SJF EDUCATION REVIEW: APPENDIX 5
1. Youth Jazz Orchestras Participants 1.1 Introduction This section provides analysis of the survey completed by YJO members. A number of questionnaires and a covering letter were posted to 16 Youth Jazz Orchestra Leaders across Scotland. They were asked to hand out the questionnaires to their Orchestra members to fill out and post back to EKOS, using the enclosed pre paid envelopes. In total we received 99 responses from seven of the YJOs that we contacted by post.
1.2 Background First of all, the respondents were asked to detail which Youth Jazz Orchestra they play with and Table 1.1 illustrates the responses (note: some respondents reported that they play with more than one Youth Jazz Orchestra). Table 1.1: Which Youth Jazz Orchestra (YJO) do you play with? Number
%
Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra (SYJO)
40
41%
West Lothian Schools Jazz Orchestra
17
17%
Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (TSYJO)
14
14%
Dumfries Youth Jazz Orchestra
14
14%
Renfrewshire Youth Jazz Orchestra
11
11%
National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland (NYJOS)
4
4%
Edinburgh Schools Jazz Orchestra
2
2%
Edinburgh University Jazz Orchestra
1
1%
Byres Road Big Band
1
1%
Note: total number is greater than 99 because some respondents reported that they play with more than one YJO.
Just over two fifths of the respondents play with Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra (41%), followed by those who play with West Lothian Schools Jazz Orchestra (17%). The respondents also mentioned a number of other YJOs that they play with, including Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra (14%) and Dumfries Youth Jazz Orchestra (14%) 1
Approximately a third of the respondents live in Glasgow city (32%), followed by those from West Lothian (17%). This corresponds with the findings in Table 1.1 above where Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra and West Lothian Schools Jazz Orchestra account for the largest proportion of responses. Table 1.2: Where do you normally live? Number
%
Glasgow
31
32%
West Lothian
17
17%
Dumfries and Galloway
15
15%
Renfrewshire
14
14%
Inverclyde
8
8%
Edinburgh
6
6%
South Lanarkshire
3
3%
North Lanarkshire
1
1%
West Dunbartonshire
1
1%
East Dunbartonshire
1
1%
South Ayrshire
1
1%
Total
98
100%
Note: one did not provide a response
1.3 Initial Interest in Jazz Most of the respondents (63%) first became interested in jazz at secondary school, with a quarter reporting that they became interested whilst at primary school (Figure 1.1).
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Figure 1.1: When did you first become interested in jazz?
45% 40% 40% 35% 30% 26% 23%
25% 20% 15%
11% 10% 5% 0% Primary school
Early secondary (up to S3)
Late secondary (S4-S6)
After leaving school
N=98, 1 did not provide a response
The respondents were asked to choose (from a predefined list) what first got them interested in jazz and Table 1.3 shows the responses. Table 1.3: What first got you interested in jazz? Number
%
Learning about/hearing jazz at secondary school
43
44%
My parents like jazz and introduced me to it
27
28%
Hearing the music somewhere else (e.g. Not at home or at school)
19
20%
Learning about/hearing jazz at primary school
18
19%
My friends like jazz and introduced me to it
18
19%
Hearing the music live at a concert, festival or other event
18
19%
Saw/heard something on the TV/radio/internet about jazz and it looked/sounded interesting
16
16%
N=97, multiple responses possible
For over two fifths of respondents (44%), learning about/hearing jazz at secondary school was what first got them interested in it, followed by being introduced to it by their parents (28%). The 19% that first got interested after hearing jazz at a concert, festival or other event were asked to name it and the responses included: 3
at a Dave Brubeck concert;
at a Duke Heitger concert;
at a concert in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall;
at the National Concert Band Festival (NCBF);
at a regional school concert;
at Strathclyde University;
at Kidsamonium;
through attending various gigs in Aberdeen; and
at the Spring Concert Series.
As shown in Figure 1.2, the most common way in which respondents found out about the Youth Jazz Orchestra was through their school music teacher (44%). This is followed by through a jazz musician (24%) and from friends (20%). Figure 1.2: How did you first find out about the Youth Jazz Orchestra?
From my music teacher at school
44%
From a jazz musician
24%
From my friends
20%
From another teacher (i.e. not the music teacher)
16%
At college/university
5%
University lecturer
3%
Other
3%
From Tommy Smith
2% 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
N=99, multiple responses possible
4
50%
1.4 Interest in Playing Jazz in the Future Positively, the majority of respondents (81%) reported that they are very/quite likely to continue to be involved in jazz as a player in the future (Figure 1.3). Figure 1.3: Likelihood of continuing to be involved in jazz as a player in the future
60%
50%
49%
40% 32% 30%
20%
10%
7%
6%
4% 1% 0% Very likely
Quite likely
Neither/nor Quite unlikely Very unlikely
Don't know
N=99
The most commonly cited reasons given for respondents being very/quite likely to continue to be involved in playing jazz as a player in the future included:
I enjoy it/it’s fun: (20);
studying jazz/music at college/university: (19);
want to pursue a career in jazz/music: (8);
love playing jazz: (5);
I am a musician: (4); and
like jazz more than most other types of music: (4).
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As shown in Table 1.4, less than half of those who wish to continue playing jazz know what to do or where to go after they leave the Youth Jazz Orchestra. Table 1.4: If you do wish to continue playing jazz, do you know what to do or where to go from here? Number
%
Yes
40
42%
Not sure
31
33%
No
24
25%
Total
95
100%
N=95, 4 did not provide a response
The respondents were asked to provide more details on what they will do/where they will go after they leave the YJO and in total 48 provided a response. The most commonly cited responses included:
will continue playing/practising jazz: (9);
will continue studying at university: (7);
want to study music at college or university: (4);
will play with other musicians/like minded people: (4);
will join the bands available at university: (3);
will try and find another band/orchestra to join: (3):
will ask a teacher about future options: (2); and
will start a group: (2).
Those that know what do to/where to go after they leave the YJO were asked how they found out about this and the responses are shown in Table 1.5.
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Table 1.5: How did you find out about what to do/where to go? Number
%
YJO leader
16
40%
School teacher
14
35%
Other people you play with
12
30%
Other
6
15%
Note: multiple responses possible
The most common way in which respondents found out what to do/where to go after they leave the YJO was through their YJO leader (40%), followed by through their school teacher (35%).
1.5 Musical Experiences and Interests The respondents were asked what kinds of musical experiences they think would be good for them to develop and in total 84 provided a response. The most commonly cited responses are presented in Table 1.6. Table 1.6: What kinds of musical experiences do you think would be good for you to develop now? Number
%
Playing at gigs/concerts
10
11%
Play/learn lots of different styles of music
8
9%
Improvisation training
7
8%
Going to more live gigs/watching more live jazz
7
8%
Playing with other people
6
7%
Playing live
4
5%
Playing in a small group
4
5%
Sight reading
3
4%
Lots more playing
3
4%
Listening to a wide variety of music
2
3%
Playing with better musicians
2
3%
More Big Band playing
2
3%
Playing solo
2
3%
The most commonly cited musical experience that respondents think would be good for them to develop is to play at gigs/concerts (11%). The respondents also identified a number of other musical experiences, including playing/learning lots of different styles of music (9%), improvisation training (8%), going to more live gigs/watching more live jazz (8%) and playing with other people (7%). 7
A number of other responses were given including: getting signed to a major label and tour the world, business experience i.e. tour organisation, youth showcase concerts, study music theory, master classes and more advanced jazz scores. The respondents were also asked what other kinds of music they play and 96 provided a response. Table 1.7 illustrates the responses. Table 1.7: What other kinds of music do you play? Number
%
Classical
50
52%
Rock
42
44%
Pop
25
26%
Folk
21
22%
Funk
13
14%
Blues
10
10%
Acoustic
6
6%
Indie
5
5%
Anything/all
5
5%
None
5
5%
Latin
4
4%
Brass
3
3%
Alternative
3
3%
Metal
2
2%
Soul
2
2%
N=96, multiple responses allowed
Over half of the respondents reported that in addition to jazz, they play classical music (52%). The respondents also play a range of other types of music including rock (44%), pop (26%), folk (22%), funk (14%) and blues (10%). As shown in Figure 1.4, less than a third of respondents (30%) go to hear live jazz gigs as a member of the audience once a month or more often. Some 36% of respondents go to live jazz gigs 1-10 times a year and a third go less frequently (once a year or less).
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Figure 1.4: Approximately how often do you go to hear live jazz gigs just as a member of the audience?
40%
36% 35%
33%
30% 25% 20% 20% 15% 10% 10% 5% 0%
Once a week or more Once a month or more
1-10 times a year
Once a year or less
N=99
The respondents were also asked to name where they usually go to hear live jazz and in total 76 provided a response. Table 1.8: Where do you usually go to hear live jazz? Number
%
Concerts/gigs
14
18%
The 78, Glasgow
11
14%
Other bars/pubs
10
13%
Jazz clubs/bars
10
13%
The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh
6
8%
All over Glasgow
6
8%
Concert Halls
5
7%
Bar Brel
4
5%
Cafes
4
5%
The Rio Cafe, Glasgow
3
4%
Edinburgh
3
4%
Glasgow Art Club
3
4%
Theatres
2
3%
RSAMD
2
3% 9
The Old Fruit Market
2
3%
Universal, Glasgow
2
3%
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2
3%
Dumfries
2
3%
N=76, multiple responses possible
The respondents go to a number of different venues to hear live jazz, with concerts/gigs being the most popular (18%), followed by going to The 78 in Glasgow (14%). The respondents also go to a number of other places to hear live jazz, including other bars/pubs (13%), jazz clubs/bars (13%), The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh (8%) and other venues across Glasgow (8%). Over two thirds of the respondents (68%) reported that they would like to hear live jazz more than they do presently, with a quarter citing that they would like to hear it about as often as they do now. Figure 1.5: Would you like to hear live jazz...?
80% 70%
68%
60% 50% 40% 30%
25%
20% 10%
6% 1%
0% More than I do just now
About as often as I do Less than I do just now just now
Don't know
N=97
The respondents were asked if there were any kinds of jazz that they particularly like to listen to and play, or if there were any musicians that they would particularly like to hear live. In total 72 provided a response and the most commonly cited responses are illustrated in Table 1.9, over.
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Table 1.9: Are there any kinds of jazz that you particularly like to listen to and play - or any musicians that you would particularly like to hear live? Number
%
Brad Mehldau
8
11%
Swing
7
10%
Big Band
5
7%
A variety of everything
5
7%
Blues
4
6%
Wynton Marsalis
4
6%
Miles Davis
4
6%
Funk
3
4%
Louis Armstrong
3
4%
Contemporary jazz
3
4%
Charlie Parker
3
4%
Michael BublĂŠ
3
4%
Fusion
3
4%
Wayne Shorter
2
3%
Glenn Miller
2
3%
Jamie Cullum
2
3%
Pat Metheny
2
3%
Keith Jarrett
2
3%
Note: multiple responses possible
The respondents have identified a number of different kinds of jazz that they like to listen to and play/musicians that they would like to hear live; the most commonly cited being Brad Mehldau (11%), followed by swing music (10%). Other commonly cited responses included Big Band (7%), a variety of everything (7%), Blues (6%), Wynton Marsalis (6%) and Miles Davis (6%). Finally, the respondents were asked what other types of music they listen to and in total 91 provided a response. The results are shown in Table 1.10.
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Table 1.10: What other types of music do you listen to? Number
%
Rock
48
53%
Pop
27
30%
Classical
25
27%
Folk
11
12%
Indie
8
9%
R&B
6
7%
Funk
6
7%
None
5
5%
Note: multiple responses possible
Over half of the respondents listen to rock music (53%), followed by pop (30%). The respondents also listen to a number of other different kinds of music, including classical (27%), folk (12%) and indie (9%). The respondents were also asked to detail how often they listen to the different types of music and 41 provided a response. These ranged from listening to the various types of music every day, to only listening to them a few times a year (Table 1.11). Table 1.11: How often do you listen to the other types of music? Number
%
All the time
4
10%
Daily
5
12%
At least once a week
4
10%
At least once a month
6
15%
Once every couple of months
2
5%
1-10 times a year
6
15%
More than 10 times a year
1
2%
Often
8
20%
2-3 times a year
1
2%
Not very often
4
10%
Total
41
10%
1.6 Summary The most common way in which respondents first became interested in jazz was whilst at secondary school (63%). The two main things that first got respondents interested in jazz were learning about/hearing jazz at secondary school (44%) and their parents like jazz and introduced them to it (28%). 12
The most common way in which respondents found out about the Youth Jazz Orchestra was through their school music teacher (44%), followed by from a jazz musician (24%). The majority of respondents (81%) are very/quite likely to continue to be involved in jazz as a player in the future and the reasons for this included: I enjoy it/it’s fun, studying jazz/music at college/university and want to pursue a career in jazz/music. Less than half of those who do wish to continue playing jazz know what to do or where to go after they leave the YJO and, of those that do, the most common way in which they found out was through their YJO leader (40%). The respondents identified a number of musical experiences that they think would be good for them to develop, with the most common being playing at gigs/concerts (11%), followed by playing/learning lots of different styles of music (9%). The respondents play a number of different kinds of music including classical (52%), rock (44%), pop (26%) and folk (22%). More than half of the respondents (53%) also reported that they listen to rock music. Less than a third of respondents (30%) reported that they go to hear live jazz as a member of the audience once a month or more often, with 36% going 1-10 times a year. The most common venue for going and hearing live jazz is at concerts/gigs (18%), followed by The 78 in Glasgow (14%). Moat respondents (68%) would like to hear live jazz more than they do at present. The respondents identified a number of types of music they like to listen to and play/musicians they would like to hear live including Brad Mehldau (11%), swing music (10%), Big Band (7%) and a variety of everything (7%).
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