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Introducing

LCCMLondon Centre of Contemporary Music (LCCM) is an independent higher education college for popular music. It attracts talented student musicians who intend to enter the music industry and the wider creative sector.

The college has a unique strategy for the study of music. This approach bridges the gap between traditional universities, the conservatoires of music and the rock & pop colleges by combining the best elements of all three into a modern centre for artistic and musical excellence. Our innovative method provides the best all round experience for music students.

LCCM offers an approach to the making of literate popular music that draws on the breadth of the artform’s interrelated traditions; its curriculum reflects how music continues to merge with the wider creative sector. It accepts that for good or bad, professional musicians and artists are increasingly expected to be arranger, composer, producer and micro-business.

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LCCM is an environment where talent and imagination flourish. It was created for people who are serious about developing lasting careers in music.

One of the many benefits of studying at a small, specialist college is the opportunity for you to get to know the staff and your tutors. We want to make sure that you know us and we know each of you. Our staff are friendly and accessible. Our students are open and supportive. Studying at LCCM gives you access to a professional network that will underpin your career for years after you graduate.

Our culture

Preparing

you for a life

in musicLCCM helps its students create the careers they want to have. The industry is ever changing so our emphasis is on the development of broad skills, innovation and enterprise. As an LCCM student you will understand that a successful career in music is based on ideas, skills, entrepreneurship and hard work. Studying at LCCM is learning how to succeed.

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Small classes, high contact time with tutors

We keep class sizes small and balance recruitment between instruments to ensure students get the maximum benefit from their studies. Our students are taught in a variety of ways including small classes and workshop groups. Most students also receive one to one tutorials.

Our Instrument range expands your repertoire opportunities

LCCM covers a wide breadth of music and students can expect to study a large repertoire of musical genres during their studies; from styles such as blues, gospel, soul, funk, jazz, Latin to rock, pop and folk music.

The inclusion of trumpet, trombone and saxophone within our band line-ups greatly enhances the live performance experience as well as the day to day ensemble and instrument workshops. We also pride ourselves on running numerous extra curricular workshops for students to experience a mixture of instrumental line-ups and their function within different musical genres. Workshops on offer include Jazz Improvisation, Large Ensemble (Latin / Big Band / Funk) and we even run a Drum Line.

1-to-1 tuition for all BMus and some CertHE students

30 special events per year including Masterclasses, guest tutors and special guests

Average tutor to student ratio is 6:1 with a total of 240 HE students in 2014/15

20% of our teaching budget is dedicated to extracurricular workshops

Session musicians are brought in to play your arrangements, allowing you to hear your ideas in reality and receive feedback from experienced professionals

Contact time with tutors averages 21 hours per week

You’ve got to do it to know it

Our practical approach

to academic study

provides students with

a rigorous education.

You can’t become a musician by talking about it, so every advanced technique and complex theory is mastered at LCCM through making music.LCCM produces graduates with skills, knowledge and experience that will last them for a lifetime.

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Our Local Partnerships include:

Southwark Council Music Service (All About the Band programme for young people)

National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) rehearsals are based at LCCM. This relationship enables our MD students to conduct NYJO on their final year big band arrangement.

We offer an average of 30 free gigs per year in top London venues

We are located in the very heart of London, close to the cultural hub of the Southbank

LCCM hosts a wide variety of live music events each year, including assessment gigs, songwriters’ showcases and other free music nights in respected venues all across London. There is also a vibrant LCCM gig scene amongst both our graduates and undergraduates alike which provides ample networking and performance opportunities, from student jam nights to the various bands that started at LCCM who are now active on the London circuit.

Live experience

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HurlinghamPark

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KingGeorges Park

Primrose Hill

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Shoreditch Park

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MillwallFootball Club

Lords CricketGround

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ChelseaFootball Club

Globe LawnTennis Club

FerndaleSports Centre

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LCCM is situated in the heart of

London close to the Southbank

and less than a thirty minute

walk or tube journey from many

of London’s main attractions

and renowned arts venues.

We are here

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Courses

we offer

Postgraduate course: Master of Arts (MA) in Creative Innovation & Enterprise

Undergraduate courses:

At LCCM we offer undergraduate courses in Music Performance, Songwriting and Production.

For the most up to date course information please check the website: lccm.org.uk

Bachelor of Music – BMus (Hons) Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Songwriting, Production

Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Songwriting

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Geoff Gascoyne Credits Include: Jamie Cullum, Benny Golson, Van Morrison, Sting, US3

Dave O’HigginsCredits Include: Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Jamie Callum, Jim Mullen, BBC Big Band

Matt HaslettCredits include: Rumer,Cee Lo Green, Asia, Bernard Purdie, Go West

Liz TillotsonArtist, performer and teacher

Roland PerrinCredits Include: Lanksy: The Mob’s Money Man,Roberto Pla, Gustavo Marques,Moses Fan-Fan

Sid GauldCredits Include: Chaka Khan, Sinead O’Connor, Blur, Stan Tracey, Ray Charles

Richard BrookCredits Include: Go West,Holly Jones, Annie Lennox, Candi Staton, RENT (West End Production)

Mike McEvoyCredits include: Ian Dury,Steve Winwood, original film scores: Me and Orson Welles and Forget Me Not

Access

to experts

We have a fabulous roster of tutors consisting of multi-talented instrumentalists, band leaders, composers, Musical Directors, producers, artists and in-demand session musicians. Our tutors are highly regarded musicians who write, produce and perform music all over the world. This expertise and first hand understanding of the music industry as it is today is what is they share with LCCM students.

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“LCCM itself is a

wonderful environment

to study in. There is such

an encouraging vibe and

a real love for music”

Mercy Welbeck, BMus Performance & Production course

Three years at LCCM was probably the best experience of my life so far. Unlike many students, I did not have a vast musical background and there was just an enormous amount to learn. The task felt impossible at the start but the support and encouragement I received from my tutors and wonderful year group kept me going.

I was on the BMus Performance and Production course (Vocal) and within this course I learnt and improved a range of skills including composing, arranging, ear training, music theory, vocal technique, sight singing, performing and so much more. These skills enabled me to tap into my creative ideas and finally make good use of them by writing my own music. I had written songs in the past but my knowledge of music had increased so much and it was amazing to be able use all these skills to create what I could hear in my head.

LCCM itself is a wonderful environment to study in. There is such an encouraging vibe and a real love for music, which is what I think it’s all about. We would share wonderful music between us that inspired and excited us and this has really shaped the music I write now by myself and with my band. I am confident in saying that going to LCCM will be one of the best decisions you ever made! Mercy Welbeck | Class of 2015

Artists & projects our graduates are currently involved with:

Fabio De Oliveira Drummer for George Ezra

Tom GuyBass / Synths for Labrinth

Ben HaydenAudio syncs for the BBC, Hollywood movie trailers and now running his own music production company

Maria Chiara ArgiroPiano Player for These New Puritans

Vera JonasSuccessful songwriter and original artist

Masoud Hasounizadeh Whilk & Misky, Songwriter signed to Island Records

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Contact us for more information.

Current details on all of our courses are also available on our website.*

New courses that will be available include: �� BA – Writing & Authorship�� BSc – Software Development

for the Creative Industries�� MA – Creative Innovation & Enterprise

We are redeveloping our Southwark campus into a landmark new building called Music Box to enable this expansion. The college has also established a new academic partnership with The Open University, which will enhance LCCM’s reputation as a high quality academic institution offering courses with a globally respected provider of distance learning.

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* All information correct at the time of printing. Courses are subject to annual review so precise content may change. For the most up to date information, please check the website.

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Available as a large print PDF. Please email: contact@lccm.org.uk