About Performing Artists at KMS

Our Performing Artists program is a creative, cross-genre education for your young and aspiring musician. The power of music, performance, creativity, personal growth, and belonging are harnessed together to make an incredible difference in your child's life. In this holistic music education program, your child builds their skills sequentially from pre-k through 12th grade, with each year laying a solid foundation for the next. Our carefully crafted program gives your child the tools to develop into a musician who fully expresses themselves creatively, all while thriving in a community of like-minded players. The program runs October through June. Read more about our program foundations here.

All the qualities of musical performing arts development are integrated in this unique program.

Stage 6: INNOVATORS

Ages: 16 - 18 (entering 11th and 12th grades)
Entrance Requirement: 2+ years of private study and meets audition requirements; or audition alone
Placement Auditions: Submit a video of your student play a song for us by 9/21. Complete the enrollment form and register online.
Weekly Class Length: 75-min Band Performance Class (piano, guitar/ukulele, voice, bass, drums)
Weekly Private Lesson Length: 60-min Private Lesson in their band instrument

foundation 1: Solo + Group Musicianship

Innovators study the most unique and compelling musical artists of the last 100 years for serious inspiration.

Private Instruction: Your Innovator continues their technical development in weekly 60 minute private lessons with the intention of building a skill set that maximizes their opportunities for creative expression, both as a soloist and in their band.

Group Class: In their 75-minute weekly group experience, Innovators take songwriting and arranging to the full extent of their abilities by making every song a clear, artistic statement. They learn basic music production techniques to support this.

foundation 2: performance + wellness

Your Innovator studies what it means to “perform like a pro,” including how to handle auditions, competitions, and making recordings. They learn to produce their own concerts from start to finish, working as a team to make them a success and learning from what they want to do better next time through producing the final graduation concert.
Your Innovator will perform 3 times with their band, and, if they choose, as a soloist, in our progressive Student Showcases at the end of every trimester.
Innovators, along with the Stage 5 Artists, get their busking permit through the Arts Council’s “Blue Skies” program, and are encouraged to organize for other public performance opportunities.

foundation 3: Personal development

Innovators now take what they’ve learned about themselves with the personal growth they’ve achieved and turn it towards others. Innovators work closely with each other to produce their shows, with the seniors teaching the first-year juniors the ropes.
Here they forge an artistic vision for their future, finding a way to make meaning and build community with their goals and dreams. Innovators get to know their strengths and weaknesses as they pursue ideas about how they want to show up as leaders.

foundation 4: Artistry + Creativity

Innovators continue with their mini solitude retreats which The Artist’s Way calls “Artist Dates.” These times of quiet reflection allow your child to hear their inner voice. It’s essential for them to have time to reflect and go inward to produce creative music and artistic works for others.
Your child will put into practice the basic creative principles to discover and trust that they, themselves, are a powerful creator.

2023 - 2024 Innovator Information

Innovator Inclusions

35 weekly 60-minute private lessons from October to June
33 weekly small performance classes from October to June
3 stage concerts (w/video) in December, March, and June
1 Songwriter’s Journal
1 dedicated practice binder to stay focused + track progress
access to rewards, prizes + encouragement all year long through our KMS Practice Challenge
fun activities to inspire creativity + build friendships

innovator performance class Schedule

Space is limited in our performance classes! They have a maximum of 5 students each, generally composed of the following instrumentation:

1 singer, or 1 singer who also plays ukulele, guitar, or piano
1 pianist
1 guitarist
1 bassist
1 drummer

They begin October 3, 2022 and run through June 25, 2023:

11th Grade: Thu 4-5:15pm
12th Grade: Thu 5:30-6:45pm

innovator private lesson Schedule

You’ll select your Innovator’s 60 minute lesson day and time at the beginning of the year and you may begin lessons prior to October for an additional tuition payment. Choose from during our private teaching hours:

Sundays (1pm- 6pm)
Mondays - Thursdays (3pm - 8pm)

Private lesson times are first come, first served, so click below to enroll today!

performing artist showcase Dates

Mark your calendar now for the big days! They’ll perform with their group in front of a crowd at the Jolliffe Theatre in the Epic Center. In addition to performing with their band, they may also perform repertoire from their private lesson as a soloist, if they’d like.

Trimester 1 - Dec 2024
Trimester 2 - Mar 2024
Trimester 3 - Jun 2024

program Tuition

Total Program All-Inclusive Tuition: $3523

Monthly All-Inclusive Tuition Payment (October - June; 9 months): $392/mo
Alternatively, you can choose a shorter 45-min private lesson as part of the package for $2916, or $324/mo

Please note that openings are first come, first serve and that all enrollments must be confirmed via the entrance requirements/auditions before they are finalized, so ENROLL NOW!

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