Category: WACI

Filmmaking Open Morning for Schools

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 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

* Applications now closed *

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:

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

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 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.

* Applications now closed *

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

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 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?

Sign up and join us in person at RCS for our workshops to help you prepare for your audition/interview!

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

* Applications now closed *

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.

 Get in touch 

If you require further information or have any questions, get in touch with the team at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Monologue Audition Prep

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 Monologue Audition Prep 

1 – 17 November, 6 – 8pm

Young woman sitting with notepad, listening

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 November:

Calendar showing the 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th and 17th of November highlighted

* Applications now closed *

Booking Deadline: 28 October

 Get in touch 

If you require further information or have any questions, get in touch with the team at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Music Audition Prep 1:1s

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 Music Audition Prep 1:1s 

24 – 28 October at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Young man with drum sticks, smiling

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

Join us at RCS for our one-to-one sessions to help you prepare for your interview and audition.

The sessions will be the perfect opportunity for you to:

  • receive feedback on your audition pieces
  • receive audition tips
  • be a little extra prepared for your audition

All genres and instruments are welcome.

* Applications now closed *

Booking Deadline: 19 October

 Get in touch 

If you require further information or have any questions, get in touch with the team at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Focus on Applications: Music

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 FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS: MUSIC 

Tuesday 30 August and Tuesday 6 September

Two young women performing a flute and glock in a classroom

Who it is for: S5 & S6 Pupils interested in studying a music course in further or higher education.
When: Tuesday 30 August and Tuesday 6 September, 6-8pm
Where: Online (Zoom)

Come along and find out how we can help you figure out which course might be the right course for you! We’ll also help you with your application and get you started on 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.

Register your interest by clicking the button below:

* Applications now closed *

 Get In Touch 

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

Apply Now To Become A Fair Access Ambassador!

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 FAIR ACCESS AMBASSADOR PROGRAMME 

September 2022 through to Summer 2023

⭐️ Applications are now open for our Fair Access Ambassador programme ⭐️

Young people sitting chatting in student area

 What is Fair Access? 

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is an inclusive and diverse environment. We want to encourage as many people as possible, regardless of their background, to get involved with the performing and production arts. The Fair Access department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland run two programmes – Transitions and WACI – alongside our Fair Access Outreach and Partnership programme. 📽 Watch more here.

 The work of Fair Access Ambassadors 

Our Ambassadors work alongside our staff to help promote and provide information on opportunities around entering into the performing and production arts and our Fair Access activities and events within their local schools and communities. In return, our Ambassadors gain experience within the arts sector, working with people, and developing teamwork and communication skills alongside bespoke training opportunities.

 About you! 

The Ambassador programme is aimed at those aged 16+ who are passionate about the performing and production arts. You will meet the WACI eligibility criteria or be a current Transitions student. Checking your emails regularly, having good knowledge in social media, clear communication skills and being comfortable in social situations are an advantage.

 When will I need to be available? 

Aside from normal Ambassador activities, you will be available to attend our Ambassador meetings either at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland or via Zoom:

▪️ Residential Weekend: 2 – 4 September
▪️ Meetings: 20 Nov 22, 18 Feb 23 and 17 Jun 23.

 Sounds good, where / how do I sign up? 

Our application form will ask you to fill in your personal details and write a short response to the following questions:

▪️ Why are the arts important?
▪️ How would you promote the arts within your community to young people?
▪️ Why and how would you commit to being a Fair Access Ambassador?

*Alternatively, you can attach a short video (2-3 mins) that answers the questions above.

* Applications now closed *

 Completing you application 

To complete your application we ask that you provide a reference from someone you know who is involved in the arts. This can be a teacher, tutor, community practitioner etc.

Get in touch 

If you require further information or have any questions, get in touch with the team at: fairaccesshello@rcs.ac.uk

Announcing: Come and Try Online Festival 2022

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 COME & TRY ONLINE FESTIVAL 

Short Courses, Masterclasses and In Conversations, 5 – 15 April

WACI are delighted to announce that applications for our Come and Try Online Festival are now open! 

Image mixed with photo and graphics and text. Schoolgirl on a stage looking at an ipad.

Whether you’ve already got loads of experience or you want to try something for the first time, the Come and Try Online Festival is a great way to get your creativity flowing, work with experienced artists and meet other young people who are into the same things as you are. 

Taking place from 5 – 15 April, all of the workshops and Q&A sessions will take place on Zoom – and best of all, it’s all free!

 Programme of Events 

In Conversation
These sessions are for everyone:

Making Music on a Budget

Combating Barriers in the Arts

Balancing your Mental Health with your Artform

Short Courses
Open to secondary school-age pupils: 

Let’s Make a Scene

Let’s Make Music

Storytelling for Film 

Masterclasses
Open to secondary school-age pupils: 

Musical Theatre

Costume Design for Theatre

Devising Monologues 

Improvising and Accompanying in Music

Production for TV and Film

* Applications now closed *

Deadline for booking: 29 March

 

 Priority Places 

Please note that priority places will be given to pupils who are in the West of Scotland that: 

However, the festival is also open to: 

 Contact Us 

If you require any further information or have any questions, get in touch with WACI at: waci@rcs.ac.uk

Advice and Guidance Sessions

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 ADVICE AND GUIDANCE SESSIONS 

Throughout the Year

Small group of people - in the round sitting chatting
📸 Robbie Mcfadzean

WACI are offering advice and guidance sessions to all students. This would be perfect for anyone who is:

  • Starting to think about studying a performing or production art course
  • Interested in the performing or production arts but don’t know where to start
  • Currently involved in the performing or production arts and would like to take it a step further
  • OR anything that you’d like to talk about
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in or if you know a young person that would benefit from this, get in touch via email on 📧 WACI@rcs.ac.uk with ‘Advice and Guidance’ in the subject line.

Performance Trip: Celtic Connections

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 Anoushka Shankar x SCO x Orchestral Qawwali Project 

Friday 28 Jan, 7pm at the Royal Glasgow Concert Hall

WACI are delighted to be bringing you our first performance trip since the start of the pandemic and even more excited that it’s a trip to Celtic Connections!

Woman dancing in a field of wheat

World-renowned heir to her father Ravi Shankar’s iconic legacy, sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar has built her career on transcending genres and musical boundaries, mixing styles that range from flamenco to electronica, and collaborating with such diverse luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Patti Smith, Joshua Bell, Ibeyi and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.  

Here, together with a selection of solo pieces, she joins forces with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to revisit her father’s Concerto No.3 for sitar and orchestra, in which she featured on its Carnegie Hall premiere in 2009.

Book Your Place Now

Places are free for WACI pupils but are limited. We would encourage you all to sign up ASAP and ask that you only sign up if you can attend.

**BOOKING NOW CLOSED**

If you have any questions about this activity, don’t hesitate to contact Becca at: waci@rcs.ac.uk