We balance the development of technical skills with creativity and encourage the development of personal voice through contemporary performance practice and original compositions. Our students embrace a diversity of music genres including; world music, popular music, folk music, experimental music, electronica, crossover media, acapella and multimedia.
Study Jazz and Improvisation at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Our students participate in a range of concerts, events and interactive projects, reflecting our commitment to music making in a broad range of musical styles and media.
Our Interactive Composition and Jazz and Improvisation students collaborate with each other and also with other students across the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music to develop arts projects in a variety of mediums and styles, while students from across the University can participate in our range of breadth programs.
Jazz and Improvisation courses
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The course was five days a week, with a performance-based/practical subject pretty much every day, which was great. I would practise every day, and would rehearse with both small and large ensembles at least three days a week too. We also had great theory-based classes and so each day would bring a variety of different material to work on and practise, all relevant and related to each other.
Alex Czarnecki-RoperBachelor of Music, specialisation in Jazz & Improvisation
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Conservatorium Events
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Intimate Letters: Mimir Chamber Music Festival
Sunday 1 September 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pmIntimate Letter: Mimir Chamber Music Festival An selection of chamber works presented as part of the Mimir Chamber Music Festival. Fresh from its 27th season in the USA, the Mimir Chamber Music Festival returns to Melbourne to celebrate its 10th anniversary season in 2024. Featuring an ar... -
Rachmaninoff’s Trio Élégiaque
Monday 2 September 2024 1:10pm - 2:00pmRachmaninoff’s Trio Élégiaque The rarely performed Rachmaninoff Trio Élégiaque No.2 in D minor is a profound work written in memory of Tchaikovsky. Composed in 1893, there are many similarities with Tchaikovsky’s piano trio. It features a rich, emotional tapestry with lush harmonies and expre... -
Nighttime
Tuesday 3 September 2024 7:30pm - 9:00pmThis recital is presented as part of the Hanson Dyer Hall Concert Series. All concerts in this series can also be streamed live via our website. Nighttime Sarah Curro and Jacinta Dennett present the spellbinding sound of the violin and harp in a musical contemplation of night, undulati...