Ready to try something new?
Have you been thinking about exploring a new musical style, developing a new musical instruemtn, or playing in a group setting?
CMC offers new music classes this year to help you take your music to the next level!
CMC choirs spread the joy of song this December
As the year comes to a close, CMC’s Older Adult Choir Program is celebrating with festive concerts all over San Francisco during the month of December. The concerts take place around the city in the various neighborhood centers where each choir holds weekly rehearsals, and are free and open to the public. These year-end performances […]
Meet Andy Huber: CMC Senior Staff Accountant
Interview: Andy Huber, CMC Senior Staff Accountant Over the summer, we welcomed a new member to the CMC community. Andy Huber started as Senior Staff Accountant in July. Like so many staff, in addition to being a nonprofit professional, he’s also a wonderful musician. If you see Andy around the building say “Hi!” What’s your […]
Don’t bite off more than you can chew: Practice tips from CMC faculty Erik Pearson
Erik Pearson teaches CMC students how to play guitar, banjo, and ukulele at CMC. Erik works with students of all levels and has tried and true methods of helping students to progress. From the series: Practice Tips from Community Music Center Faculty Don’t bite off more than you can chew Don’t bite off more than […]
CMC launches neighborhood jam series at Bissap Baobab
On Tuesday October 16, CMC launched a new jams series at Bissap Baobab just around the corner from the CMC Mission Branch. Led by Eduardo Corzo with Miguel Govea, CMC students from the Charanga Ensemble, Teen Jazz Orchestra, Latin Vocal Workshop, and Jazz Ensembles participated along with other CMC faculty and staff. The Tuesday night […]
Starting a Mindful Practice Routine: Practice tips from CMC faculty Rachel Condry
Rachel Condry is clarinet and chamber music faculty. Through her many years of teaching, she has developed a mindful practice routine that is useful for all music students, no matter the instrument.
Welcoming Polly Moller Springhorn to CMC
Interview: Polly Moller Springhorn, CMC Grant Writer We’re welcoming Polly Moller Springhorn to our staff as the new Grant Writer. Polly is no stranger to CMC. She’s visited many times as a concert goer and serves on the Board of Directors for Outsound Presents, which puts on a new music summit in the Concert Hall […]
Concert with Conversation 2018-2019 season announced!
The free concert series Concert with Conversation where world-class musicians grace the Community Music Center Concert Hall with a performance and Q & A session with the audience has been announced. This series generously presented by San Francisco Performances kicks off with Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodríguez on Friday, October 5.
The Hows and Whys to memorize: Practice tips from CMC piano faculty Elyse Weakley
Whether you’re learning to play piano or another instrument, follow these practice tips from CMC piano faculty Elyse Weakley.
Why I give to CMC? A donor testimonial of Roland Feller
Pictured (L to R) Lois Feller, Roland Feller, and Jane Kumin. Photo by Drew Altizer. “I can’t imagine a life without music.” -Roland Feller Violin-maker Roland Feller first experienced music as a child at home, where his parents made sure that he and his five siblings each learned to play an instrument. Home is also […]