Music

Go beyond band class and learn how to play music you care about

Credits Count for OSSD
Teacher-Supported
University Accepted
Start Any Time

This course is designed for students who want to learn music on their own terms. If your school does not offer the style, instrument, or approach you are interested in, this course allows you to earn an Ontario high school music credit by documenting real musical practice.

Students choose the instrument, genre, and learning resources that match their goals. This might include working through a method book, following online courses or tutorials, composing or producing music in a DAW, writing lyrics, or preparing repertoire for performance. All musical styles and approaches are welcome.

Students earn credit by recording their practice, submitting short videos, and reflecting on their progress. The focus is on consistent effort, skill development, and thoughtful goal setting rather than one-time performances.

Custom Courseware & Included Software

An Async Academy registration doesn't just unlock high school credits—it equips students with a professional-grade software suite. We provide every student with industry-leading tools and custom adaptive software to learn, create, and collaborate.

Adaptive Courseware

We develop our own educational apps in-house, designed to adapt directly to your student. By utilizing advanced, secure AI, our coursework customizes its projects and readings to match your student's unique interests and learning style. It's an engaging, modern approach that goes beyond the textbook.

Full Canva Subscription

Unleash creativity with a fully-featured Canva subscription containing all features. Students get unlimited access to premium design tools, templates, fonts, and assets to build beautiful visual presentations, reports, and digital portfolios for their courses.

Google Workspace

Every student receives a dedicated school Google Workspace account. It includes 5 GB of secure Drive storage, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, providing the perfect toolkit for organizing files and collaborating.

Student-Friendly Gemini AI

Access the power of Google's Gemini assistant in a safe, education-focused environment. Perfect for brainstorming project ideas, clarifying complex concepts, and personalized tutoring, with strict privacy safeguards that protect student data.

Try the App

We've created a custom app to guide you through the course. You can try out up to three submissions of any of our apps by creating a free account, and you can unlock all of the apps (up until the end of the first unit) by registering. There's no commitment or schedule.

Try out the music app here

How it Works

Step 1: Free Open Materials & Trial

As part of our philosophy, our learning materials are freely available to everyone.

  • Access all course content and exam tasks any time.
  • Get 3 teacher-graded submissions completely free to try us out.
  • Experience our learning style before you pay a cent.
Free Always open

Step 2: App Access & Registration

Ready to start officially? Your registration fee unlocks all interactive educational applications used to facilitate your chosen course.

  • Try out course apps up to the end of the first unit (approx. 4 weeks).
  • Sequentially complete up to 3 OSSD credits per year.
  • Take as long as you want by extending your registration.
$50 Annual

Step 3: Assessment Credits

Pay-as-you-go as you complete each unit. An Assessment Credit guarantees that an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT) will review your work and provide detailed feedback.

  • Required to submit assignments for each unit.
  • Each assignment receives video feedback from a teacher.
  • Most courses consist of 4 units plus an exam (5 credits total).
$50 Per unit/exam

Optional: Teacher Time

Want direct instruction? You can purchase Teacher Time credits whenever you need to talk to an educator.

  • Book a 25-minute 1-on-1 video conference with an OCT teacher.
  • Review complex concepts or ask specific questions.
  • Available as needed throughout any course
$50 Per 25-min session

Open Materials

We believe that education should be accessible. That's why we've made our curriculum resources freely available to browse without a paywall.

Explore the course content, view assignments, and get a feel for our asynchronous learning model before committing to registration.

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