University of the Highlands and Islands

3. Induction and orientation

The first of the four residencies takes place in September in Inverness and acts as the students’ induction to the year. It takes place over four days and four evenings and the tightly packed schedule aims to be reflective of the professional musical environment in which these students will someday work (early mornings and late nights!) Students are divided into year groups and work together on a practical task which is based around a chosen theme. Themes vary from year to year but all residentials will involve composition, arrangement, performance. As well as working as a group, experts are brought in to give talks and to run workshops on the chosen theme for that year.