“I became a Sound Formation teacher last June and it was the best job decision I’ve ever made. I now have a nearly full lesson schedule of bright, engaged kids who are learning quickly aided by the Sound Formation curriculums. The lessons also pay over triple of what’s standard at traditional/ corporate lesson studios, which has allowed me to improve my lifestyle too. The entire time I’ve received ongoing support and resources from Curtis. His support has kept me improving not only as a musician, but as a person as well. I highly, highly recommend the Sound Formation teacher certification!” – Adrian Garay, Bachelor of Science in Music, CU Denver

Curtis Madigan’s innovative theory of rhythm heralds the arrival of an entirely new paradigm for music education. In my twenty years of evaluating arts programs across America, the Sound Formation Method is the most exciting and promising music step-by-step learning system I have seen. It capitalizes on the natural integration of music and mathematics and catapults student learning in both subject areas. Fortunate are the students who have access to this program! This is the future of music education.  – Lynn Waldorf, PhD, Arts & Education Consultant

As a music educator who has taught traditional methods, I now think about rhythm in a completely new way after working with Curtis and teaching with Sound Formation. The Rhythm Compass™ is an intuitive approach for understanding rhythm at a fundamental level while scaling to more complex and higher-order music concepts as students grow. I highly recommend his program and see it as a new standard in music education. – Charlie Albers, Professional Guitarist and Educator, Bachelor of Arts in Music, University of Missouri 

I’m a bass player of over 30 years, a graduate of Musicians Institute, a professional player, and a teacher myself. Working with Curtis has completely changed my approach to playing, teaching, and reading music specifically when it comes to rhythm. His approach is absolutely game changing. This way of learning rhythm is something anyone at any age or level can and should do. I highly recommend anyone wanting to learn music or to take their playing to the next level to contact Curtis. – Steve Cox, Musicians Institute Graduate, Professional Bassist and Educator

The Rhythm Compass™ allows students to clearly visualize beat cycles and the various subdivisions, which improves rhythmic accuracy. It is especially helpful with smaller subdivisions like sixteenth notes, triplets, and sixteenth note syncopations because students can visualize exactly how to divide the downbeat, and more easily overcome the tendency to rush. – Meaghan Guterman, Vocalist, Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Washington