A music school that focuses on the diversity of music and playing styles through a solid foundation of music theory and performance. When you turn on public radio, there is a channel for top-40, another for country music, another for hip-hop, another for Latino music, ethnic/world music, classic oldies, classic rock, jazz, avant-garde, and finally, classical music! As international travelers, Bien-Mar and I know that this diverse blend is unique to the United States of America. Unlike our local competitors, we don't pretend that everyone listens to symphonic band or orchestra music all the time, or that every child wants to be the next American Idol! We have learned to celebrate our country's music for what makes it diverse, and also for what makes it all one in the same, and we would like to share this awareness and education with you and your community! Like the name suggests, Popsical School of Performance, or PSOP, aims to open the umbrella of musical education to span from classical to pop music. This means we include music that has both, withstood the test of time (the classics), as well as the test of modern globalization (popular world music). But how do we pretend to encompass such a vast scope of time and information? What is the unifying force? The answer: Music Theory! Simply put, we believe in studying scales, chord progressions, music notation, sound production, rhythm, and all its variants. Unlike most music schools, all the teachers at PSOP are trained and tested in their knowledge and experience of Music Theory. After learning with their custom-picked teacher, practicing, and performing with our team, students and members of PSOP soon discover that the notes, chord progressions, and dynamic effects used by Mozart, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, and Romeo Santos are all the same. After a while, the question is longer what kinds of music can you play, but which kind of music do you WANT to play with? And there is where the journey takes off to another destination! Popsical School of Performance was founded by truth-seeking musicians for people searching for their voice and form of expression. Bien-Mar Minosa started out playing the organ, became a classical rock guitar player and is now on his path as a teacher. Monica Garcia-Albea was a flute player, became an opera singer, and is now searching for her sound as a pop performer. We are all searching and finding together, or alone in the practice room! So if you just believe in trying and searching with music, come join our team, or come pick up an instrument, and let us help YOU search for your, or your friend's, or your child's sound TODAY!
