Leeds Junior Conservatoire News

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Opera North Return to LJC!

Opera North return to Leeds Junior Conservatoire with the next in their Little Listeners series: Cinderella

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Practice Tips for Musicians

A guide to getting the most out of your practice and making amazing progress, written by our LJC Experience Students

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New Inclusive Ensemble OPEN Launches in Leeds

Leeds Conservatoire and Made With Music are delighted to launch a new inclusive ensemble in Leeds for anyone who might need extra support to make music with family and friends.

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Generation Big Band and Friends

Read about our Generation Big Band Performance bringing together four generations of musicians into one band!

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Jazz Camp for Girls - 4 March 2023

As we celebrate International Women's Day, read about our recent day hosting Jazz North's 'Jazz Camp for Girls', where we welcomed young musicians to experience Jazz music and improvisation.

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We Adopted a Composer!

On February 5 2022, Leeds Junior Conservatoire students filmed the culmination of Making Music's ‘Adopt A Music Maker’ project, with their adopted composer Carmel Smickersgill.

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LJC at Leeds Corn Exchange Celebration

On Saturday 14 May two Leeds Junior Conservatoire bands played at Leeds Corn Exchange for the ‘Public Realm Celebration Event’

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Jazz Camp for Girls - 5 March 2022

As we celebrate International Women's Day, read about our recent day hosting Jazz North's 'Jazz Camp for Girls', where we welcomed young musicians to experience Jazz music and improvisation.

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Student Profile: Finley

Hi - I'm Finley, and I play drums and piano! I am on the Experience course at Leeds Junior Conservatoire.

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Highlights: LJC Spring Showcase

To bring the Spring term to an end, last week we celebrated the hard work of all of our wonderful Leeds Junior Conservatoire students in the Spring Showcase. Here are some highlights!

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Staff Spotlight: Jonny Enright

Jonny Enright is a trombonist, composer and arranger based in Leeds. He is a tutor at Leeds Junior Conservatoire, and a Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Music at Leeds Conservatoire.

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International Women's Day: Meet the Band

To celebrate International Women's Day, we'd like you to meet one of our female Jazz Bands who study at Leeds Junior Conservatoire.

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Inspiring Creativity Through Arts and Culture- Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2018

We've been nominated for the Inspiring Creativity Through Arts and Culture catorgory from The Child Friendly Leeds Awards 2018.

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How to deal with Performance Anxiety

Catherine Cowan gives us many ways to deal and cope with Performance Anxitey...

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock The Musical: Annabel Gracey and Phoenix Taylor in Conversation

Annabel Gracey & Phoenix Taylor tell us what it's like as a star in the West End.

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Myths of Music Practice - Myth #3 - You Can't Practice Without Your Instrument

Catherine Cowan discusses myth #3 in this series - You can't practice without your instrument.

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Junior LCoM to perform Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

In 2016, Junior LCoM was invited to take part in Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. To be given this opportunity is fantastic, so we jumped at the chance!

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Myths of Music Practice - Myth #2 - Practice Makes Perfect

Catherine Cowan discusses the second Myth of Music Practice.

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Myths of Music Practice - Myth #1 - Your Practice Should Sound Good

Catherine Cowan discusses the first of the Myths of Music Practice.

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