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Academy of Art in Szczecin
jazz and music production
 
Lecturers:
Faculty of Jazz and Music Productions runs:
  • full-time first-cycle studies (BA, three-year undergraduate degree programme)
  • full-time second-cycle studies (MA, two-year master’s degree programme)
Fields of study:
  • Jazz and Pop Vocals with Band leadership (BA)
  • Jazz and Popular music (BA & MA)
JAZZ AND POP VOCALS WITH BAND LEADERSHIP (BA) 
 
The Jazz and Popular Vocals with Band Leadership programme is delivered within the broad field of popular music, with a focus on vocal performance and band leadership. This programme is designed for those wishing to acquire and refine their technical and artistic skills, and to broaden their knowledge, enabling them to appreciate and understand jazz music through the analysis and interpretation of specialist literature, as well as through the composition and arrangement of their own works. The programme is based on training competent artists – vocalists – who are prepared for independent work in both solo and ensemble settings.
 
The programme offers the opportunity to refine various forms of improvisation and creative expression, tailored to each student’s individuality, by discovering their personal artistic voice as a vocalist and creator through engaging classes (songwriting, jazz harmony, vocal summit, vocal-instrumental ensembles), led by outstanding teachers and musicians. It trains vocalists as both creators and performers, and includes artistic and stage practice.
 
During the course of their studies, by creating and realising their own artistic concepts using various forms of expression and by preparing and organising their own recital, students acquire the substantive and artistic skills necessary to work in the contemporary music industry.
 
 
JAZZ AND POP MUSIC

Main instruments to choose from:
 
  • saxophone
  • trumpet
  • piano
  • guitar
  • double bass
  • drums
  • accordion
  • violin
  • trombone
Jazz and Popular Music is a newly established degree programme at the Szczecin Academy of Art.

The programme is based on the best models and practices of institutions training jazz musicians in Europe and around the world. The programme provides students with the opportunity for comprehensive development in the areas essential for a career as both a session musician and a soloist. It also prepares students for the rapidly changing realities of the music scene, training them to become confident, bold and competent instrumentalists.

The programme’s teaching staff comprises active artists with a solid creative track record, as well as experienced educators and specialists. Their role is to guide students through the process of developing their own creative personalities, equipping them with the knowledge, skills and social competences that enable them, even whilst still studying, to seamlessly establish professional relationships and undertake valuable and interesting creative initiatives.

The programme has a practical focus and character. This means that, by performing in concerts and taking part in real-world artistic projects, students also earn the ECTS credits required to complete their studies. This approach to teaching also translates into numerous interesting concert and workshop initiatives that form an integral part of the programme.

Students have access to rehearsal rooms equipped with the necessary instruments, individual practice rooms, a recording studio, concert venues and multimedia rooms.

In addition to training strictly focused on instrumental performance and improvisation, as part of the comprehensive support for creative activity, the programme’s classes cover additional areas vital for development, such as:
  • arrangement and composition
  • music production
  • rhythm and percussion instruments
  • marketing
  • managing individual artistic projects
  • media communication
Szczecin is an artist-friendly city, an attractive place to live, where jazz music has been flourishing for many years and is thriving. Concerts, festivals and jam sessions are held here regularly. The proximity to Berlin and major jazz centres in Western Europe (e.g. Copenhagen) encourages the exchange of experiences with musicians from other countries. Cultural institutions and other organisations that regularly stage jazz concerts in Szczecin frequently invite artists from all over the world, and engaging with their work is an important aspect of the development of students of jazz and popular music.