Building A Commercial Music Program

Bob Habersat | Paul Levy | Samantha Elliott

What is A Commercial Music Program

  • It’s a structure to give the beat makers, guitar players, DRummers, songwriters, rappers, engineers, and whatever the heck else out there a place to grow, make, and share.

  • Its student centered, project based, and messy.

  • Its fun to be a part of.

don’t hug yourself

  • There is already a music culture at your school

  • Be real, open, and curious

  • Give them a mic, turn it up, and get out of the way

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Commercial Music Sequence At Our School

  • Guitar: Guitar 1 → Guitar 2 → Guitar Studio

  • Piano: Piano 1 → Piano 2

  • Honors Modern Music Theory 1 + 2

  • Music Production 1 + 2

Core Skills for a pop Musician

  • Aural skills

  • Style + Language

  • Groove

  • Harmonic Mobility

  • Flexibility and Creativity

  • Improvisation

How To Start

  • Student selected music that is appropriate for their ability

  • Listen listen listen

  • Play the skeleton, add style, and copy from the recording

  • Music Will Charts

  • Lead Sheets

  • Chord and lyric charts

Modern Music Ensemble Workshop

  • Born out of a need to add more interested students to our program

  • provide a tierd experience from a beginning ensemble to an advanced ensemble

  • STUDENT CENTERED THROUGH FACILITATION

Modern Music Ensemble

Questions?

  • Ask kids or directors