessons usually taught Monday to Friday from 5.00pm

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Specialist Jazz Programme Specialist jazz musicians will, in addition to their first study jazz lesson, have extra study classical lessons on the same instrument.

• First Study jazz lesson - minimum length 40 mins but can be extended to 60 mins or longer • Extra Study classical lesson (same instrument as the jazz lesson) – minimum length 30 mins but can be extended • Jazz ensemble • Big band • General Musical Awareness (for students in Years 8 to 11) • Specialist Musical Awareness (for students in Years 12 & 13) Students may also be able to engage in non-jazz activities as available to all Music Course students, subject to ability and timetable.

Non-Specialist Jazz Programme Students will enter the Music Course through the normal audition process and may additionally engage in some or all of the following jazz studies: • Extra study jazz lessons – minimum length 20 mins (instruments available as listed above) • Jazz workshop • Big band • Jazz ensemble (depending upon age and ability) • Jazz Musical Awareness (Year 12 & 13 students only)

Performance Opportunities Performance is a central part of our work at Junior Guildhall and there are over 80 student concerts a year including Public Concerts, Student Recitals, Chamber Concerts, informal Open House Concerts and Second Study Concerts.

Students have given television and radio recordings and external performances have taken place at the Barbican Hall, Fairfield Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, St James’s Piccadilly, St John’s Smith Square, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, the South Bank Centre, St Lawrence Jewry, Bishopsgate Institute, Charlton House, Regent Hall and West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge.

Advanced students are given the opportunity to give concerto performances with one of Junior Guildhall’s ensembles or to give solo recitals.

Concert tours are sometimes organised, the most recent being to Spain, Scotland and Devon.

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Visiting Artists Masterclasses & Workshops These are given by distinguished visiting artists and by members of the professorial staff. They have included guest performances, masterclasses, ensemble coaching and composition projects. We introduce students to new ideas and music from other cultures and have arranged sessions on music therapy, instrument technology, recording techniques, jazz and improvisation, musical style and analysis and performance and communication.

Recent guests have included: • Members of the Academy of St. Martins-in-the-Fields • Members of the London Symphony Orchestra • Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra • Members of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra • Thomas Adès • Oystein Baadsvik • Iain Burnside • Charles Castleman • Peter Donohoe • James Galway • Bernard Haitink • Jeff Nelsen • Prunella Pacey • Gregg Patillo • Michael Seal • Raphael Wallfisch

Pre-audition Advice Junior Guildhall offers pre-audition advice with specialist teachers. Prospective students can arrange a session with a Junior Guildhall specialist teacher. This will normally be a one-to-one session but the student’s parent/carer may also attend. The teacher may offer advice on musical interpretation and technical set-up and indicate whether the student is suitable for a Junior Guildhall audition. Please note that any indication given is not a guarantee of passing an audition.

“The vibrant atmosphere at Junior Guildhall hugely inspires and influences my playing. I come away enlightened each Saturday.”

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Didier, Violin

Partnerships Junior Guildhall Partnership with the independent boarding and day school, Felsted School Junior Guildhall has developed an exciting new partnership with Felsted School offering talented musicians a unique pathway to study at both Felsted School and Junior Guildhall and also providing a new programme for beginners at Felsted School.

Music Course Partnership The music course partnership, the first educational collaboration of its kind in the UK, will offer talented musicians an unrivalled range of benefits and opportunities. By following a tailored academic programme at Felsted, selected students will benefit from the flexibility to study music at Junior Guildhall as well as in the Felsted Music Department.

Talented students may apply for a scholarship in all instruments (including voice, from mid-teens). Entry is available at 11, 13 and 16. Those students awarded a joint scholarship will have their fees paid by Felsted School up to a maximum of £5,000 per year for as long as the scholar remains a student of Junior Guildhall.

Junior Guildhall String Training Programme at Felsted The String Training Programme at Junior Guildhall was developed in response to the growing demand for expert training of very young children. Until now, the programme has only run on a Saturday in London but from September 2014, the programme will also be running at Felsted School providing the opportunity for local children to follow the programme in the excellent facilities of the Felsted School music department.

Instruments taught on the programme are the violin, viola, cello and mini bass.

Online applications open January 2014 via the website www.gsmd.ac.uk/juniors For further information please contact Lucy Pickles on 020 7382 7158 or email Lucy.Pickles@gsmd.ac.uk

Joint Junior Guildhall & City of London School for Girls Scholarships There are two competitive scholarships, one for 6th form and one for Years 9–11. These competitive scholarships are awarded to outstanding musicians of high academic attainment. Successful applicants join the Girls’ School for academic work and receive specialist musical training through Junior Guildhall.

The scholarships, which take financial need into consideration, cover up to full fees at the City of London School for Girls and up to the full Basic Course Fee at Junior Guildhall.

Initial enquiries should be made to the City of London School for Girls, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB, tel 020 7847 5500 (www.clsg.org.uk). Auditions are usually held in November for entry in the following September.

Centre for Orchestra Launched in April 2009, the Centre for Orchestra brings together the Guildhall School, the LSO and the Barbican Centre in a major new initiative in orchestral training, education and early career support for young professional musicians. Junior Guildhall students benefit from the link receiving masterclasses and taking part in projects with members of the Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Aldeburgh Young Musicians Junior Guildhall has a partnership with Aldeburgh Young Musicians (AYM) whose courses offer advanced music mentoring and development opportunities in an inspirational landscape. Students enrolled with AYM may also apply for ensemble work at Junior Guildhall. In the first instance contact AYM for details (Tel. 01728 687100 www.aldeburgh.co.uk)

Portuguese Chamber Orchestra OCPzero The OCPzero project was launched by OCP, an independent chamber orchestra created in 2007 as an organisation based on partnerships with the private sector and funded by Linklaters. As part of this project OCPzero provides a national orchestra for Portuguese young musicians aged 18 and under to build on a cultural and musical exchange with Junior Guildhall students. Staff and students from Junior Guildhall will work and perform together with their Portuguese counterparts.

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String Training Programme In response to the growing demand for expert training of very young children, the Guildhall School has developed a string course for beginners or recent starters. It takes place on Saturdays in the School’s John Hosier Practice Annexe, which offers a secure environment for young children.

The children receive 30 lessons in each subject over the academic year divided between three terms. There are also a few extra Saturdays on which teachers can offer “make-up” lessons.

children are all encouraged to work to their fullest ability and those who show particular talent and commitment to their musical studies can audition for a place on the Junior Guildhall Music Course.

There are approximately 110 students on the Programme and the teaching takes place between 8.00am and 3.30pm. Instruments taught on the programme are the violin, viola, cello, mini bass, harp and guitar.

Students usually enter the programme at the beginning of Year 2* (Year 2 children are those who have their seventh birthday on or between 1 September and 31 August) and can remain on the programme up to the end of Year 6. There are a limited number of places available and entry, therefore, is highly competitive (see under How To Apply for details).

The programme aims to provide children with: • an integrated programme embracing Kodaly, Dalcroze, ensemble training and instrumental tuition • an enjoyable first experience of music making • a good grounding in basic musical skills • a firm technical grounding on their chosen instrument • fun and games in group music making The String Training Programme provides a thorough training in all the musical and technical aspects of learning a string instrument for children aged between six and eleven years old. It uses a curricular approach to teaching based on the Kodály method, Eurhythmics and the Guildhall School’s string curriculum. It aims to make learning fun, drawing on games and exercises that stimulate the children while allowing them to learn in a structured manner. Teachers are specialists in their given area of teaching and have a working knowledge of the other disciplines being taught. All staff are highly qualified and experienced teachers.

There is a set course fee for Years 2 to 6. The instrumental lesson automatically increases from 20 to 30 minutes as children progress to Year 3. The length of the lesson may be increased with both teacher and parental approval. Extra study piano lessons can also be requested.

If the length of the instrumental lesson is increased, or if piano lessons are taken, there is an extra charge. *There are sometimes a few places available for children, who have already started learning an instrument, to enter in Years 3 to 5. Please contact the Junior Guildhall office for availability. We generally have space available for any children wishing to study the mini bass.

Instruments It is possible to buy or rent instruments very reasonably and the School will help with relevant information.

By the end of the String Training Programme, children will have learned a series of musical skills which they will be able to apply to their instrumental studies. The

Course Content Instrumental Lesson

20 minutes (Year 2) 30 minutes (Years 3 to 6)

Kodály Class

40 minutes

Eurhythmics Class

40 minutes

Ensemble Class

40 minutes

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Kindergarten Course The Kindergarten Course sits under the umbrella of the String Training Programme but is a course in its own right.

It offers classes in Kodรกly and Eurhythmics for children in Reception Year and Year 1 (Reception Year children are those who have their fifth birthday on or between 1 September and 31 August and Year 1 are those who have their sixth birthday on or between these dates).

The classes take place in the afternoon and are 30 minutes in length.

Children attend for three 10 week terms in line with the String Training Programme. During the Summer Term of Year 1 some children may be invited to attend Year 2 of the String Training Programme (see under How to Apply for further details).

Entry onto the Kindergarten Course is usually in Reception Year with some additional places made available for entry in Year 1. There is no audition procedure and no prior musical training is necessary.

However children will need to be able to work co-operatively in a group dynamic and have sufficient communication skills to enable them to benefit from the learning on offer. Please note that there is a waiting list as the Course is frequently oversubscribed.

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Drama Course The ethos of the drama course is to develop the imagination through improvisation and the senses through drama games and techniques, with a gradual emphasis on dramatic skills.

The drama course is open to students between the ages of 13 and 18. Ensemble playing and solo work allow students to develop their physical, vocal, critical and interpretative skills while exploring their creative and expressive capacities. All aspects of story-telling techniques are explored, including music, as are various styles of performance and presentation, not only with

Performance

the resident tutor, but also with visiting artists, including composers, playwrights, choreographers and actors.

Approximately 80 students attend the course on Saturdays which offers two classes, both of which provide a platform for talented young people to develop expressive and communication skills. The course is delivered over 36 Saturdays each year.

9am–10.30am Single Class

Both classes give performances of their work at the end of each term. These are called Showings; the 9am class presents a Poetry Showing and the 10.45am class a Drama Showing.

Entry is subject to an informal audition. Training is skills-based with an equal emphasis on solo and ensemble work.

Advice

This class includes a break for lunch. Entry is subject to an audition for newcomers, or recommendation by the resident tutor for students previously in the 9am class.

The work builds on the skills developed by students in the 9am class and encourages in-depth work and a mature approach by the participants. Additionally the work involves exploring text and culminates in longterm projects. This class can complement a student’s GCSE and A-level drama courses.

The tutors are always available to discuss a student’s progress and aspirations, or to offer help and advice regarding approaches to auditions.

10.45am–3pm Double Class

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Finance and Funding Fees

Additional Fees

We have scholarships and bursaries available for students and aim to accommodate all talented students regardless of their ability to pay.

Audition Fees

Proposed Annual Costs for 2014/15 Music Course Basic Course Fee £3,070 The Basic Course Fee includes all activities, including optional classes, with the exception of extensions to the first study lesson and any extra individual lessons Extra Study Fee (20 min. unit) £650 Alexander Technique Fee £488 BMus Direct Entry Fee £650

Specialist jazz musicians Basic course fee £4,045 (inclusive of 40 min jazz first study lesson, 30 min extra study classical lesson and all classes and ensembles) Any additional £650 one-to-one tuition per 20 min sessions

Non-specialist jazz musicians The only additional charge to the usual Music Course fees is the Extra Study Jazz lessons charged at £650 per 20 min unit should these be requested.

Drama Course Single Class Double Class

£390 £510

String Training Programme

Music & Drama Courses and applications for Years 3 to 5 of the String Training Programme

National Grants for Music and Dance £40

Consultation Fees One hour consultation lesson £78 One hour pre-audition £78 advice Accounts relating to course fees are invoiced annually and are payable in three equal termly instalments.

The fees quoted above are the anticipated annual fees for students studying at Junior Guildhall for the academic year 2014/15. Please be aware that there may be changes before September 2014. Please consult the School website for the latest position.

Bursaries Bursaries are available to all Junior Guildhall students. The School makes strenuous efforts to help all applicants in need of financial support. All bursaries are awarded on a means-tested basis.

Applications should be received by 1 May for students entering in the following September. Students receive financial support from a number of philanthropic donors including The Leverhulme Trust, the Wolfson Foundation, the Bianca and Stuart Roden Music Bursaries and the Ruth David & John Beckett Bursary.

Levels 2 to 6 £1,740 Extra Study (20 min. unit) £650 Kindergarten Course £558

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These grants are funded through the Department for Education – Music and Dance Scheme. They are intended for young musicians aged 8 to 16 with exceptional potential and dedication who do not have the financial means to access the best available training. Students offered places on the Music Course are eligible for these grants.

Application for all bursaries are made through the Junior Guildhall Bursary Scheme.

Junior Guildhall Scholarships These are awarded to outstanding musicians either through the entrance audition or, in the case of existing students, through Junior Guildhall assessment procedures.

No application is required.

Most Scholarships are worth between £250 and £1,000.

Junior Guildhall would like to thank the following for their generosity in supporting Junior Guildhall Scholarships: D’Addario Strings Howarth of London • Mr. Tuba Paxman • Prozone Music Reeds-direct.co.uk • Sax.co.uk Simmonds Music • Top Wind Please see page 9 for details on the City of London School for Girls and Felsted School Scholarships.

Alumni Past students have gone on to a wide range of careers both in classical music and other genres. Previous Junior Guildhall students include: Thomas Adès, Alison Balsom, Dido and Myleene Klass.

“I studied piano, but my second study was percussion, which has been a huge help in my life as a composer, and was the most fun. Also I especially remember Erika Fox’s wonderful composition workshops which opened my eyes to so many things.”

Thomas Adès, composer

“World class teaching... an unforgettable experience.”

Alison Balsom, trumpet soloist

“I wish I’d discovered Junior Guildhall earlier.

The year I spent there before I went to the senior school was one of the happiest times and something I’ll never forget. Above all, the atmosphere was one that was conducive to positive music making and the ability to form new friendships with kindred spirits. A special place.”

Lucy Parham, pianist

“I enjoyed being around other musicians, and the independence of getting into London and back on my own, making lifelong friendships with people, some of whom I now work with. I enjoyed it much more than grown up music college!”

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute, LSO

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Staff Junior Guildhall has over 100 experienced and inspirational teachers, many of whom are members of the main professional orchestras in the UK and many also teach in the senior department of the Guildhall School. An up-to-date list of staff can be found on the School website: www.gsmd.ac.uk Senior Management Conductors

Violin Anna-Liisa Bezrodny BMus

Double Bass Elizabeth Hosford GGSM LGSM

MMus PGDip

Colin Paris*

Head of Junior Guildhall Derek Rodgers LTCL GTCL PGCE

Bands Spencer Down BMus

Head of Junior Music Courses Alison Mears BMus PGCE

Matthew Down BMus

Matthew Down BMus

ALCM MSc BA PGCE

Head of Academic Studies Robert Pell GTCL LTCL ALCM

Nicholas Shaw MA MMus String Ensembles Julian Clayton

Matthew Jones*

Head of Strings William Bruce ARCM

Erika Klemperer MMus*

Jessica O’Leary BMus DipCSM

LRAM ProfCert

Mark Knight AGSM

Amanda Cook BMus

Head of Wind, Brass & Percussion Robert Porter GGSM LRAM

Symphony Orchestra Julian Clayton

Choirs Marek Maryniak DipMus Th

LTCL(Perf) LRAM

Spencer Down BMus Associate Conductor

Administration Administrator Paula Duff Music Officer Lucy Pickles BA

Music Course Teaching Staff * indicates a teacher who

Patricia Birchall ARCM BMus Iwona Boesche MA PGDip Alda Dizdari BMus MMus Arisa Fujita BMus* Ruth Hahn AGSM Advanced Solo Studies

Felicity Lipman LRAM MSTAT HonFRAM

Darragh Morgan LGSM BMus ProCert*

Sebastian Müller BMus Jessica O’Leary BMus DipCSM LTCL(Perf) LRAM

Gabrielle Painter MMus BMus LRAM

Lachlan Radford BMus Harp Ruth Faber ARCM Charlotte Seale ARCM Premier Prix

Guitar Mark Eden ARAM DipRAM GRSM

Flute/Piccolo Nicolas Bricht BMus Robert Manasse BSC ARCS PhD Adv Dip LRAM ARAM

Lisa Nelsen BMus PGDip Oboe/Cor Anglais Rachel Broadbent BMus Helena Gaunt

teaches Junior Guildhall students during the week but not on Saturdays.

Krzysztof Smietana FGSM*

Co-ordinators

String Chamber Music Consultant Jeremy Menuhin

Viola Mark Knight AGSM

Brass Spencer Down BMus

Coaches Eulalie Charland BMus MMus

Robert Turrell FTCL LTCL

Composition Jeffery Wilson GRSM

Florence Cooke MMus BA Alda Dizdari BMus MMus

Percussion Rob Farrer LGSM BMus

Cello William Bruce ARCM

Rebecca Knight BMus MMus

Bassoon/Contra Bassoon Graham Hobbs PGDip BMus

Selma Gokcen BMus MMus

LGSMD

Kate Lindon BMus PGDip

DMA

Robert Porter GGSM LRAM

Piano Shelagh Sutherland ARAM

Felicity Lipman LRAM MSTAT

Tim Lowe BMus MMus

HonFRAM

Stefan Popov FGS*

LRAM MSTAT

Matthew Lowe BMus MMus

Saxophone Christian Forshaw BMus*

Margaret Powell DSCM ASCM

Sarah James BMus LRAM DipRAM

String Chamber Music Felicity Lipman LRAM MSTAT

Belinda McFarlane BMus Sebastian Müller BMus

Geneviève TeulièresSommer 1st PRIZE Conservatoire

Paul Stevens BMus ARCM GGSM

HonFRAM

Maureen Parrington ARCM

National Superieur de Paris

Vocal Marilyn Rees BMus

Margaret Powell DSCM ASCM

Gillian Thoday LRAM

Kindergarten Cyrilla Rowsell BEd Adv Dip

Daisy Vatalaro BA MA

Administrative Assistant James Wilson BA

PhD BA MA LGSM*

Sara Trickey BA PGDip

Rebecca Wood BMus Post Dip

Faith Whiteley LRAM

Orch Training

Sebastian Müller BMus Faith Whiteley LRAM

Robert Turrell FTCL LTCL

(British Kodaly Academy)

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Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Neyire Ashworth AGSM Advanced Solo Studies Dip

Derek Hannigan AGSM LRSM Peter Sparks MA LGSMD(P) LRAM

Jazz Saxophone Oliver Weston BA PDMPerf

Recorder Elisabeth Kerr BMus

Conducting Michael Omer GGSM

Trumpet/Cornet John Macdomnic GGSM

Composition Michael Christie ARCM

Andrew Mitchell ARCM

Michael Omer GGSM

French Horn David Bentley GGSM

Paul Whitmarsh MA MMus

Lucinda Wright BMus MA PGCE

Jeffery Wilson GRSM

Euphonium Spencer Down BMus

Musical Awareness Michael Christie ARCM

Violin Florence Altenburger Adv Dip

Trombone Rob Burgess GGSMD

John Dack BA PhD PGDipMIT MSc MMus MA

Marek Maryniak Dip Mus Th

Anna Morrison BMus LRAM PGDip

Frankie Papadakis BA Lachlan Radford BMus Daisy Vatalaro BA MA

MMus DMA

Patricia Birchall ARCM BMus Vanessa David AGSM Fiona Hutchins AGSM

Tuba Martin Knowles AGSM

ALCM MSc BA PGCE

Mona Kodama BMus MMus

Michael Omer GGSM

Percussion Alexander Duggan BMus

Robert Pell GTCL LTCL ALCM

Viola Florence Altenburger Adv Dip

Nicholas Shaw MA MMus

MMus DMA

Rob Farrer LGSM BMus

Heather Tomala BMus MMus

Mona Kodama BMus MMus

Glyn Matthews AGSM

Paul Whitmarsh MA MMus

Piano Katarzyna Borowiak MA

Genevieve Wilkins BMus Ed

Cello Oliver Gledhill ARCM PGDip

(Fr Chopin Cons) Premier Prix GSM

Andrew Bottrill GGSM Premier Prix GSMD MA

Alexander Boyd AGSM Stephen Coombs MA ARCM ARAM

Joan Havill FGSM ARCM LRSM* Chenyin Li DMA MMA MMus Premiere Prix PGDip BMus

Zoë Mather AGSM Gareth Owen BMus PGDip MMus

Jazz Musical Awareness Jonathan Taylor BA MA Oliver Weston BA PDMPerf Electronic Studio Peter Mayne BMus Alexander Technique Matthew Down BMus

MA PGCE

Josephine HughesChamberlain LRAM Anna Morrison BMus LRAM PGDip Double Bass Elizabeth Hosford GGSM LGSM Lachlan Radford BMus

STP Teaching Staff

Harp Ruth Faber ARCM

Eurythmics Mary O’Connor BA

Charlotte Seale ARCM Premier Prix

Anneke Hodnett BMus MMus

Lucinda Wright BMus MA PGCE

Guitar Amanda Cook BMus

Helen Reid*

Kodály Elisabeth Marshall BA

Piano Kathryn Ashwell BMus

Laura Roberts AGSM*

Frankie Papadakis BA

Elizabeth Rossiter BMus MMus

Cyrilla Rowsell BEd Adv Dip

Lucy Parham AGSM Premier Prix

(Concert Recital Diploma)*

Robert Pell GTCL LTCL ALCM

Daisy Vatalaro BA MA

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(British Kodály Academy)

Michael Schreider MA PhD

Ensemble Florence Altenburger Adv Dip

Shelagh Sutherland ARAM LRAM STAT

MMus DMA

Jazz Piano Robert Pell GTCL LTCL ALCM

Patricia Birchall ARCM BMus

Jonathan Taylor BA MA

Vanessa David AGSM

Jazz Voice Lee Gibson BA PGCE*

Amanda Cook BMus Oliver Gledhill ARCM PGDip MA PGCE

Anneke Hodnett BMus MMus

Voice Marilyn Rees BMus

Josephine HughesChamberlain LRAM

Rachel Sherry BA MA LRAM

Fiona Hutchins AGSM Mona Kodama BMus MMus

GRNCMDip PPRNCM MMus

Jill Morton BMus LGSM PGDip Alice Pinto BMus MMus LRAM Miaomiao Yu MMus DMus

Accompanists Olivia Canolle MMus John Flinders BA LGSM Magnus Gilljam PGDip Louisa Lam BMus Mmus LRSM

Drama Course Tutors Hester Chillingworth BA SchTCD MFA

Jamie Matthewman BA Alasdair Middleton

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General Infomation Student Welfare The well-being of the students is a prerequisite for their success. The Head of Junior Guildhall and Head of Junior Music Courses are always available to counsel students and parents and to offer careers advice. In addition, there are three heads of section and seven coordinators to oversee the pupils’ studies and help cater for their special, individual needs.

Please note that the School does not provide supervision of children when they are not attending a timetabled activity. However, parents are welcome on the premises on Saturdays.

The Drama Course takes place in Milton Court, the School’s new development, virtually across the road from the Silk Street building. Milton Court houses additional world-class performance facilities: a 608seat concert hall, a 223-seat training theatre, a studio theatre, 3 major rehearsal rooms, a TV studio suite, and space for teaching, office and support services.

All the spaces in Milton Court have been built to exceptionally high specifications and utilise state-of-theart, professional standard technical facilities.

All Junior Guildhall staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receive safeguarding training and advice. The School’s safeguarding policy is available to view on the website.

Library and Sheet Music Junior Guildhall has an extensive library of ensemble music which tutors are able to borrow. Students may then sign out individual parts for pieces their group is rehearsing.

Junior Guildhall students may also join the Barbican library which is open on Saturdays.

The Barbican Chimes Music Shop is located on Silk Street from which sheet music can be bought and ordered. Junior Guildhall students are entitled to a 10% discount on music bought through the shop.

Audio Visual Resources The School’s recording studio incorporates an advanced industry standard Pro Tools recording and production system. Most concerts are recorded for archiving purposes and parents may obtain recordings of concerts in which their children have performed.

There are also two elaborately equipped electronic studios, which boast a comprehensive range of synthesisers, samplers, effects units and computer systems.

Facilities Junior Guildhall has full use of the School’s facilities on Saturdays. The Music Course is based in the Silk Street building attached to the Barbican Centre. The String Programme and Kindergarten Courses are located at the John Hosier Practice Annexe near Barbican tube station, a few minutes walk from the Silk Street building. The entrance is approached from Fann Street.

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Open Days All Saturdays during term time are considered open days; parents and their children are welcome to look around the school, attend rehearsals, observe classes (if arranged in advance) and listen to any of the concerts, workshops or masterclasses arranged by Junior Guildhall.

The Head of Junior Guildhall and Head of Junior Music Courses are always available on Saturdays to discuss the opportunities available at the Guildhall School. If you wish to speak to either member of staff, please arrange an appointment in advance.

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Accompanists Junior Guildhall has its own team of professional accompanists who work with the students in preparation for concerts, workshops, masterclasses and assessed performances.

IMPORTANT NOTES These notes are taken from the Agreement parents sign when accepting a Junior Guildhall place. If you would like a copy of the Agreement please contact the Junior Guildhall office.

Students are not permitted to participate in masterclasses or take instrumental lessons outside the School (unless with the student’s Junior Guildhall teacher) on instruments studied at the School unless permission is granted by the Head of Junior Guildhall or Head of Junior Music Courses.

The full annual fee will vary according to any timetable requests made and the first instalment of fees must be paid prior to the commencement of tuition.

Students are expected to remain at Junior Guildhall for a full academic year (or remainder of the academic year if tuition commenced after the start of the year). If a parent wishes to withdraw a student at the end of the academic year notice must be given in writing to the Head of Junior Guildhall no later than 1 April.

If a student is withdrawn from the course at any time during the year the full annual fee is still payable. In exceptional circumstances, (e.g. bereavement or material change to personal circumstances), the Head of Junior Guildhall may offer fee dispensation if a student does not complete a full academic year. In the first instance, a letter should be sent to the Head of Junior Guildhall stating when the student will be leaving giving full details of reasons. Notification of any dispensation in fees offered by the Head of Junior Guildhall will be given in writing.

If a student wishes to withdraw at the end of an academic year the following fees will apply if insufficient notice of withdrawal is given: • if notice is received after 1 April up to 1 June one sixth of the annual fee for the following academic year will be charged • if notice is received after 1 June up to 1 September one third of the annual fee for the following academic year will be charged • if notice is received after 1 September the full annual fee for the following academic year will be charged Students are accepted into Junior Guildhall on the understanding that they make satisfactory progress and that they attend regularly. When students wish to be absent, permission must be requested in writing to

the Head of Junior Guildhall or Head of Junior Music Courses. Students should not arrange other activities on a term time Saturday or concert day until permission for absence has been granted by the School.

Please note that we do not give students permission to miss concerts/performances or important rehearsals.

Leave of absence will normally be granted for days when a student is not involved in a concert/performance, an important rehearsal, an internal assessment or other important event. Repeated absence can be detrimental to a student’s musical progress and very disruptive to ensemble work. For this reason, the Head of Junior Guildhall or Head of Junior Music Courses will normally only grant a student one absence per term. Absence from Saturdays may reduce a student’s chances of participation in Chamber Music.

Written requests for absence should be made as early as possible.

In the interest of all students, Junior Guildhall concerts and performances must have priority over any outside engagements that students may be offered.

Principal concert dates are available from the Administrator more than a year in advance.

The Office should be informed as soon as possible if a student is ill so that relevant teachers can be notified.

The School occasionally arranges for photographs to be taken of the students. This is carried out in an unobtrusive manner and may be used for record and archival purposes. Junior Guildhall will seek separate permission if the images are to be used in the prospectus or in other published material and/or multi media relating to the School.

Food and drink should only be consumed in the foyer area where bins are available for litter disposal. Running and other games are not permitted within the School buildings.

These notes and conditions are subject to change from time to time. Parents will be notified in writing in advance of any such changes. On accepting a place parents will receive a Handbook which details Junior Guildhall’s procedures and policies.

Term Dates 2014/15 AUTUMN TERM 20 September to 6 December SPRING TERM 10 January to 28 March SUMMER TERM 25 April to 11 July

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How to Apply All applications should be made online via the School website: www.gsmd.ac.uk If you prefer to send in a paper application please contact the Junior Guildhall office (see inside back cover for contact details).

Music Course Entry is by competitive audition. The main audition period is from 22 February to 25 April for entry in September 2014 but applications for entry at other times of the year will always be considered. Applications are accepted from 5 January for entry the following September and the closing date for applications for the main audition period is 1 March. All audition dates are made at the discretion of the Head of Junior Guildhall to allow for the convening of specialist panels. Auditions are scheduled on any day from Monday to Saturday inclusive.

Panels will usually be chaired by either the Head of Junior Guildhall or the Head of Junior Music Courses along with the relevant specialist or head of department.

While auditions are highly competitive, it is difficult to offer advice about the required standard beforehand.

The panel will be looking for potential as well as achievement and dedication. As a rough guide, candidates will normally have attained a standard of about Grade 5 distinction at the age of 10 and Grade 8 distinction by the age of 16. It is not necessary to have taken any grade examination before the audition.

Candidates are assessed in five basic areas of performance, covering musical awareness, quality of sound, accuracy, communication, and control of instrument.

Audition requirements 1 First-study – two contrasting pieces

Percussionists, where possible, should present three pieces one on each of the following instruments: tuned percussion, timpani and snare drum. Orchestral repertoire is not considered suitable. The total performing time should not exceed ten minutes. Lessadvanced or young players may offer only one or two of these instruments, but this should be agreed with the School in advance of the audition.

Composers should send to the Junior Guildhall office copies of three of their recent compositions. They will then be invited to an interview. At this candidates should be ready to play a prepared piece on an instrument of their choice, do some sight-reading and simple improvisation tests. Questions will be asked and tests given to ascertain a student’s level of general musicianship.

Jazz Programme Audition requirements for first study jazz musicians (not including jazz drums) • A jazz standard of the candidate’s choice including improvisation • Improvisation on a 12 bar blues in C, F or Bb major (concert pitch, key chosen by audition panel) • One classical piece on the same instrument of the candidate’s choice • Jazz Scales • Sight reading (chords and/or notation) • General questions Audition requirements for jazz drums

4 Sight-reading

• The candidate will be asked to demonstrate a variety of jazz skills - different tempos, feels and grooves to include swing in 4/4 and 3/4, ballad feel, latin, bossa nova, and funk / straight 8’s

5 Questions may be asked and tests given to ascertain a student’s level of general musicianship

• One piece of the candidate’s choice on tuned percussion

2 Second-study (optional) – one piece 3 Some scales and arpeggios

Exceptions Singers are not expected to sing scales and arpeggios but should bring to the audition a prepared short prose or poetry reading. The vocal course at Junior Guildhall focuses on classical singing.

• One study of the candidate’s choice on timpani • Snare drum sight reading and rudiments to include: five stroke roll, long roll, flam tap and triple ratamacue N.B. Percussion instruments will be available at the audition although candidates are advised to bring their own sticks, cymbals and any other appropriate equipment.

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Consultation Lessons Consultation lessons with a member of the School’s teaching staff can be arranged for students who have been offered a place on the Music Course. There is a charge for this facility.

String Training Programme Entry to Year 2* of the String Training Programme For entry in September 2014 there will be a small number of children invited from Year 1 of the Kindergarten Course to attend Year 2 of the String Training Programme.

Applications for Entry into Year 3 to Year 5 It is sometimes possible for children, particularly those interested in mini bass, to enter the programme in Year 3 upwards. However, these places are limited and dependent on other students leaving the programme.

In the first instance parents should contact the Junior Guildhall office to check on availability of places.

Following application a formal audition will be arranged.

The nature of the audition will depend upon the level of musical experience of the child but generally a child who is already learning an instrument should be prepared to play two contrasting pieces, a few scales, sight-reading and to answer a few general questions to establish level of musicianship. Selection will be based on evidence of musical potential, ability to concentrate and the level of development of motor skills.

Kindergarten Course Reception & Year 1* There is no audition procedure and no prior musical training is necessary to start the Kindergarten Course.

However, there are a limited number of places available and there is currently a waiting list for the next few years. For entry into Reception Year up to September 2016 inclusive, children will be selected on a first come first served basis. Due to the high demand for this programme the procedure will change from September 2017 to one of random selection.

Drama Course The Drama Course has an informal audition procedure and it is not necessary to prepare material beforehand.

Candidates will be asked to attend the School on a term time Saturday. Successful candidates are then invited to attend either the 9am class or the 10.45am class for a probationary term.

Once audition dates have been allocated, letters inviting candidates to the audition will be issued enclosing further information.

Late Applications Late applications will generally be considered. However, there may be a delay in arranging an audition date.

We do try to hear all applicants but cannot guarantee a place even if the student is of our entry level. In such cases students may be placed on a reserve list.

* Reception Year children are those who have their fifth birthday on or between 1 September and 31 August, Year 1 are those who have their sixth birthday on or between these dates and Year 2 are those who have their seventh birthday on or between these dates.

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The Guildhall School of Music & Drama Rated No. 1 specialist institution in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2013 and 2014, the Guildhall School is one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools, and one which is pre-eminent in technical theatre, professional development and music therapy.

Since its founding in 1880, the Guildhall School has stood as a vibrant showcase of the City of London’s commitment to education and the arts. Situated in the heart of the City, the School moved to its present premises in the Barbican in 1977 solidifying a unique link with both Europe’s largest arts and conference centre, including the Barbican Hall and the Pit Theatre, and the world-class London Symphony Orchestra. The facilities in the Silk Street building include a 196-seat Music Hall, 80-seat Lecture Recital Room and a 308-seat Theatre, all of which are open to the public. In addition there is a Studio Theatre, 41 teaching/practice rooms, electronic music studios, recording and sound studios and IT facilities.

Milton Court, which opened in 2013, is virtually across the road from the Silk Street building. It houses additional world-class performance facilities: a 608seat concert hall, a 223-seat training theatre, a studio theatre, 3 major rehearsal rooms, a TV studio suite and space for teaching, office and support services.

The John Hosier Practice Annexe is situated within the Barbican complex close to Barbican tube station.

It comprises of 44 teaching/practice studios and class rooms. On Saturdays the building houses the String Training Programme.

Equal Opportunities The Guildhall School aims to promote equality of opportunity through education provision so that no student or prospective student receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of sex, marital status, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, political or religious belief. The School is committed to the quality of opportunity through access to and fair treatment in the services that it provides and the facilities that it offers to its students and its employees.

“Junior Guildhall has changed our lives by enabling us to learn from great tutors and giving us the opportunity to play with outstanding musicians.”

Richard, Peter and Rebekah, Percussion

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