Course Modules

You will develop your ability to take standard repertoire from the jazz canon and rearrange it into your own personal vision, which is a key skill within the jazz domain. You will develop a personal repertoire of arrangements and compositions […]

You will explore the roots of jazz and focus on the development of jazz between 1890 and 1930 as you critically analyse the social, political and cultural context in New Orleans.

You will seek to find answers in a postmodern jazz world and ask if the intrinsic identity of jazz has been lost and where it can go from here. You will gain an understanding of its evolution since Coltrane by

You will be introduced to a range of concepts and debates which inform our lives as musicians. This module develops your critical writing skills and explores relevant concepts and debates through the study and examination of a range of music

Student can access an array of bespoke Jazz modules to further their study and practical accomplishment.

More information on this module will be available soon.

The course culminates in a large project designed to help you position yourself to employers with professional publicity materials.  

This includes your 1 to 1 tuition in your selected instrumental or vocal study.

You will understand the importance of high levels of technical assurance and focus on specific areas of study which could include self-accompaniment, clowning, magic, recording studio and microphone techniques, arranging and spoken voice.  

With a rigorous focus on developing your individual skills, this all year module puts your technique into practice in the development of performance in a variety of styles and contexts. As a solo singer you will have the choice of