Kids have the desire to make their own music; they also have the ability to write, record, and perform their own songs. And they will be good, better than you can imagine. After all, Stevie Wonder had a #1 album when he was 13. The Kinks’ Ray Davies wrote You Really Got Me at 16. And Green Day were all stars by the time they hit 20. So, what are the music schools—even “performance-based” schools, doing to help these “artists-in-the-making” achieve their goals? Nothing!



But one music school—The Original Music School— is based on the principle that if we teach the right things, kids can spend most of their music training creating their own, original music (Wow, so that’s where the name of the school comes from!). The results are that students:

• Develop creativity


• Improve musicianship


• Gain confidence in performing


• Learn teamwork skills


• Build self-esteem


• Reap the rewards of a disciplined activity


• Aspire to further develop their musical skills

Of course, not every kid will become a filthy-rich rock star. That’s not the point, just as youth sports programs don’t expect every kid to go pro. The goal is to let those with the desire go as far as they can, which is certainly farther than they’ll go merely memorizing parts of songs that had made someone else rich.

Original Music School Students learn the techniques needed to perform the music they love—whatever that may be (rock, pop, reggae, blues, country, even rap):