Spring Jazz Course 2027 Programme
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Tuesday 6th April | Wednesday 7th April | Thursday 8th April | Friday 9th April |
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| 8.00 | Breakfast & Music School open | Breakfast & Music School open | Breakfast & Music School open | Breakfast & Music School open |
| 9.00 |
Meet & greet. Portable Appliance Tests for amps, etc |
Informal jam & practice sessions | Informal jam & practice sessions | Informal jam & practice sessions |
| 9.30 | Course briefing | Course briefing | Course briefing | Course briefing |
| 9.45 | Instrumental & vocal tuition | Instrumental & vocal tuition | Small group, instrumental, drum & vocal tuition | Band sessions |
| 11.00 | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 11.20-12.25 | Band sessions & drum tuition | Band sessions & drum tuition | Band sessions | Band sessions |
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12.35 |
Lunch break | Lunch break | Lunch break | Lunch break |
| 1.45 |
Tutors' Concert (open to the public - £7.50, free for participants and under 18s). Click to buy tickets |
Tutors in Focus Sessions | Tutors in Focus Sessions | 1.35 Set up concert |
| 2.45 | Break | Break | Break | |
| 3.00-4.00 | Carousel session | Carousel session | Carousel session | 1.45 Concert by bands and ensemble performance. (Open to friends, family & the public; free) |
| 4.10-4.50 | Q & A session with Bill Sharpe, keyboard player with Shakatak on "What makes a band sustainable". | Band & singers performances. (Open to friends, family & the public; free) | Band & singers performances. (Open to friends, family & the public; free) | About 4.30: Farewell event. Course ends. |
| 5.00 | Evening meal | Evening meal | Evening meal | |
| 6.45-9.45 | Jam session in our pop-up jazz club with licensed bar, "The Hi-Hat" led by guest tutor Derek Nash |
Jam session in The Hi-Hat led by guest tutor Enrico Tomasso |
Jam session in The Hi-Hat led by guest tutor Marriane Windham | |
| 10 - late | Informal socialising in the recreation area | Informal socialising in the recreation area | Informal socialising in the recreation area |
Carousel sessions: Participants split into two groups on the first two days and then perfom. These are active learning events featuring learning and performances of a specially arranged piece of music for both instrumentalists and singers. Topics for this course: Funk band playing "Pass the peas", session band and pop-up choir.
Tutors in Focus sessions: You choose options and study musical topics in-depth: Topics include: Oldies but Goodies - Trad Jazz and beyond, songwriting, up-tempo playing, meet the accompanist, Bessie Smith - tragedy and genius, the life and times of John Coltrane.
Practice rooms: These are available to use all day.
Evening jam sessions: These are led by a guest tutor and are structured to give opportunities for many to join in.
Pre-course social Monday 5th April: Access to residential accomodation is available from late afternoon on Monday 5th April with a meal at 17.00 followed by an informal social event and quiz in the Hi-Hat. A charity collection will take place during the quiz.