Career-education information, advice & guidance activity embedded in curricula Approach BA Year 3: Career Preparation module incorporates preparation for the Showcases presented to agents and casting directors with tailor-made support from a casting director who acts as a career consultant throughout the year. Students are assigned a member of the acting profession as a mentor. BA (Hons) in Acting & MA in Acting DramaUK accredits the BA programme professional needs (NCDT approved) (i) teaching staff who continue to work in the acting profession, (ii) using outside directors, (iii) using professional theatre spaces, and (iv) inviting agents and casting directors to performances. MA Year 3: Personal Development Plan modules incorporates the content of Career Preparation above plus life skill classes and a greater emphasis on self-reflection and self-direction, and directed research into aspects of the acting profession BA & MA Year 2: Acting Studies 2 module workshops include audition technique, the role of agents, joining Equity, tax issues for freelance actors, setting up a professional company, CVs, professionally directed TV project etc. 2012/13 sessions included: Emma Dyson (Spotlight) overview of Spotlight Stephen Rice (Equity) overview of Equity Anne McNulty (Casting Director) Preparation for Audition Showcase Mike Alfreds (Director) Acting Workshop 1 Declan Donnellan & Nick Ormerod (Directors) Acting Workshop 2 Liz Stoll (Casting Director) Mock casting session Clive Rowe (Actor) Musical Theatre workshop Barbara Thorn (Actor) Presentation Skills/Interview Technique Heather Gordon (Accountant) Accounting for Actors Toby Whale (Casting Director) Mock Screen Auditions Jonathan Mumby (Director) & (Head of Casting at RSC) Mock Auditions Fiona McLaughlin (Agent) Q & A session Matti Houghton & Gwilym Lee (Recent graduates) Q & A Session BA & MA: In Acting Studies 1 & 2, Rehearsal Projects and Productions modules professional directors are used. 1/6
Approach Other: opportunities to participate in Sam Wanamaker Festival at the Globe, the Carleton Hobbs Radio Acting Competition, and the Michael Bryant Award (Shakespeare speeches on Oliver Stage at National Theatre) and the Josephine Hart Poetry Prize (poetry recitations at the British Library with senior members of the profession) MA in Training Actors (voice) or (movement) Curriculum & training informed by professional needs (i) teaching staff who continue to work in the acting profession, and (ii) practical activities internally and externally working alongside professionals. Teaching Methods & Content module includes planning and delivering a class Psychology & Practice of Coaching module includes planning and leading a rehearsal session Professional Placement module - 4 to 6 week professional placement Other: opportunities to participate in other professional coaching engagements. BA (Hons) in Technical Theatre Arts DramaUK accredits the programme professional needs (DramaUK approved) (i) teaching staff who continue to work professionally and/or are drawn from the professions, (ii) using professional designers, directors, costume supervisors, scenic artists, prop makers, production managers, lighting programmers etc. to work alongside our students. (iii) using professionally equipped performance spaces, and (iv) professional work placement opportunities. Personal & Professional Development module (Year 1) includes IT skills and CVs Personal & Professional Development module (Year 3) includes a 4-6 week professional work placement Other: World of Work series (mainly offered to Year 3 students but specific sessions may be offered to Year 2) Equity Lecture UK & International Touring Live Events Q&A plus CV viewing Interview and CV Technique Interviews Producing West End & Broadway Costume Tax and Finance Imagination 2/6
BMus (Hons) Music Approach professional needs. (i) teachers drawn from the professions, (ii) final recitals assessed by leading artists (internal professors and external assessors), (iii) using outside conductors of international renown, and (iv) use of professional venues for performances v) Considerable experiential learning opportunities and professional exposure opportunities within high profile artistic organisations (e.g. BBCSO) Year 1 Performance matters module as well as including generic transferable skills in performance and communication, the module provides contextual seminars about the world of work and a musician s wider economic and cultural role within society Year 4 Professional Studies module includes teaching skills, preparing an independent performance project, business skills, marketing, and the creation of a professional portfolio (CVs, photography, recordings etc). There are also weekly seminars with leading professionals talking with and advising students, including making the contacts How to build a freelance career; Putting on a concert; Setting up a private teaching practice; Forming an ensemble and How to pay less tax. Year 4 Opera and Theatre elective module (for singers) supporting the academic consideration of external professional engagements with approved opera companies (i.e. Glyndebourne, Garsington, Holland Park, Grange Park). Electives relevant to specific aspects of the world of work Composition for Media Music Administration Workshop Skills taking students into a variety of work situations in hospitals and schools Other: Masterclasses & Centre for Orchestra activities (Orchestral Fair, mastering auditions, contemporary performance practice, side-by-side opportunities with LSO, mentoring from LSO players). Volunteer opportunities in hospitals etc organised via Professional Development Twelve internal Music competitions (including prestigious Gold Medal) administered to professional standards with finals open to the public. 3/6
MA in Music Therapy Health Professions Council (HCPC) approved programme Guildhall Artist Part 1 PGDip/MMus in Performance/ Composition/ Leadership (incl Grad Cert year) Guildhall Artist Part 2 MPerf, MComp, MLead Approach professional needs (HCPC approved). (i) teachers actively working in music therapy and research, (ii) clinical placements, and (iii) student membership of the professional body (Association of Professional Music Therapists) which holds meetings and training days specifically to address the career needs of trainee music therapists professional needs. (i) teachers drawn from the professions, (ii) final recitals assessed by leading artists (internal professors and external assessors), (iii) using outside conductors of international renown, (iv) use of professional venues for performances. Module A1 Clinical Practice & Reflection - including clinical placement in at least two different settings Module A2 Clinical Practice & Reflection more in depth clinical placement Module B2 Applied Theoretical and Research Studies incorporating a research project in the form of a British Journal of Music Therapy article Module D2 Professional and Personal Awareness - including Professional Practice seminars which provide knowledge and skills for employment in the field of music therapy Guildhall Artist Part 1: Induction and Integration modules - develop life skills for coping with the intensive demands on the mind and body in performance and the delivery of intense projects, encourage students to plan their long term artistic development Orchestral Artistry pathway delivered in association with the LSO Guildhall Artist Part 2: Performance Principal Study Portfolio includes planning an external recital Composition Principal Study Portfolio includes the student generating an external opportunity Leadership Principal Study Portfolio includes the student creating and leading preferably externally to the School Electives relevant to specific aspects of the world of work Music for Media Skills for Educational Contexts Opera & Theatre (placement opportunities from Sept 2010) Other: Masterclasses & Centre for Orchestra activities (Orchestral Fair, mastering auditions, contemporary performance practice, side-by-side opportunities, mentoring from LSO players) Twelve internal Music competitions (including prestigious Gold Medal) administered to professional standards with finals open to the public. 4/6
Approach Artist Diploma MA Opera Making & Writing MPhil/DMus/PhD The programme is intended to provide specialised musical guidance to highly skilled performers for developing their musical artistry in solo and opera performance (i) direct contact with the profession via the School, and formative activities with the Royal Opera House (ii) collaborative and communication skills developed with both production team and performing company (iii) assessment by leading artists (internal professors and external assessors/examiners) (iv) professionally equivalent production through the Guildhall School s Opera Department. Programme, research training and supervision informed by subject specific and professional needs. Direct contact with the professions via: (i) supervision teams drawn from leading professionals (academic, performers and composers) Provision of practical training in skills immediately relevant to each student s specialisation. Support students in developing individual core repertoire as the basis for their immediate professional future Further develop each student s artistic, intellectual and professional standing through the practice of making music appropriate to their specialisation and their emerging professional position Provide the students with a learning and peer environment that enables them to further recognise and nurture their strengths. Developing a professional opera: Principal Study Development of professional engagement with the Royal Opera House: Induction Project Principal Study Integration Electives relevant to specific aspects of the world of work: Conducting Writing for Performance Electro-acoustic music Electives relevant to future research: Writing Opera: researching text in the creation of contemporary opera (Writers only) Research in Performance, Composition and Leadership (Composers only) Aesthetics & the Philosophy of Art (Composers & Writers) Skills training programme incorporating: Research Training (methodologies and practice-based research) Professional academic career progress (writing for publication and publishing articles / book chapters, writing abstracts, selecting conferences) Presenting through performance (Lecture recitals, conference preparation, workshops) Managing research projects (conception to completion, funding, managing budgets and data selection) Marketing skills and networking Applying for jobs (CVs, job applications, interviews with a strong awareness of the current 5/6
(ii)upgrades, vivas and performances assessed by leading internal and external artists and academics (iii) research training given by leading visiting academics (iv) conference / organisation participation (eg CUK) encouraged offering opportunities to further benefit from wider professional network and strengthen links externally industry they are about to emerge into) Planning a career in performance / composition/ academia (see 'Approach' for examples) 6/6