It is a long way from a quiet music lesson to the center of the biggest sporting event in the United States. For Irene Giovannetti, a music teacher and graduate student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, that distance closed in an instant earlier this month. Giovannetti, who teaches group piano classes and trumpet […]

For local musicians looking to sharpen their improvisation skills, CMC is bringing back its popular Summer Jazz Workshop. Designed for adults and high school students, the workshop focuses heavily on small group playing, pulling students out of the practice room and onto the bandstand. Max Yoshimoto, a student from a previous year, knows the feeling […]

Piano lessons often make people think of quiet recital halls and serious solo performances. But this Sunday March 8, CMC is changing that with the first-ever Pianolympics. The event will take place in CMC’s new Piano Lab and will turn music theory into a fun, high-energy game. It’s designed especially for beginners ages 8 to […]