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JMI Educational Blogs – Piano chords: Spelling vs. Voicing
One of the first things you’ll learn in any tertiary contemporary music course – especially at JMI in Brisbane, once your fundamental scales and triads are secure, is how to “spell” 7th...
GETTING TO KNOW THE JMI ALUMNI PART 2 – DAVEY ROMAIN
Welcome to Part 2 of our "Getting to know the Alumni" efforts! This week, we've got Davey Romain, who aside from gigging more regularly than he ever has before, has taken up teaching,...
Getting to know the JMI Alumni Part 1 – Natalie Duncombe
Aside from getting to know the faculty at JMI, we thought it might also be awesome to hear some of the success stories from former students. There are quite a few! First up, welcome...
JMI Educational Blogs – Reading Rhythms & Ostinato
When teaching at JMI in Brisbane I get all students to spend some time reviewing some basic fundamentals on the drum kit. Reading rhythms is one skill we can use to help us develop in many...
Getting to know the Jazz Music Institute Part 2 – Dan Quigley
We're continuing to get to know the staff in blog form! This week we had a sit down with Dan, Head of Course Curriculum & well known teacher. 1. How long have you been with JMI? I’ve...
Getting to know the Jazz Music Institute Part 1 – Nick Quigley
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’s Open Day – Saturday 1st July
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...
BeBlog Part II: Major Pain
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...
BeBlog – A Grain of Salt Peanuts
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...
JMI Blog: My Top 5 favourite Bass Players
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...
JMI Blog – What is ‘Jazz Language’?
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...
Brisbane’s new live jazz gig guide
Live jazz in Brisbane seems to be going from strength to strength with a multitude of regular gigs and venues supporting live jazz music throughout the city. To support all the live jazz...