The Patterson Arts Conservatory · founding memberships

Human coaching.
A living curriculum.

One connected musical home for piano, voice, theory, musicianship, composition, technique, practice, history, performance, and creative work—personalized for the learner in front of us.

Concert grand piano glowing under warm studio light
Technology in service of the most human musical experience.
The Patterson Arts Method

Experience · Create · Perform · Teach · Understand

One studio · many right-sized entrances

Build the path around the person.

Choose an age, musical direction, and coaching rhythm. This short guide recommends an entry point; the full assessment builds the deeper learning profile.

Who is learning?
Where should the music lead?
How much live coaching?

Founding membership architecture

Access, community, or coaching.

These proposed founding rates are designed for a first cohort and may change before recurring billing opens. The existing first-20 private-study offer remains available separately.

01Self-paced

Studio Access

$29/mo

All 36 foundation modules, the interactive practice suite, progress tracking, and the member library.

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02Two group labs

Conservatory Circle

$89/mo

Everything in Studio Access plus two live small-group studios monthly, a workshop archive, and community performances.

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03Up to four profiles

Family Salon

$149/mo

A parent-owned household membership with age-shaped paths and shared family music labs.

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04One lesson

Private Coaching I

$249/mo

Everything in Studio Access plus one private 45-minute coaching session and a personal monthly plan.

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05Two lessons

Private Coaching II

$429/mo

Two private 45-minute sessions, personal plan updates, and one asynchronous work review each month.

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06Weekly private

Signature Conservatory

$749/mo

Weekly 50-minute coaching, complete curriculum access, priority feedback, performance planning, and quarterly artist review.

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The next-generation lesson room

Technology that disappears into the music.

A multi-camera production workflow can move naturally between face-to-face coaching, hands and posture, an overhead keyboard view, score annotation, and screen-based creative work. Music-first audio preserves the detail a teacher actually needs to hear.

4K-ready captureMulti-angle pianoMusic-first audioLive score viewSession recapAccessible replay
01

See

A face, hands, keyboard, score, and technique can each become the clearest view at the right moment.

02

Hear

Music-first audio settings protect dynamics, resonance, articulation, breath, and the sound behind the sound.

03

Mark

Scores, lead sheets, practice maps, and lesson notes turn insight into a precise next step.

04

Make

Students compose, improvise, record, perform, and publish evidence of a growing musical life.

Production blueprint · activation pending

OBS at the center.
The right room around it.

OBS can compose camera, keyboard, notation, video, and lesson overlays into one polished teaching view. Google Meet or Zoom can carry the human conversation; an optional music-audio companion can support higher-fidelity listening where the student's setup allows it.

  1. 01

    Welcome room

    Account, orientation, assessment, consent, setup check, and one-click access to the next live session.

  2. 02

    Live lesson

    Conversation platform plus music-first audio settings, multiple teaching views, shared scores, and clear turn-taking.

  3. 03

    Lesson record

    Teacher notes, assignments, approved clips, practice targets, and next-module recommendations return to the member studio.

  4. 04

    Creative release

    Selected performances, compositions, and projects move into showcases, products, or the Patterson Arts Records pipeline with permission.

Music-first online standards

The platform follows the music—not the other way around.

Standard video calls are designed for speech. The Conservatory setup uses music-aware settings, disciplined turn-taking, clear camera angles, and specialized tools only when they improve what teacher and student can actually hear or do.

Interactive groups

Meet or Zoom facilitation

Call-and-response, student spotlights, notation challenges, and breakout pods work around the reality of internet latency.

Google Meet collaboration features →
Advanced ensemble

Optional low-latency audio

Jamulus or SonoBus can support suitable wired setups; standard conferencing is never sold as synchronized ensemble sound.

Jamulus setup guidance →
Production

OBS teaching scenes

Face, hands, keys, score, and composition views become purposeful scenes with restrained transitions.

OBS Virtual Camera guide →

A growing product house

Learn it. Practice it. Make it. Share it.

Every product extends the Method: serious foundations, personalized entry points, visible progress, creative ownership, and generous musical communication.

01

Practice Editions

Beautifully sequenced repertoire, technique maps, backing tracks, and studio annotations.

02

Composer Rooms

Guided prompts, notation templates, feedback milestones, and finished-score pathways.

03

Performance Labs

Camera-ready preparation, mock performances, audition coaching, and constructive review.

04

Sacred Music Library

Chords, lead sheets, hymn language, gospel vocabulary, transitions, and worship-team craft.

05

Teacher & Parent Guides

Clear ways to support practice without turning music into conflict.

06

Artist Launch Kits

Recording plans, EPK foundations, release calendars, booking materials, and catalog strategy.

Already studying?

Your curriculum is waiting.

Sign in to your private Studio for personalized recommendations, 36 connected foundation modules, progress tracking, and the complete practice-resource library.

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