Royal College of Music is first to rename ...
...piano ‘accompaniment’ course NEWS: Royal College of Music recognises piano accompanists Dame Felicity Palmer and Simon Lepper perform 'Das Zerbrochene Ringlein', arranged by Dame Felicity's father, Marshall Palmer > By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 4K A major step has been taken to recognise piano ‘accompanists’ and reflect the “tremendous skill needed to work in this field”. The Royal College of Music (RCM) has renamed its Masters in Piano Accompaniment to reflect the essential role of pianists in music making. ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads The course, renamed ‘Masters in Collaborative Piano’, is the first in a London conservatoire to remove the word ‘accompanist’ from its title. The RCM has a number of piano alumni who have established themselves as well-known chamber musicians and song pianists, including Benjamin Britten , who regularly pe...