The Bands - Rock, Jazz and Classical School

Star Power Band Series

214-436-4058 music@friscoschoolofmusic.com Our Star Power Band series is our most popular series and is also our best value. You meet once a week for a private music lesson with your teacher for the individual attention you need to really learn your instrument. Your private lesson teacher will help prepare you for all of the performance events held throughout the year. You also attend one of the weekly hour long band sessions: Choos Rock School or Jazz School. You will have a chance for solo and group performing, and might even be invited to perform at one of the local venues we book throughout the year. You will also be able to participate in all of the school concerts, festivals and competitions that we offer. The world needs music! Are you playing your part? Rock School - Jazz School - Classical School: • Weekly Private Lesson (30 or 45 minutes) • Weekly 60-Minute Band Rehearsal with Professional Coach • Star Power Performances - Perform a solo for the class. • Optional Texas State Theory Test • Two Yearly Student Concerts • Spring Music Festival • Rising Star Music Competition • Achievement Auditions • Earn ribbons and medals • Practice Club - Prizes and Drawings Program About The Bands (Two age groups offered: 2nd-6th and 7th-12th) • Rock School - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Keyboards • Jazz School - Keys, Vibes, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals (4th and up) Star Power Bands are for beginners through advancing players on all instruments. Learning to play together as a team, mastering your part, putting it all together as a stage performance, learning about basic styles and concepts is covered each week. Our teachers are professional "gigging" musicians with university training and real-world playing experience. Basic music theory concepts are also taught using examples from the songs the bands are playing. We focus on how music is put together with intervals, patterns, chords, steady beat and basic rhythms and rhythmic notation, 12-bar form and improvisation. Students move ahead in their skill levels at their own pace, and the teacher assigns parts appropriate for each band member. Rock 'n Roll (classic and contemporary), jazz standards, and familiar classics. Star Power Performances at Band Class: Three times each year, students who are enrolled in our Star Power Band Series perform a solo for their band mates in preparation for an upcoming stage performance at our school (see Calendar of Events for specific dates). This is a great opportunity, since they can "try out" their solo to make sure they are ready to perform in front of a live audience, before they hit the big stage! Fall and Spring Concerts for Star Power Band Students: Lights, Camera Action! Twice a year the Star Power Band Students perform in our Performance Hall on a stage with professional equipment, lighting and sound. The Concerts feature each student as a soloist, plus a performance by each Band as well. With so many different instrumentalists represented, plus the Bands, the one-hour Concerts keep the attention of all family members. These Concerts are one of the many highlights of our School, and what keeps students coming back year after year. Spring Music Festival for Star Power Band Students: The Spring Music Festival gives students a chance to get feedback about their musical performance from another musical professional. Students perform a solo for a judge and receive a critique sheet with specific comments and a rating, a certificate, and a performance ribbon. This is not a competition; rather the students are rated on a standard of musical excellence. Families and friends attend as the audience, and cheer on each student. Piano students perform one movement from a Sonata or Sonatina, and other instrumentalists have open repertoire. See Calendar of Events for specific dates Texas State Theory Test: All students at the Frisco School of Music work on theory curriculum at their level, but we realize that some students are not interested or available to devote additional time to prepare for and attend a special testing day. Sitting for the yearly Texas State Theory Test is optional, and is for students who want to earn a medal for a score of 90 and above. Interested students complete a Texas State Theory Test Registration Form and return it to our office before the deadline. There is a written and a listening section for each test level. The testing fee is $15 (billed to your materials account). The Texas State Theory Test covers basic musical knowledge at levels 1-12. Concepts include level appropriate questions regarding note names, intervals, chords, rhythms, meters, patterns and scales, key signatures, harmonic progression, vocabulary, ear-training and more. All information on the test is covered in the weekly private lessons and in the Theory Time Books. Students prepare by completing and reviewing all chapters in their level Theory Time Book, and by completing two practice tests during the semester. Students earn a ribbon for participating, and a medal for scoring 90-101. Rising Star Music Competition: Each year the Frisco School of Music hosts the Rising Star Music Competition. The purpose of the Competition is to recognize talented young musicians, and is open Frisco area students at two age levels: 9-13 years old, and 14-18 years old. Instrument Divisions include Piano, Guitar/Bass, Drums, Violin and Voice plus Multi-talent. Students enter by posting their video on-line for preliminary voting by the public. Finalists perform at the Frisco School of Music on competition day and are judged by a panel of local talent agents, and celebrity judges. Think American Idol here…winners receive trophies and cash awards, and also receive a cash award for their public/private school music department. This event is amazing, and brings out the best and most talented young musicians in the community. Ready To Get Started?