Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama - Facilities

Facilities

The Royal Conservatoire has a range of facilities, including several performance spaces: the Guinness Room, Stevenson Hall, the Chandler Studio Theatre, the New Athenaeum Theatre, and the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio (built in 1998). There are around 65 private practice rooms for music students, each equipped with a piano with stool, music stand and chairs. These include 8 rooms reserved solely for pianists, several rooms for use by the Scottish music department, and 8 rehearsal and coaching rooms. The Conservatoire also houses several professional recording studios, including a new studio in the Opera School for the use of large ensembles.

The Conservatoire has recently fitted part of one of its main performing spaces, the New Athenaeum Theatre, with an automated flying system, meaning the School became the first educational establishment in the UK to offer Stage Automation Training as part of the curriculum. In 2010, the Conservatoire opened its second campus near Cowcaddens, now known as the "Speirs Locks Studios". This building was designed by Malcolm Fraser, and named by Conservatoire Students. It was opened predominantly to house the Modern Ballet and Production Arts & Design courses, as the Renfrew Street campus was struggling to accommodate the combination of new courses and higher intake levels.