Jazz Camp for Girls is a 3-day summer camp which provides the opportunity for young female identifying musicians to experience jazz music and explore improvisation in a supportive environment. The camps are designed for musicians aged 11-15 with no or little experience of improvising, and aim to inspire them through a range of activities celebrating the work of women in the Jazz industry.
Following IMC’s first Jazz Camp for Girls last summer, in association with the DCU Jazz & Contemporary Music Performance BA, and supported by Fingal Arts Office, Improvised Music Company is delighted to announce that July 2024 will see 3 separate summer camps for early teen girls running in DCU St Patrick’s campus, UCD School of Music, Belfield and MTU Cork School of Music.
Jazz Camp for Girls is a 3 day music summer camp where girls aged 11-15 can explore and learn about jazz music and improvisation in a supportive and fun environment, that also celebrates the role of women working in music. Led by professional musicians, the camps are designed to give girls their first experience of improvised music and develop confidence in their personal musicality.
Participants can come with no or little experience of improvising, just a curiosity to learn. A background in any music genre and all instruments are welcome.
Professional female musicians and educators working in jazz lead the girls as mentors and tutors over the 3 day camps, sharing their own experience as performers, while guiding the participants to explore their own interests and ability as musicians.
The Jazz Camp for Girls 2024 programme is made possible through the continued engagement of DCU Jazz and Contemporary Music Performance Degree, the support of Fingal Arts Office, and the new Improvising Across Boundaries 4-year research project which is funded by Science Foundation Ireland-Irish Research Council in association with UCD School of Music.
LOCATION: St Patrick’s campus, DCU, Dublin 9
DATES: Tue 2nd - Thu 4th July 2024
TIMES: 10am-4pm daily
TUTORS: Jenna Harris, Lina Andonovska, Emily O’Rourke with guest Linda Adams
COST: €30 for the 3 day camp. Scholarships available, please contact aoife@Improvisedmusic.ie to enquire.
LOCATION: MTU, Cork School of Music
DATES: Tue 9th - Thu 11th July 2024
TIMES: 10am-4pm daily
TUTORS: Sarah Dewhurst, Caoimhe Barry, Rebecca Ruane
COST: €30 for the 3 day camp. Scholarships available, please contact aoife@Improvisedmusic.ie to enquire.
LOCATION: UCD School of Music, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4
DATES: Tue 16th - Thu 18th July 2024
TIMES: 10am-4pm daily
TUTORS: Suzanne Savage, Emily O’Rourke, Andrea Jones
COST: €30 for the 3 day camp. Scholarships available, please contact aoife@Improvisedmusic.ie to enquire.
COST: €30 for the 3 day camp. Scholarships available, please contact aoife@improvisedmusic.ie to enquire
INSTRUMENTATION: We welcome all instruments - voice, flute, sax, guitar, bass, drums and other instruments not traditionally associated with jazz such as violin, harp etc.
TUTORS: The Tutors selected for the programme will be all Irish-based, professional performing musicians and dynamic educators, passionate about mentoring young people to explore their musical potential.
The Tutors at the 2023 Camp in DCU were Lina Andonovska, Jenna Harris and Emily O'Rourke.
Contact IMC with any enquiries aoife@improvisedmusic.ie
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* While we retain the established title of the Camp, we of course welcome all and any gender diverse young musicians.
BACKGROUND of Jazz Camp for Girls:
Jazz Camp for Girls is an international educational programme supporting pre-teen and early teen girls in exploring improvisation and jazz music in a fun, supportive environment. It began in Denmark in 2014, with camps now running all across the country, as well as in Poland, Slovenia, UK, Sweden, Canada and Turkey!
Read more about Jazz Camp for Girls with Jazz North UK here.