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The Jamaican Music Experience
A semester or year-long immersive experience for musicians based overseas.
The Alpha School of Music offers a 2-semester Jamaican Music Experience for international musicians between the ages of 19-28. Learn ska, reggae, rocksteady, and mento beside Jamaican music students at the world-renowned Alpha campus.
It is a two-semester (1 academic year) Jamaican music immersion programme which offers students with prior music knowledge, hands-on practical and theoretical instruction in Jamaican music in a structured classroom setting.
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The Alpha School of Music has a diverse cross-section of musical styles, allowing students with a passion for music and performance to explore the best that each genre has to offer from ska and reggae to pop, jazz and folk music.
Apply To The Associate Degree In Music Performance
The Associate Degree in Music Performance at the Alpha School of Music is a two-year programme developed to train musicians for the commercial music and entertainment industry. It is the only tertiary programme in Jamaica that focuses on ensemble performance and also offers two pre-qualifying years of instruction for students who do not have the requisite knowledge to enter the Associate Degree programme
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