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JMI Alumni Stories: Kerri Buchanan

We asked some of our alumni what they have been up to since they graduated! Here’s what Kerri Buchanan had to say. Graduated 2016. Tell us a bit about yourself. What do you play? Hi everyone, I’m Kerri and I’m a proud alumnus of JMI! I play saxophone and clarinet...

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JMI’s Summer Jazz Clinics running again in January 2020

JMI’s infamous Summer Jazz Clinics will be running again in January 2020 in Brisbane and Canberra! These clinics have been running since the late 1970s and have been instrumental in the development of many of Australia’s finest jazz musicians. The clinics are a 4-day short course in jazz performance that...

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JMI offering Vocal Night Classes with Charlotte Mclean

JMI is extending its renowned Night Classes and are now offering Vocal Classes with Brisbane-based vocalist Charlotte Mclean. Classes will be held on Tuesday nights from 6:30pm to 8:30pm for 8 week terms. The next term will be commencing on October 8th 2019 and running until November 26th. About Vocal...

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Drum lessons with Dave Sanders at JMI!

JMI is offering private drum lessons with its drum lecturer, Dave Sanders, through a 3 x 1-hour lesson package for a limited time only! If you are serious about improving your drumming in a practical and musical way this is for you. Especially if you are a drummer looking to...

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Auditions open for 2020 entry into JMI courses

Auditions are now open for entry into JMI courses in 2020! Auditions are available by appointment and you can book an audition by downloading the Application for Audition Form and sending through to JMI directly. The first round of auditions will run until 30 November 2019, so make sure not...

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Jerome Jennings touring Australia for Essentially Ellington Down Under

Jerome Jennings and Vince Gardner are coming to Australia in August 2019 for Essentially Ellington Down Under! We’re very excited to have Jerome and Vince coming back again to adjudicate the Essentially Ellington Regional Festivals in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. As part of the festivals, high school big...

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JMI’s Diploma music course now available to international students!

JMI’s 1-year Diploma of Music in Jazz Performance is now a CRICOS-approved course, meaning it can now be offered to international students studying on a student visa. The Diploma program is the same as the first year of JMI’s acclaimed Bachelor program. This course is full of practical and theoretical...

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Students rate JMI among the top institutions in Australia

The Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) have released the 2018 Student Experience Survey (SES) National Report and results. For the 3rd year in a row, JMI has been rated among the top tertiary institutions in the country. In fact, the data collected in 2018 from JMI rated in...