Ozzy's Music Academy

Kids Bands:
Beginner Level: suited for students discovering beat, instrument technique, scales, chords, form, and notation, Great for beginning ukulele and piano players as well as aspiring drummers!
Students are expected to practice 5-15 minutes per day, practicing melody, chords, and playing along with band's songs. 

Intermediate Level: Suited for students who already have experience playing and have familiarity with form, chords, scales, notation, and tablature. Emphasis on intermediate form study and improvisation. Students are expected to practice 15-30 minutes per day, playing along with recordings, studying difficult technical patterns, melodies, and chord accompaniment. 

Devastator Kids Band:
This is OMA's premiere audition rockband. Students are expected to study music daily and prepare a setlist to perform when invited to local events and festivals. Students should have one or more years of study or equivalent as determined by audition when joining and be able to practice at home no less than FIVE days per week for a minimum of 30 minutes per day. 

Afterschool Band Workshops:
This newest offering at OMA offers students a longer afterschool session of building mindful musicianship through mini lessons on sight-reading, ear training, instrument technique and repertoire study. This workshop prepares student to be leaders in their ensembles through guided study and musicianship building with OMA faculty. Student schedules for afterschool pickup groups include a stop at the park, snack and scheduled reading time in addition to other OMA specific programming/rehearsals. Franklin Elementary school pickup begins August 22nd for the Tuesday Group and August 24th for the Love Elementary Group.



Songwriters Workshop: 
Songwriters workshop is an immersive program where young creatives explore their inner songwriters compass by discovering melody, lyric writing,                                               song form, improvisation, song arranging,                                               theory, and performance techniques.                                                     Students will write and record at least one                                        original song. As the year progresses,                                                     students will create a music video and      launch/share their creations at a local coffee house concert, Alameda's Got Talent, Cinema Grill, and other local venues.