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Learn + Explore

Develop your interests, talent, and skills with support from accomplished musicians and teachers.

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Private lessons are 1:1 study of your instrument and include Music Achievement Program (MAP) enrichment activities. Group Classes offer a relaxed, collaborative setting with others who share your love of music. Ensembles are performance-based groups of musicians of a similar age or skill level.  Workshops are structured, time-bound opportunities to explore a music topic or theme for all ages and interests.

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Music Production & Song Creation

Ages 13–18 | 6-Week Class Every young musician has a unique sound waiting to be unlocked. Whether you write songs, play an instrument, or experiment w...

Private Lesson

Private, 1:1 instruction provides a great opportunity to learn to play an instrument or to continue building on existing knowledge and skill. Over tim...
Chamber music: ensembles for string, woodwind, piano, guitar. Students grouped by age & ability. Weekly coaching, trios, quartets, quintets.

Adult Ensembles

Ensembles are available to students currently taking private instrument lessons at CCM and outside of the school. Ensembles offer students a wonderful...

Banjo Study Group

Improve your banjo skills and take your playing to the next level! This class is for intermediate players who want to step up their skills. Topics wil...

Basics of Music Theory for Adults

Music Theory for Beginners: Read, Hear, and Understand Learn to read and understand music with Basics of Music Theory for Adults. Designed for beginne...

Beginner Vocals

Unleash your child’s inner performer! Beginner Vocals offers a fun, supportive, and social introduction to vocal development for young singers a...

Cabaret Karaoke

Calling All Singers! All singers are welcome to this monthly gathering to share solo or duet songs in a casual master class style workshop. Whether yo...
Weekly instruction for string, wind, piano players. Coaching, masterclasses, performances. Intermediate-advanced levels.

Chamber Music Ensembles

Chamber music—small ensembles performing with one person to a part and without a conductor—comprises some of the most challenging, rewarding, and memo...
Composition

Composition

Composition is the opportunity for the student to use their imagination and develop the capacity to express their emotions with music. Composition les...

Composition: Film Music Workshop

*THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. Compose the Action! Film Music Composition Workshop Ever wonder how a movie scor...

Concord Bluegrass Band

The Concord Bluegrass Band is an intermediate level ensemble, ideal for folks who are looking to play bluegrass music in an organized band setting. Th...
Bluegrass jamming: learn rhythm, leads, cues. Join local jam sessions, festivals. 10-week course, connect with roots music community.

Concord Open Bluegrass Jam

Thursdays, 7:30 – 9:00 pm in the sanctuary The Concord Open Bluegrass Jam is a weekly, community-driven jam session that prides itself on being an ope...
Family music program: stimulate cognitive, social, & musical development. Learn percussion, movement. Enjoy playful music with your family!

Family Notes

Looking for a fun, meaningful way to support your child’s development while making lasting family memories? Family Notes is an interactive, mixed-age...
Group Keyboard Class for Kids

Group Keyboard

Discover the joy of playing the piano in a supportive, small-group setting! Group Keyboard offers young beginners a comprehensive introduction to pian...

Guitar Explorations

Come have fun learning with others in this fun, low-pressure group class! We will learn the fundamentals of chords, strumming, rhythm, and simple song...
Jazz Combos

Jazz Combos For Adults

Jazz ensembles are available to students currently taking private instrument lessons at CCM and outside of the school. Ensembles offer students a wond...

Jazz, Funk, and Rock Ensembles

Get ready to rock, groove, and swing! CCM’s Jazz, Funk, and Rock Ensembles offer musicians the vital opportunity to move beyond solo practice and trul...

Monthly Jazz Jam

Bring your favorite tune, your instrument, and open ears to CCM’s Monthly Jazz Jam, where faculty member Giuseppe Paradiso sets the stage for musical...
Music Makers: kids foundational music, emotional & physical development. Joyful music learning. Develop musical skills from the inside out.

Music Makers

Watch your child’s love for music take flight! Music Makers is a high-energy, drop-off music and movement class designed specifically for preschoolers...
Musical Gateway: movement-based music. Learn rhythm, melody, harmony through games & improvisation. Joyful, social music for kids.

Musical Gateway

Bridge the gap between early play and formal instrument study! Musical Gateway is an imaginative, movement-based music class designed for older presch...
Theory

Musician’s Toolbox: Basics of Music Theory for Kids

Is your child learning an instrument and eager to grow as a musician and learn more efficiently? Why Music Theory Matters Music theory isn’t jus...

Native American Style Flute for Adults – Level 1

Native American Flute Class: Level I — Find Your Voice and Style Find your breath, your community, and discover the music within you through Native Am...

Native American Style Flute for Adults – Level 2

Native American Flute Class: Level II — Deepening Your Voice and Style The Native American Style Flute offers a unique path to musical expression, ble...
Overture String Orchestra

Overture String Orchestra

Leadership, cooperation, and enrichment for young musicians Led by conductor Armando Ortiz, CCM’s Overture String Orchestra provides a challenging and...

Rhythmic Laboratory Ages 15-Adult

Rhythmic Laboratory for Teens and Adults Take your musicality and creative toolkit to the next level! Rhythmic Laboratory is an interactive, practical...

Rhythmic Laboratory Ages 8-12

Rhythmic Laboratory for Ages 8-12 Take your child’s musicality to the next level! Rhythmic Laboratory is an interactive, physical, and creative class...
Musical Zoo, Music and Movement Performance

Rhythmic Solfège

A CCM instructor will evaluate your student to ensure proper placement. Rhythmic Solfège I (Ages 6 – 9) Musical Goals Learn to identify the notes in b...
Rock Lab ensembles: collaborate, learn rock music. Weekly coaching, trios, quartets, quintets. Build band skills, join a rock band.

Rock Lab For Adults

Join a Rock Lab! Ensembles offer students a wonderful way to learn and collaborate with peers and experience the joy of making music together. Student...

Sing with Confidence: Vocal Technique & Music Literacy

Find Your Voice Always wanted to find your true voice or build a strong musical foundation? Sing with Confidence offers a supportive, welcoming, and j...
Singing with Parkinson's Chorus

Singing with Parkinson’s Chorus

Singing with Parkinson’s Chorus offers people in the community an opportunity to strengthen their voices while singing, performing, and experiencing t...
The Piano Connection

The Piano Connection

Hosted by CCM piano faculty member Kitty Cheung-Evans, this biweekly gathering of adult pianists provides the opportunity to play works in progress an...
West Side Strings Program

West Side Strings Program

Enhance musical skills through a comprehensive, creative, and collaborative approach for young musicians *All new students are required to audition to...