Arm yourself with skills you need to become a better musician, both for yourself and your community. Because learning never stops.

Continuo aims to provide the Austin community with group classes to expand singers’ knowledge in music. When we talk about education, we immediately think about children and teenagers, but learning never stops, and so Continuo was born. Topics include the following: rudiments of music, sight-reading, and audition preparation. The cost will be on a sliding scale from $15-$50 per 3-hour session. Classes will be at Studio A Piano – 6448 E Hwy 290 Suite D-102, Austin, TX 78723. Registration opens Monday, August 4.

DATES AND INFORMATION

Rudiments of Music. If you’re in a choir and have a good voice and good ears, but get lost whenever your conductor starts using too many music terminologies, this class is for you. During these sessions, you’ll learn the building blocks for understanding music: notation, pitch, rhythms, meter, which you will encounter a whole lot in your choral rehearsals.

DATES:

  • Sat, Aug 23 from 9am-12pm

  • Sat, Sep 20 from 9am-12pm

  • Sat, Jan 17 from 9am-12pm

Sight-reading. Have you always wanted to sight-read music? Or, at the very least, not take yourself off a choir audition because there’s a sight-reading portion? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might want to take this class. During these sessions, you’ll learn about intervals, undergo ear-training, and practice reading some simple passages together.

DATES:

  • Sat, Feb 28 from 9am-12pm

  • Sat, Mar 21 from 9am-12pm

  • Sat, May 23 from 9am-12pm

Audition Preparation. Singing by yourself is fine. Singing with a group of people is fine. But singing in front of people who determine whether you move on to the next level or get into an ensemble or not? Nerve-wracking! This class is designed to help you get used to the process of auditioning. During the second session, there will be a mock-audition where you sing 1 solo song, and do a simple sight-reading passage.

DATES:

  • Sat, Jun 13 from 9am-12pm

  • Sat, Jun 27 from 9am-12pm