Education & Outreach | Introduction
The College is committed to providing high quality experiences across the United Kingdom in the field of organ playing and choral directing for people of all ages and backgrounds, whether or not they have any previous experience.Since the appointment of its first Education Officer in 1995, the College has developed its educational programme in the following fields:
- Introductory events to organ playing for school children and adults
- Workshops for young organists (since 2003 presented in full collaboration with Oundle)
- Masterclasses, lectures and other professional development opportunities for organists and choral directors working either in sacred or secular environments
- Training events for those preparing for the College's examinations
Many of these events have been promoted with other organisations including the Association of British Choral Directors, Bridgewater Hall Manchester, the Guild of Church Musicians, the Incorporated Association of Organists, the London Handel Festival, the London Organ Forum, the London Organ Summer Course, the Music Masters' & Mistresses' Association, Oundle Summer School for Young Organists, the Royal Festival Hall London, the Royal School of Church Music, St Giles International Organ School, the Schools Music Association, the Scottish Federation of Organists, Symphony Hall Birmingham, the Ulster Society of Organists and Choral Directors, the Victoria Hall Hanley, the Voices Foundation.
The College is a member of TONSIL (The Ongoing Singing Liaison Group), a forum for representatives of organisations involved in choral music to meet regularly and exchange ideas. The current membership is: Association of British Choral Directors, British Association of Barbershop Singers, British Choirs on the Net, International Federation of Choral Music, Ladies Association of Barbershop Singers, Making Music (formerly National Federation of Music Societies), National Association of Choirs, Royal College of Organists, Royal School of Church Music, Sing for Pleasure, Schools Music Association, Voices Foundation, and Young Choir.net (formerly British Federation of Young Choirs).