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Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
Tel. 020 7873 7380 Fax 020 7873 7374www.ram.ac.uk/juniors Email:
[email protected]
Registered Charity No. 310007
Patron: Kenny Wheeler
Junior Jazzat the Royal Academy of Music on Saturdays
for entry in September 2011
A jazz musicianship course for
talented young musicians aged 13-18
Course director: Gareth Lockrane BMus, LRAM, ARAM, MA (NFTS)
Course administrator: Karen Ingram BA(Hons), Hon ARAM
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Junior JazzThe Junior Jazz course was established in 2003 to
help to
develop young students of school age with a strong interest in
jazz. The
course is run under the auspices of Junior Academy.
The course
The course places young musicians into small ensembles where
most of
their learning and performing is done. Work is largely
practical, focusing on
improvisation, study of harmonic and rhythmic elements and
playing in a variety
of styles. The importance of the ear/instrument relationship in
jazz performance
is strongly emphasised and listening across genres is encouraged
throughout
the course. The course also includes the arrangement of standard
jazz tunes for
ensembles. An appreciation of the key events and musicians who
have shaped
the development of jazz in the past is given due emphasis.
We welcome applications from the following:
Piano, bass, drums/percussion, guitar, trumpet, trombone,
saxophone, fl ute
(singers and other instrumentalists should contact us before
applying).
The Junior Jazz course also provides the invaluable opportunity
to meet and make
music with like-minded young players. Although the course cannot
guarantee
subsequent entrance to the undergraduate Jazz course at the
Academy, an aim
of the provision is to prepare students thoroughly for further
specialist study at
Higher Education level and graduates of the Junior Jazz course
have had an almost100% success rate of gaining entry to one of the
UK Conservatoire jazz courses.
There are close links with the Senior Academy Jazz Department
(director Nick
Smart) and senior students regularly work with the Junior Jazz
course.
Tuition and performance
Teaching sessions take place on Saturdays at the Royal Academy
of Music,
from either 10am 1pm or 2pm 5pm. Performances are given
regularly at the
Academy as part of the course, but also at other notable venues.
Since 2006 thesummer term concerts have been at Soho Pizza Express
with Kenny Wheeler and
then Ronnie Scotts with John Parricelli, Gerard Presencer and
Norma Winstone.
Workshops and masterclasses have been led by some of the
countrys leading
performers and educators including Kenny Wheeler (patron of the
Junior Jazz
course), Stan Sulzmann, Pete Churchill, Tim Garland, Gwilym
Simcock, Nikki Iles,
Paul Clarvis and Soweto Kinch. Every year a leading ensemble
spends a day
working with students. These have included The Perfect
Houseplants, Neon Trio
and Partisans. Through the senior department many international
artists are also
available to Junior Jazz and students have participated in
masterclasses with Dave
Liebman, Mark Turner, Mike Moreno and Joe Lovano. The progress,
involvement
and commitment of all students is monitored throughout the
course.
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Applications
Application should be made on the enclosed application form,
with a deadline of
1st April 2011 for entry in September 2011.
There is a non-refundable application/audition fee of 22.
Auditions take place in the form of an ensemble workshop to
observe how well
the players respond to the types of learning processes they
would experience on
the course, and to give them a chance to see in more detail the
type of teachingon the course. Offers of places on the course will
be made following the auditions
on Sunday 8th May 2011.
Fees and conditions
Fees for the academic year 2011/12 will be 420 per term (1,260
pa), and there
will be a modest percentage increase for 2012/13.
A limited amount of bursary assistance is available for students
who can
demonstrate fi nancial need.
The course is nominally a two-year programme and places on the
Junior Jazz
course are offered subject to continuing satisfactory progress
and commitment.
The students best interests are the priority and they will be
placed in the most
appropriate ensemble accordingly. A full term of notice in
writing is required for
withdrawal from the course or a terms fees are payable in lieu
of notice.
There are three terms of eleven teaching weeks, following the
normal pattern of
school terms, with a half-term Saturday break in the middle of
each term.
