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The Contois School of Music is excited to announce new group class instruction to our current private lesson and music educational programs. These new classes will allow student's to take part in suppllemental courses that will enhance their private instruction here at the school.

CSM Band Performance and Music Production Classes

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Band Peformance Classes | 1 hour per week | $129.00/month | REGISTER
Enrollment in our private lesson program is required.

You may have seen and heard The Contois School of Music Band around the area. This band is comprised of students and teachers from our school along with local area professional musicians. We've performed at events such as the Burlington Waterfront Independence day celebration, The Essex Jct., July 4th celebration, The Essex Block Party, Higher Ground, and much more. Now is the chance for students to get involved in our band performance programs. Band classes will meet once a week for an hour and concentrate on educating students on live performance and what it takes to perform in a real live band. (2) CSM instructors will be assigned to each band class. All course educationl materials will be provded including background tracks for practicing at home.

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* A music proficiency evaluation will be given by a CSM private instructor to each student before being assigned and accepted into the Band Performance Program.

Music Theory, Composition, and Production Classes
4 week classes, 2 hours per week

Music Theory 101 | Mondays 6-8pm | 4 Week Class | Price: $249.00 | REGISTER

Traditional lessons have mostly concentrated on sight-reading and other fundamentals but most have always lacked in the area of music theory, especially theory taught in todays higher-educational schools like Berklee College of Music. This class will introduce you to college level music theory including scales, chord constuction, chord voicing, harmony, and more. Whether you play the piano, drums, guitar, or just want to create music on your computer, this class will teach you what the professionals already know.

Sibelius 101 | Wednesdays 6-8pm | 4 Week Class | Price: $249.00 | REGISTER

Sibelius is the world’s best-selling music notation software, trusted by top composers, publishers, and students alike. With Sibelius, you can express, accelerate, and promote your creativity in more ways than ever before, enabling you to deliver beautiful, professional scores faster and share audio and video versions of your work—with stunningly realistic musical phrasing—to make your talent stand out from the crowd. It’s the fastest, smartest, easiest way to write music for live performance, film and television, media entertainment, or in the classroom. This class will teach you all the basics to get you creating your music fast and easy. Software used: Sibelius 7.1, 7.5, Sibelius First (Cross Platform Mac and PC)

Pro Tools 101 | Thursdays 6-8pm | 4 Week Class | Price: $249.00 | REGISTER

Compose, record, edit, and mix at the speed of your creativity—and learn the professional tools you'll need to sound your very best in today's music technology and production industry. This class introduces you to Pro Tools 11 with all the standard plug-ins. Hardware used includes the M-Audio Keystation 49II USB Midi Controller and the new M-Audio M-Track Plus MKII Audio Interface.