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Information Session
Composition, Strings &
Popular Music
Application
Audition
Selection
How to Make an Application
• The RNCM prospectus and website have all
the information needed to make an
application to the College
• Except PhD and a small number of
professional development courses, all
applications are made online through the
UCAS Conservatoires Admissions Service
(formerly CUKAS)
www.ucas.com/conservatoires 0371 468 0470
UCAS Conservatoires
Participating Institutions
• Royal Northern College of Music
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Birmingham Conservatoire
Leeds College of Music
Royal College of Music
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Royal Academy of Music
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
UCAS Conservatoires
Application
• Course search on UCAS Conservatoires with links to all the
conservatoire websites
• Register – set up login ID and password
• Apply – complete the online application form
• References – forms to be downloaded from ‘Managing Application’
and sent to referees. Completed references should arrive at
Admissions by email or post before audition, ideally within
October. (GRNCM/MusB references to arrive by 1 October.)
• Pay - If you have not paid either the UCAS Conservatoires fee or
any audition fee, your application will be held by UCAS until
payment is complete. This applies to all conservatoires.
• Track – date and time of the audition, decisions resulting from
auditions and your replies
Important Dates
• UCAS Conservatoires open for 2016
applications in July 2015
• Deadline for applications for 2016 entry is
1 October 2015
• Auditions take place in a dedicated period
during November-December
• All on-time applications will have a
decision before Christmas
Audition
• All instrumentalists and singers will be
invited for a live audition
• A date and time is allocated to you on the
UCAS Conservatoires website – no
invitation letter by post
• This date cannot be negotiated
Audition and Entrance
Requirements
• Entrance and audition requirements are detailed on the
RNCM website
– a high standard of performance
– a good facility with musical language (online test on audition
day)
– BMus Popular Music – 2 A level passes, 4 GCSE passes
(grades A*-C), two of which must be English Language
and Mathematics, ABRSM Grade 5 Theory, or equivalent
– BMus - 2 A level passes normally including music and 3
GCSEs (A*-C) in subjects different from A levels, or
equivalent
– GRNCM/MusB – Grades AAA in A2 normally including music
and an excellent GCSE profile (also see the website of the
University of Manchester)
– if English is not your first language, IELTS 5.5 in each
component for BMus; IELTS 7.0 for GRNCM/MusB
• Accompanist is provided for BMus and GRNCM/MusB
audition where appropriate but NOT warm-up
School of Composition
• First round: submit three scores to
[email protected] as PDF files and, if
possible, audio/video links of the pieces, to be
assessed by a selection panel
• Electronic portfolio to arrive by 1 October
• 1st round results informed in October-November
• Second round: Selected candidates will be invited
for an interview (date to be notified via UCAS for
Conservatoires). Candidates must send a hard
copy of the portfolio to Admissions upon receipt of
the invitation.
School of Strings
• For all string instruments, except guitar, harp and double bass, the
audition has two parts
 Round one – 10 minutes max from set repertoire
 Round two (selected candidates) – 15 minutes including a brief
interview. Sight reading. Quick study given during warm up.
• Guitar (15 minutes), double bass and harp (20 minutes) – one
round, 2 contrasting pieces followed by an interview. Sight reading.
Quick study given during warm up.
• Jazz Guitar and Jazz Bass – one round, 20 minutes including a brief
interview
 One jazz piece (from the provided list)
 One classical piece of own choice
 May be required to undertake a sight reading, an aural task
involving improvisation or to play a 12 bar blues (in the key of Bb
or F major)
Bachelor of Music
Popular Music
The audition will be in two parts:
• Round one – 10-15 minutes
 1 piece, maximum 5 minutes, MP3 backing tracks are
advised
 Instrument specific musicianship tests (approximately 5
minutes)
• Round two (selected candidates)
 Theory and aural exam (30 minutes)
 1 piece, 5 minutes, from the set pieces
 Interview (approximately 10 minutes)
Decisions
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Guaranteed Conditional Offer
Guaranteed Unconditional Offer
Reserve Conditional Offer
Reserve Unconditional Offer
Reject
Confirming Your Decision
• You can follow the progress of your
application through TRACK on UCAS for
Conservatoires
• You are advised to confirm your decision
on UCAS for Conservatoires by the end of
January 2016 (Declined by Default in early
February 2016)
Contact
Email: [email protected]
Robert Arcangeli
Acting Assistant Head of Registry (Admissions)
0161 9075 210
Mark Beards
Temporary Admissions Administrator
0161 9075 260
Visa and pre-sessional English programme:
Clair Rigby (International Administrator)
0161 9075 337
[email protected]
Adam Croucher
Assistant Head of Registry
(Student Finance)
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• Student Finance Package
• Repayment
• Applications & Information
• Questions & Comments
Tuition Fee Support
Maintenance Support - England
Maintenance Support – Wales / NI / SAAS
Scholarships & Bursaries
Additional Support
• Tuition fees for the 15/16 academic year are £9,000.
• Eligible students won’t have to pay any tuition fees up front.
• A Tuition Fee Loan (not dependent on household income) is available
to cover the fee levels set by the university or college.
• Welsh students will receive a £5,190 grant towards their tuition fee.
• The Student Loans Company pay any Tuition Fee Loan to
the university/college directly in instalments across the academic year.
• The loan is repayable, but linked to future earnings over £21,000 a year.
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Parental home
Live at home while you study
Up to
£4,565
Elsewhere
Live away from home & study outside London
London
Live away from home & study in London
Up to
£5,740
Up to
£8,009
Full-Year
Student*
65% Non Means
Tested
35% Means
Tested
Maximum Loan
Parental home
£2,967
£1,598
£4,565
Elsewhere
£3,731
£2,009
£5,740
London
£5,205
£2,804
£8,009
Overseas
£4,433
£2,387
£6,820
*Lower rates are available to final year students
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Additional loan may be available for any extra weeks of study
if your course goes beyond 30 weeks in an academic year
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The Maintenance Grant doesn’t have to be repaid.
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How much grant you can get depends on your household income.
Household income:
up to £25,000
Full Grant:
£3,387
Household income:
up to £42,620
Partial Grant:
(Min £50)
Student living away from home, outside London 2015/16
Household
Income
Maintenance
Grant
Maintenance
Loan
Total
£25,000 & under
£3,387
£4,047
£7,434
£30,000
£2,441
£4,520
£6,961
£35,000
£1,494
£4,993
£6,487
£40,000
£547
£5,467
£6,014
£42,620
£50
£5,715
£5,765
£42,875
£0
£5,740
£5,740
£50,000
£0
£4,998
£4,998
£62,143 & over
£0
£3,731
£3,731
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If you’re studying outside London and living away from your parents
Welsh Gov
Learning Grant
Maintenance Loan
Total
£18,370 & under
£5,161
£2,796
£7,957
£20,000
£4,715
£3,019
£7,734
£25,000
£3,347
£3,703
£7,050
£26,500
£2,936
£3,908
£6,844
£30,000
£2,099
£4,327
£6,426
£34,000
£1,149
£4,805
£5,947
£40,000
£734
£5,009
£5,743
£45,000
£395
£5,180
£5,573
£50,020
£50
£5,351
£5,401
£55,000
£0
£4,527
£4,527
£57,475
£0
£4,032
£4,032
Household Income £
•The maximum non-repayable maintenance grant level in 2015 is £3,475.
Partial grant available for students with a household income of up to
£41,540. The grant a student receives is solely dependent on household
income levels. (100% means tested)
•Maintenance loan of up to £4,840 (outside of London) available.
•Maintenance loan is 75% non means tested / 25% means tested
•£19,203 is the threshold for the maximum maintenance grant.
*Based on 14/15 figures
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RNCM Support:
• Access Bursaries (Household income and being UK/EU student the
only criteria) Up to £1,290 per year of course
• Access to Learning Fund (Application to the Assistant Head of
Registry and UK students only)
Scholarships:
• Awarded at audition – All students considered
• Limited in numbers
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Check RNCM website and ask at audition for information on
bursaries & scholarships – what’s available and how to apply.
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You may get extra money or support if you:
• have children or adults dependent on you
• have a disability, mental-health condition, long-term health condition or
specific learning difficulty
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• Repayments don’t start until the student is earning at least £21,000 a
year (£1,750 a month) gross.
• Full-time students will begin to repay in the April after graduating from
or leaving their HE course.
• If income falls to £21,000 or below repayments will be suspended.
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• Repayments will be 9% of income over £21,000 and will
be deducted from salary through the HMRC tax system for most
students.
Yearly income before tax
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Income from which Approximate monthly
9% will be deducted
repayment
£21,000
£0
£0
£25,000
£4,000
£30
£30,000
£9,000
£67
£35,000
£14,000
£105
£40,000
£19,000
£142
£45,000
£24,000
£180
£50,000
£29,000
£217
£60,000
£39,000
£292
Any outstanding loan balance will be written off 30 years after
entering repayment.
The interest charged will vary during study and depending on earnings
after graduation:
During study until
entering repayment
Earnings:
Below £21,000
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Interest rate:
Retail Price Index (RPI) +3%
Interest rate:
Set at RPI Only
Earnings between:
£21,000 - £41,000
RPI plus some amount
between 0% and 3%
Earnings:
Above £41,000
Interest rate:
Retail Price Index (RPI) +3%
Students can make extra voluntary repayments at any time
without penalty.
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• Students should apply as soon as possible to make sure they have
their money at the start of their course.
• Applying online through GOV.UK / SAAS is the quickest and easiest way.
• No need to wait for a confirmed offer from a university, but SLC need
to know right away if anything changes. (uni, course or personal details)
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• Make sure any required evidence is sent straight away to support
applications. In most cases this will be details supplied during the
application, with no need for original documents to be sent, including:
• Valid UK passport number (for student identity)
• National Insurance numbers (student & parents’ for income details)
• The process of applying for student finance can be made even easier
by allowing UCAS Conservatoires to share some of your application details
with the Student Loans Company.
• Request a reminder and UCAS Conservatoires will prompt you to log in to
your account and agree to share details with SLC when the student finance
online application launches.
• Your student finance application will be pre-populated with information
from your UCAS Conservatoires application, such as personal and course
details.
• This makes applying for a student loan faster and saves entering the
same info on both forms.
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• Plan a budget – and stick to it! (dull, but practical)
• Ask questions and get advice from teachers, advisers current/former
students, parents/older brothers & sisters.
• Check out student bank accounts but try to avoid taking credit or
store cards.
• If you need financial support and advice once you’re at university,
staff there will be able to help.
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• Beware of phishing scams!!
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Student Wellbeing
Jane Gray
Student Wellbeing Advisor
Support at the RNCM
• 2 Counsellors
• 3 Alexander Technique Tutors
• Specific Medical Advice/Support for
Performers
• Chaplaincy based at Manchester University
• Financial Hardship
• Accommodation advice
• Students Union
• International Office
• Learning Support Tutor
Personal Learning Plan
• A PLP is for students who have a disability
or long term condition that will impact on
their study.
• A PLP provides staff with information
about the students condition and how it
may affect them.
• It provides the student with support so
they are not disadvantaged by providing
for example; extra time in exams.
Disabled Students
Allowance
• From 2016-17 DSA allowances are subject to
change. Please visit the Student Finance
website for updated information.
• They are available to students living in the United
Kingdom.
• They are paid on top of the standard student
finance package and don't have to be paid back.
• Provide specialist equipment you need for
studying, like computer packages and specialist
software, also non-medical helpers, such as a
support tutor
How to apply for DSA
If you normally live in the following countries you can apply
online via the following websites:
• England/Wales/Northern Ireland – www.gov.uk
• Scotland - www.saas.gov.uk
Student Accommodation
• The Halls are owned by Liberty Living
www.libertyliving.co.uk
• The RNCM hold 314 rooms for their students
• Each new student is guaranteed a room in Sir
Charles Groves Hall if required
• We have two Senior Residents living in the
halls that provide welfare support, knowledge
of life in the halls and at the RNCM and they
also organise events for residents.
Student Accommodation
Sir Charles Groves Halls of Residence
• City centre accommodation - right next door to the college
• All utility bills included in the cost of the rent
• Internet (Unlimited 16mbps – provided by Ask4)
• FREE personal contents insurance (up to £5K)
• En-suite shower, toilet and washbasin in all bedrooms
• Comprehensive CCTV coverage
• Electronic entry systems
• On-site management team
• On-site maintenance team
• Spacious communal living area
• On-site laundry facility
• Guest flats available for visiting relatives for a night or short stay
• All for £142.50 per week (2015-16)
Private Student Accommodation
Manchester Student Homes
University approved accommodation
www.manchesterstudenthomes.com
CONTACT
Robert Arcangeli– Acting Assistant Head of Registry
(Admissions)
0161 907 5210 [email protected]
Adam Croucher – Assistant Head of Registry
(Student Finance)
0161 907 5223 [email protected]
Jane Gray - Student Wellbeing Advisor
0161 907 5219 [email protected]