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Drawing on the expertise of a wide range of professionals, Inside the Contemporary Conservatoire: Critical Perspectives from the Royal College of Music, London presents fresh perspectives on the work of music conservatoires today through an in-depth case study of the Royal College of Music (RCM), London. Problematising the role and purpose of conservatoires in the context of changing cultural and societal conditions, the contributors reframe the conservatoire as a vehicle for positive change in the performing arts and society at large.
Organised into three main sections, the volume covers conservatoire identities and values, teaching and learning music at a conservatoire, and reflections on the conservatoires of the future. Diverse voices from inside and outside the RCM reflect viewpoints from professional musicians, academics, industry, and the student community, spanning topics such as arts practice, music pedagogy and education, technology, inclusion, employability, entrepreneurship, performance science, material culture, and philanthropy.
With chapters that combine interviews, case studies, analysis, critical reflection, and perspectives from inside and outside the RCM, this book offers an in-progress model for the forward-thinking conservatoire, underpinned by renewed emphasis on equitable, innovative, sustainable, and technologically enabled artistic practice.
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
List of abbreviations
Foreword
Preface: conservatoire as community
PART I: Rethinking conservatoire identities and values
1 Introduction: tracing conservatoire values past, present, and future
Colin Lawson
Perspective: Chapter 1
James Gandre
2 Personal realities I: what makes an artist?
Ivan Hewett, Jonathan Cole, and Andrew Zolinsky
Perspective: Chapter 2
Sarah Connolly
3 Personal realities II: how does the conservatoire link with the profession?
Stephen Johns and Janis Kelly
Perspective: Chapter 3
James Williams
4 Reassessing musical excellence
Miranda Francis, Vanessa Latarche, and Aaron Williamon
Perspective: Chapter 4
Afa Sadykhly Dworkin
5 Philanthropy at the Royal College of Music: shaping the future of music education
Lily Harriss and Rachel Harris
Perspective: Chapter 5
Susan Madden
6 Integrating regulation and creativity
Kevin Porter
Perspective: Chapter 6
Martin Prchal
PART II: Evolving the teaching and learning of music in a conservatoire
7 Reimagining the one-to-one studio
Christina Guillaumier, Gabrielle Lester, and Diana Salazar
Perspective: Chapter 7
Helena Gaunt
8 The musician in the digital age: technology in the conservatoire
Thom Gilbert and Diana Salazar
Perspective: Chapter 8
Peter Maniura
9 Dialogues with musical histories: learning from the past
Ingrid Pearson
Perspective: Chapter 9
Lisa Colton and Ruth K. Minton
10 Cultivating research cultures
Richard Wistreich and Rosie Perkins
Perspective: Chapter 10
Wendy Heller
11 The healthy musician
George Waddell, David Hockings, and Aaron Williamon
Perspective: Chapter 11
Emma Redding
12 Lifelong creative careers
Gary Ryan and Diana Roberts
Perspective: Chapter 12
Michelle Phillips
PART III: Conservatoires of the future
13 The physical and virtual spaces of the conservatoire
Colin Lawson and Talia Hull
Perspective: Chapter 13
Lucy Noble
14 Towards the civic conservatoire
Dave Camlin, Hayley Clements, and Rosie Perkins
Perspective: Chapter 14
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet
15 Diversifying musical practices: how to address the need for change within conservatoire training
Florence Ambrose and Wiebke Thormählen
Perspective: Chapter 15
Roger Wilson
16 The global conservatoire
Tania Lisboa and Diana Salazar
Perspective: Chapter 16
Joachim Junghanss
17 What next for conservatoires?
Rosie Perkins, Diana Salazar, and Colin Lawson
Index
