Advanced Music is designed for students who have completed at least one year of Core Music and are ready for a more rigorous songwriting and performance experience.
Students revisit core songwriting foundations, then move into more nuanced lyric and composition work, editing strategies, and advanced audience engagement techniques.
Along the way, students meet industry professionals and gain practical insight into career pathways for emerging artists.
Advanced Singer-Songwriters
Advanced students build on the foundations developed in Core Music, working in a process that demands stronger technique, deeper artistic intention, and greater self-direction. Students must be able to accompany themselves on one or more instruments.
What to Expect
Advanced and Core students overlap in key classes, but Advanced students receive dedicated writing and instructional time to push composition and lyrical sophistication further. Students record in a professional studio, and returning students can complete a professionally filmed performance video or perform at a venue such as Rockwood Music Hall.
Advanced Music asks students to take ownership of their process, manage time independently, and engage feedback with maturity and openness. The pace is fast, collaborative, and intentionally challenging.
Performance Video
Returning Advanced students can have a live-performance video professionally filmed and edited. Unlike narrative music videos, these projects focus on musicianship and stage presence—ideal for portfolios and EPKs.
Student Work
Performance video highlights from Advanced Music sessions.
Advanced Music students should be comfortable with core songwriting mechanics, basic musicianship, and independent rehearsal habits. Students are expected to arrive ready to revise, refine, and perform with confidence.
Live Performance
Students returning for an additional Advanced summer may perform in a professional venue setting. With sound tech support and rehearsal time, students experience what it feels like to headline a real show.
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