The Music School of Wilmington is a premier contemporary music facility that offers specific studies, designed to meet the needs, criteria, and demands of each student.

Our carefully chosen faculty teach their students to develop learning steps in their own personal areas of study.

In every lesson, we aid each student by furthering the students growth into the musician they aspire to be. The Music School of Wilmington offers private instruction to beginning, intermediate, and advance students.

The school provides state of the art facilities, which includes seven soundproof teaching studios, a recital hall, which seats over 50 people, along with two large soundproof rehearsal rooms. These studios will also be used for group class ensembles.

Our teaching studios are equipped with two complete acoustic drum sets per studio, guitar amplifiers, bass amplifiers, keyboards and acoustic pianos. In addition, the school provides musical supplies such as drum sticks, beginner cymbal packs, saxophone reeds, piano methods, and additional sheet music.

The Music School of Wilmington features lessons on disc. This unique product allows the students lesson to be recorded on a mini DVD camcorder, allowing the student to take the lesson home to work on during the week, in preparation for his/her next lesson.

GUITAR INSTRUCTION:

The Music School of Wilmington's guitar instructors have not only studied their instrument extensively, but have had extensive performing experience. Instruction is offered Monday through Friday mornings and evenings. Appointment times are also offered in the mornings for home-school students.

BEGINNER LESSONS TEENS AND ADULTS:

Most beginning guitar lessons start with learning the guitar fret board along with basic reading, developing three note chord development and accompanied with chord theory. This is also accented through song form using popular songs. Students are encouraged to share their own influences and tastes with their instructors.

BASS INSTRUCTION:

The School has two of the finest performers and instructors teaching in this region. (See Bios section for Taylor Lee)

BEGINNER KIDS AND ADULTS:

As with beginning guitar studies, students learn right hand technique, understanding the fret board and beginning chordal theory.

 INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED BASS STUDENTS:

Bass studies offer a wide variety of options that include fretless, fretted, and acoustic bass. Contemporary styles include popping, slapping techniques, and rhythm section theory. For the intermediate to advanced student, studio and stage bound, theory along with reading notation and chart reading to be strongly emphasized.

DRUMS AND PERCUSSION INSTRUCTION:

The Music School of Wilmington's percussion staff is headed by director Lee Venters, Berklee College of Music, Boston Mass. Alum. 1981. Lee has had over 34 years experience as a professional percussionist, along with 25 years of teaching experience! Lee is also known nationally with sponsorships from Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets, Sabian Cymbals, Attack Drum Heads, and Gretsch Drums!

The curriculum will have a strong emphasis on teaching good technique, reading and notation (covering an introduction to basic rudiments).

The Student learns basic coordination exercises, followed by additional needed elements and foundations in notation, rhythmic theory which include two, three, and four way independent studies.

The school is very familiar with public school requirements, and will work with each student aiding the accomplishments of his or her goals.

In addition, the Music School of Wilmington recognized the need for young drummers exposure to nationally known clinicians, and artists.

We will provide monthly workshops and clinics featuring members of our faculty, along with touring clinicians and instructors

The artist's companies and sponsors will help support these clinics and workshops.

HAND DRUM AND WORLD PERCUSSION:

The Music School of Wilmington offers world class lessons in many hand drum instruments. Classes are available for private lessons. Each lesson provides percussion instruments for both the instructor and student. The student will learn the history and origins of their instrument. Basic classes will include, fundamental applications of each instrument. Conga lessons are to include basic pop, slap, and tones and rhythms, while intermediate students will learn more about performances in ensemble settings.

VOCAL INSTRUCTION:

The Music School of Wilmington offers private vocal instruction which includes studies in modern vocal techniques of Jazz, Classical, Pop, Rock, and contemporary styles.

WOODWINDS:

The Music School of Wilmington provides private instruction for saxophone, clarinet, and flute. These classes are available on all levels and styles. Private instruction features both classical repertoire as well as a strong emphasis in jazz and improvisation.

OTHER CLASSES

ROCK SCHOOL
(Young students and adults learn to play together)

GROOVE THERAPY
(Funk rhythm section studies)

PRO-TOOLS
Basics / Advanced

GARAGE BAND
(Basics of sequential programming)

MONTHLY WORKSHOPS AND CLINICS
Local faculty and national clinicians

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SALES:
Learn how to sell guitars, basses, keys, drums on a retail level

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