Jazz Ensemble 1
This Jazz Ensemble class will examine and develop a repertoire of standard tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills and confidence within the ensemble.
This group will work at a lower intermediate level.
Jazz Funk Workshop
This exciting new jazz ensemble is for all instrumentalists and vocalists and will explore Jazz, Funk and soul repertoire within a practical jazz ensemble format.
Jazz Guitar - Advanced
Your course will support and further explore all aspects of your jazz guitar playing and you will be comfortable playing jazz standards and wish to further develop in a supportive but challenging environment at a more advanced level. This course is run at the Jazz School at our Richmond site in London
Jazz Guitar - Intermediate
If you are a guitarist who is already competent in other styles, or has recently started to play jazz, this course will equip you with the basic technical skills and musical knowledge for playing jazz on the guitar.
The course is "hands-on", designed to help you develop your guitar technique and expand your knowledge of chords, scales, arpeggios and melodic patterns on the guitar. From the start you will learn to play jazz tunes - their chord progressions and melodies - and begin to improvise on them. You will receive guidance in developing your improvisation, accompaniment and...
Jazz Performance Ensemble 1
This Jazz Ensemble class will examine and develop a repertoire of standard tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills and confidence within the ensemble.
This group will work at an upper intermediate level.
Jazz Performance Ensemble 2
This Jazz Ensemble class will examine and develop a broad repertoire of standard and modern jazz tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills and confidences.
This group will work at an advanced level.
Jazz Piano - Intermediate
This course is suitable for you if you have some jazz piano skills and wish to develop your ability to interpret jazz standards, to improve your harmonic and rhythmic understanding and to develop your improvisation skills. You should have some working knowledge of jazz piano, such as that acquired on our Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop Introduction.
Course Content:
Your course will cover the fundamentals of jazz piano styles, focusing on standard jazz repertoire. You will develop your ability to:
- interpret jazz melodies
- improvise over standard chord progressions...
Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop - Intermediate
For pianists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, this Rhythm Section Workshop will examine and develop a repertoire of standard tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills and confidence within the jazz rhythm section.
Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop - Introduction
For pianists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, this Rhythm Section course will examine and develop a repertoire of standard tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills and confidence within the rhythm section.
Jazz Saxophone - Intermediate
On this exciting practical course, you will further explore all aspects of your jazz saxophone playing. You will be comfortable playing some jazz standards and wish to develop in a supportive but challenging environment at a more advanced level.
Jazz Singing - Introduction/Intermediate
This course led by Wendy Linsey will introduce you to jazz singing in a practical, fun and creative environment which will offer you much opportunity to perform. This course will take place onsite at Parkshot.
Jazz Vocal - Advanced
This exciting course is for advanced students to develop ideas for arrangements and improve their mini sets and performances. this course is delivered by Meredith White and she is able to offer support in creating lead sheets and parts for your accompanying musicians and provides crucial insight into the practical experience of performing. This course will take place onsite at Parkshot. Risk assessments on all our singing classes are undertaken prior to the start of the course and our teachers have been trained to follow and implement control measures. The main measures to mitigate risk on...
Jazz Vocal Performance
Your course led by Linley Weir will further develop your jazz singing in a practical, fun and creative environment which will offer you much opportunity to perform. Your individual style will be nurtured and developed throughout the course.This course will take place onsite at Parkshot. Risk assessments on all our singing classes are undertaken prior to the start of the course and our teachers have been trained to follow and implement control measures. The main measures to mitigate risk on our singing courses are the requirement that learners are to be seated in allocated seats in order...
Jazz Workshop 1
These Jazz Workshop sessions will help you to develop a repertoire of standard jazz tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills at all levels. We will learn the tunes and look at how to improvise on your instrument and to communicate as an ensemble.
This course is taught by Julian Costello.
Jazz Workshop 2
These Jazz Workshop sessions will help you to develop a repertoire of standard jazz tunes and arrangements for you to develop your performance skills at all levels. We will learn the tunes and look at how to improvise on your instrument and to communicate as an ensemble.
Jazz Workshop 3
This course is being delivered in the Music Room by Julian Costello. We will look at a repertoire of Jazz standards throughout the term including a Blues, Bossa Nova Swing tune etc and perform together in an informal atmosphere of mutual encouragement where tunes will be discussed and analyzed.
Richmond Jazz School - Easter Jazz Course
Easter Jazz is now an established part of Richmond Jazz School offering participants the opportunity to join in an intensive jazz experience.
Run over three days this is a great opportunity to draw on the expertise and resources of our nationally recognised team of tutors. The sessions cover all areas of jazz for instrumentalists and vocalists alike, giving the chance to learn and jam together.
Richmond Jazz School - One Year Course
This intense course will provide you with the learning environment to make significant development in your jazz playing, confidence and understanding. This course is for serious students who wish to apply themselves to all aspects of their development within a like minded group.
Previous students have progressed to undergraduate study at Trinity College, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Birmingham Conservatoire.
Richmond Jazz School - Summer Jazz Course
'Richmond Jazz School' is an integral part of the music department at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College. RHACC is one of the UK's major providers of Jazz Education for Adults offering courses throughout the year for all levels of ability and aspiration. Each Saturday more than 250 students already attend the Richmond Jazz School and they give regular performances in the area.The Richmond Summer Jazz School is as an intensive studying experience. This year it is to run over five days and is open for all instrumentalists and vocalists. This course is for people who love playing...
Richmond Jazz School Big Band
The Richmond Jazz School Big Band provides the opportunity for you, along with experienced jazz students to develop your ensemble playing and ability to improvise. The band will include full rhythm section, saxophones and brass.
Richmond Jazz School Short Friday Summer Course
This immersive all day jazz course is a continuation and taster course for the longer 30 week Richmond Jazz School 1 Year Course and will provide an environment for you to develop and review your jazz musicianship in a creative and support group.
Open to all instrumentalists and vocalists this practical course will focus on the in depth exploration of a course repertoire of 3 or 4 pieces and weave all aspects of jazz development into the sessions. Technical work and objectives will be developed alongside rhythmic work and the continued exploration and application of jazz harmony to...
