Online Jazz Courses
The Conservatorium of Amsterdam makes it possible to learn in an online environment and educate musicians in the music genre they like to develop themselves in. Offering a great variety of online courses, taught by Europe’s finest musicians, the lessons are practicable for musicians of various skill levels.
Jazz is characterized by the elements of polyrhythms and improvisation. A music genre which takes practice to truly understand it. With our online jazz courses, Europe’s best music teachers guide you to master diverse fundamental elements, so you will be able to speak the jazz language fluently.
The online jazz courses that are offered range from learning basic techniques for jazz piano to chordal approach to jazz improvisation. Within a various amount of online lessons, you will be able to develop your musical knowledge within the jazz genre. Beside our jazz courses, there are also several masterclasses available.
Our jazz courses
Elements for Practising Jazz Piano
This course offers a comprehensive practice method providing the necessary tools to succeed and advance as a jazz pianist. Within 9 lessons, we will take a deep dive into the most essential and fundamental elements of practicing jazz piano: phrasing, timing, voicing, harmony, improvisation, bass notes, approach notes and intervals.
The lessons within this online course are for advanced musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
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Chordal Approach to Jazz Improvisation
In this comprehensive and truly interactive course you will learn to melodically outline the chord changes of jazz tunes in your improvisation. One of Europe's leading music institutions Jasper organized a thorough series of 4 lessons that will reinforce your basic skills as improviser.
The lessons within this online course are for intermediate musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Jazz Guitar Technique
In 16 lessons you are taught to master the technical aspects of improvising and accompanying on guitar. In this truly interactive course, you will learn the fundamentals of jazz guitar playing.
The lessons within this online course are for intermediate to advanced musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Basic Techniques for Jazz Trombone
Within this course, you will learn the basic techniques which are necessary for a jazz trombone player. In 8 lessons we will take a comprehensive look into the technical side of playing the trombone, improvisational techniques and the musical elements bringing it all together.
The lessons within this online course are for intermediate musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Preparatory Workshop for the Theoretical Entrance Exam - Jazz
These 10 video lessons will guide you through all the assignments of the Ear Training Test that forms part of the Theory Entrance Examination of the Jazz Department of the Conservatory of Amsterdam. In these video lessons, the assignments of the Ear-training Test are explained and demonstrated.
The lessons within this online course are for beginners who would like to enroll in one of the main curricula at The Conservatorium van Amsterdam. You will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson, preparing you for the Theoretical Entrance Exam.
Advanced Rhythm for Improvisers
Advanced Rhythm supplies the training to meet the demands of improvised music developed over the last 50 years or so. This 15-week course teaches musicians how to perform polyrhythms and polypulses, how to play phrases in quintuplets and septuplets with complete accuracy and feeling, and very importantly, how to create a better sense of pulse in the musician. This course is exclusively practical. No complex theories or concepts - only practical exercises are given in order to acquire a greater degree of accuracy without losing the sense of feeling and emotion. It is directed at performers of all instruments.
The lessons within this online course are for intermediate musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Vocal Improvisation
In this course you will learn how to gain more freedom for embellishing melodies and broaden your repertoire of musical phrases. With a deeper level of harmonic and melodic awareness and you will enlarge your freedom of expression and make your songs more personal. And all of this makes it more fun to improvise!
This course is suited for singers, professional and amateur, jazz, pop or classically trained and instrumentalists who like to scat. The 5 lessons within this online course are for both beginning and intermediate musicians and will receive personalised video feedback after every lesson. After completing the course, you obtain a certificate by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Jazz Masterclasses
Beside our online jazz courses, which you can obtain certification by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam for, we also offer several jazz masterclasses. For these masterclasses it is not necessary to hand in assignments, which gives you more freedom to practice what you learn the way it fits you best.
Our jazz masterclasses are constantly updated, but take a look at the currently offered masterclasses:
- Elements for Practising Jazz Piano
- Chordal Approach to Jazz Improvisation
- Jazz Guitar Technique
- Jazz Trumpet Masterclass: Sound and Improvisation
- Basic Techniques for Jazz Trombone
- Preparatory Workshop for the Theoretical Entrance Exam - Jazz
- It’s about Time!
- Vocal Improvisation
Try a sample lesson
Before applying for one of our courses, for some of them it is possible to try a sample lesson. With this sample lesson you will be able to find out whether the online course is what you are looking for. In the course overview you can see for which courses or masterclasses it is possible to try a free sample lesson.
Contact for more information
Are you interested in joining one of our online jazz courses or masterclasses, but do you still have questions about the course? Please do not hesitate to contact us by sending an email to info@cvaonline.nl.