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GMG Music Center, Columbia:
Conveniently situated in Northeast Columbia, South Carolina, GMG Music Center is a premier music school providing quality music and art programs to students ages 4-18 as well as a Music Workshop Series specifically designed for working adults. Our mission is to provide our students with a collegiate musical atmosphere at a young age in order to promote maximum musical growth.

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About GMG Music Center:

GMG Music Center offers quality music programs for students beginning as young as 4 years old! Whether you are a church musician or aspiring to become one, playing in a band, working towards admittance into a particular college music program, competing for music scholarships or just playing for pure enjoyment, at GMG Music Center we believe that every student is unique in his or her own way and that is how we treat each student!

Unique Teaching Methodology:
Our students have the opportunity to learn through sight-reading, ear training, music theory, music history, technique, transcription, arranging, composition, improvisation, production and performance through the use of technology and quality instruction.

Quality Equipment & Facilities:
GMG Music Center's facility is outfitted with some of the best equipment so that students can focus on learning. We provide students opportunities to participate in the GMG Recording Studio, the GMG Performance Center and the computer lab.

Music Programs for Children & Adults:

GMG's curricula, courses, and supplementary materials immerse students in one of the best music educational learning experiences possible without being enrolled in a college program, all before the age of 18.

Students have the option of learning the piano, drums, guitar or vocal in a variety of specialized academy courses and options. Courses include:

- GMG Music Academy (Ages 7-18)
- Homeschool Music Academy (Ages 4-18)
- Accelerated Music Program (Grades 6-12)
- Early Childhood Music Academy (Ages 4-6)
- Music & Arts Afterschool Academy (Ages 7-16)
- Maestro Music Programs (Grades 1-5)
- GMG Parent's Night Out (Ages 7-16)
- Summer Music Academy (Ages-7-18)
- GMG Workshop Series for Adults

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Address: 1053 Sparkleberry Ln. Ext., Columbia, South Carolina 29229, USA
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Le Fashion Lab, Atlanta
Courses / Programs
• Founded in August 2009, Le Fashion Lab is a non-traditional fashion-design school in Atlanta GA specializing in preparing emerging designers to build their fashion businesses from the ground up.

• We offer a 1-yr and 2-yr Fashion Design & Garment Construction certificate Programs: 1-yr Daytime Program; 2-yr Evening or Weekend Program; and a 13-week PREP Program which can be taken through several convenient scheduling options – Daytime, Evening, Weekend, or synchronous (live) online program.

• Our exclusive Fashion Design & Garment Construction programs include training classes in 5 key areas – namely, sewing, patternmaking, draping (making patterns in garments using dress forms/mannequins), fashion sketching and illustration, and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, in addition to introductory classes in textiles and fashion business, and more.

Alumni Review:
• "I love this school..I'm SO glad I found this place! I had previously taken a sewing course somewhere else and I really didn't feel like I was getting the type of education I wanted. But here, I really feel like I am getting the teaching that I want and need to make my own creations. I started with intro to sewing and am currently in Beginner's pattern making; I am so excited for the future classes!

My teacher is amazing!! ... I'd definitely recommend anybody to take courses here."

Lexi
13-week Preparatory (PREP) Program, 1-year & 2-year Fashion Design courses:

Subjects taught at beginner, intermediate & advanced level  include:

• Fashion & Sketching
• Fashion Illustration
• Sewing
• Draping (making patterns in garments using dress forms/mannequins)
• Textiles
• Patternmaking
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Design & Garment Construction
• Design, Marketing & Branding
• Design, Manufacturing, Production & Sales
• Advanced Garment Construction
• Advanced Fashion Process/Portfolio

We offer an extended evening or weekend program for those who cannot attend our daytime program.
Nimbus School of Recording Arts Ltd, Vancouver BC
Courses / Programs
Situated just outside of downtown Vancouver BC, Nimbus School of Recording Arts Ltd is Canada's elite accredited music and recording industry training facility. We offer 8 & 12-month Certificate and Diploma programs in a wide range of Music Production fields. Courses include Advanced Music Production, Live Sound and Recording, Beats & Urban Music Production, and more. We build our lessons around a 95%+ hands-on approach to education. You’ll learn by doing rather than simply sitting and taking notes, because our classes take place in actual studios, with the actual equipment being discussed. 

Real world instructional staff, mentoring by world class engineers and producers, extremely small instructional groups of 6 students per class, practical, proven & accredited curriculum as well as serious hands-on time with Solid State Logic consoles (only school in Western Canada with SSL Consoles) ProTools HD digital workstations, Studer analog multitracks and a vast selection of processors, mics, vintage keys, amps and guitars. Student access 24/7!

Pink Floyd, Jane's Addiction, Alice Cooper, Peter Gabriel, Jay-Z, Rage Against the Machine, Alexis On Fire, Rise Against, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers all have one thing in common - they are a few of the collective works of Garth Richardson and Bob Ezrin, Nimbus founders! Our Grads are in demand and currently working at The Warehouse (Bryan Adams) The Armoury, Vogville and many other top studios both locally and internationally.
Music Production Certificate & Diploma Programs: 

12 Month Diploma Programs:
- Introduction to the Music Industry 
- Advanced Music Production
- Beats and Urban Music Production 
- Live Sound and Recording 
- Post and Game Audio Production

8 Month Diploma / Certificate Programs:
- Advanced Music Business (Diploma)
- Live Sound and Recording Fast Track (Certificate)
- Post and Game Audio Production Fast Track (Certificate)
Candle Making Classes for South Carolina & U.S. residents
Courses / Programs
• Learn how to make unique candles at The Candle Academy, a leading international candle design school based in beautiful Jamaica (approximately 2 and 1/2 hours flight from Charleston) or take Online Candle Making Classes in SC from your own home or studio.

• Taught by Gary Simmons from the UK - one of the top candle designers in the world - our distance learning candle making courses will start you on the path to an exciting new career in candle design or a very rewarding hobby.

• Offered through consultation with your instructor via Skype or via HD Videos, our online courses are also for complete Beginners to Advanced artists and candle design professionals in the USA, Caribbean and around the world.

• These intensive candle making training courses are Hands-on and Very Visual, and follow the same techniques and training methods as our face-to-face programs, making it an ideal solution for people that live too far to be able to attend in Jamaica in person.

• These comprehensive courses, either onsite or online, aim to equip you with the creative, technical, and commercial skills you need to make a livelihood from this very special profession.

Candle Academy Student Reviews:

"Very detailed and intensive. I was looking for the wow factor and that's exactly what I got."
G. Woodard, USA

"You have proven to us that you are only limited by your imagination."
Steve and Christian, Florida, USA

"I realized after the first hour my investment was justified."
Alex English, NBA Allstar, USA
Year-Round Candle Making Courses:
One-to-one & small group instruction for complete beginners to advanced designers.

• Candle Making Business Set Up (6 days)
• Condensed Business Setup course (4 days)
• Advanced Candle Making course (2 days)
• Candle Making Weekend Retreat Workshop (2 days, minimum 2 persons)
• Encaustic Art / Wax Painting Workshop (2-3 days)

Online Candle Making Courses:

Seminars via Skype:
• 6 Day Complete Business Set Up Course
​• 4 Day Condensed Business Set Up
• 2 Day Introductory Course

HD Video Courses:
• Business Set Up Course
• Platinum Course
• Interactive Course
• Hobby Course
Arts University Bournemouth
Courses / Programs
• Study for 1, 2 or 3 semesters at the UK’s No. 1 arts university!

• Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a leading university specialising in arts, performance, design, and media education. Easily accessible less than 2 hours south of London by train, AUB provides study abroad BA (Hons) courses for US / international students & professionals who wish to spend time abroad in pursuit of careers in creative arts, graphic design, interior design, textiles, fashion, makeup, animation, visual communication, event management, architecture, dance, acting, film production, photography, & more.

• Our short study abroad courses are designed for students who want to spend time learning in the UK, developing their creative skills and perhaps gaining credits towards their university degree, but do not necessarily want to spend as much as 2-3 years studying in the UK.

• Students are fully integrated with our full-time BA (Hons) degree students, and these courses can be taken for 1 term, 2 terms, or 3 terms.

• If you can't find the exact course you want, we can design a course tailored to your individual needs. You can join several groups of students on a range of different courses and also receive one-to-one tuition.

• We also provide summer study abroad programs.

"The facilities that the Arts University Bournemouth has to offer are absolutely amazing. First off, the library was one of the most resourceful places I have come across in my entire stay there."
- Orlando, USA, Animation Production
1, 2 or 3 semesters on the following degree courses:

• Architecture
• Animation Production
• Acting
• Costume with Performance Design
• Creative Events Management
• Dance
• Fashion Studies
• Film Production
• Fine Art
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Architecture & Design
• MakeUp for Media & Performance
• Modelmaking
• Photography
• Textiles
• Visual Communication
• Visual Effects Design & Production

Further Courses:
• Portfolio Preparation Art, Design & Media (2 terms)

• Preparation for Masters (1 or 2 terms)
Kenneth Shuler Schools of Cosmetology
Courses / Programs
With locations in Columbia, Florence, North Augusta, Rock Hill and Spartanburg, South Carolina, Kenneth Shuler Schools of Cosmetology offer a range of day and evening Certificate and Diploma programs in Cosmetology, Esthetics, Nail Technology & Instructor Training. We also offer a Cosmetology Business Fundamentals course, a Methods of Teaching course for students who wish to become a Cosmetology Instructor, and Continuing Education classes to enable graduates renew their cosmetology license every two years.

All of our campuses either have accreditation through the National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS) or have accreditation pending.

Besides teaching students what they need to know for their state board licensing exams, we also teach students how to successfully run a business. We help students with their resumes, assist them in putting together a portfolio for potential employers to see, and teach them basic business skills such as clientele building.
Cosmetology Career Training Certificate & Diploma Programs:

- Cosmetology Program
- Esthetics Program
- Nail Technology Program
- Instructor Training Program
- Milady Business Fundamentals Course
- Methods of Teaching Classes
- Continuing Education Programs
NC Music Center, Charlotte
Courses / Programs
Situated in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, NC Music Center provides year-round music instruction classes for children throughout Charlotte, Ballantyne, Matthews and South Park.

We teach piano, guitar, violin, voice, & percussion to children ages 3+ from beginner to advanced levels. We also offer choir and band lessons.

We offer students the opportunity to learn how to play and read music and also music theory, ear training, music history, composition, songwriting, recording and various opportunities to perform for others.
Music Lessons for Children & Teens:
- Beginner to advanced levels, ages 3 and up:

- Private Piano lessons
- Guitar lessons
- Drum lessons
- Voice / Singing lessons
- Violin lessons
- Choir Practice lessons
- Band lessons

- All Styles of Music: Classical, Hymn, Pop; Ear Training; Group & Private Lessons...