You’re on your way to graduating! On this page you will find a clip on what you will be putting into your Portfolio. You will find the check list along with the Portfolio video.   Your mentor will gently guide you along in the process. You have entered now into our new format, therefore, your mentor is not your supervisor as in the old days. The monies that were slated previously to your supervisor (then mentor) now go to your new mentor.

Most of you are familiar with recording your submissions but if you are not, there is new technology that will make it easier.  Attached you will find some directions for recording through a PC computer.  In addition, if you have a MAC, you can either record easily through the Garage Band or through Quicktime. (You will need to pay a little extra for Quicktime Pro). If you have a built in microphone than that will suffice for your recording.  You can then save the file as an MP3 and upload it here in your USER account under MUSIC SUBMISSIONS.

We have outlined some basic DVD Mode submissions here for you on a video.  As you can see, the submission need not be any longer than 3-4 mins.  You will play one of the songs from the lesson and segue into an improvisation with at least 2 left hand patterns.  For beginners, that means that you can play a fifth interval together, you can break up the fifth interval and you can play them in different octaves.  This happens while your right hand freely travels away and back to the root note.