”Music is my passion! I cannot remember a time when music wasn’t a part of my life and so, of course, I enjoy performing, composing, and learning about it. In reference to the course, the curriculum is so diverse with the three main criteria of performance, composition and theory providing students with multiple opportunities to explore the subject. I particularly enjoy the performance/playing my instrument part because my desire to progress is encouraged and reflected by the teaching staff and cohort in the department.

We have rehearsals each week with musicians from other subjects where we can practice in our ensembles and prepare for the three concerts we have each year in the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). The Music Department is the largest of all the sixth forms in the Northwest, and our musicians fill the performance space!
Each year, we are encouraged to take part in the College’s ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition, and the three winning musicians will get the chance to perform a solo at the next RNCM concert. Musicians from Trinity Laban and RNCM come into College to host performance masterclasses. They also prepare us for auditions for conservatoires, music colleges and university. We have Peripatetic Teachers from universities and conservatoires who teach instruments and vocals and hold masterclasses. This week, I am joining the guitar masterclass so I can improve my skills and learn valuable techniques from an expert musician.”