Official Music Applicants 2018 entry!!

Do you know of people who got into jobs from goldsmiths? non eu people?

Thanks a lot anyway

Hi I'm applying for combined honors in music and philosophy at Newcastle, Leeds and Durham.

I've received an offer from Newcastle and I'm very familiar with their facilities as the guitarist of the band I'm in is in doing his music undergrad there so we use their practice rooms and studios, but I'm just wondering if anyone has a scoop on the facilities at Leeds and Durham? I've been on campus at both uni's but didn't get the chance to get a feel of their music departments.

Also if anyone is applying for music and philosophy/ is currently/ has studied it what do you think about the combo?

I have a friend doing music and philosophy at Durham! He really enjoys it and it seems like a good combo tbh

Facilities at Durham are good but not amazing. There are some practice rooms in North Bailey, as well as practice rooms in individual colleges. The faculty has its own concert room and dedicated studio as well. That being said, there are loads of performance opportunities of all kinds - you just have to be pragmatic about it

Oh wow that's great!

Ah that sounds kind of like a similar scenario to Newcastle then except Newcastle's practice rooms are all in one building, so I imagine it would be handy to have them spread throughout different colleges

Thanks for getting back me

Pros and cons of Birmingham/Durham at least to my experience:

Pros of Birmingham:
- Amazing facilities, and plenty of them (includes IT facilities)
- Good location, convenient for London and travel to most other places; 'city' atmosphere
- Very good performance links, they have connections with the Birmingham Conservatoire and you get money towards instrumental lessons.
- Good social side.
- They have a really great art gallery.

Cons of Birmingham:
- Larger campus with less individual support -- can feel more 'part of a crowd'.
- Mixed reviews on the course (this is just from friends who have gone there, I wouldn't let this put you off)
- City element can be a downside for some

Pros of Durham:
- Lovely location, compact
- Warm friendly atmosphere
- Academically strong, regularly #1/2 for music in the UK (you are more 'pushed' academically)
- Feel more part of a smaller community, only 60-70 students and more seminar teaching

Cons of Durham:
- Location is inconvenient for south of the UK, train tickets are expensive (+ its cold)
- Inadequate facilities
- Minimal support towards instrumental tuition (8hrs covered *per academic year*)

Hi, it's me again😂 I'm still unsure about whether to firm Durham, Manchester or Birmingham. Would you mind telling me about your experience at Durham-any likes or dislikes?
Thanks

Hi!

I've received offers from several conservatoires for BMus in Flute performance, but am struggling to choose. I have offers from the RNCM, Trinity, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and the RWCMD. I also have a reserve from Guildhall (I have no idea when I am going to receive an update on that). Out of the guaranteed offers I have, the RNCM certainly has the best reputation, but Trinity is located in London so it might be better for an orchestral career? I'd be grateful if anyone can comment on the schools! I am also thinking of auditioning for CNSMD-Lyon in France and Codarts Rotterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands, but I guess that's out of the scope of this thread!

Thanks!

Stats for internationals doing music at Goldsmiths (so at least ~50 internationals, from a relatively diverse cohort). From here: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/goldsmiths/international

Stats for internationals doing music at Goldsmiths (so at least ~50 internationals, from a relatively diverse cohort). From here: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/goldsmiths/international

Hey my last question is I have finalised on Goldsmith's or surrey.

I have an offer for composition at surrey and popular music at Goldsmith's. How good is surrey and you think it's well connected to the industry and it's worth studying?

I am hearing London college of music isn't well reputed and stuff. So I thought I LL choose one between Goldsmith's and surrey.

Can you give me some insight about surrey? How well reputed it is. I am talking masters music composition at surrey and master popular music production at Goldsmith's.

I can't speak for Surrey personally, but it seems to have a strong reputation judging by some league tables (ranked within the top 10). I know that league tables don't tell the full picture, however. I haven't studied at Surrey myself but it does seem to be well-connected; they offer a longer course with a year in industry which not many (?) departments do. It's also close to London, which is always a benefit for securing media and music-related jobs (most of these are typically in Manchester's Media City or London). Their staff seem to have good relations with broadcast media and the Erasmus scheme.

Goldsmiths is very good for popular music. I know that one of our members TLG has experience of Goldsmiths at postgrad for ethnomusicology and popular music and enjoyed it.

It is a really tricky choice They both have many good points. Maybe if you have access to social media you can join a group to ask current students what it is like? TSR is great but I don't think I can give you the nuances/real experience of Surrey vs Goldsmiths. You can try posting in the Surrey and Goldsmiths areas as well, although I don't know how monitored they are with regards to getting responses.

They offer a longer course with a year in the industry? Is that for post graduate as well? I don't see it online. Can you send me a link or something with the industry year one? I would love that.