<p>On this episode of The Creatives’ Corner, we speak with Professor Andy Stott, Head of Popular Music at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). Andy reflects on his career as a session drummer and percussionist, and shares the story behind RNCM’s Popular Music course - the UK’s only four-year, conservatoire-based undergraduate degree of its kind. He also discusses the role of sheet music in modern music education, and why both traditional conservatoire training and vocational qualifications have an important place in developing today’s musicians.</p>