Whether you want to stand in front of sold-out crowds hearing people chant your name or just want to strum a few chords by the campfire, you need to start somewhere. If your school doesn't offer the kind of music you're interested in, or you'd rather just learn in the privacy of your own home, you can earn credits and get spares at school by following your passion in your own way. Our music courses let you make a plan that lets you learn how you want: You can choose to follow a published method book, or you can follow a course put out by your favourite YouTuber. You can truly make this credit your own, whether you're an aspiring progressive metal drummer, battle rapper, or bassoonist. Even if you want to use a DAW like FL Studio or GarageBand to draw in MIDI notes, we appreciate all kinds of musicians.

By taking a few videos with your phone and filling out some Google Forms, you can earn a credit and get a spare during the day. Our course lets you earn a credit

• using the materials you want
• learning the instrument you want
• the way you want

It's never been easier to get a credit in your spare time and get some flexibility back in your schedule while learning a skill that helps you grow as a person.

Course Overview

Learning music is something that can take a lifetime. The most important thing when learning music is developing habits and strategies that are flexible and let you see the big picture, so you can continue to develop at every stage of your journey. By giving our students the tools to choose personalized goals and develop a plan to achieve them, our music courses set you up for success. At the beginning of each of the five 20-hour practice units, you choose a piece of music that contains elements or techniques you would like to incorporate into your playing. Then you find resources that give you different perspectives on learning that technique, and develop a practice plan that lets you incorporate:

1. fundamental techniques taught through the method book you choose
2. techniques that help you define your personal musical style
3. improvisation and practice playing to backing tracks you find or create

Throughout the course, you refine your practice plan as you learn more about yourself and how you learn best. Our courses are structured so that you can experiment and take the chances that help you grow as an artist, while also being confident that you can be judged on your best work. Everything is on your schedule and there are no high-pressure playing tests or public performances. That being said, if you want to go busking or play in a band, you can also count that time towards a credit.

Our music courses can be used independently, but you can also use them to document the work you're doing with a private teacher you already have. However you learn best, our courses support your ability to make the choices that work for you. It's never been easier to make high school work for you.