Dr Jill Morgan holds a PhD in Music Psychology from Edinburgh University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. At RCS, she lectures on the Postgraduate Learning and Teaching programme and co-coordinates the Introduction to Music Psychology module in the School of Music. Jill is a co-developer on the new MA in Psychology in the Arts (Music) degree and an active researcher exploring the role of music in the social world, education and in health and well-being. Current research includes the Coorie Doon project for Chamber Music Scotland, the Five Places programme for the Red Note Ensemble and Healing Spaces for BuildX Studio.
As a pianist, Jill has extensive educator experience having taught music in schools as well as keyboard skills and listening and musicianship at the University of Edinburgh. She has given many presentations at conferences and seminars nationally and internationally and has been a guest on BBC Radio Scotland speaking about the impact of music on people’s lives.
Ruth Morley teaches flute at RCS across undergraduate and graduate courses. This work includes one to one lessons, classes and chamber coaching. Ruth’s teaching is focussed on building strong and flexible technical skills connected with informed and stylish interpretation skills to allow the widest possible musical choices in performance.
Christine teaches Costuming skills, Photoshop and Corel painter (digital art application) and continues to maintain hands on involvement in costume design and construction. She is a graduate of the RCS Post Graduate Learning and Teaching in the Arts and is a Fellow of the RSAM.
Professor Arnold Myers is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a Professor Emeritus of the University of Edinburgh; he serves as President of the Galpin Society. His Edinburgh University doctorate developed acoustically based techniques for taxonomic classification of brass instruments.
Nikita is currently Principal Double Bass with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and has held the position since 2010. He has worked with many of the finest orchestras and played as a guest principal with the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Nikita regularly leads master classes around the world and teaches double bass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Head of Guitar and Harp; Interim Deputy Director of Music
Learn about Professor Allan Neave
Professor Allan Neave
Head of Guitar and Harp; Interim Deputy Director of Music
Professor Allan Neave, Interim Deputy Director of Music, studied at the RSAMD (1984) and the RNCM (1988) and since then has been performing worldwide. He is a regular guest at many of the world’s leading musical events and has worked with many influential musicians including Nikita Koshkin, Edward McGuire, Hans Werner Henze, Gordon McPherson and Stephen Dodgson.
Junior Conservatoire Film and Production Coordinator
Learn about Chris Nelms
Chris Nelms
Junior Conservatoire Film and Production Coordinator
I am the Junior Conservatoire Film and Production Coordinator. I have an exciting career working in film and film education in Australia and here in the United Kingdom. In my role as a coordinator, I can work with a passionate team of professionals to continue to develop film and production programmes and foster dynamic new talent.
Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nevares is an actor, acting coach and teacher, as well as a film and theatre director. He trained in Moscow, Russia, at the ‘Sergei A Gerasimov’ University of Cinematography (VGIK) in an MFA Acting course and an Acting Pedagogy post-graduate course.
Australian cellist Pei-Jee Ng joined the RSNO as Principal Cello in May 2023. From 2015 to 2022 he was Co-Principal Cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He won the 2008 Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in London and was the 2001 Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year.
Choral Director for Junior Conservatoire and Vocal Performance, Kodály Musicianship Lecturer for BA Musical Theatre and School of Music, Conducting Lecturer for Musical Theatre masters programmes.
Mercy Ojelade is a professional actor with extensive experience touring nationally and internationally. In Scotland, Mercy has worked for the Traverse theatre, the Tron theatre, Perth Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and Vanishing Point. Beyond Scotland, Mercy has worked with Druid theatre in Ireland, Punchdrunk, the Globe Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
