Glasgow concert halls

Welcome to Glasgow! You can't be a music student in Glasgow without going to some of the concerts at the International Concert Hall. Visit the website here.

Places to go, things to do: Museum of Edinburgh exhibition

The People Behind the Pages: Making books in Scotland

A Free exhibition in the Museum of Edinburgh 142 Canongate Royal Mile 13 September 2008 – 17 January 2009. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Returning to education as a mature student

Article from jobs.ac.uk offering encouragement to anyone returning to education after a while away. Read it here.

(From jobs.ac.uk)

Ethnography in the Performing Arts - a Student Guide (by Simone Kruger)

Here is a new student guide, available as a free pdf download. Recommended by Dr Peggy Duesenberry:

Ethnography in the Performing Arts - a Student Guide

Find out more before you download it - here's a brief description of it.

SIBMAS - images of a great event

Alan Jones, Vice-President, and Claire Hudson, President of SIBMAS, trip the light fantastic - and Alan addresses the delegates at a Civic Reception in the City Chambers, Glasgow.

Pibroch for oboe and drone

Just in the Whittaker Library at RSAMD:

Melinda Maxwell -

• Pibroch, for oboe and drone. The drone can be a tape, or a live instrument eg violin or cello.

Read the review by the British Double Reed Society.

How to take care of your voice

New book being ordered at the request of the Voice Department here at RSAMD: How to take care of your voice: the lifestyle guide

• Want your own copy? Follow the link above!

RSAMD Whittaker Library electronic resources

Staff and students of RSAMD are advised that RSAMD no longer uses Athens. Electronic resources are accessed by institutional login. If you're a member of RSAMD and you encounter difficulty accessing any of our electronic resources, please contact the Information Services Department.

Music Promoters in Scotland

Today (3 September 2008), Michael Tumelty writes in The Herald about Svend Brown and his key position as a music promoter in Scotland. Read his long article - well-worth a look.

• SvendBrown.com

Josh Dickson gets Scottish Music post at RSAMD

If you were out of Glasgow, you might have missed the news - introducing Josh Dickson, new Head of Scottish music alongside Phil Cunningham. Read the article in The Herald here.