School of Music
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School of Music
Founded in 1999, The School of Music offers music lessons and programs for all ages. Private and group lessons include options for various instruments such as piano, voice, guitar, drums, ukulele, strings, woodwinds, brass and more.
The School of Music offers performances in our Recital Hall and Black Box Theatre throughout the year. Students have music lessons in the Jackson Arts Building on a weekly basis. For students interested in music production and recording, our studio houses an audio/visual production space. Instructors at NSSOTA are highly sought after in the North Texas area. In addition to higher education degrees, many are active professional musicians and performers.
Performance Group Music Lesson Classes
Want to make music with friends? Come play and sing with other musicians in a garage band, worship band, or orchestra ensemble. Join one of our team jam groups where friends can make music and perform together with musicians close to their age and level. Joining a band/ensemble is a way to practically apply what you’ve been learning in your private lessons. Through this motivating and rewarding experience students will be challenged and be inspired to grow as musicians.
Through an audition process, we place students based on age and ability into these performance focused programs:
- BandLIFE – Ages 7-17:
- Learn to write, arrange, improvise, and play in a garage-band setting with others.
- HeartSong – Ages 7-17:
- Students will learn to lead and perform praise and worship songs in a worship band.
- OneAchord – Ages 7-17:
- Students will learn to play and perform in small orchestra ensembles featuring various instruments.
- BandLIFE – Ages 7-17:
Music Explorer & Fine Arts Explorer Programs
Young Scholars Program
The Young Scholars Program (YSP) emphasizes specific aspects of music such as music theory, music history, music appreciation, etc. This program creates strong musicians and is meant to compliment private lessons but is also perfect for a student not yet studying an instrument. Students in YSP desire a fun, engaging, in depth, and academic approach to musical knowledge and awareness. The “Young Scholars Program: Music Theory Class” incorporates thought-provoking activities and academic exercises that develop an understanding of the “nuts and bolts” of music. The class course culminates with the Texas State Theory Exam, and the student will be awarded based upon their test score. Relatedly, annual participation in the Texas State Theory exam looks great on college or scholarship applications.
The Six Pillars of
The School of Music
MUSIC LITERACY
UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC
Enforcing continuous note-reading exercises that require the student to understand the language of music
RHYTHM
THE HEARTBEAT OF MUSIC
Developing rhythm skills to allow students to understand, feel, and play rhythmically
TECHNIQUE
PROMOTING MUSICIANSHIP & ARTISTRY
Expecting and enforcing proper technique that will promote musicianship and artistry
MUSIC THEORY
DEEPENING APPRECIATION OF THEORY
Assigning theory lessons and holding the student accountable to complete theory work each week
EAR TRAINING
EMPOWERING & EQUIPPING TO PLAY BY EAR
Equipping the student with theory and ear training tools that empower them to play by ear and to hear the natural phrasing, dynamics, and shape of the repertoire
PERFORMANCE
BECOMING A WELL- ROUNDED MUSICIAN
Teaching the student to prepare, polish, and present a piece of music while building their self-esteem and confidence as a well-rounded musician
Find out about our special program options:
