New England Conservatory Preparatory School offers classroom and private instruction programs. The school provides certificate programs in music theory that includes choral and chamber literature. It offers music studies in piano, composition and orchestral instruments. New England Conservatory s Preparatory School also provides jazz, keyboard and vocal studies programs. The school offers elective courses in spontaneous craft, developing perfect pitch and the fundamentals of improvisation. In addition, it conducts placement and audition programs. The school provides performance opportunities in open houses and festivals. New England Conservatory Preparatory School is a part of New England Conservatory, which is an independent school of music in the United States.