Thursday, 29 October 2015

Wellbeing: Write about your Personal Values

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Whittaker has mentioned James Clear before - he writes in a very approachable way about behavioural psychology and habit-forming. This wee...

Towards Equality - Womensemble for Women Playwrights

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In an equal world, Womensemble might not need to exist!  It's a collective promoting women playwrights, and is coordinated by RCS alumn...
Monday, 26 October 2015

Last Night of the First Edinburgh Musical Festival 1815 and a new edition in 2015 ...

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We mentioned last week that Karen will be giving a talk at Edinburgh Central Library on Friday afternoon - the Bicentenary of the First Edin...

Composers and their Creative Process - Luciano Berio

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As one of the 20th century's 'big names', composer Luciano Berio's creative process will be of interest to many aspiring com...
Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Our Staff Like This Link! Women Composers: A Playlist

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We just had to share this - every member of staff we've mentioned it to, has raved about it! 1200 Years of Women Composers: A Free 78-...
Monday, 19 October 2015

Bicentenary of Edinburgh's First Musical Festival

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Special bicentennial event 2.30pm, Friday 30th October, Edinburgh Central Library Edinburgh’s First Musical Festival took place in 1815....

Heritage Lottery Fund supports National Jazz Archive for oral history and reminiscence project

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The National Jazz Archive has been awarded £83,300 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Intergenerational Jazz Reminiscence Project, w...

Unveiling a new source of Digital Resources for Musicology

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Do you teach or study any aspect of musicology? If you're looking for digital resources for musicology - say, digitized Beethoven scor...
Friday, 16 October 2015

LoveTheatreDay 2015: Weds 18th November (key info and how to get involved)

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Or on Twitter, #LoveTheatreDay The Guardian newspaper says this is how you can get involved ( click here ). So come on, Actors and Produ...
Thursday, 15 October 2015

Anna Madeley and Richard Armitage interviewed on Digital Theatre Plus

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Lucky drama students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland can now watch exclusive interviews with Anna Madeley and Richard Armitage via t...
Monday, 12 October 2015

Robert Burns and his Fiddle - By his Sister

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What do we know about Robert Burns's violin-playing?  Mary Anne Alburger, in Scottish Fiddlers and their Music (1996), says he could pl...
Friday, 9 October 2015

Getting Spiritual: a Cloud-Based Solution for Singers

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  Spirituals Database: an Art of the Negro Spiritual Project This may be of interest to singers - we were told about it by the America...

Common Threads Linking Plainsong, Scottish Song & Fiddle Music, and ... Legal Deposit???

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October 2015    On Monday 12th October at 6 pm, Karen has been invited to give one of the regular Exchange Talks here at the Royal Conser...