Brass

[00:00:11] Speaker 1 I think people should study here because it's a really friendly environment where everyone's really supportive and it's just like you're part of one big group of friends who's all trying to get the best out of each other.

[00:00:20] Speaker 2 I love coming here for the vibe, the feeling of the brass faculty here. It's amazing. Everyone is all out for the same thing to create the best musician they can.

[00:00:30] Speaker 3 What has really struck me, apart from the incredible facilities, is the real sense of community amongst the students. An incredibly supportive atmosphere where individuals are allowed to really thrive. It's an amazing college and they've obviously really invested in the building, new facilities.

[00:00:49] Speaker 1  And in addition to our brilliant facilities in which we have loads of practice rooms, by the way, we're so fortunate to have the most incredible team of visiting tutors here who will nurture and guide you throughout your time at college. They work with the CBSO, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Grimethorpe Colour etc. etc. and we're also so lucky to have our own faculty piano player in Jo Sealy, who will accompany you through your time at RBC.

[00:01:12] Speaker 4 I think when we get a lot of opportunities at Birmingham. A lot of people don't necessarily get because Amos the Head of Brass is very well connected. He knows a lot of people so that we get amazing masterclasses, from people like Peter Steiner to, other visiting tutors that we've got with the CBSO, with orchestras abroad, we get fantastic visiting tutors.

[00:01:34] Speaker 5 So every student here has lessons with their main tutor and also specialist classes for their instruments. So we have ten home classes where we don't just talk about playing techniques. We also talk about things like performance anxiety, posture, all the kind of things that go round into making you a well-rounded player as well as a good technician.

[00:02:00] Speaker 6 I would recommend this Conservatoire to other people because it's such a friendly environment. It's such a safe environment to learn in and make mistakes and improve, and everybody helps each other along.

[00:02:12] Speaker 5 All the students here get fantastic opportunities to perform as well. The performance classes are on every week, and all the students are expected to be up on their feet practising their performance skills.

[00:02:23] Speaker 7 Especially considering I'm an international student from Germany, it was very easy for me to settle here. Even though it's a different language and different cultural background. But everyone was very welcoming. And yeah, I think it's one of the best decisions I made to study here.

[00:02:43] Speaker 1 We're very fortunate here at the number of opportunities we can provide you as a student. Number of playing opportunities. We have a huge number of orchestras, jazz ensembles, females, orchestral, big band, trombone, choir, trumpet club, French horn ensembles, chamber music. There's a massive amount going on and you will be busy here.