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Short Courses
2019
We offer a wide range of short courses across music, drama, production arts and collaborative performing arts. Whether you’re thinking about learning something completely new, exploring a hobby or passion, or just brushing up on existing skills, we have something for you. gsmd.ac.uk/shortcourses
Introduction
Guildhall School is one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools. Located next to the Barbican Centre in the heart of the City of London, it has some of the best facilities in the UK.
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Performing Arts
Music Performance
8 Performance & Creative Enterprise Summer School ages 15–18 8 Summer Arts Camp ages 11–14
20 Easter Music Camp ages 8–15 20 Vocal Summer School for Classical Singers ages 16–21 20 Contemporary A Cappella with Accent minimum age 16 20 Chamber Music Weekend for Flute, Cello & Piano minimum age 16 21 Brass & Percussion Summer School ages 11–18 21 Singers’ Weekend: Jazz, Gospel & World Music minimum age 14 21 Jazz & Rock Week minimum age 16 21 Junior Jazz & Rock Week
Drama 12 Drama Summer School: 12–15 12 Drama Summer School: 16–17 12 Acting in Shakespeare & Contemporary Theatre
minimum age 18 12 Acting in Musical Theatre
minimum age 18 13 Preliminary Acting Course
minimum age 18 Music Theory & Musicianship 16 Body Mapping minimum age 18 16 Introduction to Musicianship for Children and their Parents
ages 3–6 & parents/carers 16 Composition Short Course 4
ages 14–21 16 Essential Aural Skills
minimum age 11 16 Aural Skills: Beyond Grade 5
minimum age 14 17 Essential Music Theory
minimum age 11 17 Music Theory: Beyond Grade 5
minimum age 14 17 Music Production for Girls
ages 14–18 17 Introduction to Music Therapy
minimum age 18
ages 11–15 Production Arts (minimum age 16) 24 Video Projection Mapping 24 Sound Design for Theatre 24 Stage Lighting Skills 24 Stage Management Skills 25 Stage Managing Opera 25 Scenic Arts Skills 25 Prop Making Skills 25 The Forgotten Wardrobe: Costume Upcycling Evening Courses (minimum age 18) 28 Improvise with Guildhall: Beginner Course 28 Music Production in Logic Pro X: Beginner Course 28 Public Speaking & Charisma 28 Music Production in Logic Pro X: Advanced Course 29 Improvise with Guildhall: Intermediate Course 29 Performing Shakespeare 29 Contemporary Theatre & New Writing
(minimum age 18) 32 Creative Music Training: Working within Healthcare 32 Creative Music Training: Working with Young People 32 Mindfulness for Performers 32 Introduction to Automation for the Entertainment Industry
Information 34 How to book/How to find us 35 Accommodation and Facilities/ Under 18s and Chaperoning 35 Assisted Places
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Continuing Professional Development
Key Spring courses Summer courses
Coaching and Mentoring 33 Core Skills in Coaching & Mentoring 33 Specialist pathway for Executive Coaches 33 Post-foundation options
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PERFORMING ARTS
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Performance & Creative Enterprise Summer School
Summer Arts Camp
Ages 15–18
Dates: Monday 29 July – Friday 2 August Fee: £585
Dates: Tuesday 23 – Friday 26 July Fee: £500 Residential option available
Do you want to create and showcase your own work? This four-day summer course is aimed at young artists from a range of music and theatre backgrounds. Participants will learn how to become a successful creative practitioner today, by working across art forms on a live, creative project: looking at project design, from development to final performance. Within the four days, participants will have the opportunity to meet entrepreneurs who will show them how to attract funding and how to find and develop their audiences. It also offers an exciting taste of the Performance and Creative Enterprise BA Hons programme. In association with
“I loved meeting people from all over and learning from amazing teachers! The most valuable experience I have ever had.”
Ages 11–14
Guildhall School and Barbican come together to offer an inspirational week of creative activities for aspiring young artists. Participants will gain hands-on experience of music, film, performance and digital, with expert guidance from practising artists and creative leaders. The course offers flexible pick-up and drop-off times and lunch is included. No experience is necessary, but if you’ve got specific skills, talents or interests, make sure to let us know. In association with
DRAMA
Drama
Summer School for Young People Ages 12–15 Dates: Monday 29 July – Friday 9 August Fee: £1,250
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Many children have a passion for acting. This exciting new course offers young people the opportunity to learn and explore acting in a supportive environment, while making sure they are having a lot of fun and making new friends. Through theatre games and acting exercises, led by Guildhall tutors and experienced acting graduates, participants will develop their acting skills alongside their peers, building confidence and self-esteem as they progress. The two-week course is designed for all levels of experience, including beginners and those who might eventually wish to attend a full-time drama school, and is ideal for children looking for an opportunity to do the very thing they love and learn new skills as part of a stimulating and creative group. Ages 16–17 Dates: Monday 15 – Friday 26 July Fee: £1,275 Residential option available
An inspirational and intensive introduction to actor training, including group activity with renowned Guildhall tutors and experienced graduates. This course is designed for various levels of experience, including beginners and those who wish to pursue full-time drama training. You will gain fundamental insights into acting in Shakespeare and modern drama through group classes and working on scenes together.
Summer School for Adults Three weeks of stimulating training in acting, including intensive tuition, workshops and rehearsals with Guildhall’s renowned tutors. These courses are ideal for non-professional actors, regardless of experience, who want to explore acting in a fun and supportive environment.
Acting in Shakespeare & Contemporary Theatre Minimum age: 18 Dates: Monday 15 July – Friday 2 August Fee: £1,950 (payable in instalments) Residential option available
Explore short scenes from Shakespeare and a contemporary play, and investigate the texts through group exercises and improvisation. The aim is to demystify Shakespeare and commit to truthful acting in modern drama.
Acting in Musical Theatre Minimum age: 18 Dates: Monday 15 July – Friday 2 August Fee: £1,950 (payable in instalments) Residential option available
Participants will work with a director and a musical director on a project exploring a selection of scenes and songs. This involves some musical staging, but the focus of the course is on the craft of acting within the context of song.
Minimum age: 18 Autumn course: Tuesday 17 September – Friday 6 December 2019 Spring course: Tuesday 7 January – Friday 27 March 2020 Fee: £4,850 (payable in instalments) Places on the Preliminary Acting Course are available via audition.
Guildhall School’s Preliminary Acting Course aims to offer a broad basis upon which to begin further actor training. The course provides grounding in essential skills, including how to read a play and how to apply background research to the acting process. As an extension of this, the group works intensively with a director to explore the material. Participants also undertake rehearsal projects on Shakespeare and a contemporary play.
“During the course I found out new things about myself and experienced emotions and connections with other people that I had never felt before – I feel I left the course a changed person.”
Drama
Preliminary Acting Course
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MUSIC THEORY & MUSICIANSHIP
Music Theory & Musicianship
Body Mapping
Composition Short Course
Minimum age: 18
Ages 14–21
Dates: Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 April Fee: £250
Dates: Monday 15 – Friday 19 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
Join us for this unique course about body mapping, the conscious correcting of one’s own personal body map to produce efficient and effective movement. Participants will learn how to experience and understand the sensations of movement in playing an instrument. This course is aimed at teachers and performers of any instrument or voice who would like to develop their own technique and practice.
Introduction to Musicianship for Children & Their Parents Ages 3–6 & parents/carers Date: Saturday 25 May Fee: £50 per child with parent/carer 16
Based on our celebrated Junior Guildhall Kindergarten music training programme, this half-term workshop provides the ideal introduction to musicianship through games and activities based on the principles of Kodály and Eurythmics. Musical education has been linked to an array of neurological development benefits for children, from confidence to language skills. Delivered by Guildhall early years specialists, this course masterfully combines learning and fun for little ones and parents alike.
A fantastic opportunity for young composers to develop their skills and write a piece for a small instrumental ensemble. Learn about writing for instruments and develop your ideas with guidance from a Guildhall composition tutor and input from performers. Hear your piece performed in a concert at the end.
Essential Aural Skills Minimum age: 11 Dates: Monday 15 – Saturday 20 July Fee: £380 Residential option available
This intensive training course will help you practise your aural skills, speed up the learning process and make your playing more expressive, while working on your listening and memorising skills. It is valuable to anyone who sings, plays or composes and wants to refine their aural skills, whether for exam preparation or personal development.
Aural Skills: Beyond Grade 5 Minimum age: 14 Recommended level: Grade 5+ Dates: Monday 22 – Saturday 27 July Fee: £380 Residential option available
Building on the lessons in Essential Aural Skills, this course is designed for experienced musicians who want to further advance their aural skills. You will develop your listening and memorising skills up to and above the level required for Grade 8 ABRSM exams or equivalent.
Music Production for Girls
Minimum age: 11 (classes will be grouped by age)
Ages 14–18
Spring Course:
Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £450
Monday 8 – Saturday 13 April Summer Course 1:
Monday 22 – Saturday 27 July Summer Course 2:
Monday 29 July – Saturday 3 August Refresher Day: 25 May & 26 October Fee: 6-day course, £380; Refresher Day, £85; when booked together, £440. Residential option available (Summer only)
Taught by Guildhall’s expert tutors, this popular course is driven by the ABRSM theory syllabus. It is aimed at participants of any age who wish to improve their theory knowledge, whether preparing for the ABRSM Grade 5 theory exam, or to enhance their appreciation and understanding of music. Our Refresher Days allow participants to revise the course curriculum, particularly helpful ahead of a Grade 5 theory exam.
Music Theory: Beyond Grade 5 Minimum age: 14 Recommended level: Grade 5+ Course 1: Monday 22 – Saturday 27 July Course 2: Monday 29 July – Saturday 3
August Fee: £380 Residential option available
Taught by Guildhall’s expert tutors, this course is designed for participants who wish to develop a more advanced understanding of music theory. It is ideal particularly for participants working towards Music Theory examinations upwards of ABRSM Grade 5 or equivalent, and those who wish to build on what they have learnt in Essential Music Theory.
This course offers an exciting opportunity for girls aged 14–18 to develop their skills in composition and music technology. Participants will learn the most important elements of music production including recording, use of MIDI, and sound design. Each participant will produce a CD recording that they can take home at the end of the course.
Music Theory & Musicianship
Essential Music Theory
Introduction to Music Therapy Minimum age: 18 Recommended level: Grade 5+
(any instrument) Dates: Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July Fee: £250
This course is designed for people considering a career as a music therapist. It is delivered by tutors with wideranging experience in clinical and professional settings, via a combination of theoretical and practical sessions, case presentations and experiential learning. Participants can expect to learn more about the psychodynamically-informed approach to music therapy taught at Guildhall School, and what a music therapist’s career might look like.
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MUSIC PERFORMANCE
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Easter Music Camp Ages 8–15 Recommended level: Grade 1+ Dates: Sunday 7 – Wednesday 10 April Fee: £320
This unique and exciting course is for young instrumentalists playing any bowed string, wind, brass or percussion instrument. It is led by our lively team of expert Guildhall tutors, and aims to support young musicians to nurture their creativity and develop their skills in a friendly environment. With an emphasis on fun, participants will experience a wide range of music in different performance settings including orchestra, small ensembles, and choir. We will even create our own piece of original music, so a world premiere is guaranteed at our informal end of course concert.
Vocal Summer School for Classical Singers Ages 16–21 Recommended level: Grade 6+ Dates: Monday 15 – Friday 19 July Fee: £550 Residential option available
Led by senior staff from the Vocal Studies department this course will give you a chance to experience Guildhall School’s world-leading vocal training. With a joint focus on class teaching and extensive one to one coaching, participants will work towards an informal concert at the end of the course. In addition to an introduction to singing in Italian and communicating text into song, the course covers body awareness and performance skills.
Contemporary A Cappella with Accent Minimum age: 16 Dates: Wednesday 17 – Saturday 20 July Fee: £380 Residential option available
Join internet sensation group Accent in this progressive four-day a cappella course, to develop vocal skills for ensembles in an energetic, fun and creative environment. Participants will sing in small closeharmony groups and work on a cappella ensemble skills, while masterclasses will also be given on arranging, vocal percussion, vocal history and more. The course culminates in a recording session in our world class studio.
Chamber Music Weekend for Flute, Cello & Piano Minimum age: 16 Recommended level: Grade 6+ Dates: Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July Fee: £250
Join us for an inspiring and challenging weekend led by renowned flute, cello and piano trio Enigma 14. Participants will form trios with likeminded musicians to explore works by composers including Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, guided by the expert coaching of Enigma 14’s members. A supportive approach will allow you to grow your skills both as an individual and as part of a chamber group, with the course concluding with an informal concert for family and friends.
Jazz & Rock Week
Ages 11–18
Recommended level: from Grade 3
Recommended level: Grade 3+ Dates: Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27 July Fee: £395 Residential option available
Dates: Sunday 28 July – Friday 2 August Fee: £500/£600 when booked with
This course offers participants the opportunity to learn from Junior Guildhall’s experienced tutors in a friendly and supportive environment. You will explore a varied and exciting repertoire culminating in an end of course concert for family and friends. Plus, participants will receive an exclusive masterclass from a leading guest musician. This short course is ideal for young musicians to have fun while improving their skills, and also provides valuable preparation for those looking to audition for music college.
Singers’ Weekend: Jazz, Gospel & World Music
Minimum age: 16
to Professional Singers’ Weekend Residential option available
This long-running course is ideal for instrumentalists and singers looking to gain inspiration, and meet and perform with like-minded musicians. Activities include instrumental/vocal classes, jazz and rock groups, big bands, harmony and improvisation classes, and recording experience. All levels from beginners to aspiring professionals are catered for, as participants are grouped by ability and experience. After hours, exciting concerts by the tutors are presented each evening, followed by The Club, where everyone can perform and jam. It’s a busy and vibrant week, culminating in an epic Friday evening concert for family and friends.
Minimum age: 14
Junior Jazz & Rock Week
Dates: Saturday 27 – Sunday 28 July Fee: £135/£600 when booked with Jazz &
Ages 11–15
Rock Week or Junior Jazz & Rock Week This engaging two-day choral workshop, led by Guildhall jazz vocal tutors and guests, is open to singers from all backgrounds who want to work together on jazz, gospel and world music. It focuses on learning vocal ensemble pieces while developing aural and rhythmic awareness and skills in group harmonising and improvising – there is also an optional session on solo improvising. No music reading is necessary as everything is learned by ear and performed in a concert with an accompanying band on Sunday night.
Recommended level: Grade 3+ Dates: Sunday 28 July – Friday 2 August Fee: £485/£600 when booked with
Singers’ Weekend Residential option available
This specially tailored course will share in many of the activities of the Jazz & Rock Week while providing a designated stream of activity for younger musicians. Participants will take part in bands and ensembles while exploring instrumental/ vocal technique, harmony, improvisation and rhythm, leading up to an end-ofcourse concert. Our fun and supportive approach provides an ideal environment to learn and grow with like-minded young musicians.
Music Performance
Brass & Percussion Summer School
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PRODUCTION ARTS
Production Arts
Our Production Arts courses are particularly suitable for keen amateurs, students considering Production Arts BA courses and anyone working in theatre/film productions looking to expand their skills.
Video Projection Mapping Minimum age: 16 Spring course:
Monday 8 – Friday 12 April Summer course:
Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available (Summer only)
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This course will introduce participants to the basic principles and techniques of the exciting world of digital video mapping. Taught by expert tutors from Guildhall’s ground-breaking BA in Video Design for Live Performance, it offers a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to create and project video content onto a 3D structure.
Sound Design for Theatre Minimum age: 16 Dates: Monday 15 – Friday 19 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
This hands-on course introduces participants to the practical and creative aspects of sound design and management for the dramatic stage. Taught by Guildhall’s experienced staff, the course covers the purpose and timeline of theatre sound, explores modern roles such as Sound Designer and Sound Operator and introduces relevant software and equipment. You will come together with participants from other Production Arts courses for a joint endof-course project.
Stage Lighting Skills Minimum age: 16 Course 1: Monday 15 – Friday 19 July Course 2: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
This course introduces participants to the work of a theatre electrics department and its accessories, lamps, lenses, lanterns and luminaires. Participants will get hands-on experience rigging and focusing lanterns and guidance from Guildhall staff on how to draw a lighting plan. You will come together with participants from other Production Arts courses for a joint end-of-course project.
Stage Management Skills Minimum age: 16 Course 1: Monday 15 – Friday 19 July Course 2: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
Taught by Guildhall’s experienced staff, this course offers an introduction to the world of Theatre Stage Management and the skills required to work with a creative team. You will develop varied skills including the art of blocking, cueing to music, prop sourcing and much more! You will come together with participants from other Production Arts courses for a joint end-of-course project.
Minimum age: 16 Dates: Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July Fee: £250
Taught by Guildhall’s experienced staff, this course offers an introduction to the world of stage managing opera. It covers the logistics of working with opera singers, how an opera production is scheduled, and the history of opera. Participants will also be introduced to the basics of how to cue music and follow opera scores.
Scenic Arts Skills Minimum age: 16 Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
The Forgotten Wardrobe: Costume Upcycling Minimum age: 16 Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
Taught by Guildhall staff, this fun and exciting course allows you to apply the practical skills of costume management for the theatre to your very own upcycling project. The aim of the course is to give ideas and inspiration as to how you can alter, adapt and customise costumes or fashion garments and bring them back to life. You will learn how to create embellishment, and receive top tips on how to handle specialist fabrics.
This course introduces a variety of skills needed to realise set design for the theatre, including how to scale up from a designer’s model, ways of transferring an image, how to prepare a surface for painting and many more. The course takes place in our state-of-the-art design workshop and is taught by Guildhall’s experienced staff.
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Prop Making Skills Minimum age: 16 Dates: Monday 22 – Friday 26 July Fee: £525 Residential option available
This course offers an introduction to a range of creative techniques for transforming easily obtainable materials, tools and objects, and creating realistic and compelling props. Working in our state-of-the-art props workshop, you will learn exciting tricks, tips and cheats from Guildhall’s experienced teaching staff.
Production Arts
Stage Managing Opera
“I really enjoyed trying out and using a range of new techniques. This allowed me to be more creative in my thinking, especially when making my own individual prop.”
EVENING COURSES
Evening Courses
Spring term
Minimum age: 18
Improvise with Guildhall: Beginner Course Minimum age: 18 Dates: Mondays on 25 February, 4, 11, 18 & 25 March, 1 April, 6.45pm–8.45pm Fee: £250
Join this exciting short course for fun and enjoyable evenings of comedy improvisation. Meet and learn with like-minded individuals and brighten up your week while enhancing your skills in creative thinking, teamwork and storytelling. It is ideal for those with a passion for comedy, professionals seeking a fun hobby, or anyone wanting to try something new and stimulating.
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Public Speaking & Charisma
Music Production in Logic Pro X: Beginner Course Minimum age: 18 Dates: Tuesdays on 26 February, 5, 12,
19, 26 March, 2 April, 6.30pm–8.30pm Fee: £250 This evening course will cover the key techniques of digital music production, from audio and MIDI editing to recording, sound synthesis and audio FX. Whether you’re a budding songwriter, composer or aspiring producer, this course aims to develop the core foundation of skills and techniques needed to realise your creative ideas. The course is recommended for beginners.
Dates: Thursdays on 28 February, 7, 14, 21 & 28 March, 4 April, 6.45pm–8.45pm Fee: £250
This engaging evening course is ideal for anyone who wants to improve their presence in a room, confidence and presentation skills; whether you have a specific goal such as a presentation at work or a public speech, or if you want to improve your everyday communication skills. Participants will learn what it takes to both capture an audience and connect to an individual through a range of techniques.
Summer term Music Production in Logic Pro X: Advanced Course Minimum age: 18 Dates: Tuesdays on 30 April, 7, 14, 21 & 28 May, 4 June, 6.30pm–8.30pm Fee: £250
This evening course is intended for more experienced composers, producers and sound designers. It will cover a wide range of subjects designed to expand the participants’ knowledge and understanding of music technology, while improving the quality of their productions. This course will cover techniques and aesthetics of sound synthesis, as well as how to produce custom sound design and presets using advanced audio processing techniques. This course is suitable as a follow-on to Music Production in Logic Pro X: Beginner Course, or for individuals with prior experience of digital music production.
Contemporary Theatre & New Writing
Minimum age: 18
Minimum age: 18
Dates: Tuesdays on 30 April, 7, 14, 21 & 28 May, 4 June, 6.45pm–8.45pm Fee: £250
Dates: Thursdays on 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 May, 6 June, 6.45pm–8.45pm Fee: £250
Take improvisation to another level in this six-week evening course. Participants will think on their feet and work on more sophisticated scenes and exercises. Whether you aspire to be on a comedy panel show or simply enjoy a pressure-free creative outlet, this course will help you realise even more of your potential. This intermediate course is designed for people who have already completed the Improvise with Guildhall: Beginner Course, and may also suit those who already have experience with improvisation.
This new evening course will introduce participants to contemporary theatre and new writing through an exploration of a modern work. Participants will engage with some of the themes that span the genre, examine the use of language and physicality and develop performance skills through devised work. This course is ideal for newcomers to theatre and young non-actors who wish to expand their knowledge of contemporary theatre and bring their understanding and skills to the next level.
Performing Shakespeare Minimum age: 18 Dates: Wednesdays on 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 May, 5 June, 6.45pm–8.45pm Fee: £250
This new evening course will give participants the opportunity to learn how to perform and approach Shakespearean texts. The course examines one Shakespearean play in-depth, while also exploring many of the common themes and devices that span his work. This course is ideal for anyone from passionate theatregoers who may wish to increase their experience of acting, or amateurs who want to take their skills to the next level, to those who may be considering pursuing further study in acting.
Evening Courses
Improvise with Guildhall: Intermediate course
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continuing Professional Development
Creative Music Training: Working within Healthcare
Mindfulness for Performers
Minimum age: 18
Minimum age: 18
Dates: Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 April Fee: £250/£475 when booked with
Dates: Wednesday evenings on 6, 13, 20 & 27 February, 4*, 13, 20 & 27 March, 6.30pm–8.30pm (* Please note the session on 4 March is on a Monday evening) Introductory session: 23 January, 6.30pm–8.30pm Fee: £315
Creative Music Training: Working with Young People This weekend training course will focus on the development of the skills and approaches needed to lead musical activities within healthcare, with a particular emphasis on working with elderly patients and dementia sufferers. Led by expert Guildhall tutors, Creative Music Training is particularly suitable for musicians, music leaders and students in higher education.
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Minimum age: 18 Dates: Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July Fee: £250/£475 when booked with
Creative Music Training: Working within Healthcare This weekend training course will explore the wide range of skills and approaches needed to lead creative musical activities with children and young people, within or outside of mainstream education. The course will cover various topics including processes for composition, how to cater for different ability levels, improvisation and more. Taught by expert Guildhall tutors, Creative Music Training is particularly suitable for musicians, music leaders and students in higher education.
This practical evening course has been specifically developed at Guildhall School to support musicians and actors in their lives and creative work. Through meditation and re-connecting with the body, participants can learn how to bring awareness to the present moment and relate differently with stress, anxiety and depression. This 8-week evening course will explore themes such as stepping out of automatic pilot, working with obstacles including self-criticism and performance anxiety and learn how to cultivate stage presence.
Introduction to Automation for the Entertainment Industry Minimum age: 18 Details to be announced, please check our website
This course offers a thorough introduction to automation and eChameleon software: from basic motion control theory, eChameleon functionality and complex moves to two and three-dimensional flying, including grid work and rigging. Courses are suitable for those pursuing a career in automation as well as technical theatre graduates and professionals in other backstage industries such as lighting and sound who are looking to increase their skills and knowledge.
Core Skills in Coaching & Mentoring: Foundation Level and EMCC accredited, 3-days:
Minimum age: 18
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eer Coaching in the Workplace (for all P working professionals)
Coaching is a powerful agent of change which can build engagement in teams and individuals, and is a link to successful organisational performance. Our approach aims to support, challenge and inspire you, while our training provides a rigorous blend of theory and practice, and is highly interactive. Whether you want to develop your coaching skills within an organisation or as an independent coach working with a range of clients, our courses will equip you with state-of-the art skills and knowledge. Our training is ideal for people who use mentoring or coaching as part of their daily work.
Specialist pathway for Executive Coaches: Executive Coaching & Mentoring Training Programme Post-foundation options: •
Practitioner/Senior Practitioner level training for the Guildhall Practitioner Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring
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Continuing professional development for those who have graduated from Guildhall Coaching & Mentoring training programmes
For enquiries regarding our coaching training programme, please contact us at coachingandmentoring@gsmd.ac.uk or call +44 (0)20 7382 2310.
“The course has given me the confidence to manage in a different and a more positive way.”
Continuing Professional Development
Guildhall Coaching & Mentoring
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Information
How to find us
To book on a short course and for further information please visit our website: gsmd.ac.uk/shortcourses
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street, Barbican London EC2Y 8DT Telephone +44 (0)20 7628 2571 gsmd.ac.uk By underground/train
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Bookings generally close five working days before the course start date but please be advised that in many cases our short courses are fully booked before then, so early booking is recommended. Short Courses
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Telephone +44 (0)20 7382 2310 shortcourses@gsmd.ac.uk gsmd.ac.uk/shortcourses
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A number of fully funded and half funded assisted places are available for some of our short courses. To be eligible for an assisted place, applicants will need to satisfy a means test and currently live or attend school or college in one of the following boroughs or areas: Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Camden, City of London, Essex (borders with London), Greenwich, Hackney, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Westminster.
Accommodation and Facilities
Sundial Court, Guildhall School’s hall of residence, is located in Chiswell Street, just around the corner from the School’s campus. Accommodation is available to book only for certain summer courses and spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Under 18s and Chaperoning
Participants under the age of 18 who are resident in our on-site accommodation will be allocated rooms in single sex, under-18 only flats. Pastoral care for under-18 participants is managed by our Lead Chaperone and supported by our team of first aid trained and DBS checked Guildhall chaperones, many of whom are students and graduates of Guildhall School.
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Assisted Places
Assisted places are also available to participants at Junior Guildhall and the School’s CYM centres who are in receipt of a means tested bursary. An assisted places form can be downloaded from the Guildhall School’s website: gsmd.ac.uk/assistedplaces Applications open in January 2019. The deadlines for applications are:
Spring Short Courses: Thursday 7 March 2019 • Drama Summer Schools: Thursday 2 May 2019 • Music, Production Arts and Performing Arts Summer Courses: Thursday 30 May 2019 •
Decisions will be made after each deadline. If you would like more information about assisted places please contact the School’s Widening Participation Officer on wp@gsmd.ac.uk
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The Guildhall School is provided by the City of London as part of its contribution to the cultural life of London and the nation.