Be inspired. Be empowered. Be creative!
NYJC Summer Short Course is an inspirational 4-day residential feeder course for applicants who clearly demonstrate musical talent at their audition but are not yet ready for the main Summer School. Participants progress hugely over the 4 days and at least 40% of short course participants move up to the Summer School the following year.
After learning a bespoke programme of repertoire by ear (forwarded in a briefing email one month before the start of the course) students play in one of four combos, alongside young musicians of a similar standard, guided by four of our faculty’s outstanding teaching artists, before ending the course with an afternoon concert to an audience of family and friends. Student also attend masterclasses, workshops and the end of summer school, “Good Practice for Young Jazz Musicians” seminar and concert.
At least 40% of Short Course participants progress onto NYJC’s pinnacle Summer School the following year. 90% of each Summer School then goes on to study jazz or composition at conservatoire before taking the scene by storm!
Dates
Audition Tour: NYJC’s 15-day national audition tour will take place 29 March – 23 April 2025
Summer Short Course: Thursday 14 August – Sunday 17 August 2025
Cost
The registration fee for the Summer School Short Course is £395
This covers accommodation, food, and all teaching and activities throughout the duration of the course.
Financial Help
We don’t want anyone to miss out because they cannot afford the fees. NYJC offers means-tested bursaries for those needing financial help. This can include covering the full costs of the course enrolment fee, and transport costs to both our free auditions and the summer school. Bursaries also cover the cost of an accompanying traveller for under 16s.
The Location
Benenden School in Kent
Benenden School, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4AA
Benenden School is an independent boarding school for girls in Kent, England. It is located in the beautiful Hemsted Park at Benenden in the Kent countryside, between Cranbrook and Tenterden.
In 2022, Benenden opened a brand-new state-of-the-art Music School, which also includes the highly impressive state-of-the-art Centenary Hall (capacity 750) designed by the multi award-winning Guy Hollaway Architects and offering state-of-the-art acoustics, which give audiences a truly amazing performance experience.
The Music School also features a smaller Recital Hall, with capacity for an audience of around 150 people, offering a performance space in a more intimate environment, perfect for rehearsals and smaller performances such as the nightly jam sessions and tutors’ concert. The Music School also has 20 practice rooms, five additional ensemble classrooms, a beautiful chapel and IT suite.
