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Music Foundations

Your first instrument, first songs and first bandmates — a gentle on-ramp into playing.

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Everyone starts somewhere

This path bundles the Jazz Improvisation taster groups with first-principles essentials: how to practise, how to read a simple chart, how to keep time with others. You'll play recognisable tunes within weeks and join a beginner band before the term is out.

Instruments can be borrowed for the first month, so nothing stands between you and starting.

What the path includes

  • Beginner group lessons on your chosen instrument or voice
  • Essentials workshops: rhythm, reading and practice habits
  • First-songs repertoire you pick yourself
  • A beginner-band debut at the informal studio evening
Piano keys during a beginner lesson

Who fits this path

Children from five, teens trying a first instrument, and adults finally acting on a decades-old itch. Zero experience expected — enthusiasm required.

"I'd never touched an instrument at forty-two. Six months later I played three songs with a band — my kids still talk about it." — Michael B., theory student

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