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Trinity College of Music

UCAS Code: T75

Location: South-east London Show on Map

Site: Single site in Greenwich

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Specialist music school, part of Trinity Laban.

Student Population

Total Students:	750
Undergraduates:	75%
Postgraduates:	25%
FE Students:	0%

Undergraduates

Total undergraduates:	560
Male:	40%
Female:	60%
Full Time:	100%
Mature on Entry:	19%
UK Students:	70%
State school entry:	85%

Teaching Staff

18 full-time, 200 part-time.

Broad study areas

Music performance and related subjects.

Freshers

Points on Entry (Mean):	288
Drop Out Rate:	11%
Accommodation:	Most first years housed.

Institution

Founded:	1872 (in Marylebone; moved to Greenwich 2001).
Structural features:	Merged with Laban in 2005, to form Trinity Laban - the UK's only conservatoire for music and dance.
Site:	Greenwich Old Royal Naval College.
How to get there:	DLR to Cutty Sark station; trains to Greenwich from London Bridge, Charing Cross and Waterloo East; by road via M25, A2, A20 and South Circular; by riverboat to Greenwich Pier; by air to London City Airport or Gatwick; on many bus routes.

Student services & facilities

Student advice & services:	Doctor, psychiatrist, physiotherapist, welfare officer, international student affairs officer, Alexander Technique counsellor, career adviser.
Accommodation:	Most first years housed in student village (15 mins’ walk, joint with Greenwich University), rent from £160 per week, 40 week contract. Privately-owned accommodation locally rents: £85–£130 pw for self-catering. A few first-degree students live at home.

Study opportunities & careers

Library & information services:	40,000 volumes, 60 periodicals, 50 study places. Specialist collections: CYM collection; Barbirolli collection of scores; Almeida collection of conducting scores; special instrument collection; Mander & Mitchenson theatre collection. Information provision, £82 pa spent for each student (FTE). Library and IT services converged. Ratio of workstations to students 1:10. Access to internet from 14 computers, library also online. IT facilities open 10+ hours/day, part-time consultant and library staff provide IT support; handbook and induction programme to library and information services for new students; word- and music-processing skills training within undergraduate courses.
Other learning resources:	Recording studio, video conferencing suite.
Careers:	Information, advice and placement.

Money

Living expenses budget:	Minimum budget of £9930–£13,630 pa (excluding tuition fees) recommended by College.
Term-time work:	College allows part-time work. Some work available in college eg helping with auditions and examinations, library, setting up equipment. External engagements organised for chamber groups.
Financial help:	Scholarships of £3000 in Year 1 (£2000 reduction in fee, £1000 bursary) for English students whose family income is up to £25k pa; £1000 progression bursary for all UK/EU students in this income bracket for Years 2 onwards. Some scholarships (variable value).
University tuition fees:	Home students pay £9000 pa for first degrees. International students pay £15,750 pa.

Courses

Academic features:

Professional studies, musicianship, communication and teaching skills, contextual studies. BMus in Indian music; MMus in performance; specialist short courses. Trains musicians for a variety of careers in music.

Awarding body:

University of Westminster

Main undergraduate awards:

BMus

Length of courses:

4 years

Main subjects offered:

Music
Performance Arts

Student view

Living

It's a small, friendly college with around 600 students studying all aspects of music, from jazz to church music, baroque to popular. A long history of musical education, having pioneered practical music exams from 1879, and introducing the first junior department to a conservatoire. Most students are British nationals but a strong international contingent. Set in the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, a world heritage site and a fantastic venue in which to study. Brilliant new facilities, including over 80 practice rooms, keyboard lab, recording studio and a chill-out area in the basement. SU has always and continues to have a very good relationship with the staff and is proactive for its students, in a lively and social environment.

Summary

Housing: New halls 5 mins' walk; others a bus ride away. Accommodation relatively cheap and easy to find in Greenwich area. Eats: College canteen, many inexpensive restaurants, pubs and cafés. Drinks: Many pubs close by; many give student offers throughout the week. Nightlife: Regular SU parties in Greenwich and closer to town. Sports: Active SU arrangements for football, hockey, basketball, tennis and a local gym with student rates. Travel: Easy to travel into town via DLR, bus or train (10-20 mins). Excellent night bus services. Financial help: Good, with a supportive SU committee and warden. Jobs: Some part-time work in college, private teaching, gigs and bar work easy to find. Best features: Small, family-like atmosphere. And worst: Noise from film crews on location. Informal name: Trinity/TCM.

Past Students

Katrina Karneus (singer); Sir John Barbirolli, Barry Wordsworth (conductors); Mike Dixon (Pop Idol coach); Sir John Taverner (composer); John Powell (film composer).

Open days

29th June 2012

Open day, 10am to 4pm, for composition, piano & organ, jazz. The day includes the opportunity to meet heads of department, professorial staff and current students, attend student concerts, listen to open rehearsals, masterclasses or participate in a workshop, tour the faculty and halls of residence .Book online.

5th July 2012

Open day, 10am to 4pm, for strings, wind, brass, percussion, voice, historical performance. The day includes the opportunity to meet heads of department, professorial staff and current students, attend student concerts, listen to open rehearsals, masterclasses or participate in a workshop, tour the faculty and halls of residence.