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LifeattheAcademy
Performance
Externalbookings
‘Itwasdifficulttobelievetheplayers
TheAcademysecuresmanybookings
werestillstudents.Afineclutchof
Opportunities
forstudentstogivethemtheopportunity
aspirantsingerswereallseemingly
togainworkexperienceoutside
atease…Itwasaterrificevening.’
theAcademy,thuslearningtoadopt
TheStage,March2003
aprofessionalwayofhandlingand
administeringpaidengagements.These
(TheCunningLittleVixen
includeperformancesinconcertand
withSirCharlesMackerras)
recitalandopportunitiestoearnmoney
playingatfunctions.
MusicandCommunity
Aspartofitswideningparticipationstrategy,
theAcademyiscommittedtoanumberof
schemesembracingcommunityprojects.
‘MusicandCommunity’isacompulsory
courseforthird-yearundergraduateswhich
WhilestudyingattheAcademy,students providespracticaltrainingindiversemusical
enjoyawiderangeofperformance andsocialcontexts.Postgraduatescanopt
opportunitiestohelpprepareforthe fortheConcertPresentationorConcert
demandsofprofessionallife.Thespecialist Projectoutreach-basedoptions.SeeOpen
concertsdepartmentorganisesadiverse Academy,p.43,formoredetails.
seriesofperformancesattheAcademy.
High-profileexternalconcertsinclude Competitions
internationaltoursandmanyfestival TheAcademyencouragesstudentsto
appearances.Pleaseturntothefollowing participateincompetitions,giving
pagetoreadaboutthediverseconcerts opportunitiestolearnnewrepertoire
promotedbytheAcademy,andsee aswellastogainexperienceperforming
www.ram.ac.uk/eventsforforthcoming toacriticalaudienceandtothepublic.
publicperformances.
Student
karaoke,comedyandmovienights. AlexanderTechnique
Academystudentshavefullaccessto TheAcademyhastaughtAlexander
Support
theUniversityofLondonUnion’ssuperb Techniqueforover20years.Students
sports,leisureandsocialfacilities. normallyreceive20lessonsthroughoutthe
Counsellor: year.Theseone-to-onelessonsareintended
DaniSingerBA,PGDip,MAPC, FinancialAssistance tobeanintroductiontothetechniqueand
UKCPregistered,BACPaccredited
TheAcademyisabletoassistsome areeducationalratherthantherapeutic.
RegistrarandHeadof
studentstowardsthecostsoftheirfees Studentslearnhowto‘use’themselvesin
InternationalAffairs:
andlivingexpenses.Seep.58,and thebestwaypossible,andtherebyfunction
PhilipWhiteLRAM,FRAM
www.ram.ac.uk/scholarships attheirbestwhilstalsoavoidinginjury.Small
DisabilityAdvisor: groupsessionsarealsoavailableforthose
PhilippaGoldsmith InternationalStudents withpreviousexperience.
HeadofAlexanderTechnique: TheAcademyisatrulyinternational
PaulMooreLTCL,MStat communityandoffersan‘acclimatisation’ MedicalHealthandCounselling
coursetoselectedinternationalstudents TheAcademyworkswithabroadrangeof
beforethebeginningoftheacademicyear. medicalspecialistsandhascloselinkswith
Theinnovativeone-yearFoundation excellenthospitalsaswellaswiththelocal
Programme,ledbytheHeadofInternational PaddingtonGreenHealthCentre.Psychology-
Students’Union Affairs,offersanintensiveEnglishLanguage basedmusicperformanceclassesare
RAMSUsupportsavarietyofsocieties, coursetogetherwithmusicaltuition;seep.51. offeredwherepossibletohelpallstudents
includingTaiChi,yoga,ChristianUnion, toachievetheirpotentialbymanaging
AlexanderTechniqueandfootball.Aswell Ahandbookforinternationalstudents performancenerves.Afully-integrated
asprovidingwelfareandinternational isavailablefromtheRegistryand pastoralteamisledbytheCounsellor.The
representation,theUnionholdsregular
atwww.ram.ac.uk,andtheHeadof AcademyalsohasaChaplain.
meetingstoensurestudentscanvoicetheir InternationalAffairsispleasedto
opinions.Studentsarealsorepresentedon giveadvice. DisabilityandSpecialNeeds
allacademicpolicycommittees. TheAcademyhasextensiveexperienceof
CareersAdvice supportingstudentswithdisabilitiesand
Socialactivitiesareanessentialpartof Specificcareersadvicecomplementsthe specificlearningdifferencessuchasdyslexia.
Academylife.AswellaspackedFreshers broad-rangingcareerpreparationwhich TheDisabilityAdvisorprovidesaconfidential
andRAGweeksandalegendarysummer isintegratedintoprogrammesofstudy. servicetoapplicantsandstudentsonall
ball,theSUorganiseseventseverytwo mattersrelatingtodisability.See
weeks—includingthemedparties,
www.ram.ac.uk/disabilitiesformoredetails.
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