Learning & Participation

Friday 2 July: 17:00 – 18:30 A special workshop with Amelia Coburn before her performance at The Globe at 20:00 Amelia has a distinctive style in everything she does and this workshop will give you some insight into how that ticks! From relatively simple two-chord wonders through to complex finger picking and jazz-based chord inversions […]

A whole weekend of listening and playing in the company of others who want to learn and improve jazz skills. Building on the success of previous years, we are running another jazz weekend workshop, this time with tutors Sue Ferris and Stu Collingwood. The 2-day workshop will be an introduction to improvisation, exploring ideas both […]

A Weekend of Folk Music with the Emphasis on Participation Arranged in partnership with Tyne Valley Folk Train CIC Saturday 14 August A choice of four afternoon workshops led by Tom McConville and his band followed by an evening concert. For more information and tickets click here Sunday 15 August A lively afternoon session led […]

3-hour training session followed by hands-on experience at a livestream gig. The training covers an introduction to sound engineering, sound desk, video cameras, streaming software and microphone basics. At the end of the 3-hour session participants will be ready to shadow at a livestream perfomance. No prior knowledge is required. Tuesdays: 18:00 – 21:00 at […]

Saturday 3 July: 13:30 – 17:00 at The Globe with John Pope Pulse, Feel and Agreement: What is ‘Good Time’? An exploration into the nature of pulse and how it relates to the development of ‘good time’ in music. So frequently we worry about what notes to play and how to pick them that we […]

A series of jazz workshops specifically for women running on the third Saturday of each month (except January and August) Next workshop is Saturday 17 July: 13:30 – 17:00 at The Globe with Sue Ferris These workshops create a supportive atmosphere for instrumentalists and vocalists alike. They concentrate on developing ways to improvise, playing with […]

A practical 10-week online course designed to cover the basics of playing jazz guitar Young jazz guitar genius Bradley Johnston leads an introductory course for beginner/intermediate guitarists who wish to learn and develop jazz skills. The course will be run via Zoom with all participants muted, allowing them to play along with the tutor. Participants […]

A practical 10-week online course for instrumentalists to analyse jazz standards and improvise on them. This course is aimed at those who wish to develop their music analysis skills and improvisation techniques. Each week the tutor will take a jazz standard and a section of a solo transcription, discuss and analyse its structure and harmonic […]

This 10-week online course is for beginner/intermediate acoustic guitar, mandolin, 5-string banjo and double bass players. Ever wanted to play in a bluegrass band? Musician Tom Cronin will take you through classic songs and instrumentals from the bluegrass repertoire. The style will be covered from its birth with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys to […]