JMI has been accredited to deliver a 1-year Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance by the federal regulator of Higher Education in Australia - Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency...
The results from the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) Student Experience Survey (SES) 2016-2017 have now been published. This survey is administered to students at 97...
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) and JMI are teaming up again to present a series of concerts at primary schools in Sydney and Melbourne as part of JALC's Let Freedom Swing program. JMI's...
In our "Getting to know JMI Alumni" blog series, we speak to our alumni to see what they've been up to since graduating from JMI and what's on the musical horizon for them. This week we...
by Travis Jenkins - lecturer at JMI Last week we looked at the importance of triads and how to effectively use them in constructing melodies through major harmony. For a recap, check out...
by Travis Jenkins - JMI sessional lecturer Teaching jazz music in Brisbane, I often come across musicians who are already sinking their teeth into the art of improvisation, yet still don’t...
Hi friends! We thought it might be time to help you all get to know JMI that little bit better by sitting down with some of the staff and quizzing them on a few things about the school and...
JMI is holding its Open Day on Saturday 1st July with information sessions, workshops, jam sessions and a FREE BBQ. It seems like only yesterday that 2017 had just started and yet here we...
by Andrew McNaughton Major Pain The dominant 7 chord function seems to get all the attention in jazz with its flashy flat fives, bodacious upper body structure and all its possibilities...
By Andrew McNaughton - lecturer at JMI & Qld Conservatorium When JMI put out the called to arms for a jazz-related blog with an educational aspect, I responded with an enthusiasm borne...
by Nick Quigley - CEO of JMI There are many jokes that go around about bass players... such as; what do you call it when two upright bassists play in unison? A minor second... But in my...
by Dan Quigley - Head of School at JMI In order to understand what “Jazz Language” is we need to listen to lots of jazz music. If Jazz is different to other styles of music, what makes it...