In this focused two-hour workshop with an academic and/or ambassadors, students will rehearse and perform with current commercial music students. Developing their performance skills and understanding of studying commercial music at university. All commercial music staff are active as performers, producers, composers and/or researchers. Students will experience our purpose-built facilities, including professional-grade rehearsal, recording, and/or performance spaces.

For this session students do not need to prepare a piece in advance, they just need to bring their instruments. The session can be designed for a full bans or rhythm section only (drums, bass guitar, and keyboards)

This session can take place simultaneously with a Production workshop if you have students of different disciplines.

Curriculum Links:

• Music (GCSE/ Level 2) – Performance Solo/ensemble and/or production: via music technology
• Music (A-Level/ Level 3) – Performance Solo/ensemble and/or production: via music technology
• CIAG – Understanding the relevance of music and other qualifications at Level 2 and 3 to future career paths in the creative industries
• CIAG – encounters with higher education and development of their understanding of future study options

Gatsby Benchmarks:

Masterclass: 1, 3, 4, 7

Taster Day: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

Make it a Taster Day: Includes a campus tour and HE information talk.