by Dave Sanders, drum lecturer at JMI Many of the syncopations in Jazz music are created from rhythmic phrases that use groupings of three. These provide a rolling feel that crosses bar...
JMI Blog: Three Beat Phrases in Jazz Drumming
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JMI Blog: Jazz Drumming in Odd Time
by Dave Sanders - Drum lecturer at JMI. In this blog series, Dave will look at various aspects of jazz drumming. This blog will focus on playing in odd time. Not all music is in 4/4. It’s...
JMI Blog: Charles Mingus’ The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady – A Case Study by Andrew Garton
by Andrew Garton - Jazz Composition lecturer Introduction Charles Mingus’s “The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady” (Mingus, 1963) was recorded and released in 1963 and is one of his most...
Auditions for JMI courses in 2019 are now open!
JMI has now opened auditions for entry into its accredited music courses for 2019! Auditions are available by appointment from July up until the end of January 2019. In 2019, JMI will be...
JMI is now offering a 1-year Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance!
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...
Students rate JMI as one of the best Higher Education institutions in Australia
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 & JMI present concerts at primary schools in Australia
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...
Getting to know JMI Alumni: Steve Powell
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...
JMI Educational Blog: Working with Triads – PART II
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...
JMI Educational Blog: Working with Triads – PART I
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...
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...