One to One Music Audition Prep

Posted on 21st September 202321st September 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

One-to-One

Music Audition Advice

October 2023

Young man sitting with violin

WACI are pleased to announce our new round of one-to-one sessions for music audition preparation. If you are in the process, or thinking, of applying to study music at a college, university or conservatoire, these sessions are for you!

Our one-to-one music advice sessions are a great opportunity to:

Learn more about the audition experience
Receive tips on how to improve your audition
Build your confidence in auditioning

We have a range of one-hour slots available throughout the second week of October:

Please note: All sessions will take place online. You can indicate which slot you prefer by filling out our booking form linked below:

Booking Deadline: Wed 4 Oct, 12noon

Please note: WACI will prioritise those facing barriers to accessing the arts such as those:

living in an SIMD20 postcode
who are care experienced or estranged
identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living at an SIMD20 or SIMD40 postcode)

Get in touch and we can check your postcode for you.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this activity, please email: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Monologue Audition Prep

Posted on 14th September 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Monologue Audition Prep

19 September – 5 October

Two young people practising lines for acting

Have you applied or are you thinking about applying to study drama at a college, university or conservatoire?

Join us at RCS for our workshops in helping you prepare for your audition.

The workshops will be the perfect opportunity for you to:

help select your monologues
prepare for the audition scenario
receive performance feedback

Taking place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 – 8pm on the following dates in September and October:

Tuesday	Thursday
19 September	21 September
26 September	28 September
3 October	5 October

Book your place on our form here

Note: Fair Access is funded to support young people who face the greatest barriers in accessing the arts. Teachers are welcome to book up to four of your directing students onto this session who meet the following criteria:

living in a SIMD20 postcode and/or
care experienced or estranged and/or
identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living at a SIMD20 or 40 postcode).

You can check your postcode here or the team can check it for you.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or any issues with filling out the form, please get in touch at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Masterclass for Schools: Directing

Posted on 13th September 202313th September 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Masterclass for Schools:

Directing

Wednesday 11 October, 9:30am – 1pm

Two young men sitting on a studio floor, holding paper to read from

Do you teach pupils who have been chosen to be assessed as Directors for Higher or Advanced Higher Drama? Then our Masterclass for Schools: Directing is for you.

This workshop aims to help your young people achieve as highly as possible in their practical directing, in relation to the SQA Marking Criteria. Your pupils will be supported to get up on their feet and share ways to bring text to life.

Come along with your Directing candidates and let’s pool our resources to give them the best opportunities for success.

When: Wednesday 11 October, 9:30am – 1pm
Where: RCS, 100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB
Who is it for: Teachers of Drama and their pupils

Book Your Place Here On Our Form

This workshop will be led by Linda Duncan McLaughlin (Director) and Neil Millar (Education Scotland) and is in partnership with Glasgow CREATE.

‘This was such an enjoyable and insightful session in how I might approach directing.’

‘It was valuable to see the process that a director goes through in the rehearsal room and processes you can take an actor through.’

living in a SIMD20 postcode and/or
care experienced or estranged and/or
identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living at a SIMD20 or 40 postcode).

You can check your postcode here or the team can check it for you.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or any issues with filling out the form, please get in touch at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Focus on Applications: DDPF

Posted on 24th August 20236th September 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Focus on Applications for

Dance, Drama, Production and Filmmaking

Tuesday 12 & Thursday 14 September

Woman pointing at a screen that young woman is balancing on her lap

Want to discover more about studying dance, drama, production or filmmaking? Then our Focus on Applications for DDPF sessions are for you.

These two free sessions will be a great chance to:

Learn about studying at a college, university or conservatoire in dance, drama, production or filmmaking
Gain an understanding of the application process
Get top tips on how to write your personal statement

These sessions focus on applying via UCAS and UCAS Conservatoires, as well as applying for a creative course at any college and/or university.

When: 12 & 14 September, 5-7pm
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Who is it for: Eligible S5 and S6 pupils who are looking to apply to study the arts in further or higher education

BOOKINGS ARE NOW CLOSED

Note: Fair Access will prioritise those facing barriers to accessing the arts such as those:

living in an SIMD20 postcode and/or
care experienced or estranged and/or
identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living at an SIMD20 or 40 postcode).

You can check your postcode here or if you contact the team we can check for you.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or any issues with filling out the form, please get in touch at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Focus on Applications: Music

Posted on 16th August 202316th August 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Focus on Applications for Music

Tuesday 29 & Thursday 31 August

Young woman playing the trombone on stage

Want to discover more about applying to and studying music? Then our Focus on Applications for Music sessions are for you.

These two free sessions will be a great chance to:

Learn about studying music at a college, university or conservatoire
Gain an understanding of the application process
Get top tips on how to write your personal statement

These sessions focus on applying via UCAS and UCAS Conservatoires, as well as applying for a creative course at any college and/or university.

When: 29 & 31 August, 5-7pm
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Who is it for: Eligible S5 and S6 pupils who are looking to apply to study music in further or higher education

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE ON OUR FORM

Note: Fair Access will prioritise those facing barriers to accessing the arts such as those:

living in an SIMD20 postcode and/or
care experienced or estranged and/or
identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living at an SIMD20 or 40 postcode).

You can check your postcode here or if you contact the team we can check for you.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or any issues with filling out the form, please get in touch at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Fair Access Expo 2023

Posted on 27th April 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Fair Access Behind the Scenes EXPO

Focus on Film, Production Arts and Technology

Monday 5 June, 10 – 3pm

Civic House, 26 Civic Street, Glasgow G4 9RH

Three young adults playing with lighting cans — ©RCS-Robbie McFadzean

Are you aged 15+ and interested in Film and/or Production Arts or Technology as a career? Do you teach or support someone who is interested in what happens behind the scenes? Then the Fair Access EXPO is for you!

This Fair Access EXPO is an exciting all-day event designed to get you up close behind the scenes of a performance with experts on hand to help you try out a range of skills. The day ends with a performance that you will have helped put together.

During the day, you will have a chance to:

Make and paint a set
Design and operate light and sound
Work with filmmakers and multimedia artists
Choose costumes for performers
Meet a range of creative professionals
Find out about opportunities in Film and Production that might be available
And much, much, more including a free breakfast and lunch!

Come and have a go, meet other young people who like the same things you do, and be part of our creative team.

Places are strictly limited so sign up today!

A group of young people trying out a filming camera in a classroom

A young person with headphones round his neck and wearing a traffic cone on his head

Three young people trying out a filming camera in a hallway

Please note: Fair Access will prioritise those facing barriers to accessing the arts such as those living in an SIMD20 postcode (you can check this on our website), are estranged or care experienced, or identifying as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour (living in an SIMD20 or SIMD40 postcode).

Please let us know the eligibility criteria which best describes you or the group you are booking for when you apply. If none of these criteria apply to you, please feel free to register and a member of staff will get in touch.

How to get in touch

If you would like to find out more or have a query or questions, get in touch with the team at: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Filmmaking Open Morning for Schools

Posted on 7th February 202328th February 2023 by Yvonne McLellan

Filmmaking Open Morning for Schools

Thursday 23 February, 9:30-12:30pm at RCS

A group of people trying out filming in a classroom — 📸 Brian Hartley

Fair Access and WACI are thrilled to announce a Filmmaking Open Morning for Schools. You can sign up, and add up to five of your pupils, for a morning focused on finding out more about studying filmmaking. It will be a great opportunity to:

find out about our BA Filmmaking programme from the people who teach it
try your hand at screenwriting
hear what it’s like to study filmmaking from current students
see inside RCS, and get a feel for what it could be like to study here
get up close with filmmaking equipment
meet the Fair Access team and learn what support we can offer you and your pupils

Event Details

When: Thursday 23 February
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Where: The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Renfrew Street Building

Please note:

The Filmmaking Open Morning is for all young people with an interest in studying filmmaking. However, Fair Access will prioritise places for those who fall into our eligibility criteria of:

living in a SIMD1 postcode and/or
care experienced
estranged from parents or carers
are a young carer
are a refugee or seeking asylum
are Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour
attend a Focus West School

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or queries about this event, please get in touch with the team at: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Performance Trip: Christmas at the Conservatoire

Posted on 7th December 20227th December 2022 by Yvonne McLellan

Performance Trip:

Christmas at the Conservatoire

Wed 14 Dec & Thu 15 Dec, 7:30pm

Group of performers in Christmas clothing

As we near the end of our Get Ready semester, we have one final exciting opportunity available for you before the winter break!

Join us at RCS for a free performance trip to see ‘Christmas at the Conservatoire.’ This will be such a great opportunity to visit RCS and to get to see conservatoires students in action as they present our annual winter concert. It will be a fantastic opportunity to see what it’s like to study at the conservatoire or in studying the arts in general. You’ll also get the chance to meet other students with similar interests (and to meet the WACI team)!

Both performances with take place at the Renfrew Street building for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and start at 7:30pm, finishing approx 9:20pm on:

Wednesday 14 of December
Thursday 15 of December

Who’s it for:

Any WACI eligible student who would like to join us on a (free!) festive performance trip. There are limited spaces so sign up now to avoid disappointment.

Visit this form to sign up

We really hope you can make it! Any questions, please do get in touch.

Get In Touch

If you require any further information or have any questions, email: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Bachelor of Education (Music) Audition Prep

Posted on 26th October 2022 by Yvonne McLellan

Monologue Audition Prep

7 & 14 November, 6 – 8pm

Two students with violins looking at teacher

Are you interested in studying to become a music teacher at College, University, or Conservatoire?

Taking place from 6pm-8pm on Monday 7 & 14 November, the two workshops will be a great opportunity for you to:

Prepare for the Audition/Interview Scenario
Receive Feedback and Top Tips
Ask questions about the Audition/Interview Process

👉 BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! 👈

Booking Deadline: 2nd November

Remember, it can be any music education course that you are applying for at any institution to attend this workshop. You just need to be eligible to attend by being a WACI or Transitions student.

Not sure if you’re eligible to join WACI? Check on our website at: rcs.ac.uk/waci It’s free to join and all our events and activities are free for those who are eligible to sign up.