The Three Pillars Covered Each Lesson
Fundamentals
These are the core skills that act as the foundation that high quality low brass playing is built upon. It is crucial that students model fundamentals correctly as bad habits are hard to break.
Student Materials
These keep lessons relevant to what the student is actively learning outside of lessons. This part of private lessons addresses what the student is most concerned about.
Pocket Orchestra
We are commissioning this collection of works to best support private students to learn to apply foundational skills in the most engaging format possible.
The Challenges Your Student Faces Each Week.
Building confidence in audition materials is one of the most important aspects of private lessons. We strive to ensure students succeed in their aspirations outside of the lesson context.
Students often need help turning band music into something more polished and secure. Lessons will support classroom repertoire while building stronger habits at the same time.
Outside of an audition or ensemble context, excerpts serve students as extensively studied and documented sections of ensemble music in which standard approaches to playing can be discussed.
Musical Scales are the foundation for playing every melody. Whether we review arpeggios, major, or minor scales preparing these patterns are extremely important in private lessons.
Commissioned Repertoire Unlike Anything Else.
The Pocket Orchestra series is intended to give students a unique curriculum beyond what is seen in a standard private lesson. Low Brass Lessons provides access to solo works that we’ve commissioned specifically for use in lessons given through our studio, which have been written with developing students in mind.
Commissioned Specifically For Our Studio
You cannot find this kind of curriculum anywhere else. We are working to inspire students to develop artistry through a creative and one of a kind series of pieces designed specifically for their growth.
Accessible And Beautiful
The aim is to create repertoire that encourages developing students to build their artistry over time. We push students to apply the fundamentals of playing their instruments in the engaging and fun environments our pieces create.
We Are Building A New Kind Of Lesson Literature
This collection of pieces is unlike any low brass music that has come before it. We are pushing to innovate the learning process for our students and create a distinct musical experience unlike any others.
Step Into The Pocket Orchestra Catalog
Explore the scores crafted for our studio and accompaniment resources designed to turn low brass learning into music that feels artistically alive.
Explore Pocket Orchestra Sheet MusicHelpful Context For Families.
Does every lesson follow the same exact plan?
No. The curriculum is structured around consistent priorities, but it should still adapt to the student’s needs for the lesson. Our skilled instructors will serve as guides for what material should be covered in each lesson.
Will lessons still focus on fundamentals if a student is preparing specific music?
Yes. Every lesson will touch on the fundamentals of playing the instrument. All other materials sit on top of the fundamentals, so students are improving both the immediate material and the underlying skills that support it.
What makes Pocket Orchestra different from regular repertoire?
It is a dedicated curriculum that serves students who take lessons through our studio. This collection of pieces is built to provide students with a musical experience they will be excited to showcase and practice.
Do private lessons really need a dedicated curriculum?
Absolutely! Under our model students never stagnate and constantly develop musical expression for as long as they’re enrolled in lessons.