Members' handbook
The RSCM Members' Handbook is intended
to provide useful information for those responsible for worship
and for music in churches in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Whenever you ask ‘Where can we find out about...?’ or ‘How
do we set about...?’, the RSCM Handbook will, we hope,
provide an answer, or a way of finding an answer.
There is information about the RSCM, outline advice on common
areas of concern, and information about other organizations and
services. Some of the contents are purely factual, and some offer
suggestions and advice. Some of the material appears on this website. Other sections
will appear in the members'
only pages in due course. Within the limited space of the
RSCM Handbook it is impossible to deal with topics as fully
as we would wish.
The Members' Handbook is available to RSCM Members only. Information about RSCM membership can be found here.
Contents
Information about the RSCM
The Royal School of Church Music (its mission and organization)
RSCM Governance (Council, Advisory Board and Association)
Staff
Delivery of Programmes
– Special Tutors and Advisers (STAs)
– Regional Co-ordinators in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
RSCM Voluntary Networks
RSCM International
RSCM around the UK
Cathedral Singers
RSCM Services
Membership
Music Direct
Advice and Information
The RSCM Website
RSCM Resources
Sunday by Sunday
Church Music Quarterly and RSCM Newsletter
The Press
Courses Library
Colles Reference Library
RSCM Programmes
1. Voice for Life
– Awards for Singers
– Millennium Youth Choir
– Courses for Singers
2. Skills of the Church Musician
3. Sacred Music Studies
Education, Training, Qualifications and Awards
Honorary Diplomas and Awards
The RSCM and the Church of England (national, diocesan
levels, Common Worship)
The RSCM and Other Denominations
RSCM Logo and Coat of Arms
A Brief History of the RSCM
Part Two: General Information and Advice
The Organ and its Care
Keyboards
Sound Systems
Where to buy robes, organ shoes, music
Working with Children (engaging and recruiting, Child Protection)
Music Copyright and Performance
Music Software (budget and professional)
The Press and Advertising
Fundraising (tax and the law)
Engaging and Remunerating Church Musicians (recruiting and appointing)
Recommended Minimum Salaries and Fees for Church Musicians 2005
Other Church Music and Related Organizations
Education, Training and Qualifications
Practical Examinations in Singing and Playing
Diplomas for Choral Directors
Certificates, Degrees and Diplomas in Church Music
Undergraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees
Postgraduate Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees
Courses (singers, organists, choir directors)
Finding a Music Teacher (vocal and instrumental, including organ)
Grants and Scholarships (bursaries for RSCM Courses, organ and choral awards, general)
Visiting RSCM Cleveland Lodge
If you have any further queries regarding the handbook and the supplementary information on this website please email the webmaster.