All About the Kids: CMC classes for infants to 12-year-olds
CMC and kids music classes for infants to 12-year-olds Our philosophy of music education holds that musicianship and a love for music start young and can be of great developmental impact for children. According to current scientific research, children who participate in musical activities enjoy cognitive, social, communication, and somatic benefits. Over the past couple […]
Nuts and Bolts: Theory and Musicianship at CMC
New Ear Training faculty This Fall Quarter Community Music Center welcomes a new addition to CMC’s Theory and Musicianship faculty. Erick Peralta, who started teaching piano last year at CMC will be teaching Ear Training this Fall Quarter on Thursday evenings. Though Erick is new faculty at CMC, he is not a new face. He […]
Sights and sounds of summer camps at CMC
Camp CMC 2017 Campers put on an incredible show at the end of their week of playing in ensembles together! Thanks to Camp Director Katie Wreede and faculty members Arwen Lawrence, Tregar Otton, and Jesse Wolff, as well as interns Aaron Bierman and Hannah Hanif from CMC’s Young Musicians Program for making beautiful music and […]
Preview new classes coming to CMC Fall Quarter!
Come singers, drummers, and little ones! CMC is rolling out three new unique offerings for the Fall Quarter. Sign up to sing and play along with your little ones in CMC Chiquitos: a one-of-a-kind Spanish bilingual family music class for ages 0-3. The class is taught by Susan Peña of the Latin music group La […]
Mission District Young Musicians Program Celebrates Ten Years
In 2006-2007, CMC began a tuition-free program that offers a comprehensive music education through the study of Latin music. It is available for youth that live or go to school in the Mission District. Ten years later, the Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is flourishing. To celebrate this anniversary year, alumni were invited to […]
CMC students pass exams with flying colors
Did you know that some CMC teachers support students with exam preparation? CMC students can challenge themselves and measure their progress by preparing for exams such as the American String Teacher’s Association Certificate Advancement Program, the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exams, the Royal Conservatory of Music exams, the Music Teachers’ Association […]
Announcing CMC’s 2017-2018 Merit Scholars
Each May, a jury of CMC faculty and staff auditions students for full scholarships for the next school year’s private lessons. These awards are based on need and merit. This year we heard dozens of youths play an extraordinarily diverse repertoire. The following are the 2017-2018 Merit Scholarship recipients: Charlotte Ackerley Memorial Scholarship Ying Chen, […]
CMC Older Adult Choirs Conclude Their Season with Ten Free Concerts Across San Francisco
CMC’s 30th Street Chorus Performing at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, May 2017. Photo courtesy of YBG Festival/Photos by Bishoculars Contact: Sonia Caltvedt Marketing Director 415-647-6015 x75 scaltvedt@sfcmc.org SAN FRANCISCO (May 26, 2017) – Over three-hundred singers in Community Music Center’s Older Adult Choir Program are preparing for a series of ten concerts across the city […]
CMC’s Sylvia Sherman recognized by SFUSD with Dreamcatcher Award
On May 4, the SFUSD Visual and Performing Arts Department recognized our Program Director Sylvia Sherman as a community arts partner with a Dreamcatcher Award. The award ceremony was held at the SFUSD Arts Festival Community Celebration at the Asian Art Museum, and featured exuberant live music and dance by SFUSD students. Donn Harris, SFUSD’s […]
Student leader Dephny Duan on her first arrangement: “How Far I’ll Go”
Interview by Katherine Mumm, student volunteer Dephny Duan, a cellist from CMC’s Young Musicians Program, took it upon herself to bring some popular kid’s music into the YMP’s repertoire with her arrangement of the hit “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana. Dephny, with the support of YMP Director Alex Keitel, arranged the song for two violins, […]