Ages 5-18 · Book 3, Confidence · 4,299 places
Music and Arts Schools
For schools losing students in the gap between beginner and competent, which is a curriculum problem, not a talent one.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Magic Triangle — “Turn fear into confidence, one step at a time.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Scope: age bands, group sizes, session length, leader experience
- Session 2
Materials: story, leader script, family take-home, printable pack
- Session 3
Train the team — one session, with the hard cases rehearsed
- Session 4
Run one term and capture what the children actually did
- Session 5
Review, adjust the pack, and set the next term
Questions leaders ask
Is music and arts schools in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is confidence — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 5-18. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
What does a your area licence include?
The volumes, the session material, leader scripts, family take-home pages, and the right to run it under your own program name. Terms are set per organisation and per size, so there is no single-price page.
Do we have to use your branding?
No. You keep your name, your leaders and your program. The books are the spine, not the sign over the door.
The rules that make it work
Confidence is earned, in that order, every time
Commitment, then competency, then confidence. Almost every adult teaches it backwards by trying to install the feeling first, and children can tell.
Ugly reps are the work, not a warning sign
A child promised that practice feels good quits on the third attempt. Say in advance that it will look bad, and the bad-looking part stops meaning anything.
Praise the count, never the talent
"You're a natural" is a compliment a child cannot use and cannot rebuild from. Sixty reps is a fact they own and can do again.
Nobody is compared to anybody
The count is against last week's count. A room where children are ranked teaches the ones at the bottom to stop starting.
Adults commit out loud too
A coach or a parent naming a thing they are bad at and are practising anyway is worth more than any session on effort.
This is a character story, not a performance program
Technique belongs to the coach and the teacher. This handles the part that has nothing to do with technique, and never scores a child on either.
Arts Schools by metro area
Northeast
- Arts Schools — New York, NY
- Arts Schools — Philadelphia, PA
- Arts Schools — Boston, MA
- Arts Schools — Pittsburgh, PA
- Arts Schools — Providence, RI
- Arts Schools — Hartford, CT
- Arts Schools — Buffalo, NY
- Arts Schools — Rochester, NY
- Arts Schools — Bridgeport, CT
- Arts Schools — Albany, NY
- Arts Schools — Worcester, MA
- Arts Schools — Allentown, PA
- Arts Schools — Poughkeepsie metro area, NY
- Arts Schools — Syracuse, NY
- Arts Schools — Harrisburg, PA
- Arts Schools — New Haven, CT
- Arts Schools — Portland, ME
- Arts Schools — Scranton, PA
- Arts Schools — Lancaster, PA
- Arts Schools — York, PA
- Arts Schools — Springfield, MA
- Arts Schools — Waterbury, CT
- Arts Schools — Reading, PA
- Arts Schools — Manchester, NH
- Arts Schools — Trenton, NJ
- Arts Schools — Atlantic City, NJ
- Arts Schools — Utica, NY
- Arts Schools — Norwich, CT
- Arts Schools — Erie, PA
- Arts Schools — Binghamton, NY
- Arts Schools — Barnstable, MA
- Arts Schools — Burlington, VT
- Arts Schools — Kingston, NY
- Arts Schools — Amherst, MA
- Arts Schools — Chambersburg, PA
- Arts Schools — Bangor, ME
- Arts Schools — State College, PA
- Arts Schools — Vineland, NJ
- Arts Schools — Lebanon, PA
- Arts Schools — Johnstown, PA
- Arts Schools — Pittsfield, MA
- Arts Schools — Glens Falls, NY
- Arts Schools — Altoona, PA
- Arts Schools — Lewiston, ME
- Arts Schools — Williamsport, PA
- Arts Schools — Watertown, NY
- Arts Schools — Gettysburg, PA
- Arts Schools — Ithaca, NY
- Arts Schools — Elmira, NY
Midwest
- Arts Schools — Chicago, IL
- Arts Schools — Detroit, MI
- Arts Schools — Minneapolis, MN
- Arts Schools — St. Louis, MO
- Arts Schools — Cincinnati, OH
- Arts Schools — Kansas City, MO
- Arts Schools — Columbus, OH
- Arts Schools — Indianapolis, IN
- Arts Schools — Cleveland, OH
- Arts Schools — Milwaukee, WI
- Arts Schools — Grand Rapids, MI
- Arts Schools — Omaha, NE
- Arts Schools — Dayton, OH
- Arts Schools — Des Moines, IA
- Arts Schools — Madison, WI
- Arts Schools — Akron, OH
- Arts Schools — Wichita, KS
- Arts Schools — Toledo, OH
- Arts Schools — Springfield, MO
- Arts Schools — Lansing, MI
- Arts Schools — Fort Wayne, IN
- Arts Schools — Youngstown, OH
- Arts Schools — Flint, MI
- Arts Schools — Canton, OH
- Arts Schools — Davenport, IA
- Arts Schools — Ann Arbor, MI
- Arts Schools — Peoria, IL
- Arts Schools — Lincoln, NE
- Arts Schools — Rockford, IL
- Arts Schools — Green Bay, WI
- Arts Schools — South Bend, IN
- Arts Schools — Sioux Falls, SD
- Arts Schools — Duluth, MN
- Arts Schools — Cedar Rapids, IA
- Arts Schools — Evansville, IN
- Arts Schools — Fargo, ND
- Arts Schools — Kalamazoo, MI
- Arts Schools — Appleton, WI
- Arts Schools — Champaign, IL
- Arts Schools — Topeka, KS
- Arts Schools — Rochester, MN
- Arts Schools — Lafayette, IN
- Arts Schools — Columbia, MO
- Arts Schools — Joplin, MO
- Arts Schools — Elkhart, IN
- Arts Schools — Springfield, IL
- Arts Schools — St. Cloud, MN
- Arts Schools — Racine, WI
- Arts Schools — Saginaw, MI
- Arts Schools — Iowa City, IA
- Arts Schools — Muskegon, MI
- Arts Schools — Eau Claire, WI
- Arts Schools — Oshkosh, WI
- Arts Schools — Bloomington, IL
- Arts Schools — La Crosse, WI
- Arts Schools — Terre Haute, IN
- Arts Schools — Waterloo, IA
- Arts Schools — Kenosha, WI
- Arts Schools — Janesville, WI
- Arts Schools — Bloomington, IN
- Arts Schools — Jackson, MI
- Arts Schools — Traverse City, MI
- Arts Schools — Rapid City, SD
- Arts Schools — Monroe, MI
- Arts Schools — Jefferson City, MO
- Arts Schools — Niles, MI
- Arts Schools — Sioux City, IA
- Arts Schools — Bismarck, ND
- Arts Schools — Wausau, WI
- Arts Schools — Manhattan, KS
- Arts Schools — Springfield, OH
- Arts Schools — Battle Creek, MI
- Arts Schools — Ames, IA
- Arts Schools — Mansfield, OH
- Arts Schools — Lawrence, KS
- Arts Schools — St. Joseph, MO
- Arts Schools — Sheboygan, WI
- Arts Schools — Muncie, IN
- Arts Schools — Sandusky, OH
- Arts Schools — Michigan City, IN
- Arts Schools — Kankakee, IL
- Arts Schools — Grand Forks, ND
- Arts Schools — Mankato, MN
- Arts Schools — Fond du Lac, WI
- Arts Schools — Bay City, MI
- Arts Schools — Lima, OH
- Arts Schools — Dubuque, IA
- Arts Schools — Decatur, IL
- Arts Schools — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Arts Schools — Columbus, IN
- Arts Schools — Kokomo, IN
- Arts Schools — Midland, MI
- Arts Schools — Grand Island, NE
- Arts Schools — Minot, ND
South
- Arts Schools — Dallas, TX
- Arts Schools — Houston, TX
- Arts Schools — Atlanta, GA
- Arts Schools — Washington, DC
- Arts Schools — Miami, FL
- Arts Schools — Tampa, FL
- Arts Schools — Orlando, FL
- Arts Schools — Charlotte, NC
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- Arts Schools — San Antonio, TX
- Arts Schools — Austin, TX
- Arts Schools — Nashville, TN
- Arts Schools — Virginia Beach, VA
- Arts Schools — Jacksonville, FL
- Arts Schools — Raleigh, NC
- Arts Schools — Oklahoma City, OK
- Arts Schools — Louisville, KY
- Arts Schools — Richmond, VA
- Arts Schools — Memphis, TN
- Arts Schools — Birmingham, AL
- Arts Schools — Tulsa, OK
- Arts Schools — Greenville, SC
- Arts Schools — New Orleans, LA
- Arts Schools — Knoxville, TN
- Arts Schools — Sarasota metro area, FL
- Arts Schools — McAllen, TX
- Arts Schools — Charleston, SC
- Arts Schools — Baton Rouge, LA
- Arts Schools — El Paso, TX
- Arts Schools — Columbia, SC
- Arts Schools — Cape Coral, FL
- Arts Schools — Lakeland, FL
- Arts Schools — Greensboro, NC
- Arts Schools — Little Rock, AR
- Arts Schools — Deltona, FL
- Arts Schools — Winston-Salem, NC
- Arts Schools — Palm Bay, FL
- Arts Schools — Augusta, GA
- Arts Schools — Durham, NC
- Arts Schools — Fayetteville, AR
- Arts Schools — Jackson, MS
- Arts Schools — Chattanooga, TN
- Arts Schools — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Arts Schools — Huntsville, AL
- Arts Schools — Pensacola, FL
- Arts Schools — Lexington, KY
- Arts Schools — Killeen, TX
- Arts Schools — Wilmington, NC
- Arts Schools — Corpus Christi, TX
- Arts Schools — Ocala, FL
- Arts Schools — Savannah, GA
- Arts Schools — Brownsville, TX
- Arts Schools — Gulfport, MS
- Arts Schools — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Arts Schools — Lafayette, LA
- Arts Schools — Asheville, NC
- Arts Schools — Naples, FL
- Arts Schools — Mobile, AL
- Arts Schools — Spartanburg, SC
- Arts Schools — Beaumont, TX
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- Arts Schools — Fayetteville, NC
- Arts Schools — Montgomery, AL
- Arts Schools — Shreveport, LA
- Arts Schools — Hickory, NC
- Arts Schools — Lubbock, TX
- Arts Schools — Huntington, WV
- Arts Schools — Gainesville, FL
- Arts Schools — Clarksville, TN
- Arts Schools — Columbus, GA
- Arts Schools — Roanoke, VA
- Arts Schools — Hagerstown, MD
- Arts Schools — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Arts Schools — Kingsport, TN
- Arts Schools — Waco, TX
- Arts Schools — Longview, TX
- Arts Schools — College Station, TX
- Arts Schools — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Arts Schools — Laredo, TX
- Arts Schools — Slidell, LA
- Arts Schools — Amarillo, TX
- Arts Schools — Lynchburg, VA
- Arts Schools — Daphne, AL
- Arts Schools — Tyler, TX
- Arts Schools — Lake Charles, LA
- Arts Schools — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Arts Schools — Macon, GA
- Arts Schools — Fort Smith, AR
- Arts Schools — Panama City, FL
- Arts Schools — Charlottesville, VA
- Arts Schools — Gainesville, GA
- Arts Schools — Athens, GA
- Arts Schools — Monroe, LA
- Arts Schools — Punta Gorda, FL
- Arts Schools — Jacksonville, NC
- Arts Schools — Johnson City, TN
- Arts Schools — Lexington Park, MD
- Arts Schools — Warner Robins, GA
- Arts Schools — Auburn, AL
- Arts Schools — Florence, SC
- Arts Schools — Charleston, WV
- Arts Schools — Houma, LA
- Arts Schools — Bowling Green, KY
- Arts Schools — Dover, DE
- Arts Schools — Midland, TX
- Arts Schools — Burlington, NC
- Arts Schools — Abilene, TX
- Arts Schools — Jackson, TN
- Arts Schools — Greenville, NC
- Arts Schools — Blacksburg, VA
- Arts Schools — Odessa, TX
- Arts Schools — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Arts Schools — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Arts Schools — Decatur, AL
- Arts Schools — Hattiesburg, MS
- Arts Schools — The Villages metro area, FL
- Arts Schools — Florence, AL
- Arts Schools — Dothan, AL
- Arts Schools — Sherman, TX
- Arts Schools — Valdosta, GA
- Arts Schools — Winchester, VA
- Arts Schools — Wichita Falls, TX
- Arts Schools — Rocky Mount, NC
- Arts Schools — Alexandria, LA
- Arts Schools — Dalton, GA
- Arts Schools — Texarkana, TX
- Arts Schools — Albany, GA
- Arts Schools — Morgantown, WV
- Arts Schools — Hammond, LA
- Arts Schools — Harrisonburg, VA
- Arts Schools — Jonesboro, AR
- Arts Schools — Wheeling, WV
- Arts Schools — Cleveland, TN
- Arts Schools — Salisbury, MD
- Arts Schools — Staunton, VA
- Arts Schools — Morristown, TN
- Arts Schools — Elizabethtown, KY
- Arts Schools — Lawton, OK
- Arts Schools — Goldsboro, NC
- Arts Schools — San Angelo, TX
- Arts Schools — Brunswick, GA
- Arts Schools — Anniston, AL
- Arts Schools — Owensboro, KY
- Arts Schools — Steubenville, WV
- Arts Schools — Sebring, FL
- Arts Schools — Pinehurst, NC
- Arts Schools — Beckley, WV
- Arts Schools — Sumter, SC
- Arts Schools — Gadsden, AL
- Arts Schools — Paducah, KY
- Arts Schools — Rome, GA
- Arts Schools — Victoria, TX
- Arts Schools — Hot Springs, AR
- Arts Schools — Hinesville, GA
- Arts Schools — Parkersburg, WV
- Arts Schools — Enid, OK
- Arts Schools — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Arts Schools — Los Angeles, CA
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- Arts Schools — Riverside, CA
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- Arts Schools — Honolulu, HI
- Arts Schools — Bakersfield, CA
- Arts Schools — Albuquerque, NM
- Arts Schools — Boise, ID
- Arts Schools — Oxnard, CA
- Arts Schools — Stockton, CA
- Arts Schools — Colorado Springs, CO
- Arts Schools — Provo, UT
- Arts Schools — Ogden, UT
- Arts Schools — Spokane, WA
- Arts Schools — Reno, NV
- Arts Schools — Modesto, CA
- Arts Schools — Santa Rosa, CA
- Arts Schools — Visalia, CA
- Arts Schools — Vallejo, CA
- Arts Schools — Salem, OR
- Arts Schools — Santa Maria, CA
- Arts Schools — Salinas, CA
- Arts Schools — Anchorage, AK
- Arts Schools — Eugene, OR
- Arts Schools — Greeley, CO
- Arts Schools — Fort Collins, CO
- Arts Schools — Boulder, CO
- Arts Schools — Kennewick, WA
- Arts Schools — Olympia, WA
- Arts Schools — Merced, CA
- Arts Schools — Bremerton, WA
- Arts Schools — San Luis Obispo, CA
- Arts Schools — Bend, OR
- Arts Schools — Yakima, WA
- Arts Schools — Santa Cruz, CA
- Arts Schools — Prescott metro area, AZ
- Arts Schools — Bellingham, WA
- Arts Schools — Las Cruces, NM
- Arts Schools — Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Arts Schools — Yuma, AZ
- Arts Schools — Medford, OR
- Arts Schools — St. George, UT
- Arts Schools — Chico, CA
- Arts Schools — Billings, MT
- Arts Schools — Coeur d'Alene, ID
- Arts Schools — Yuba City, CA
- Arts Schools — Redding, CA
- Arts Schools — El Centro, CA
- Arts Schools — Idaho Falls, ID
- Arts Schools — Pueblo, CO
- Arts Schools — Grand Junction, CO
- Arts Schools — Logan, UT
- Arts Schools — Maui, HI
- Arts Schools — Santa Fe, NM
- Arts Schools — Hanford, CA
- Arts Schools — Flagstaff, AZ
- Arts Schools — Mount Vernon, WA
- Arts Schools — Napa, CA
- Arts Schools — Albany, OR
- Arts Schools — Bozeman, MT
- Arts Schools — Missoula, MT
- Arts Schools — Wenatchee, WA
- Arts Schools — Sierra Vista, AZ
- Arts Schools — Twin Falls, ID
- Arts Schools — Farmington, NM
- Arts Schools — Longview, WA
- Arts Schools — Cheyenne, WY
- Arts Schools — Corvallis, OR
- Arts Schools — Helena, MT
- Arts Schools — Fairbanks, AK
- Arts Schools — Pocatello, ID
- Arts Schools — Grants Pass, OR
- Arts Schools — Great Falls, MT
- Arts Schools — Casper, WY
- Arts Schools — Lewiston, ID
- Arts Schools — Walla Walla, WA
- Arts Schools — Carson City, NV
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