Programme Aims a) To provide musicians with a bridge to a successful career in performance/composition. b) To encourage the development of particular professional specialisms. c) To provide a programme of study appropriate to the specialised needs of individual students. d) To encourage the development of performers/composers with distinctive and original artistic personalities. e) To create an artistic and educational environment where performers/composers can reach the highest possible standards and consolidate their technical skills. f) To give regular opportunities for performance in wide range of contexts, both competitive and non-competitive or to give regular opportunities for artists. g) To stimulate habits of self-awareness and self-criticism that will prepare students for the challenges of the music profession. h) To encourage students to develop repertoire interests that will help promote their performance careers or to help students become aware of current compositional trends and how these connect to their own interests.