Our four neighborhood community music schools offer an array of historically-informed, innovative music education programs for students age 4 and up. The opportunities run the gamut from Studio Lessons, which entail a standing appointment for a weekly private lesson, to immersion in after school programs, gap programs, and even apprenticeship and artist residency programs for emerging professional musicians and teachers who are working toward or have already earned undergraduate or graduate degrees in music. We have something for everyone, ages 4 and up, from beginner to pre professional levels.
Opened August 2017, Atlanta Music High School provides a unique educational opportunity for passionate music students grades 5-8 (Prep) and grades 9-12. The program is offered through collaboration of our professional faculty with Rivers Academy, a diploma granting, Advanced Ed accredited private school.
Whether you are just starting out or well on your way to developing a gratifying and authentic personal musical practice, we encourage you to compare our programs to find one that harmonizes well with your interests, goals and resources. We've organized our program catalogue by age groups so you can hone in on opportunities for you or your student.
AMP is our intensive music education and enrichment program for students that provides comprehensive training to beginners and more advanced students alike in Classical, Jazz, Rock, and/or American Folk music on weekday afternoons during the traditional latch-key hours.
Read MoreWe offer private Studio Lessons for students age 4 and up at all locations on weekdays and weekends. Options include:
Whether your interests are Classical, Jazz, Blues, Rock, or American Folk & Roots music, traditional or experimental approaches, lessons with our faculty provide the means and the motivation for developing musical skills and understanding. When you enroll, we match you with the desired resource-- a great teacher-- and pair you
… Read MoreCMC Atlanta has teamed up with AdvancEd/ SACS accredited Rivers Academy Atlanta to create Atlanta Music High School. Working together, we offer rigorous academics and deep immersion in pre-professional musical training at a single location on Cliff Valley Way, near the border of Brookhaven and North Druid Hills.
Atlanta Music High brings the professional faculty of two independent and established schools with a shared vision and mission into collaboration. We’re empowering classical, jazz, rock and folk music students with an academic education that is not only accredited, but that is also sensitive and responsive to the investment of time and resources it takes for a young, emerging performer or composer
… Read MoreOur popular Day Camps for Kids strike the perfect balance between a creative, effective music curriculum and some good, old-fashioned fun. In our day camp catalog, there's something for each an every young musician-- beginners or more advanced, instrumentalists and vocalists-- ages 5 and up, and you'll discover enough variety to keep a single student entertained and growing if you enroll for multiple weeks. All camps include a private lesson on the instrument of choice. This is a great way for students to continue or start their journey learning to play an age appropriate instrument from a warm and encouraging teacher.
The CMC Atlanta Performance Workshop provides middle and high school students the opportunity to dig into music making with peers and faculty. Students can perform just about any style of music, including classical, jazz, rock or American roots, hip hop and more. The Workshop is open to both singers and instrumentalists, and individual students have the opportunity to rotate between different roles in the ad hoc and standing ensembles we create in the Performance Workshop.
The Performance Workshops is open to students grades 6-8 and 9-12 year round. During the school year, the Performance Workshop students attend weekly small ensemble rehearsals and group classes; during the months of June and
… Read MoreIt's no secret, college is very expensive. it's also obvious to clear thinking folks that not every high school graduate is ready to enroll in college immediately. Sometimes a year spent doing something valuable or personally meaningful is the ideal last step in college prep. Some college graduates or undergraduates also need a year off before continuing studies or moving on to grad school or into the work force. And frankly, many creative and talented people are better off not going to college at all. The latter statement is a bold, maybe even radical proposition, but it's one worth considering.
We developed our Gap and Apprenticeship Program (GAP) for young adults who
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CMC Atlanta opened in the fall of 2007 as the L5P Music Center. In the 10 years since our founding, we've grown from providing music lessons, after school and performance programs at a single site to a network of four local community music schools that offer an array of innovative and historically-informed music education programs to students of all ages and skill levels. You'll find us in Little 5 Points/Inman Park, Decatur, Dunwoody, and Brookhaven/N Druid Hills.
And now, with our professional faculty working in collaboration with with Rivers Academy, an accredited private school, we're pleased to announce, opening in August 2017:
Atlanta Music High School
We offer Day Camps for students in rising grades K-5 at all our locations whenever schools close. Camp themes allow us to focus on projects that are beneficial and fun, and themes help parents to pick weeks that cater to their student's interests. Doors open at 8 am and close at 6:00 pm (with both full and half day options available), and we're providing these musical adventures at very reasonable rates.
We also offer a Summer Performance Workshop for students grade 6-8, 9-12 and recent grads. Students meet for week long sessions to build their skills and understanding and best of all, to prep for showcase performances