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"Empowering children to participate in the creative process."

-Robert McBride, Performance Today, National Public Radio

A contemporary approach to music education accelerates learning.

If the typical 8th grader is capable of memorizing a popular recording moments after it is released, how could the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1997 conclude that only 12% of all 8th graders could keep a beat to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”?

New Music Education offers a simple and honest approach to analyzing, creating, and performing, that taps into – and reflects – young peoples’ musical interest and genuine abilities, enabling classroom achievement at levels beyond those measured by the NAEP.

Attempts are made to simplify the tower of babble of musical terminology and symbols, with music presented in terms of its essential, style-blind components. The trees of our musical culture have been growing for over a thousand years. New Music Education is grounded in a contemporary view of the forest.

Modern Methodology >>
Upgrading methodology to reflect the revolution in music production.

Contemporary Music in the Curriculum >>
Embracing contemporary popular music for educational purposes.

Technology in the Classroom >>
Bringing the tools that have revolutionized music production into the classroom.

Turnkey Technology Package >>
Facilitating the acquisition and use of technology for music education.