With limitless collaboration opportunities for staff and students, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University, is a stimulating environment with an international reputation which celebrates diversity.听Here are听just some of the reasons you should study music with us.
Historic and prestigious
Should you choose to study one of our Royal Birmingham Conservatoire based courses, you will be situated within an institution whose history dates back to the 1800s and has been part of Birmingham City University since 1989.
The Conservatoire gained its "Royal" title in 2017听from Queen Elizabeth II via their royal patronage by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. It has produced famous musical alumni including soul singer-songwriter Laura Mvula, baritone Rhydian Roberts and conductor Michael Seal.
Unique facilities
Located on our City Centre Campus, the Conservatoire is听housed within a purpose-built and award-winning听拢57 million building听that features state of the art facilities听to听cater听for a plethora of musical specialties.
The star of the show is听The听Bradshaw Hall, a 500-capacity听performance space that has hosted a wealth of classical, jazz and popular music artists;听and where听students听routinely have听the opportunity to听rehearse and听perform.
Eastside Jazz Club is a听vibrant听100-capacity听performance space that听emulates听the jazz clubs of the 1920s,听but with twenty first century technology. Alongside this, there is a 146-seater Recital Hall,听Organ Studio听and experimental black box performance venue, The Lab.
More into music production? RBC has seven recording studios and a mastering听suite decked out with the finest recording听technology to ensure听fully听professional quality recording sessions.
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire music courses
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Academics, Tutors and expertise
Staff at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire听have a听wealth听of knowledge and expertise听across听the听instruments, subjects and disciplines听they teach. Many听are members of orchestras听such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra.
This means you will be taught by听professionals听working and performing听at the highest level听in industry, and alongside this, are dedicated to ensuring students become successful and employable听in their own right.
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Opportunities听
As a musician, you鈥檙e probably looking to get involved in听as many听performance听opportunities听as possible. Experience of playing in orchestras,听other large ensembles,听as well as chamber groups and crossover ensembles,听represents听an听important aspect听of your training, helping you to meet the expectations of the modern portfolio musician.
Orchestras and ensembles听include brass band, chamber orchestra, opera, string orchestra, wind orchestra and Folk Ensemble.
Student performances, and professional concerts form the heart of our events schedule, and RBC stages over 300 public-facing events every year.听Conservatoire students are also able to earn while they learn, doing something they love: performing. The听Hire a Musician听scheme gives students a chance to be hired for concerts, weddings and听other听events and earn money whilst doing so.