By doing the Jazz Musician course you will:

• Maximise your potential as a jazz performer.
• Develop your jazz improvisation skills in live ensembles.
• Improve your instrument and musicianship skills in relation to playing all genres of jazz. Please note you will be expected to be playing at grade 6 or equivalent to access this course.
• Develop jazz band skills through regular rehearsal.
• Compose and arrange songs and tunes.
• Learn all about jazz music from trad to acid jazz, from be bop to fusion, from swing to contemporary jazz.
• Record songs and perform them live in professional venues.
• Understand how to make your music unique and relevant.
• Learn how to promote you and your music and get it to the people that matter.
• Get access to regional and national music opportunities (participating centres only).
• Create CDs, MP3s and podcasts and promote your music online.
• Gain a recognised and industry-relevant qualification. The course leads to a Rockschool/ATM Combined Diploma at Level 3 (A Level equivalent) which generates 96 ten-hour credits over two years of study. The qualification is unit-based and assessment is focused on practical music-making activities.
• Gain access to Higher Education popular music and jazz music courses.

 

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Useful BBC guides for parents wanting more information about careers in music. Information opens in a new window.

• BBC Parents' Guide to a Career in Music
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Performance & Live Music
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Composing & Arranging
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Production & Studio Engineering
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Law, Business & Management
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Record Labels
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Media: TV, Radio & Print
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music Education & Therapy
• BBC Parents' Guide to Learning to Play an Instrument
• BBC Parents' Guide to Computers & Music
• BBC Parents' Guide to Music & Disability