Students in our summer music program in Bridgehampton, Rock Camp, close to South Hampton, Sag Harbor, and East Hampton, learn music with an approach we have used for years with great success. It boils down to this.
The song comes first, and technique and theory then follow.
This means whether you are a beginner or an advanced student, within the first five minutes of class you are playing a tune with your fellow musicians. By the middle of the lesson after you are playing, we then take the time to learn about technique and theory (scales, chords, harmony, reading, and more).
We find this approach resonates with students because after one is inspired, you have the desire, curiosity, and focus to then dig deep and learn more about your instrument. If we were to use the metaphor of riding a bike, we want you cycling away right away and then we later learn how the gears and the mechanics of it all work.
Once a student is inspired by that initial spark, the rest falls into place!
