School of Music

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School of Music

Founded in 1999, The School of Music offers programs for all ages. Private lessons include options for various instruments such as piano, voice, guitar, drums, ukulele, strings, woodwinds & brass.

The School of Music offers performances in our Recital Hall and Black Box Theatre throughout the year. Students have 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 Classes

Want to make music with friends? Join one of our T.E.A.M Jam groups. Music students in our performance group classes will make music and perform together. It is a powerful and rewarding way to grow, challenge, and inspire one another! Group classes are a practical application of what the student is learning in their private lessons.

Through an audition process, we place students based on age and ability into these performance focused programs:

- BandLIFE (Ages 7-17): Age/ability placement. Learn to write, arrange, improvise, and play in a garage-band setting with others. Developing musicians to collaborate in instrumentation, singing, songwriting, “gigging”, and more.
- HeartSong (Ages 7-17): Students will learn to lead and perform praise and worship songs in a worship band. Developing musicians to collaborate in instrumentation, singing, songwriting, “gigging”, and more.
- OneAchord (Ages 7-17): Students will learn to play and perform in small orchestral groups featuring various instruments such as piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The objective is to develop musicians to collaborate and experience orchestral/band style repertoire and instrumentation.

Openings for:

Vocalists
Piano/Keyboard
Guitar/Ukulele
Drums/Percussion
Strings
Woodwinds
Brass

Audition Information:

STEP 1) Click AUDITION below and fill out the interest form.
STEP 2) We will contact you to set up your audition time.

(Note about auditions: Our auditions are a friendly, “get-to-know-you” process. We learn about the student, then place them based on age, ability, and level into a professionally-led and performance-focused group of their choice.)

STEP 3) After the audition, you will be contacted with a placement offer.

Additional details:

T.E.A.M Jam groups meet 60 min. weekly/$109 monthly. Schedule for each group will be provided after auditions.

Performances:

Performance opportunities will be offered intermittently and as often as possible, depending on group progress and preparation efficiency.

Private Music Lessons

Private music instruction provides students one on one learning to develop a lifelong passion for music. Take lessons in our beautiful studio in Argyle, TX. We also offer in-home and virtual options. The curriculum will be tailored to a student’s ability and interests based on the six pillars of NSSOTA’s School of Music.

Instrumental Instruction includes:

Brass
Drum kit
Guitar (acoustic, electric, & bass)
Harp
Percussion
Piano (classical, traditional, & modern)
Strings (violin, viola, & cello)
Ukulele
Voice (any genre)
Woodwinds

Unsure of where to start?
Try our Music Explorer Program. Experience three different instruments by doing four consecutive lessons in each. Then, decide which instrument to continue learning.

Music Explorer & Fine Arts Explorer Programs

Not sure where to start when choosing an instrument or group class? Allow us help you in this process.

MUSIC EXPLORER PROGRAM: Try three different instruments and do 4 consecutive lessons in each. Toward the completion of the third instrument choose which instrument to continue learning.

FINE ARTS EXPLORER PROGRAM: Try Music. Try Art. Try Theatre. Do 4 consecutive private lessons or group classes in each. Toward the completion of the third study, choose which you would like to continue learning.

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 artistry and musicianship

MUSIC THEORY

DEEPENING APPRECIATION OF THEORY

Assigning theory lessons and holding the student accountable to complete theory work each week

LISTENING SKILLS

EMPOWERING & EQUIPPING TO PLAY BY EAR

Training the student to hear the natural phrasing, dynamics, and shape of the repertoire

PERFORMANCE

BECOMING A WELL- ROUNDED MUSICIAN

Teaching the student to prepare, polish, and perform a piece of music while building self-esteem and confidence

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