Jazz

About this course

Jazz is one of the twentieth century's most significant artistic achievements, a music rooted in African-American culture that has become a global language, influencing virtually every genre that followed it. To study jazz at conservatoire level is to engage with a tradition that demands both technical mastery and creative risk-taking, combining rigorous instrumental and vocal training with improvisation, ensemble work, composition and a deep understanding of the music's history, theory and cultural significance. At Leeds Conservatoire you will explore jazz's roots and evolution across three interconnected areas: historical and critical study, repertoire analysis, and creative application. You will analyse landmark recordings and compositions, engaging with the work of the great innovators who shaped the tradition, and use that analytical understanding to inform and develop your own com

Where its graduates go

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• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 45% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Elementary occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
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