Content of the course:

• General knowledge and discussion over what music is, its purpose, its function, its components, its styles, its meaning.
• A set of techniques fundamental to master the instrument, and reach a level in which any piece of music can be easily learned, performed and/or composed. The techniques will increase in difficulty every 12 weeks.
• An important skill for any musician is the ability to communicate the music, as well as being able to write and read it from a sheet paper. Therefore an in-depth Theoretical study through written music will be undertaken step by step alongside the technicalities of actual playing.
• The essence of music is the music itself. It’s important to have a repertoire of songs and pieces of music under the belt, in order to perform shows or have a good time with our instruments.
• A music course would not be complete without a section concerning our ears. It’s important to train ourselves to distinguish between sounds and patterns happening in music. This way we will not only be able to identify common characteristics anytime we listen to music but also to find those same patterns when we play and when we decide to be creative