The word “contemporary” means belonging to or occurring in the present times. Hence the contemporary music at the Academy ranges from the Blues, Jazz, RnB, Soul, Funk, Reggae to Rock, Pop, Metal, Hip-hop, EDM, world music and everything in-between. Today’s music is no longer bound by rigid rules or classical music, and any song can draw influences from any genre of music. What students wish to learn completely depends on the type of music they enjoy listening to, yet all of contemporary music has its roots in the music developed within the 20th century.

Due to this diverse and ever changing nature of contemporary music, pedagogy of teaching this music requires creative thinking and often development on bespoke teaching material on part of the teacher. Since the development of contemporary music is rather recent, the pedagogy of teaching contemporary music is still in early stages of evolution. The faculty at the Academy is well aware of the demands of teaching contemporary music and rely on multiple sources for teaching material and often create the study resources to suit the needs of their students.

Teaching contemporary music online has some unique demands that faculty at the Academy specialises in managing. Contemporary music often demands use of backing tracks, microphones and digital instruments. Since the majority of the faculty members at the Academy are performing artists, they are well versed with use of technology. The teachers advice the students is the most effective and affordable way to manage the technical setup required for online lessons. Most preferred platform at Bridge Music Academy is Zoom, as it has special features specifically designed for professional audio setup.

Students learning contemporary music at the Bridge Music Academy, which is a majority today, follow the industry leading music syllabus and assessments of Rockschool (RSL Awards), UK. Several of our students have released their music on platforms like Spotify, Apple music and some have moved on to create music in the Mumbai film industry as well. Follow our Alumni page to read some of our success stories.

Why Choose Us

Bridge Music Academy was formed in 2009 with a vision to offer International standard education in Western Music in India. Currently over 500 students learn at 4 branches of the Academy. Bridge Music Academy also manages and runs western music programs at high profile institutions such as IIT – Delhi, Salwan Public School, Manav Sthali School, Khaitan Public School to name a few.

The first branch of the Academy was setup in New Rajinder Nagar in West Delhi and soon expended to Dwarka and Chandigarh. Each faculty members are specialists at their particular subject and not a single faculty teaches more than one discipline which they specialize in! Every student has a different learning curve, goals and aptitude, especially with an art form like music. Hence, more than 90% of the students take one-to-one lessons that are tailored to suit their learning needs and speed.