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Junior
Academy
Primary
Academy
Prospectus
2016
Principal
Professor Jonathan Freeman-
Attwood BMus, MPhil, FKC, Hon RAM
(pictured above)
Director,
Junior Academy
Howard Ionascu MusB
Associate Director,
Junior Academy and
Director, Primary Academy
Krystyna Budzynska
FRAM, GRSM, LRAM
Administrator,
Junior Academy
Karen Ingram BA (Hons), Hon ARAM
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5HT
Telephone 020 7873 7380
Fax 020 7873 7374
Email juniors@ram.ac.uk
www.ram.ac.uk/juniors
Message from
the Principal
Jonathan
Freeman-Attwood
This prospectus is intended
to give you a glimpse of the
exciting opportunities open
to young musicians in
Junior Academy.
The highest standards of teaching in individual
and ensemble music skills are essential at an early
age, and we see the work of Junior and Primary
Academies as a fundamental and integral part of
the aims of the Royal Academy of Music.
I hope that you will enjoy reading all about the
course, and will feel free to contact us.
Howard Ionascu, Director of Junior Academy, will
answer any questions you may have.
Contents Welcome to Junior Academy
Curriculum
Teaching Staff
General Information
Entry Procedure
How to find us
Primary Academy
02
04
06
08
10
11
12
Welcome
to
Junior
Academy
02/03
Junior Academy offers a unique
opportunity to talented and
committed young musicians
from all backgrounds who want
to be inspired, challenged and
encouraged in their aim to
make the very most of their
musical ability.
Whether you are still quite young and would benefit
from the special focus of Primary Academy or are
in your teens and ready for the full Junior Academy
programme, you will find yourself amongst others
who share your love of music and for whom
Saturday is the most important day of the week.
Our teachers are leading professional musicians
who combine active performing careers with the
challenge of helping the next generation of young
players, singers and composers to fulfil their own
ambitions. We offer you a special environment
where your musical spirit can be nurtured and
potential fulfilled.
Although we make no presumptions about your
eventual plans for Higher Education and beyond,
the large majority of our students win places at
leading conservatoires and universities and forge
careers in many different areas of the music
profession.
If you wish to explore these exciting opportunities,
read this prospectus, visit us on our Open Day,
come and audition at the Academy and discover
the unique opportunities which we can offer.
Howard Ionascu MusB Director (pictured above)
Curriculum
04/05
Principal Study
Individual Tuition
Your Principal Study lesson
with one of our teaching
faculty will be one hour in
duration, which we feel is the
minimum appropriate
for advanced specialist study.
We normally only accept
singers from Year 11 upwards.
Second Study
Although not all students
will wish to learn a second
instrument at Junior Academy,
many do so. Lessons can be of
any length appropriate to your
development. Because it is not
appropriate for all students,
Second Study tuition is not
included in the course fee and
is available at an extra charge.
Chamber Music
Every student plays in a
coached chamber ensemble
each Saturday. We feel that
this is of great importance
and value in your musical
development, emphasising
the disciplines, challenges
and sheer pleasure of
chamber music playing.
Ensembles include brass and
string groups.
General Musicianship
You will join a class at the level
appropriate to your experience
to develop vital aural and theory
skills, together with musicianship
and an understanding of music
style and form. There are
specialist classes for theory
grades 5 to 8.
Orchestras
Two symphony orchestras
rehearse and perform works
from the standard orchestral
repertoire, and offer concerto
opportunities for outstanding
instrumentalists. There is a
strong emphasis on orchestral
training, with sectional work led
by tutors with wide professional
experience.
Choir
There are two choirs, one
SSA the other SATB. We
encourage all students to sing;
besides being worthwhile and
enjoyable musical activities,
they form a valuable adjunct to
the aural training programme.
Keyboard Skills
Keyboard harmony, transposition
and improvisation are taught
in small groups with the needs
of university and conservatoire
degree courses in mind,
using the Yamaha Digital
Piano Laboratory.
Composition
With the development of
composition at GCSE, A/S and
A level, pupils seek help and
encouragement in this area.
There are weekly composition
tutorials to which students
bring composition work, and
termly composition workshops
and concerts at which pieces
are discussed and performed.
We build your Saturday
timetable around your individual
needs with an emphasis on
the musical training and
music-making which we feel
are of fundamental importance
to all young musicians.
Principal Study and Second Study tuition are
offered in: piano, violin, viola, cello, double
bass, flute, recorder, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, guitar, harp,
voice, classical accordion, organ, percussion
and composition.
Additionally, Second Study tuition is available
in jazz piano and saxophone and conducting,
subject to demand.
Conducting
For older students, tuition in
conducting techniques, score
preparation and interpretation
is available in a class taken by
the principal guest conductor
of the Junior Academy
Symphony Orchestra or in
one-to-one lessons. There are
opportunities for outstanding
student conductors to work
with various Junior Academy
ensembles.
Masterclasses and Workshops
We invite distinguished
performers to visit Junior
Academy to work with
students. These sessions are
arranged both with specific
instruments as their focus,
and to encounter various
musical influences — such
as jazz or contemporary
techniques.
Performance
Controlled development
of the art of performing
is an essential part of any
musical education. There are
regular informal and formal
opportunities for performance.
Other opportunities include
recitals at St Martin-in-the-
Fields and in many venues
outside London.
Alexander Technique
Regular group classes
introduce students to an
understanding of the body
in relation to the stresses
and tensions of musical life.
Individual referrals are made
in cases of particular need.
Prizes
There are annual competitions
for each discipline and for
chamber music, adjudicated by
distinguished visiting musicians.
Assessment
Every student is expected
to prepare for an annual
assessment, at which
instrumental progress can
be reviewed, sight-reading
and aural skills tested and
future plans discussed.
Teaching
Staff
06/07
Violin
Susan Collier GRSM, LRAM, ARAM,
ARCM
Erica Grajner De Sa LRAM
Julia Jasinski LTCL, Hon ARAM
Sophie Lockett BMus (Hons), MMus
Lorraine McAslan PerfDip (Juilliard)
Chika Robertson PhD (Lond),
Hon ARAM
Yumi Sasaki ARAM, ARCM, Dip Toho
Mus Sch
Gemma Sharples BA (Hons) Oxon
Kathryn Spencer BMus (Hons), MMus
Clare Thompson ARAM
Rafael Todes BA (Hons), Hon ARAM
Nicole Wilson BMus, LRAM, ARAM,
Cert of Adv Studies
Viola
Jonathan Barritt PPRNCM (Hons),
Hon ARAM
Yuko Inoue BA, PPRNCM, Hon ARAM
Jacquelyn Woods PPRNCM,
Hon ARAM
Cello
Ben Davies BSc, ARCM, ARAM
Heather Harrison LRAM, DipRAM,
ARAM
Alexandra Mackenzie MMus,
BMus (Hons), DipRAM, LRAM, ARAM
Robert Max GRSM, LRAM, DipRAM,
PPRNCM, ARAM
Bozidar Vukotic BA (Hons) Hon ARAM
Tony Woollard BMus, MA
Double Bass
Josie Ellis BMus, LRAM
Hugh Sparrow BMus, LRAM
Piano
David Alexander BMus (Hons),
AdvPerf RCM
Nadine André BMus (Hons), MMus RNCM
Krystyna Budzynska FRAM, GRSM,
LRAM
Graham Caskie BA (Hons), DipRAM,
ARAM, ABSM, HonBC
Eva Doroszkowska BMus (Hons),
DipRNCM
Robin Green BMus(Hons)
Fiona Harris BMus, MMus
Eleanor Hodgkinson BMus RNCM,
PGDipRNCM, LRAM
Annabelle Lawson BA (Cantab),
BMus, ATCL
Antonietta Notariello ARAM
Sarah Pickering BA, LRAM, ARCM
Druvi de Saram Dip Moscow Cons.
Adam Swayne MMus, MusB (Hons),
RNCM
Marisa Thornton-Wood MM,
MusB (Hons)
Patsy Toh FRAM
Organ
Peter Holder BMus, MA, LRAM
Anne Marsden Thomas BMus,
FRCO, FRSCM, ARAM, Dip RAM, LRAM,
ARCM
Guitar
Michael Lewin FRAM
Harp
Miriam Keogh ARAM
Rachel Wick MA, LRAM
Flute
Anna Pope MA (Oxon), Hon ARAM,
ARCM
Susan Torke BMus, DipRAM
Recorder
Barbara Law LLCM, Hon ARAM
Evelyn Nallen
Oboe
Philip Harmer GRSM (Hons), DipRCM
Josephine Lively AGSM, Hon ARAM
Junior Academy teachers are
leading professional musicians
who combine active performing
careers with the challenge of
helping young players, singers
and composers to fulfil their
potential and musical ambitions.
Many also teach on the
undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes at the Academy
and bring enormous experience
of teaching and performance to
their Junior Academy students.
Clarinet
Marie Lloyd GTCL, ARCM
Katie Lockhart BMus(Hons), PG Dip
Perf, LRAM
Clarinet, Saxophone & Piano
Andrew Smith GRSM, LRAM, ARCM
Bassoon
Peter Harrison DipRCM, ARCM,
Hon ARAM
Joanna Stark BA (Cantab)
Horn
Simon de Souza GMus, CertMus
Beth Randell GRSM, ARCM, LRAM
Trumpet
David Price LRAM
John Young AGSM, Hon ARAM
Trombone
David Whitson LRAM, ARCM, ARAM
Tuba
Stephen Wick BMus (Hons)
Percussion
Matthew Dickinson BA (Hons), GGSMD
Giles Harrison GRSM, LRAM, Dip RAM
Voice
Ciara Burrows ATCL, LTCL
Anthea Dwyer BMus (Hons)
Sara Reynolds BA (Hons), Hon RAM
Nicholas Warden BA(Hons), ARAM,
DipRAM, LRAM
Chamber Music
Jordan Black BMus
Debbie Diamond BMus, MMus
Howard Ionascu MusB
Jeremy Isaac BMus(Hons)
Composition &
General Musicianship
John Cooney BMus
Edmund Jolliffe MA (Oxon), MMus,
PGCE
Hannah Kendall BA(Hons), PG Dip,
MMus
David Knotts MA (Cantab), D Phil
Rebecca Miller BMus, MMus
Hadiya Morris MMus, BA(Hons)
Matthew Taylor MA (Cantab),
DipRAM, ARAM
Alexander Walker BA (Hons)
Jazz
Simon Colam BMus
Classical Accordion
Owen Murray Hon RAM, GRAM,
DipRAM (Copenhagen)
Alexander Technique
Judith Kleinman AGSM, LGSM,
ASTAT
Orchestras and Choirs
Susan Collier GRSM, LRAM, ARCM
Giles Harrison GRSM, LRAM, Dip RAM
Peter Harrison DipRCM, ARCM
Howard Ionascu MusB
David Knotts MA (Cantab), D Phil
Rebecca Miller BMus, MMus
Anthony Weeden BA (Hons)
David Whitson LRAM, ARCM, ARAM
Stephen Wick BMus (Hons)
Howard Williams MA, BMus
Staff Accompanists
Lynn Arnold BA (Hons, Cantab), LRSM,
LRAM, PGDip
Dominic John BMus (Hons),
PGDip Adv Perf
Daniel Swain BA Hons (Oxon),
DipRAM, LR
General
Information
08/09
Terms
There are three teaching
terms per year, each of eleven
weeks, corresponding with
normal school terms. Ten
Principal Study and Second
Study lessons are given each
term, other activities taking
place on every Saturday during
term.
Timetable
Lessons and other activities
are timetabled on Saturdays
from 9am. Lessons,
rehearsals, concerts and other
activities continue into the
middle of the afternoon.
Fees
The fees for Junior Academy
are outlined on an enclosed
sheet. Fees are payable each
term on receipt of an invoice.
A full term of advance notice
in writing is required for
withdrawal of students,
or fees are payable in lieu of
such notice.
Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships and bursaries
are available each year
for outstanding ability, for
designated instruments and
in cases of financial need.
The value of all awards is
subject to means test.
Junior Academy is very
grateful to donors and
benefactors whose assistance
has greatly facilitated the
implementation of our
plans: benefactors include
the Leverhulme Trust,
the Wolfson Foundation,
Musicians Benevolent
Fund, Julian Bream Guitar
Scholarship, the Susan
Lawrence Travel Bursary,
Benslow Musical Instrument
Loan Scheme, Department for
Education Music and Dance
Scheme (MDS) and various
anonymous benefactors.
We hope that the information
in this prospectus will give
you a clear and stimulating
picture of the opportunities
here at the Royal Academy
of Music for talented young
musicians, but please don’t
hesitate to get in touch with
us if you have any questions
— our contact details are
inside the front cover.
Parents
We recognise the very valuable
role which parents play in the
success of Junior Academy,
particularly by supporting
and organising thorough daily
practice schedules at home.
We encourage contact between
parents and individual teachers,
and there is a Parents’
Association. This group runs
the Junior Academy canteen
on Saturdays, which provides
not only a social focus for
students but also an additional
source of bursary funds for
those in financial need.
Open Day
Junior Academy holds an
Open Day on one Saturday
each year, on which
prospective students and their
parents can visit the Academy.
Details of the next Open
Day, Saturday 30th January
2016, are enclosed with this
Prospectus.
All concerts are open to the
public.
Preliminary Courses
Information leaflets are available
for the following courses:
First String Experience:
Saturday morning/afternoon,
ages 4–7, violin, viola, cello
and double bass teaching and
ensemble work for beginners
using group methods.
Course leader:
Philippa Bunting BA (Hons), MA
First Guitar Experience:
Saturday afternoon, ages 6–9,
guitar teaching and ensemble
work for beginners using
group methods.
Course leader:
Luke Dunlea ALCM, LTCL, Dip BKA
Junior Jazz
The Junior Jazz course
offers a separate provision
for experienced players on
Saturdays, based on jazz
ensemble playing.
Course leader:
Gareth Lockrane BMus, LRAM,
ARAM, MA (NFTS)
Full details are available from
the Junior Academy office,
telephone 020 7873 7380 or
juniorjazz@ram.ac.uk
Entry
Procedure
10/11
Auditions
Entry to Junior Academy
is by audition in March, for
admission the following
September. In exceptional
circumstances auditions can
be arranged before or after
this period.
The Royal Academy of Music
welcomes applications from
potential students with
disabilities or special needs
who meet the musical and
performance criteria expected
of all Junior Academy
students.
Please feel free to contact
us in advance should you
wish to discuss any particular
requirements you may have
relating to your audition.
Audition Requirements
Applicants should prepare
two contrasting pieces in their
Principal Study and one piece
(if appropriate) for their Second
Study. Sight-reading and
aural tests will be given and
opportunity will be given to
discuss musical activities and
interests. An accompanist will
be available if required.
Ages
Students are admitted
to Junior Academy from
age twelve (school year 8)
upwards, and normally remain
at the Junior Academy, subject
to progress, until they are
eighteen or nineteen. We do
not normally admit students
for a period of less than two
years of study.
Application for Entry
Application should be made
direct to Junior Academy on
the enclosed Application form,
noting the closing date. A
non-returnable audition fee
is payable.
Junior Academy is a specialist
music provision, and entry
is very competitive. We are
looking primarily for musical
potential, and the standard of
playing of successful applicants
will depend very much on such
factors as age and length of
study; but as a rough guide
we would expect ABRSM
grade 6–7 distinction level or
equivalent standard from our
younger applicants.
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Primary
Academy
12/13
Curriculum
Principal Study
Individual Tuition
The basic length of lesson is
40 minutes, although if it is
sensible to do so this can be
extended to 60 minutes.
If you are progressing well
with your existing individual
teacher outside the Academy,
and wish to continue to learn
with them, we are usually
happy to allow you to do this.
Chamber Music
Every Saturday you will have
30 minutes of ensemble
playing, which is both fun
and also very valuable to
your musical development.
General Musicianship
This 30-minute class helps
you with your aural and
theory work together with
other musical skills.
Choir
All Primary Academy students
sing in the choir which helps
your sight-reading, your sense
of pitch and ensemble skills
and helps you to get to know
everyone in Primary Academy.
String Orchestra
A 45-minute session for all
Principal Study string players
together with any Second Study
strings who have reached a
good level of playing.
Wind Ensemble
A 30-minute session for all
Principal Study wind and brass
players together with any
Second Study wind and brass
players who have reached a
good level of playing.
Theory
This is an additional class to
help you if your theory work
is not yet as good as your
instrumental playing.
All teaching is given by
members of the Junior
Academy teaching faculties,
and the course is under the
general direction of Krystyna
Budzynska, Associate Director
of Junior Academy. Many
Primary Academy students
progress to Junior Academy
at the age of twelve,
competing for places alongside
external audition candidates.
Primary Academy offers
excellent opportunities to
talented young musicians aged
eight to twelve. Each Saturday
afternoon you will come to
the Academy and be amongst
others who also really enjoy
their music making.
In addition to the individual instrumental lessons
which you may have with outstanding teachers
who also teach in Junior Academy, you will play
chamber music, sing in the choir, improve your
aural, theory and general musicianship and —
if you are a string player — play in the orchestra.
Timetable
Primary Academy ensemble
activities will take place on
Saturday afternoons from
2.00pm at the Royal Academy
of Music, with classes and
rehearsals being completed by
4.45pm. Each student will have
their own individual timetable
and it is usually necessary to
schedule individual lessons
earlier than 2.00pm.
Fees
The fees for Primary Academy
are outlined on an enclosed
sheet. A full term’s notice in
writing is required for withdrawal
of pupils, or fees are payable
in lieu of such notice.
Auditions
Places will be offered following
auditions which will be held
in June and at other times as
appropriate. Candidates should
prepare two contrasting pieces
on their main instrument and
will also be given sight-reading
and aural tests. Where second
(or more) instruments are
learned, we like to hear one
piece to gain as full a picture
of musical ability as possible.
Entry Requirements
We expect successful
applicants to Primary
Academy to have attained
at least ABRSM grade 4 or
5 distinction or equivalent
standard on their principal
instrument.
Application for Entry
Applications should be made
direct to Primary Academy
on the enclosed Application
Form, noting the closing date.
A non-returnable audition fee
is payable.
Patron: HM The Queen
President: HRH The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO
Principal: Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
BMus, MPhil, FKC, Hon RAM
Director, Junior Academy: Howard Ionascu MusB
Marylebone Road London NW1 5HT | tel 020 7873 7380
www.ram.ac.uk/juniors | Registered Charity No. 310007
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