In the Popular Music Conservatory, students are immersed in a challenging environment where they learn to work individually and collaboratively. Each year, they take a class in each of five focus areas: primary instrument, music theory, performance, music tech/recording, and more. The unique facilities that the program gives students access to allows for a broad but refined curriculum that covers theory, music business, musicianship, basic instrument and voice training, studio skills, and ensemble. Students are exposed to renowned guest artists, university faculty, and industry leaders, who visit the school’s campus to share their expertise and creativity through master classes, lectures, performances, presentations, and hands-on training. In this environment, students are given the skillsets and knowledge necessary to create and produce thoughtful and technically sound music with the freedom to find their own creative voice – whether it be playing an instrument, working the soundboard, managing independent artists, or singing lead for a band.