POPULAR MUSIC CONSERVATORY GRADES 7-12

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Conservatory Overview Sample Curriculum The Popular Music Conservatory is a contemporary music program that Arranging provides passionate students with a nurturing and empowering environment, Bass promoting musical creativity, musical collaboration, and innovation within the Drum Lab popular music industry. The Popular Music Conservatory is divided into middle Film and Game Scoring school and high school programs, where students learn the art of music Guitar performance, primary and secondary instrument training, music production, Keyboard arranging, and songwriting through a detailed curriculum enhanced by Lead Sheets and Transcriptions state-of-the-art technology. Students are given the skill sets and knowledge Music Business and Media necessary to create and produce thoughtful and technically sound music with Music Theory the freedom to find their own creative voice – whether it be as an Recording instrumentalist, a vocalist, an engineer, or a songwriter. Rock Ensemble Songwriting Voice

APPLY ONLINE TODAY! www.ocsarts.net/ApplyNow 1010 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 | 714.560.0900 Performance Opportunities Students in grades 7-8 perform in two showcases annually, presented in OCSA’s Center for the Arts Event Center. Students in grades 9-12 perform in three main-stage concerts, presented in OCSA’s Margaret A. Webb Theatre, and one original showcase, presented in OCSA’s Center for the Arts Event Center, annually. Seniors also have the opportunity to participate in the conservatory’s Senior Showcase and OCSA’s Season Finale, an end-of-year performance presented at the prestigious Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Past Guest Artists and Master Teachers Terron Brooks, Broadway, television, and recording artist India Carney, singer (top five finalist on NBC’s The Voice) Charlie Colin, songwriter and bassist (TRAIN) The Filharmonic, a cappella group (The Sing-Off, Pitch Perfect 2) Josh Freese, drummer (The Vandals, Devo, Guns N’ Roses) Mike Garson, pianist (David Bowie) Dr. Reena Gupta, laryngologist James Krausse, recording engineer and mixer Ryan Lerman, guitarist, bassist, and music director Chris Sampson, founding director of the Popular Music Program at USC Victor Wooten, five-time Grammy Award recipient and bassist

Unique Experiences CONTACT INFORMATION OCSA’s Popular Music Conservatory provides access to state-of-the-art RACHEL KRAMER facilities, allowing students to experience the world of popular music in a way Director, Popular Music that few other programs can offer. Facilities include a professional recording 714.560.0900 ext. 6205 | [email protected] studio, a 20-station Apple iMac lab, a piano lab, a guitar/bass lab, a drum lab, and four rehearsal rooms. Popular Music also regularly provides opportunities A vocalist, arranger, and educator, Ms. Rachel Kramer is a for cross-conservatory collaboration, including partnerships with the graduate of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at Instrumental Music and Production & Design Conservatories. California State University, Long Beach with a double Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance and music education. Ms. Kramer is a Career Technical Education (CTE) credentialed teacher in the subject of Arts, Media, and Entertainment. She is an active member of the Association for Popular Music Education and has overseen the Popular Music Conservatory at Orange County School of the Arts since 2016. Ms. Kramer has helped evolve and rebuild the program’s curriculum as well as provide opportunities for students to work with prestigious master artists and www.ocsarts.net/ApplyNow collegiate advisory board members. She has also mentored multiple Orange County Register Artist of the Year semifinalists, National YoungArts winners, and NBC’s The Translated materials available upon request. Email [email protected]. Voice finalists and was named a quarterfinalist for the 2021 GRAMMY Music Educator Award.

An accomplished arranger, Ms. Kramer is contracted to arrange for artists, vocal groups, and companies throughout the United States. As a vocalist, Ms. Kramer has performed all over the world, including Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Japan, and across the United States. Performance highlights include being a featured soloist for a Whitney Houston tribute at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, performing with Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra, performing with The Filharmonic, and singing backup with the Rolling Stones for their 50th Anniversary Tour at the Staples Center.