Carols Music Academy

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Carol Bishop is a graduate of Minot State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. She has participated in many piano teaching workshops and taken extensive piano pedagogy classes. She has taught piano for over 40 years. She has also taught music in the public schools as well as directed children and adult church choirs.

Ms. Bishop has been teaching Simply Music since August, 2004.

.Methodology: Simply Music vs. Traditional
There are four distinguishing features that separate Simply Music from other, traditional programs:

• The quantity of music that students learn
• The quality of music that students immediately learn to play
• The speed of progress
• The ease with which students experience the process

Common Sense Approach
“Expecting students to read music before they’ve learned how to play is like expecting children to read & spell before they’ve learned how to talk.”
-Neil Moore, Simply Music founder

When comparing Simply Music to other programs, it is important to understand that our stated goals are distinctly different from traditional methods. Our foundation for achieving results, and the thrust of our efforts, are directed towards the following goals for you as a student:

• Having the ability to play a huge repertoire covering classical, contemporary, blues, jazz and accompaniment pieces
• Experiencing playing as a natural self-expression
• Having a highly positive, self-affirming experience with music learning
• Developing the ability to self-generate. i.e. the ability to progress independently. This includes developing a foundation of music reading, writing, composition, improvisation, arrangement, structure and theory, etc.

Teaching by webcam as well as two locations locally. See page 2 for more details.