So what goes on in the sessions? It depends on which tutors are there, and the mix of students, but typically they are like this:

• Martin likes to work with arrangements of tunes, so there's quite a bit of reading, and working on the heads.
• Bert tends to take the less advanced students, and works on simpler material. He always gets the best out of the students.
• Josh^* likes to work on a more modern repertoire. Sometimes he does funky numbers. There'll be work on how to approach the music, and on feel and groove.
• Ruth^* takes the vocalists, and they work through numbers that they've brought along. Sometimes there'll be a small rhythm section. And sometimes the singers will go in with the instrumentalists' groups.
• Jeremy likes to work on the standards repertoire, and also tries to bring in at least one interesting new number that people are not likely to have known before. He also floats around helping in other sessions, and normally gives a guitar class or two during the weekend.

  ^*Not always full time on the course.

It's up to you which group to join, and you can always move between groups whenever you feel like it.