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Sure, we have exceptional faculty who can teach you or your child how to play violin, but we also believe in the value of all types of music, the inclusion of every student, and the power of community.
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Our music lessons and classes grow with your kiddo from birth to… forever!
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Dust off your trumpet, sing with friends, play with jazz musicians, join a choir, and more. Play music with your community.
Concerts & Events
Julian Rhee, violin, and Chelsea Wang, piano
Julian Rhee, violin, and Chelsea Wang, piano
Oct 3, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Violinist Julian Rhee, 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and prizewinner at both the Queen Elisabeth and Indianap...
Open House
Open House
Oct 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm FreeStop by the Center for Musical Arts to put a little music in your life! Enjoy an interactive day of music-making and fun...
Faculty Concert, October 26, 2025
Faculty Concert, October 26, 2025
Oct 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pmThe Center for Musical Arts proudly presents free faculty concerts showcasing the talents of select faculty members. The...
Behind the Music: Alejandro Castaño, percussion
Behind the Music: Alejandro Castaño, percussion
Nov 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmJoin us for Cultural Caravan’s Behind the Music series in partnership with the Center for Musical Arts! Join Cultu...
April May Webb, jazz vocalist
April May Webb, jazz vocalist
Nov 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Jazz vocalist April May Webb brings soulful storytelling and fearless improvisation to every performance. As co-leader o...
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Jan 30, 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $20Experience the electrifying artistry of pianist Mackenzie Melemed, 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner and a rising st...
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A Place of Purpose: What “Community” Means at the Center for Musical Arts
Here at the Center for Musical Arts, (an official “community music school” that belongs to the National Guild for Community Arts Education), the term “community” is just a given and is part of everything that we do. Everyone who walks through the door instantly...
Why Keep Singing?
Sometimes as people age, they stop doing the things they looked forward to and loved when they were younger. This is especially true if dementia enters the picture. People can become isolated, depressed, uninterested in things they used to do. One in ten people 65 or...
How Young is Too Young to Start Music Lessons?
What a great question! Usually, we’re asked how old is too old to start learning to play an instrument. The answer to that question is pretty much never. We humans continue to learn and grow throughout our lives, so learning to play might take a little longer for...
Yes, Keep Singing as You Age
Sometimes as people age, they stop doing the things they looked forward to and loved when they were younger. This is especially true if dementia enters the picture. People can become isolated, depressed, uninterested in things they used to do. One in ten people 65 or...
You Play an Important Role in the Music We Make
Please consider joining our donor family today to support programming and performances that bring joy and connection to our community.
How do you teach music to an infant or toddler?
Here at CMA, among our music classes for children, we offer a class called “First Steps in Music for Infants and Toddlers”, which is based on the Early Childhood Music Education curriculum of the same name developed by Dr. John Feierabend. You may find yourself...
Keep the Music Playing
If you’re as passionate about music, community, and access as we are, we hope you will support the Center for Musical Arts with a gift today!