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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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Dust off your trumpet, sing with friends, play with jazz musicians, join a choir, and more. Play music with your community.
Music For the Young Ones
It’s proven: music education at any age provides numerous benefits — and it’s also tons of fun. We offer musical experiences for kids of all ages, even newborns! Just don’t blame us when you wake up to them practicing their violin early on Saturday morning.
Summer Camps and Classes for Kids
Summer should be all about fun in the sun, pool parties, and violin lessons. Slather up that sunscreen and see what musical hijinx we’re diving into this summer.
Music Lessons and Classes For Adults
Do you have a French horn gathering dust in your closet? Have you always felt drawn to the piano but have never tried a lesson? No matter your level of musical experience, you’re in the right place. Join a band, sing in a choir, or start those piano lessons today!
Featured Events
Tiny Stage Concert: Lafayette Music Fest
Tiny Stage Concert: Lafayette Music Fest
Oct 7, 2023Center for Musical Arts Tiny Stage Concerts for Summer & Fall 2023: June 9: Art Night Out June 13: Cultural Cara...
Vitalant Blood Drive
Vitalant Blood Drive
Oct 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmCenter for Musical Arts & Vitalant Blood Drive This blood drive takes place at the Center for Musical Arts. From o...
Tiny Stage Concert: Downtown Boulder [placeholder] Festival
Tiny Stage Concert: Downtown Boulder [placeholder] Festival
Oct 20, 2023 - Oct 22, 2023The Center for Musical Arts’ Tiny Stage will be at the new Downtown Boulder Festival, October 20-22. The stage wil...
Pianist Clayton Stephenson
Pianist Clayton Stephenson
Oct 27, 2023 @ 7:30 pm $10 – $25American pianist and Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist Clayton Stephenson’s love for music is immed...
Opera Colorado Artists in Residence
Opera Colorado Artists in Residence
Nov 17, 2023 @ 7:30 pm $7 – $20A concert-style experience not to be missed! Featuring the Opera Colorado Artists in Residence, this delightful program ...
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In a New Key: Stories from the Center
Faculty Highlight: Brian Dubrow
The Center for Musical Arts has a variety of talented teachers. In this interview we spoke with guitar, ukulele, and piano instructor Bryan Dubrow about his cross-genre music projects, his love of the guitar, and his approach to teaching.
Faculty Highlight: Sarah Summar
In this interview we spoke with violin, piano, and composition instructor Sarah Summar about her approach to teaching and the ways that even beginners can use composition and improvisation in their music studies.
Faculty Highlight: Michael Pordesimo
In this interview we spoke with violin and viola instructor Michael Pordesimo about his approach to teaching and the importance of creativity and independence.
Colorado Music Festival: Kathy’s 2023 Concert Picks & Videos
Education Director Kathy Kucsan highlights a few of the classical music concerts she’s looking forward to on the 2023 Colorado Music Festival season.
Be a Champion for Boulder’s Arts, Culture & Heritage
The Center for Musical Arts, along with our esteemed colleagues across Boulder, is supporting the campaign to place the Arts, Culture and Heritage Tax measure on the Fall 2023 ballot in the City of Boulder.
Summer ’23 Reads: 3 Musical Books Kathy Loved (& 2 She Didn’t!)
Every summer, Education Director Kathy Kucsan shares a roundup of her recent reading. Discover your next music-inspired beach read here (and buy it at The Read Queen, just down the block!).
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!