Clinics, Lessons & Education
Study the decisions
inside the music.
Arranging, musicianship, rehearsal, and leadership connected to the decisions students and directors make every day.
The RoyalStar Method
Explain what you hear changing.
Every Decision Has a Purpose.
Justin M. King’s teaching approach asks students to examine what a musical choice accomplishes. Compare a passage with and without a supporting line. Identify what becomes clearer and what disappears, then explain which version serves the phrase and the players.
In his published articles, King examines the cost of added parts and how listening for their roles changes score study. His sketching process provides a starting point for testing those decisions in your own work.
Ways to Learn
Choose a setting
for the work.
01
Virtual Lessons
One-on-one instruction
One-on-one instruction in arranging, orchestration, music theory, score study, and practical musicianship.
02
Clinics & Workshops
Work on a shared musical problem
Bring a problem from your program. A clinic can examine why a passage fails to balance, how a rehearsal choice affects the result, or what student leaders need to address in a sectional.
03
Band Theory
Ideas you can revisit
Articles that examine the musical, rehearsal, and leadership decisions behind the final result.
Continue Learning
Continue the study
between sessions.
Publications & Resources
Go deeper on your own time.
Use the publications and resources to revisit a question from a session and apply it to the music in front of you.
Current and future titles include student leadership resources, arranging and musicianship publications, rehearsal tools, and practical guides built for directors and students.
Free Resources
Put something to work now.
Download practical RoyalStar tools for rehearsal, student leadership, and sectional planning.
Start a Conversation
What do you want
to understand better?
Describe a passage or teaching problem you want to examine and who will be doing the work. That gives us a basis for choosing a lesson or clinic format.
Every Decision Has a Purpose.