Music Keeps Us Connected During COVID

Music Keeps Us Connected During COVID

On March 13, 2020, when the Governor mandated that all K-12 schools close for two weeks to curb the spread of Covid-19, CMS immediately pivoted to online lessons and activated our contingency operating plan.  For the past 16 months, our students and faculty have...
2020-21 Newsletter:  A “Virtual” Year in Review

2020-21 Newsletter: A “Virtual” Year in Review

From the Director Dear CMS Friends: In our 2020 – 2021 year, Community Music School faced significant challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic, but as you will learn in this newsletter, we still had a very successful year. We pivoted to online programming to stay safe...
Continuing Music Lessons as an Adult:  An Interview

Continuing Music Lessons as an Adult: An Interview

During her senior year of high school, Mary Pulanco enrolled in clarinet lessons at CMS to prepare for college.  Now an elementary music teacher herself, she recently returned to CMS to continue her clarinet studies with John Schwartz.  According to John, “(Mary) is a...
Monster Concert – Sat, Oct 30, 2021

Monster Concert – Sat, Oct 30, 2021

Now Live On YouTube The virtual Monster Concert can now be viewed anytime on our YouTube Channel here.  The winners of our costume contest will be announced at the end of the concert. Because of the uncertain weather forecast, we had to cancel the in-person Monster...
Holiday Recital – Sun, Dec 19, 2021

Holiday Recital – Sun, Dec 19, 2021

Sunday, December 19, 2021 2:00 PM CMS YouTube Channel CMS students of all ages will perform a variety of classical and contemporary music in this festive annual recital.  For the safety of our students, performances were individually recorded in the Dorothy H. Baker...