• Composition - writing notation
  • Classical Performance 1 - Strings
  • Music Studies - Pasifika music performance
  • Composition - Touch table
  • Jazz combo at Expressions
  • Classical Performance - Guitars
  • Jazz - NZSM Big Band
  • Jazz - drummer
  • Classical performance 2 - Opera
  • Music Therapy
  • Woodwind in the NZSM orchestra
  • Music Studies - Marae visit

Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music

Foundation Certificate in Jazz

The Foundation Certificate in Jazz, offered at Te Kōkī, New Zealand School of Music (NZSM), is the only pre-tertiary Jazz qualification in the country. It is ideal for students wanting to prepare for NZSM’s Bachelor of Music in Jazz. The CertJazz provides an intensive, foundational range of creative and academic jazz studies.

Quick facts at a glance

Time to complete (full-time)  18 weeks
Total points required 72
Majors offered  Jazz instruments
Availability Trimester 1
Location Mt Cook Campus, Wellington
Audition closing date 2012 - Friday 14 September

Course overview

NZSM’s Foundation Certificate in Jazz programme will introduce you to foundation-level musicianship, jazz history, theory and improvisation, and computer literacy skills. You will also receive individual tuition on your chosen instrument. As a Foundation Jazz student at NZSM, you will work closely with our dedicated staff and enjoy ample performance opportunities.

Curriculum requirements

You will need to successfully pass an assessment of all the following papers to gain the CertJazz (awarded jointly by Massey and Victoria Universities of Wellington):

Paper Title NZSM Points
NZSM 001 Musicianship Studies 

15
NZSM 002 Theory and History Studies

15
NZSM 003 Computing Skills

6
NZSM 004 Instrumental Study

15
NZSM 005 Performance Studies 

15
NZSM 006 Communication Skills

6
Total

72

Please note: If you fail an assessment by a small margin or there are extenuating circumstances, supplementary assessments may be offered.

Admission requirements

To enter the CertJazz course, you will need to:

  • successfully pass an audition, and
  • have completed Year 12 of secondary school, or
  • have equivalent life experience.

Learn how to audition for the Foundation Certificate in Jazz.

Further study options

Successful completion of the Foundation Certificate in Jazz does not automatically provide students with University Entrance. However, it could be used as the basis for an application for admission to NZSM’s Bachelor of Music (BMus) degree.

Learn about our BMus in Jazz degree.

Contact us

If you need more information about our CertJazz programme, please contact our Jazz Administrator: jazz@nzsm.ac.nz

 

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