School Of Classical Music
School of Classical Music
Piano
In our classical piano course, you can look forward to developing facility in the fingers and dazzling friends and family with your pianistic musical runs. Our world-renowned faculty will guide you along your musical journey by studying scales, arpeggios, and etudes, culminating in attaining accredited, internationally recognized music certification. Students can expect to learn pieces by timeless masters like Chopin and Beethoven and be introduced to a contemporary slant through styles like Latin or Jazz music. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education prepares you to be a pianist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Violin
This well-known member of the string instrument family is a crowd-favourite to start with. Ever fancied playing your favourite classical tunes like Bartok’s Violin Concerto No. 2? Our esteemed tutors will guide you through the development of pitching and different hand positions with scales and etudes! Performing melodies from movies like Harry Potter and Schindler’s list more up your alley? Likewise, learning violin tunes from a more contemporary slant will be provided! This instrument will train your ear and your hands. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education teaches you to be a violinist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Cello
Always wanted to start on this instrument one often hears playing deeply moving melodies? Our cello faculty can teach you how to draw beautiful sounds out of the instrument using different techniques like arco and pizzicato. Following an internationally accredited examination framework, you will learn techniques from etudes and arpeggios. In addition, highly-acclaimed cello repertoire such as selections from the Bach Cello Suite will be within your grasp. Finally, expect a contemporary slant and performance opportunities, adding your voice to select contemporary music performances. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education prepares you to be a cellist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Double Bass
This large instrument is the bedrock of music, providing the low resonant tones that support the melodies and harmonies that float above. Our expert double bass tutors will focus on developing your beautiful arco tone through exercises like scales, arpeggios, and etudes. Following the guideline of an internationally accredited music examination board, you will learn traditional approaches to the instrument. Furthermore, students who wish to learn jazz pizzicato techniques and other modern music will find many performance opportunities to augment their experience! At Hitmaker, our holistic music education prepares you to be a double bassist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Clarinet
Let our esteemed tutors bring you on your musical journey with this characteristic woodwind instrument in wind ensembles and orchestras. Developing your technical skills through etudes and scale exercises, you will eventually find your voice in school or community bands. You will also concurrently obtain your graded certification recognized by institutions both locally and abroad. Though the syllabus brings you through pieces by renowned composers like Brahms, expect to learn contemporary styles. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education teaches you to be a clarinettist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Bassoon
The bassoon is a unique low woodwind instrument with surprising agility! This double-reed instrument shaped like a pipe may find equal roles playing long bass notes and countermelody lines in an orchestra. Our expert bassoon tutors will help you develop your lung capacity and finger facility through technical exercises like arpeggios and etudes. You will eventually even have the opportunity to play pieces by renowned composers such as Mozart or Bach. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education teaches you to be a bassoonist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Saxophone
Maybe you wish to provide powerful harmonies in a wind band or improvise freely in a jazz band. In that case, the saxophone is the instrument for you! Our highly-acclaimed saxophone tutors can guide you on Alto, Tenor, and other types of saxophone so you can emulate the greats. So whether you are playing Debussy’s Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone or you are soloing in the vein of Charlie Parker, let our faculty shape and guide you on your musical journey. Then, with a solid foundation in classical etudes, you will be ready to explore other types of music like jazz. At Hitmaker, our holistic music education prepares you to be a saxophonist and develops your stage presence and flair as a confident performer!
Classical Guitar
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Percussions
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Music Theory Study
Aural & Sight-Singing
Aural development is an often-intimidating musical skill to develop. However, we believe that the ear can be developed similarly to a technical facility on an instrument. Therefore, our renowned tutors strive to provide exercises and real-world examples of how aural skills can help every musician succeed. Following guidelines provided by the accredited ABRSM syllabus, students will learn how to hear changes in form, chord movements, and cadences, both harmonic and rhythmic. At Hitmaker, our acclaimed tutors develop both your musicality and your all-roundedness as an artist. We believe that identity and appreciation for the fine arts go hand-in-hand when nurturing a holistic individual.
Tonal Music Theory
Our music theory offering at Hitmaker is second to none. Following the internationally accredited ABRSM syllabus, our tutors can prepare you for graded exams up to grade 5 and beyond. Rather than just obtaining a qualification, we seek to deepen your understanding of concepts such as intervals, chords, and form. Finding logic in music theory, students can revisit their chosen instrument of choice with a renewed appreciation for the intricacies of the music. At Hitmaker, our acclaimed tutors develop both your musicality and your all-roundedness as an artist. We believe that identity and appreciation for the fine arts go hand-in-hand when nurturing a holistic individual.
Jazz Harmony & Ear Training
Jazz Harmony & Ear Training is a unique course that caters to the more advanced student, targetting the oft-neglected contemporary aspect of theory and aural. The internationally accredited RSL Awards syllabus forms the foundation for this course, with tutors hailing from world-renowned institutions like the Berklee College of Music. Jazz harmonies, both diatonic and chromatic, will be explained, as will modal and atonal concepts. Furthermore, this course aims to develop the ear and unlock the ability to play by ear and improvise. At Hitmaker, our acclaimed tutors develop both your musicality and your all-roundedness as an artist. We believe that identity and appreciation for the fine arts go hand-in-hand when nurturing a holistic individual.
