A UWL band play a song on stage

Music performance, composition and musical theatre facilities

Intro

The London College of Music is London's first All Steinway School and features Steinway pianos in all teaching, performance, practice and recording spaces.

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Study facilities

Discover our specialist teaching and study facilities.

A view of the Paul Hamlyn Library

Performance spaces

Our high-quality performance spaces include Lawrence Hall and Vestry Hall.

Lawrence Hall

A fully equipped 200 seat black box studio theatre featuring a collapsible racked seating system, extensive modular staging, theatre lighting and concert sound systems. Control systems by Ion and Digico. Multiple channel wireless mics by Sennheiser.

Live sound setup at Lawrence Hall

Lawrence Hall's concert level PA is a FBT Line array flown system capable of supporting full amplified concert sound.

The hall features a Steinway Concert Grand piano.

Two performers at Vestry Hall at the the London College of Music

Vestry Hall is a classical music performance space featuring a Steinway B Concert Grand piano, concert tuned percussion and variable seating for 150.

A Steinway piano at the University of West London

Vestry Hall is connected to Vestry Hall studio 1 to allow recording of concerts and performances. There is a Soundfield Surround microphone installed for ambient surround recording.

Lawrence Hall

A fully equipped 200 seat black box studio theatre featuring a collapsible racked seating system, extensive modular staging, theatre lighting and concert sound systems. Control systems by Ion and Digico. Multiple channel wireless mics by Sennheiser.

Live sound setup at Lawrence Hall

Lawrence Hall's concert level PA is a FBT Line array flown system capable of supporting full amplified concert sound.

The hall features a Steinway Concert Grand piano.

Two performers at Vestry Hall at the the London College of Music

Vestry Hall is a classical music performance space featuring a Steinway B Concert Grand piano, concert tuned percussion and variable seating for 150.

A Steinway piano at the University of West London

Vestry Hall is connected to Vestry Hall studio 1 to allow recording of concerts and performances. There is a Soundfield Surround microphone installed for ambient surround recording.

Production studios

A production studio at the London College of Music

Four black box production rooms featuring performance dance floors, ballet barres, wall mirrors and ¾ drapes. PA and AV support in all rooms. Digital stage pianos by Roland.

Production studio at UWL

PA and AV support in all rooms. Digital stage pianos by Roland. Lighting and staging systems to order.

Basement practice rooms

A Steinway piano at the University of West London
  • 12 instrumental practice rooms with Steinway pianos
  • Three percussion practice and teaching rooms
  • Percussion rooms feature Pearl kits with recording and playback systems.

One-to-one teaching pods

A 1:1 teaching pod at LCM

Five acoustically isolated teaching pods featuring Roland and Korg digital pianos and mirrors.

1:1 teaching pod at the University of West London

These rooms have been designed to facilitate one-to-one teaching in voice.

Music performance rooms

A music performance room

All music performance rooms feature drums and backline plus PA support.

Drums by Roland and Pearl. Backline by Marshall, Orange, Line 6, Fender and Gallien-Kruger. Stage pianos by Korg and Roland, synths by Roland and Kurzwiel, PA by Yamaha, ABT and Nexo.

  • Live performance room. This room features a full Nexo PA with a small stage and backline and is a bookable space as well as a teaching environment.
  • Two amplified band performance rooms
  • Two performance teaching and practice rooms with Steinway grand pianos.

The Townshend Studio

An array of synthesisers on display in the Townshend Studio at the University of West London

The Townshend Studio is a creative space for learning, collaboration, experimentation and play.

The studio is a collection of instruments used by Pete Townshend, co-founder of The Who and Ealing School of Art (now UWL) alumnus, who described his time at the School as “a revelation”. The collection is comprised of 12 principal synthesisers, plus many other instruments which have been used by Pete throughout his career.

The Townshend Studio

Media Resource Centre

The Media Resource Centre at the University of West London

Extensive portable audio recording systems up to 24 track digital HD recording and portable Focusrite RedNet systems.

The Media Resource Centre at UWL

Video camera and accessory support, including LED and tungsten lighting systems, track and dolly systems and stedi-cam rigs.

Explore our courses by subject area

  • Performing arts

    Our innovative acting courses will help you develop the skills you need to meet the highest professional standards of the industry.

    A male and female actor performing on stage

  • Music

    Take advantage of one of Europe’s largest studio complexes, opportunities to collaborate with your peers from performers to audio engineers, and an inspiring programme of visiting musicians.

    An electric guitarist

  • Music performance

    Study performance at the London College of Music, one of the leading music and performing arts institutions in the UK and formed over 130 years ago. Delivered with creativity and passion, our innovative courses are respected worldwide.

    A performing duo, featuring a singer and a guitarist

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