A curriculum that works as hard as you do.
Practicing Musician was built on the same research that shapes great music teaching. Whether you lead an online program, a homeschool co-op, or a traditional classroom, it gives your students a structured, expert-led path forward without adding to your planning load.
Built for every music teacher, whatever your setting looks like.
Practicing Musician serves two distinct teaching situations, and it was designed with both in mind from the start.
Your complete music curriculum, ready to go.
If you teach music remotely or coordinate a homeschool co-op, Practicing Musician can serve as your primary curriculum. Over 3,500 expert video tutorials, all sheet music, written assignments, and assessments are included — structured, sequenced, and ready for your students from day one.
You bring the relationship and the encouragement. We bring the content.
A meaningful next step for your most motivated students.
Some students are ready to go further than the classroom allows. Practicing Musician gives those students a structured path for independent practice and one-on-one private instruction outside of school, extending their growth without adding a single item to your lesson plan.
You identify the student. We take it from there.
National Core Arts Standards
Developed with chairs and team members who researched, piloted, and shaped the NCAS and Model Cornerstone Assessments for Music.
Developed by Recognized Experts
Contributing experts include chairs of National Association for Music Education Councils and Groups, bringing decades of research and classroom experience directly into the curriculum design.
Ongoing Educator Peer Review
Our educators participate in the continuous peer-review process, ensuring the method is refined by real classroom experience, not just theory.
Everything your students need. Nothing you have to build yourself.
Practicing Musician's free platform gives your students immediate access to a complete library of expert-led content, structured around the same research that informs great music teaching.
3,500+ expert video tutorials
Professional musician instructors cover all 15 primary band and orchestra instruments for beginning and intermediate learners.
Structured scope and sequence
A curriculum designed with developmental milestones in mind, so your students always know where they are and where they're going.
Written assignments and assessments
Built-in reflection and evaluation tools that support deeper learning and give you visibility into student progress.
All sheet music included
No supplemental purchases required. Every piece of music a student needs is already in the platform.
When a student is ready for more, private lessons are one step away.
For students who are ready to accelerate their growth with focused, one-on-one instruction, Practicing Musician private lessons offer expert sessions with an accomplished musician via live video conference. It's the natural next step beyond the free platform, and one you can recommend with confidence knowing the curriculum foundation is already in place.
Consistent curriculum
Private lessons build directly on the same method your students already know from the free platform. Every instructor is an accomplished musician, vetted by Practicing Musician.
Affordable and flexible
Private lessons are available with no long-term commitment required. Homeschool families may use ESA or Step Up funding. See current pricing and packages on the private lessons page.
No extra work for you
You refer the student. Practicing Musician handles the rest — scheduling, instruction, feedback, and progress tracking.
Great music teachers don't just teach notes. They open doors.
Explore the free platform, share it with your students, refer the ones who are ready to go further, or join our roster of accomplished instructors.
