The Mission: Inspiring and Equipping Students for Independent Musical Growth Through Scales, Theory, Exercises, and Repertoire

Scales/Theory/Composing

  • Play all major and minor parallel scales in two octaves
  • Play cadences for each key signature in all three inversions
  • Play arpeggios
  • Correctly identify key signatures
  • Know the theory for building scales and chord analysis
  • Improvise with given scales and key signatures
  • Replicate melodies and harmonies through ear training
  • Create original music and notate it

Technique/Repertoire

  • Sight-read exercises
  • Easily count rhythms for a variety of styles 
  • Play duets
  • Play articulation and dynamics with confidence, purpose, and artistry
  • Develop dexterity
  • Play with balance in the entire body, from the torso to the fingertip
  • Perform for an audience with confidence
  • Understand and play pieces based on their historical and cultural context
  • Play from lead sheets