Entries by Claire Harvey
Academic Year 2020-21
AUTUMN TERM 2020 Week 1 –14th Sept 2020 Week 2 – 21st Sept 2020 Week 3 – 28th Sept 2020 Week 4 – 5th Oct 2020 Week 5 – 12th Oct 2020 Week 6 – 19th Oct 2020 Half-Term Week 7 – 2nd Nov 2020 Week 8 – 9th Nov 2020 Week 9 – 16th Nov 2020 Week 10 – 23rd Nov 2020 […]
Jersey Summer Music 2021
19th-24th July 2021 We are all thrilled with the programme on offer for this year’s summer course ‘Jersey Summer Music’. Open islandwide to young instrumentalists from 8yrs of age upwards. Highlights this year include the visiting ‘School of Noise’ guest ensemble (‘Electro-Pop’ workshops featuring ‘Laser Harp’…don’t ask!!!), an evening performance at Durrell at Dusk, […]
Diary Dates 2019-20 Academic Year
Please click here – JAM Diary Dates 2019-20 – to download an overview of the diary dates for this academic year.
Term Dates Spring 2020
Week 1 – 6th Jan 2020 Week 2 – 13th Jan 2020 Week 3 – 20th Jan 2020 Week 4 – 27th Jan 2020 Week 5 – 3rd Feb 2020 Week 6 – 10th Feb 2020 Half-Term Week 7 – 24th Feb 2020 Week 8 – 2nd Mar 2020 Week 9 – 9th Mar 2020 […]
Jersey Summer Music 2019
22nd – 27th July 2019 The JAM Summer Course was once again fully subscribed, and the thirty children involved had a very busy and action-packed week of music and activities. Through the support of the One Foundation, a team of visiting teachers joined the local faculty, including brass specialist Steve Thompson, Abbie Burrows for woodwind, […]
Flute Day with Gareth McLearnon
18th May 2019 On 18th May, the Academy’s senior flute students spent the day with internationally renowned and multi-award-winning flautist, Gareth McLearnon. The day began with a group workshop focusing on Tone, where the students learnt some interesting techniques including singing while playing. Gareth then spent time with the younger flautists, working on posture and technique and […]
Multi-Level Orchestral Project with Chetham’s School of Music
20th-23rd June 2019 Around 100 of the academy’s orchestral-instrumentalists joined forces with visiting students and teachers from Chetham’s School of Music in one of our biggest projects of the year! Senior-level instrumentalists formed a 45-strong Chamber Orchestra, rehearsing intensively each evening to bring together Coates’ vibrant London Suite, and Popper’s reflective Requiem for Three Cellos […]
Street Jazz Weekend with Steve Thompson and St Dunstan’s College London
3rd-5th May 2019 Steve Thompson arrived in Jersey for a weekend residency at Chateau Vermont bringing with him 10 of his students from St Dunstan’s College, London along with their Director of music Dominic Oldfield for a Street Jazz weekend project. 14 local JAM students joined forces with our guests to form a Street Jazz band. […]
Ruairi Glasheen Irish Drumming Residency
10th/11th May 2019 Organised by JAM percussion tutor Eva Hsieh, we had two busy days of workshops delivered by the quite incredible Ruairi Glasheen. He travelled to the island with bags full of Bodhrán drums, and worked with children from VCP, Janvrin, and JCG on the Friday, before leading workshops for JAM students (and parents!) on […]