Summer Jazz Studies 2022 | all ages/levels | in person/online

Jazz Lab Camp
Walnut Hill School For The Arts, Natick, MA, USA

Sun. June 26 – Sat. July 2
One week intensive with boarding option
Ages 13 -19

Prep Summer Jazz
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, USA

July 5 – Aug 9
Flexible schedule in person and online
Ages 8 -18

Continuing Ed Summer Jazz
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, USA

June 12 – Aug 5
Flexible schedule in person and online
Ages 18 and older

Walnut Hill School for the Arts campus

Sun. June 26 - Sat. July 2, 2022

Jazz Lab at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA, USA

for ages 13 - 19

This one week intensive is for students at all levels and instruments/voice, from students preparing for conservatory jazz auditions to students just trying out jazz for the first time.

Jazz Lab features jazz faculty from New England Conservatory, the College, and Preparatory School, including both jazz dept. chairs, Berklee, Juilliard, and MIT.  The program includes masterclasses and faculty concerts from NYC jazz innovators like Michael Mayo,  and online teaching sensation Adam Neely

Faculty plays with students in ensembles, teach private lessons, classroom courses and masterclasses during the day, and perform faculty concerts in the evenings.

Students have the option to stay on campus or commute each day.

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory of Music

July 5 - August 9, | in person and online

New England Conservatory Prep Summer Jazz in Boston, MA, USA

for ages 8 -18, including students that just graduated high school

All instruments/voice/composers welcome.  Offerings include:

Ensembles – (faculty serve as band members and arrangers)

  • Small Jazz Ensemble playing a variety of Jazz styles from different eras

  • Blues Workshop Ensemble – focus on Electric Chicago Blues and New Orleans Blues

    Prep Ensembles meet for 5 rehearsals (2 hours and 15 minutes each), and a 45 min. concert for a total of 12 hours.

Private Lessons – (in any subject, instrument or voice)

  • In person on campus or at the teacher’s home

     

  • Online with low-latency (fast enough to play in real time) & high sound quality via SoundJack
  • Online with Zoom for students more than 500 miles away

All of the above is flexibly scheduled on dates that work for the students between July 5 and August 9.  The schedule will be worked out with the department chairs during the placement process.

Placement auditions are held in Jordan Hall room 356 at 290 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115.  Department chairs will accompany students at the audition.  The audition dates and times are:

Sunday, June 5, from 2-5 PM

Monday June 6 from 6-8 PM

If you cannot attend either placement audition meeting date, please contact department chair David Zoffer by emailing prepjazz@necmusic.edu.  Online auditions are also available and can be scheduled by e-mailing the department chair as well. 

NOTE!  You must complete the placement audition form before you schedule a placement audition meeting.

Once you have completed the placement audition form you can click here to schedule and reserve a placement audition meeting time using SignUpGenius

New students need to fill out a Covid-19 Attestation Form two business days before entering the NEC campus: Visitor/Guest COVID-19 Attestation Form.  Students currently enrolled in NEC from Spring 2022 do not need to fill out the Covid-19 Attestation Form to come to campus.

Click here to read about NEC Prep Summer 2022 Jazz Offering in detail.

Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory of Music

June 12 - August 9, | in person and online

New England Conservatory Continuing Ed Summer Jazz in Boston, MA, USA

For ages 18 and older

All instruments/voice/composers welcome.  Offerings include:

Ensembles – (faculty serve as band members and arrangers)

  • Small Jazz Ensemble playing a variety of Jazz styles from different eras

  • Blues Workshop Ensemble – focus on Electric Chicago Blues and New Orleans Blues

    Continuing Ed Ensembles meet for 6 rehearsals (2 hours and 15 minutes each), and a 45 min. concert for a total of 15 hours.

Private Lessons – (in any subject, instrument or voice)

  • In person on campus or at the teacher’s home

     

  • Online with low-latency (fast enough to play in real time) & high sound quality via SoundJack
  • Online with Zoom for students more than 500 miles away

     

All of the above is flexibly scheduled on dates that work for the students between July 5 and August 9.  The schedule will be worked out with the department chairs during the placement process.

Placement auditions are held in Jordan Hall room 356 at 290 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115.  Department chairs will accompany students at the audition.  The audition dates and times are:

Sunday, June 5, from 2-5 PM

Monday June 6 from 6-8 PM

If you cannot attend either placement audition meeting date, please contact department chair David Zoffer by emailing prepjazz@necmusic.edu.  Online auditions are also available and can be scheduled by e-mailing the department chair as well. 

NOTE!  You must complete the placement audition form before you schedule a placement audition meeting.

Once you have completed the placement audition form you can click here to schedule and reserve a placement audition meeting time using SignUpGenius

New students need to fill out a Covid-19 Attestation Form two business days before entering the NEC campus: Visitor/Guest COVID-19 Attestation Form.  Students currently enrolled in NEC from Spring 2022 do not need to fill out the Covid-19 Attestation Form to come to campus.

Click here to read about NEC Continuing Ed Summer 2022 Jazz Offering in detail.