Junior Academy of Music

🎶 Our Summer Concert showcased the amazing work from our student's throughout this year! Thank you to everyone who took part, along with out JAM team of tutors and assistants.

Our pupils also had such an inspiring time performing with QUSO for their concert. A big thanks to them for a wonderful collaboration!

A particular thanks to Anita Mawhinney and Ciara Jackson who will be moving on from JAM this year. Their hard work and time at JAM are massively appreciated and they will be missed!

🎶 Congratulations to our JAM 4 Music Technology pupils on their summer concert in the amazing Sonic Lab at SARC, QUB 🎧

We loved hearing their compositions alongside some live performances!

Thank you to all our pupils, families and JAM 4 tutors and TAs for all they do to raise our future sound engineers 🎤

If you’re interested in music technology classes email us at [email protected]

🎶We are looking forward to our upcoming Summer Concerts!

We hope you can join us as we celebrate the end of a fantastic year. It promises to be a wonderful weekend of music, and we would love to see you there! 🎼

- JAM 4 Creative Music Technology Summer Showcase is on Friday 12 June, in SARC, starting at 18:30. Please rsvp to [email protected] if you would like to be there

- JAM 123 Programmes Summer Concert is on Saturday 13 June, in Whitla Hall, starting 2pm, tickets can be bought from link in comment

- QUSO Summer concert is on Saturday 13 June in Whitla Hall, starting at 7pm. Tickets can be bought from link in comment

🎶 Join the JAM Team🎶

Behind every confident performance is a tutor who believed in them first!⭐️

We’re looking for passionate tutors and teaching assistants to join our team and help inspire the next generation of young musicians.

We are currently recruiting instrumental tutors (piano, flute, strings, brass).

Be part of something really special 🎼
For more information email: [email protected]

🎶 JAM Summer Concert🎶

There’s something really special about seeing young musicians perform together, and this one is extra special celebrating 15 years of JAM ✨

Our JAM 1, 2 & 3 students will be joined by the Queen’s University Symphony Orchestra for this year’s Summer Concert.

A brilliant opportunity for our students to experience performing alongside more advanced musicians, and something they’ll remember for a long time 💛

🎶 JAM Spring Recital

Big smiles, a few nerves… and lots of proud moments 💛

Our students took to the stage in the Harty Room at Queen’s University Belfast and showed just how far they’ve come.

It’s not just about the music, it’s the confidence, the courage, and the joy of performing ✨

We loved sharing this with all our JAM families 🎼

🎶 Thinking about JAM for your child?

Whether they’re just starting out or already love performing, JAM is all about building confidence, skills and a real love of music 💛

Applications for the 2026–27 academic year will open from 1 July – 1 August 2026.

It all starts with that first step 🎼
👉🏼https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/ael/Discover/jam/Apply/

🎧 JAM 4 & 4+ Summer Concert

From making their first beats to producing their own tracks, this is where their creativity really comes to life 🎶

Our Creative Music Technology students are getting ready to showcase their work in a very special summer concert.

If your child loves music, tech, or creating their own sound, this is one you won’t want to miss ✨

📅 Friday 12 June 2026
🕡 6:30PM
📍 Sonic Lab at SARC

Family and friends welcome.
ℹ️For more information email: [email protected] 🎼

Our JAM tutor Róisín and Teaching Assistant Pedro have been spending the past few months collaborating with Black Mountain Primary School and the impact has been incredible.

Each week, they’ve been bringing music into every classroom, reaching over 150 pupils through songs, games and creative learning.

For many of these children, it’s their first real experience of making music… and the confidence that’s growing each week is amazing to see ✨

This project, Making Music, Building Futures, is part of the Queen’s University Belfast Civic Contribution Fund, helping create opportunities for children who might not otherwise have access to music.

We’re so proud of Róisín and Pedro, and so inspired by the brilliant pupils and staff at Black Mountain PS 🎶

JAM Spring Recital🌼

There’s nothing quite like seeing our students walk onto a stage and showcase all their hard work 💛

From first-time piano performers to Guitar RockSchool Grade 8, 21 of our students (aged 6–16) took to the stage in the Harty Room at QUB and absolutely shone.

Nerves, excitement, proud smiles… and a lot of brilliant music 🎼

A really special evening for our JAM families, we’re so proud of every single performer ✨