Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM) is a professional diploma, or
licentiate, formerly open to both internal students of the
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the firs ...
and to external candidates in voice, keyboard and orchestral instruments and guitar, as well as conducting and other musical disciplines. Candidates in instrumental and vocal studies could opt to take the LRAM in either teaching or performing.
[LRAM Syllabus 1975, The Royal Academy of Music, London] Since the 1990s, the external route has been withdrawn and now the diploma provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of teaching through practical work. The LRAM is available to all students of the Royal Academy of Music.
Those awarded the diploma are entitled to use the post-nominal letters LRAM and to wear the appropriate
academic dress
Academic dress is a traditional form of clothing for academia, academic settings, mainly tertiary education, tertiary (and sometimes secondary schools, secondary) education, worn mainly by those who have obtained a university degree (or simila ...
: black bachelors' gown with scarlet silk hood of simple shape, the cowl part-lined 3 inches and bound 1/4 inch with old gold silk, the neckband fully lined and bound 1/4 inch of old gold silk.
See also
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Associate of the Royal College of Music (ARCM)
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List of fellows of the Royal College of Music
This is a list of Fellows of the Royal College of Music.
Each year the Royal College of Music (RCM) bestows a number of honorary awards and fellowships on individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to life at the RCM and the wider musi ...
(FRCM)
References
External links
LRAM—
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the firs ...
website
List of licentiates up to 1911
Academic degrees of the United Kingdom
Royal Academy of Music
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