BEd Audition Preparation (online course)

This online short course aims to help you to gain a clear understanding of the course content and audition processes for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BEd Music degree programme.

The course will be led by John Gormley, Programme Leader of the BEd Music Programme,  who will offer practical advice on the audition and interview process as well as answering any questions. Students will gain a clear understanding of what will be expected of them when either they come to apply and audition or advise their own pupils on the process.

In addition, there will be some independent practical work which will be completed during the session in connection with the required keyboard harmony activities and piano tests. Participants will require access to a piano or keyboard for the session.

Students who would benefit from this course may be:

• school students, S3 and above with an interest in applying for the BEd Music degree programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
• music students in further education and in the process of applying for our degree courses

Please check the BEd Music Programme web page for further information and guidance abut auditions in 2022-2023.

Please see How Does an Online Course Work? section for information about how the course will run and what you need to do in advance.

Please read our Pre-HE OnlineTeaching Policy before signing up for a course.  When booking the course you will be asked to agree that you have read and understood this policy.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this course before you book it, please get in touch with us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk.

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Please note that participants will require access to a piano or keyboard during the session.

Any preparatory activities will be sent to you prior to the session.

Promotional Offers

We offer a selection of promotional offers for our Short Courses, take a look!

To receive the promotional offer code, contact shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk before booking a course.

Agnes Allan Bursary

Agnes Allan was a teacher, passionate about inclusion, and this bursary scheme exists to offer support to students to participate in the performing or production arts.

The Agnes Allan Bursary provides some support to students who may require financial assistance to take part in a short course in dance, drama, music, production or screen.

Anyone who wishes to take part in our Short Courses and faces a financial barrier can apply for bursary support to help meet the cost of tuition fees.

More information about the Agnes Allan Bursary.

The course will run through Microsoft Teams and the ‘live’ online sessions via Zoom. In advance of the course you will be added to a class group within MS Teams. The links/password for each Zoom session will be posted with the chat function of this group. This will also be used as a place for discussion, sharing of materials and of course work.

You will need access to a device such as a desktop computer, laptop or tablet which allows you to access the internet with a screen large enough to see the group members during online sessions.

You will need internet connection which is fast enough to take part in video sessions on Zoom/MS Teams.

You may also want to consider whether you have a space you can use where you can work without interruption. Please keep in mind that the other students taking part in the course will be able to see what’s behind you when you are online.

If you have any questions in advance of booking, please contact us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk

How will the course be delivered?

The course will be delivered using a mixture of live teaching sessions and structured activities for students to undertake at home.

All students will be added to a Microsoft Teams class group where course resources will be available, and the ‘chat’ function can be used to communicate with the tutor and group through text message.

The live group sessions will be delivered using Zoom which allows the group to see everyone who is taking part. Students may be put into discussion groups and tools such as ‘whiteboard’ or ‘screen share’ may be used to share visual information with students.

What safety precautions are in place?

The MS Teams groups which host each summer school group are private and members will be added by the RCS Short Courses team. Please note, students’ emails will be visible to other group members.

When using Zoom to teach the live sessions, our teaching staff will be using RCS licensed accounts and all meeting links and passwords will be posted only on the MS Teams group page. Each meeting will have a unique password, and our staff will use the waiting room function to ‘admit’ students to the session.

You may find it useful to read our Online Teaching Policy for detailed information about security and safeguarding.

I am in a different time zone, can I still take part?

As long as you are able to take part in the live teaching sessions throughout the course, you are very welcome to join our short courses from anywhere in the world.

Are there any resources that I will need in order to take part in the course?

The most important resources you will need are those that let you take part comfortably in the online activity. You will need access to a device such as a desktop computer, laptop or tablet which allows you to access the internet with a screen large enough to see the group members during online sessions. You will need internet connection which is fast enough to take part in video sessions (for example, like you would using Skype or Zoom) and to watch film footage.

You may also want to consider whether you have a space you can use where you can work without interruption. Please keep in mind that the other students taking part in the course will be able to see what’s behind you when you are online.