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Welcome to
Upbeat Music School

Our talented team of instructors is dedicated to nurturing the musical abilities of each student, offering personalized lessons that inspire and cultivate a lifelong love for music. 

Upbeat Music Overview

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Educational Philosophy: Rejecting Rote

Memorization, Bringing Music to Life

 

Upbeat Music School breaks away from traditional music

education models that suffer from vague progression and leave

students unable to play without a score. While establishing a rock-

solid technical foundation, our core focus is developing a

student's "functional capacity to apply music".

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Play by Ear and Independent Application

We train students to read sheet music while simultaneously

cultivating "Play by Ear" skills and practical music theory

adaptation. Even without a score, students learn to leverage their

auditory training and musical logic to play or accompany any

melody in their heads, boosting long-term interest through

practical achievement.

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Elite Electric Band Ensemble

Music education should never be an isolated, solitary endeavor.

We dynamically group students of guitar, piano/keyboard, drums,

violin, and vocals into a collaborative "Electric Band Ensemble" to

experience the true joy of teamwork.

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Breaking the "No Score, No Music" Dilemma

Through live band rehearsals, students immediately apply

classroom techniques to real-time instrument interactions. This

refines their internal rhythm and listening skills, completely

eliminating the common paralyzing dependency on written scores,

making the band the ultimate stage to master music.

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Breaking the "No Score, No Music" Dilemma

Through live band rehearsals, students immediately apply

classroom techniques to real-time instrument interactions. This

refines their internal rhythm and listening skills, completely

eliminating the common paralyzing dependency on written scores,

making the band the ultimate stage to master music.

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Breaking the "No Score, No Music" Dilemma

Through live band rehearsals, students immediately apply

classroom techniques to real-time instrument interactions. This

refines their internal rhythm and listening skills, completely

eliminating the common paralyzing dependency on written scores,

making the band the ultimate stage to master music.

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Faculty and Facility Advantages

We accept young beginners starting at age 4.5, K-12 students,

and adults up to age 55, catering to both competitive tracks and

recreational learners.

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Professional Faculty Team

Our faculty consists of an elite team of instructors averaging over

10 years of professional industry and teaching experience. We

provide systematic ABRSM examination preparation, seamlessly

embedding performance, sight-reading, aural training, and music

theory into our core lessons.

 Our Classes

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Guitar

We offer classical, flamenco, 

electrical, bass, guitar singing, 

and all styles of guitar lessons

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Percussion Drums

Rhythm, technique, and becoming the backbone of a band through hands-on practice.

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Band Ensemble/Performance

Join a rock band, percussion ensemble, or orchestra to show your talents!

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String Instruments

Develop proper posture, bowing technique, and finger placement while learning music theory, and play melodies with precision and expression.

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Piano

Finger technique, hand coordination, and music theory while systematically learning to play melodies, chords, and scales.

Recording Session

Vocal

Breath control, pitch accuracy, and vocal techniques while developing range, tone, and expression in singing.

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Testimonials

"As a parent, I couldn't be more pleased with the guitar lessons that my child is enrolled in. Muchuan has been incredibly patient and creates a fun, engaging learning environment that keeps my child excited about playing. He not only taught skills, but also built my son's confidence and love for music. The progress has been amazing!"

-Parent of student after 16 lessons

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Band Rehearsal Room For Rent

We offer a 1,700 square ft space with Wi-Fi, featuring two specially designed Band Practice Places:

A 260 square ft rock band rehearsal room.
A 460 square ft band rehearsal stage (also suitable for small music parties and open classes).
Fully equipped with a PA system, monitors, guitar amps, a bass amp, Roland keyboard and Yamaha piano, bass guitar, full drum kit, microphones and mic stands, sheet music stands, and cables. Plug and play.
 
Additionally, we have piano classroom, percussion drum classrooms, guitar and bass classrooms and more available for music teachers.
Rent: $50/hour, Larger hall: $120/hr
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Professional Music Instructors

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Our Student Performances

Our Portfolio

News & Events

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Percussion Ensemble Recruiting!

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Percussion Master Class Taught by Eric Thomas

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Bass Master Class - Feb 2024

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