For fans of music, words or modern tech, LCCM offers an exciting creative education in the heart of London?s cultural Southbank, writes Neil Hart

Popular music college LCCM is a stone?s throw from cultural institutions like Tate Modern, Shakespeare?s Globe and the Old Vic.
?We?ve been here since 2003,? enthuses Darius Khwaja, co-founder and current principal. ?LCCM was born of frustration with the lack of creative music colleges when I first started as a musician.?
Something Special
Ask any student and most will agree there?s something very special about LCCM. Vocal degree student Jaka Skapin explains, ?Aside from the incredible tutors, I just love the opportunities LCCM has given me. You make friends and perform with people of all ages and walks of life from around the world; playing anything from pop and rock to jazz, Latin, blues and classical. In fact, we spend most of our time playing music.? This may sound normal for a music college, but you don?t often find that elsewhere ? and based in London LCCM students perform at real venues within a month or two of starting the course.

Breadth of Musical Knowledge
As well as developing outstanding graduates in piano, guitar, bass, drums, horns, vocals, songwriting and studio production, an LCCM student can add even more strings to their bow.
?It?s critical we don?t just churn out virtuoso artists,? continues Darius. ?Today?s musician needs a broader skillset, not ...