Members who provide training, workshops, etc, for teachers are welcome to post brief details of their general offerings on this page. By all means include links to your own websites. To access these resources, go to the 'Yamaha Music Education' page and join!

I would like to send a huge thank-you to all those who took part in and hosted the series of 1-day Yamaha Jazz Experience workshops in March and April 2009:

7 Mar Portsmouth:

Host: Sue Beckett, Portsmouth Music Service. Workshop leaders: Tim Garland, Andrea Vicari

21 Mar London:

Host: Jono Heale, Access To Music, British Academy of New Music, Hackney. Workshop leaders: Julian Joseph, Richard Michael

4 April: Birmingham:

Host: Cormac Loane, Birmingham Music Service at Birmingham Conservatoire. Workshop leaders: Julian Joseph, Richard Michael

17 April: Manchester

Host: Chetham's School of Music. Workshop leaders: Andrea Vicari, Neil Cowley.

18 April: Leeds

Host: Education Leeds ArtForms at Leeds College of Music. Workshop leaders: Andrea Vicari, Neil Cowley

25 April: South Shields

Host: Ernest Young, South Tyneside Music Service, Chuter Ede Centre, South Shields. Workshop leaders: Tim Garland, Richard Michael

30 April: Glasgow

Host: Neil Robertson, Glasgow City Council at City Halls, Glasgow. Workshop leaders: Richard Michael, Bill C Martin

• Tuesdays, 28 Apr - 2 Jun 2009: Tim Richards: 'Introducing Jazz Improvisation' – short ensemble course for ALL instruments. Aimed at good players who wish to gain experience of playing in band and improvising. Goldsmiths College, London.
• 10-12 Jul/14-16 Aug 2009: Let's Teach Jazz (ABRSM), with Tim Richards & Nick Smart. Intermediate residential course, Benslow (Herts), for teachers of ALL instruments. 
• 6-10 Jul 2009: Fife Summer Jazz Course 2009: Course Director, Richard Michael (of Yamaha Jazz Experience). 
• 18-25 Jul 2009: Dordogne Jazz Summer School: Led by the Jazz Experience's Andrea Vicari this summer school is highly recommended. 
• 19-24 Jul or 26-31 Jul 2009: Trinity Jazz Summer School: All ages & abilities.
• 25 Jul-2 Aug: Guildhall School of Music Jazz Summer School: Students from Grade 3 up to 'gigging level' welcome. 
• Late-Aug/Dec 2009: Jazz Academy: Michael Garrick runs several courses. 
• 6-10 Sep 2009: Jazz Piano Week, Premises Studios, Hackney, London. Tim Richards, Nikki Yeoh & John Crawford. All styles, culminates in each student recording a tune with bass & drums. Email for info.
• Saturday mornings: Sheffield Jazz - offers Saturday morning jam sessions open to all abilities. Phone: Pete Lyons: 07950 921067

GENERAL:

• Associated Board: Info about ABRSM's jazz workshops and courses, linked to their excellent jazz exam syllabus. Introductory & intermediate levels

You can also find a list of Jazz courses, workshops and tutors at Jazz Services' site, by choosing the Education tab on their site and using the Course Search facility.

Let us know if you recommend other jazz summers schools, workshops or local jazz teachers. Email us with the name, brief description, website link and contact. Thank you!