Jazz Program
Jazz is at last becoming more widely recognised as one of the most important musical genres of the twentieth century.
Great care has therefore been taken in developing the ABRSM syllabus to make it suitable for all students of jazz, both those already playing or studying jazz, who have never before had access to performance assessment of this kind, and those who have gained their existing experience and knowledge from the study of classical music.
The ABRSM jazz program in the United States was developed by some of today's best jazz performers and educators. Their approach to developing 'complete' student musicians - who can play musically, improvise and play by ear - is a welcome addition to the world of music education.
The ABRSM jazz program is:
- for use in private lessons and ensembles
- for teaching in groups or school classes
- for ear training
- for approaching improvisation
- for developing tone, phrasing and feeling
- motivational practice material
- benchmarked to an international assessment program