CMC in the News

95 year-old CMC student Remo del Tredeci picked up the violin at age 76 and hasn’t stopped playing since! He also happened to teach himself to build violins and has donated about 100 of them over the years.  Each week, he studies with his violin teacher Tregar Otton and rehearses with a CMC string ensemble […]

San Francisco Chronicle reporter Marisa Lagos’ feature article about Community Music Center describes our deep roots of service in San Francisco and our exciting plans for the future. It appeared on the cover of the Bay Area section of the Sunday, November 30, 2014 paper. Read Community Music Center a constant amid Mission District change on SFGate! […]

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At a young age, Val Abrego always loved music and dreamed of being a rock star, but they were incredibly shy and not sure they could overcome that. They began as a piano student at CMC, then joined the tuition-free Children’s Chorus, and eventually focused on private voice lessons, for which they earned a merit […]

Aaron Bierman first picked up a guitar at CMC when he was just eight years old, starting lessons with Patrick Greene, a parent at his elementary school who also taught at CMC. He vividly remembers his first recital, where he was so nervous that he forgot to tune his guitar before going onstage. In that […]

The countdown is on. Registration for the Fall Quarter at CMC closes in just two days. There is still time to join a class, explore a new instrument, or return to the joy of making music in a supportive and welcoming environment. At CMC, students often say that what keeps them coming back year after […]