English Coaching
for Arts Professionals
Speak English without Compromising Your Message
Gigs & Jams
Art careers are made by people clicking with each other in one context and reaching out in another.
It all feels informal, but within such gigs and jams are opportunities to impress, promote yourself and propel your career forward.
Gigs & Jams is English coaching that is NOT about telling you who to be or what to say, but giving you the tools to be YOURSELF in English.
Don’t compromise your message.
Own your English.
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Why Do Creatives Need Specialist English Training?
English for Creative Careers is not (as many people think), just art and design vocabulary wrapped in general English.
English for creatives rehearses all the language skills YOU need to make, promote and present creative work as an L2 English user across international art & design professions.
Creatives: choose a skilled, experienced English teacher/coach with a professional background in the arts.
Their experience is the bridge between the language you need and being art career-ready.
About Blue Noun
Blue Noun is an artist-run independent English language school in Perthshire, Scotland (although we call it a ‘hub‘).
During the summer, we share Scotland through a menu of culture-led English practice conversation ‘immersion’ holidays (about immersion language learning).
![exploring scotland Exploring Scotland by boat](https://gigsandjams.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/exploring-scotland.jpg)
The rest of the year we help:
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Enjoy English Year-Round
We’ve converted tactile, social & creative experiences into online adventures in English.
This is not just another online English course!
We offer bespoke online Artist-Residency-Experiences that get internationals talking.
We know what creative careers need – and how creative minds learn best.
Benefit from our authentic sources, purpose-built learning platforms, video chats, WhatsApp messaging – and our Network of Scottish Makers, Artists and Creative Professionals.
Learn English without leaving your studio.
Culturally Rich English Experiences
Artists, designers and makers: seek creative development WHILE gaining professional English language skills.
This will deepen your feeling of belonging in English and uncover the exact terms you need to describe your work and processes.
![seweed workshop seaweed art workshop for English for creative careers](https://gigsandjams.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/seweed-workshop.jpg)