To be ready for music lessons your child needs basic social skills of listening and focus, without a parent supervising. Here's a summary of readiness at different ages & levels.

Jazz Workshop Australia

12.02.2024

How to read jazz chords and interpret charts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Understanding chord families is the key to reading jazz chords and interpreting chord charts. Here's what they are and how to use them.

Jazz Workshop Australia

30.01.2024

Term 1, 2024 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1, 2024 at JWA is 5 February to 13 April. Credit Card payments are now free and can be made in-person at the studio or online.

Jazz Workshop Australia

28.12.2023

How do people learn jazz? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Find out how people REALLY learn jazz. Skip the unhelpful mythology with this accurate summary of the essential steps and jazz skills.

Jazz Workshop Australia

22.12.2023

Welcome Sam Gill - Jazz Workshop Australia

Study saxophone or clarinet at JWA St Leonards with Dr Sam Gill | highly effective teacher, acclaimed musician, and accomplished scholar.

Jazz Workshop Australia

03.12.2023

Five more tips for jazz beginners - Jazz Workshop Australia

Five more tips for jazz beginners. Want to get started in jazz or improve? Following this advice will help, a lot.

Jazz Workshop Australia

16.11.2023

Adult Jazz Combos Festival 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adult Jazz Combos end of year festival. Monday 4 December from 6:30pm at JWA studios, 89 Chandos St St Leonards. Enquire/Enrol now for 2024.

Jazz Workshop Australia

03.11.2023

Tips for jazz beginners 1 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Useful & encouraging tips for jazz beginners. Don't just 'transcribe'. Resist pressure from YouTubers, and build a strong foundation first.

Jazz Workshop Australia

13.10.2023

JWA bands at 7 Bridges Walk 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Bands from JWA will be performing at the 7 Bridges Walk, a major fundraiser for the Cancer Council.

Jazz Workshop Australia

26.08.2023

Welcome to new trumpet teacher Amy Fox - Jazz Workshop Australia

Trumpet teacher Amy Fox now available for Saturday trumpet lessons at JWA St Leonards, on the lower north shore. Jazz, classical, beginner.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.06.2023

Combos end of term concerts - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA jazz combos end of term concerts to showcase student achievements throughout Semester 1, 2023. JWA, St Leonards, various times.

Jazz Workshop Australia

17.06.2023

Don't just stand there - Jazz Workshop Australia

Don't just stand there, do something. When you play in a jazz band, contribute to the performance in more ways than just soling. Four ideas.

Jazz Workshop Australia

12.06.2023

JWA's Ben Weatherall wins Jazz Quest 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Guitarist Ben Weatherall from the JWA jazz combos program, was the overall winner of Jazz Quest 2023 at the 41st Merimbula Jazz Festival.

Jazz Workshop Australia

05.06.2023

Child prodigies? Focus is the key. - Jazz Workshop Australia

What makes child prodigies? Experience and research show that FOCUS and SUPPORT are two of the essential ingredients. This post explains.

Jazz Workshop Australia

31.05.2023

Jazz Camp for Adults - Jazz Workshop Australia

A jazz camp for adults! 14-16 July at JWA studio in Sydney. Adults 18+, all instruments, all levels welcome. Learn jazz at JWA. Read more..

Jazz Workshop Australia

25.05.2023

2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival preview - Jazz Workshop Australia

Bands from JWA will be performing at the 2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival this June long weekend, 9-12 June. 2 combos & SYJO big band.

Jazz Workshop Australia

22.05.2023

Progress from Scales to Chord Changes - Jazz Workshop Australia

For many jazz students, making the leap to progress form scales to chord changes can be a real challenge. These 6 exercises will help.

Jazz Workshop Australia

02.05.2023

A key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation. - Jazz Workshop Australia

How a key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation can help new jazz players, what it is, and why it is a good idea.

Jazz Workshop Australia

08.04.2023

How are JAZZ babies made? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Unveiling the Truth About Jazz Prodigies and Marketing. Viral prodigy videos and how jazz rewrites its own history to hide jazz education.

Jazz Workshop Australia

01.03.2023

More than just soloing - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz is more than just solos. It is how you work with others in a group PLUS your personal skills that makes you really worth playing with.

Jazz Workshop Australia

25.02.2023

More than just solos - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz is more than just solos. It is how you work with others in a group PLUS your personal skills that makes you really worth playing with.

Jazz Workshop Australia

27.01.2023

Term 1 2023 at JWA - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1 2023 is starting at JWA. Here's what's on offer & reasons why you/your child should join. Jazz Combos, music lessons, & camps

Jazz Workshop Australia

15.01.2023

Jazz Camp wrap, 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA Summer Jazz Camp 2023 was at KCC, Katoomba 2-6 January. 69 campers & 12 staff. Here's our jazz camp wrap and some photos.

Jazz Workshop Australia

19.12.2022

Interview with a robot: benefits of learning jazz & more - Jazz Workshop Australia

So, I interviewed a robot to get an AI perspective on the benefits of learning jazz, origins of the art form, biased worldviews, and more.

Jazz Workshop Australia

13.12.2022

Essential gear for musicians at gigs - Jazz Workshop Australia

Here is a checklist, by instrument, of essential gear for musicians at gigs. Aimed at young players and parents, but for everybody.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Is JWA near Newtown? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Learning jazz in Sydney can be much closer than you think. JWA in St Leonards really is near Newtown & the inner west, just a 15 minute drive.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Little Jazzers jamming - Jazz Workshop Australia

Our Little Jazzers class (ages 3 - 6) joined in with one of our junior jazz combos to jam and it was so much fun!

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Big Bands, strict instrumentation & school rules: Obstacles to jazz education, Part 3. - Jazz Workshop Australia

Big band, strict instrumentation, and school rules can all create obstacles to exclude students from jazz education. Discussion & solutions.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Combos at Lazybones - Jazz Workshop Australia

Performance for two of the JWA Jazz Combos at Lazybones Lounge jazz club Tuesday 20 September, showcasing junior and advanced groups.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

JWA Festival 25-26 June - Jazz Workshop Australia

Showcase of JWA student jazz bands in the JWA Festival at Derby House, Glebe. Jr. & youth combos Saturday, adult groups Sunday. All welcome.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Bushwalking and Jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adventure, risks imagined or real, fear, and then confidence and freedom through knowledge. Here's an anaolgy between bushwalking and jazz.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Summer Jazz Camp 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Book now for Summer Jazz Camp 2023 at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. 2-6 January, ages 10-20, all instruments & levels. Not to be missed!

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Crows Nest Festival 2022 - Jazz Workshop Australia

TheCrows Nest Festivalreturns this Sunday 16 October. It is our local street festival and theJWA Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra, our resident big band, will be performing.The band will be playing on the stage at the corner of Willoughby Road and Holterman Street from 12:30 to 1:30. They are in fine for

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

The JWA approach - Jazz Workshop Australia

The JWA approach to jazz education is all about inclusion and a fair go for anyone who wants to try, through effective teaching and learning.

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

SYJO performance at Lazybones - Jazz Workshop Australia

In another good performance opportunity for our students, the JWA Sydney Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO) played at the famous Lazybones jazz club in Marrickville, Sydney. SYJO played as one of the support acts for Jason Isaac’s Tuesday Night Jazz Orchestra. This SYJO performance at Lazybones was SYJO’s

Jazz Workshop Australia

29.11.2022

Combos at Christmas Market - Jazz Workshop Australia

Performances by combos at Christmas Market @ German International School Sydney - Terrey Hills. 19-20 August. JWA is Sydney's best place to learn jazz.

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On the shoulders of many - Jazz Workshop Australia

Does jazz even exist? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Comping | meaning in jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

Is my child ready for music lessons? - Jazz Workshop Australia

How to read jazz chords and interpret charts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1, 2024 - Jazz Workshop Australia

How do people learn jazz? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Welcome Sam Gill - Jazz Workshop Australia

Five more tips for jazz beginners - Jazz Workshop Australia

Adult Jazz Combos Festival 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Tips for jazz beginners 1 - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA bands at 7 Bridges Walk 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Welcome to new trumpet teacher Amy Fox - Jazz Workshop Australia

Combos end of term concerts - Jazz Workshop Australia

Don't just stand there - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA's Ben Weatherall wins Jazz Quest 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Child prodigies? Focus is the key. - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz Camp for Adults - Jazz Workshop Australia

2023 Merimbula Jazz Festival preview - Jazz Workshop Australia

Progress from Scales to Chord Changes - Jazz Workshop Australia

A key centre approach to teaching beginner jazz improvisation. - Jazz Workshop Australia

How are JAZZ babies made? - Jazz Workshop Australia

More than just soloing - Jazz Workshop Australia

More than just solos - Jazz Workshop Australia

Term 1 2023 at JWA - Jazz Workshop Australia

Jazz Camp wrap, 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Interview with a robot: benefits of learning jazz & more - Jazz Workshop Australia

Essential gear for musicians at gigs - Jazz Workshop Australia

Is JWA near Newtown? - Jazz Workshop Australia

Little Jazzers jamming - Jazz Workshop Australia

Big Bands, strict instrumentation & school rules: Obstacles to jazz education, Part 3. - Jazz Workshop Australia

Combos at Lazybones - Jazz Workshop Australia

JWA Festival 25-26 June - Jazz Workshop Australia

Bushwalking and Jazz - Jazz Workshop Australia

Summer Jazz Camp 2023 - Jazz Workshop Australia

Crows Nest Festival 2022 - Jazz Workshop Australia

The JWA approach - Jazz Workshop Australia

SYJO performance at Lazybones - Jazz Workshop Australia

Combos at Christmas Market - Jazz Workshop Australia

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