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Community Music School - Lehigh Valley & Berks

Name: Community Music School - Lehigh Valley & Berks
Address: 1544 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA, 18102, US
Telephone: +16104357725
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Community Music School - Lehigh Valley & Berks CMS is a non-profit charitable education organization. CMS is proud to fund over $70,000 annually in financial aid, merit scholarships, and outreach.
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Our mission is to successfully provide the inspiration and opportunity for anyone in our diverse community to achieve excellence in music education and appreciate the transformative power of music. Community Music School (CMS) – Lehigh Valley & Berks is a non-profit charitable organization that provides the inspiration and opportunity for anyone in our diverse community to achieve excellence in mu

sic education and appreciate the transformative power of music. CMS employs 25 professional teachers who provide private lessons and group classes to over 300 students of all ages, from toddlers to seniors, in piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, voice, and recording technology; both in-person and online. CMS offers introductory group classes, such as Kindermusik, Kids Choir, and Modern Band that provide music fundamentals, while Big Band and House Band ensembles offer collaborative free performance opportunities for intermediate and advanced students. Thanks to support from our philanthropic community, for over 40 years, CMS has provided over 25,000 student services in the Lehigh Valley with the life-long benefits of a quality music education and free performance opportunities. Over 50% of students under age 18 receive financial assistance funded by generous donors. Located in the former Lehigh Valley Social Club at historic 1544 Hamilton Street in Allentown, CMS offers 12 lesson rooms of varying sizes, a unique parent lounge, early childhood room, music library, administrative offices, state-of-the-art recording studio, and a 150-seat recital hall. Learn more at http://cmslv.org/. CMS does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, creed, color, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, gender identity, disability, or level of family income in its education programs and admission, employment, and financial aid policies.

02/10/2025

Thank you to our violin student, Zoe, for this adorable winter violin scene!

01/29/2025

Does your child want to learn the violin? 🎻 Start their musical journey alongside other early beginners at CMS! Students ages 7-11 will learn the fundamentals of tuning, positioning, bowing, and music theory, including rhythm, pitch, and note reading. Winter session begins February 18.

➡️ Learn more and sign up at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/intro-to-violin/

01/27/2025

Join the musical fun with Kindermusik at Community Music School! 🎶 👧🏼 👶 👦🏽 🥁 A new session begins on Wed, February 12. Ms. Lena from Sing N Move will lead kids and their grown-ups in this lively play-based music and movement program for ages 0-4.

➡️ Sign up today at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/kindermusik/ Space is limited!

Sing N Move

01/24/2025

We remember and celebrate the life of piano student Emmanuel Trotter. May his love of music live on with everyone who had the privilege to know him. On behalf of all of us at Community Music School, we extend our deepest sympathies to the Trotter family at this difficult time.

01/22/2025

Seeing a student’s beautiful artwork in Miss Kelly's studio is heartwarming on this cold winter day!

01/21/2025

Join us for Piano for Grown-Ups! 🎹 🎶 Start your piano journey in a welcoming, hands-on class crafted for adult beginners. Winter session begins TOMORROW Wednesday, January 22, at 7:30 PM!

➡️ Sign up TODAY at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/piano-for-grown-ups/

01/13/2025

We kicked off our winter classes last week with a new session of Kindermusik. Next week, we kick off two more teen/adult classes - Intro to Music Production - and - Piano for Grown-Ups. Learn more and sign up at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/

01/06/2025

🎼 Start off 2025 with brain-building music fun! A new session of Kindermusik at CMS begins this Wednesday, Jan 8. Ms. Lena from Sing N Move will lead you and your child in this lively play-based music and movement program for ages 0-4. Sign up today at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/kindermusik/ 🎶 👧🏼 👶 👦🏽 🥁

Lehigh Valley with Littles

12/21/2024

🎶 ❄️ Happy Holidays from Community Music School ❄️ 🎶 We hope you enjoy these sounds of the season, featuring some of our very talented CMS students ▶️ https://youtu.be/vY32o7l8mIk

12/16/2024

Congratulations to the members of our Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley adult piano class on a wonderful performance this past Saturday!

12/13/2024

Enrollment is now open for our 2025 Winter & Spring Music Classes at Community Music School! Learn more and sign up at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/

12/12/2024

🎼 Start off 2025 with brain-building music fun! A new session of Kindermusik at CMS begins on Wed, Jan 8. Ms. Lena from Sing N Move will lead you and your child in this lively play-based music and movement program for ages 0-4. Sign up today at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/kindermusik/ 🎶 👧🏼 👶 👦🏽 🥁

🎁 Looking for a last-minute gift? Gift certificates for Kindermusik are available here https://cmslv.org/gift-certificates/

12/10/2024

Celebrate the season at CMS this Sunday, Dec 15! Over 75 students of all ages, including our Modern Band, Suzuki Violin, and Saxophone Trio ensembles, will perform in our annual Holiday Recital. Act 1 begins at 2:00 PM and Act 2 begins at 4:00 PM. Free admission. All are welcome! Learn more at https://cmslv.org/holiday-recital-2024/

12/03/2024

🌈 Music Connects People 🫶🏻 Your Gift Makes it Possible 🎶 - This Giving Tuesday, please consider a gift to help CMS student access the life-long benefits of music education. 🎻 🌈 🎹 https://cmslv.org/annual-appeal-oct-2024/

11/23/2024

🥁 CMS Teacher Daniel Gonzalez Appears on Good Day Uncut: with Michel Labaki and the Labex Funk Project!

Marcus Espinoza stops by and gets an ear full of funk vibes with internationally known bass guitar player Michel Labaki and the Labex Funk Project, which includes CMS drum teacher Daniel Gonzalez.

👀 Watch the full interview https://cmslv.org/labex-on-fox29/

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11/20/2024

🍁 Fall is flying! 🎶 CMS has been approved for PA’s EITC program, we recently welcomed two new teachers, and the construction of the apartment building next to CMS is nearing completion. Catch up on all this exciting news and learn more about holiday party rentals, gift certificates, and our upcoming group classes and events in our November Music Notes E-Newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/cmslv/musicnotes-november-2024

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1544 Hamilton Street
Allentown, PA
18102

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 12am
Tuesday	8am - 12am
Wednesday	8am - 12am
Thursday	8am - 12am
Friday	8am - 12am
Saturday	8am - 12am
Sunday	8am - 12am

Telephone

+16104357725

Website

https://cmslv.org/

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2025 Winter & Spring Music Classes at Community Music School are now open for enrollment! Learn more and sign up at https://cmslv.org/group-music-classes/

Give the gift of music this holiday season! 🎁 🎶 Gift certificates for music lessons at Community Music School are available online at https://cmslv.org/gift-certificates/ or by contacting the CMS office before Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Happy Holidays!

CMS at Art in the Park 2024

We had a special treat with some faculty performances in this year's Musikfest set...here is violin and viola teacher Carolyn Gaul with a lively Irish jig!

Another highlight from today's Musikfest performance - sing it, Maanya! 🎤

Live now on the Plaza Tropical Stage at Musikfest !

Our Mallet Mania campers wrapped up our 2024 summer camp season with a lively finale performance this afternoon. Along with several songs, they also created musical sound effects for a story as Marissa Amphay read the book aloud. It was a hit! 🥁🎶 📖

We just wrapped up a fun week of learning PIANO 🎹 at CMS! Congratulations to all our new pianists! 🎶

It’s MALLET MANIA! Drum up some summer fun at CMS, with two weeks of rhythmic fun and percussive play on xylophones, drums, and more for kids ages 7-11. This two-week afternoon camp with Marissa Amphay runs June 22-Aug 2. Sign up by June 17 at https://cmslv.org/camps-summer-programs/#mallet-mania

We wish everyone a safe and happy Independence Day holiday! 🎶 🇺🇸 🎹 We hope you enjoy this familiar tune by one of our talented CMS students.

Explore the possibilities! On Wednesday, July 17, students (ages 7-11) are invited to explore the diverse world of music making in a full-day musical instrument “petting zoo" at Community Music School. The day includes hands-on instruction in violin, voice, piano, and woodwinds (Flutophone), with both pitched and unpitched percussion to help them discover their musical interests. All instruments are provided. Come join us for a day of musical fun and sign up today: https://cmslv.org/camps-summer-programs/#music-explorers

On Friday, June 21, we wrapped up a busy week of art, music, dance, and theater with the City Arts Camp showcase performance at Miller Symphony Hall. This year’s theme was 🌈 “Colors of the World”. We send a special thank you to CMS teachers Chris Klump, who taught ukulele, and Elaine Martin, who taught Flutophone. 🎨 City Arts Camp is a 25+ year collaboration of the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown Symphony Orchestra El Sistema Lehigh Valley, The Baum School of Art, Civic Theatre of Allentown , @CCommunity Music School - Lehigh Valley & Berks , and Repertory Ballet Academy Repertory Dance Theatre. 👏 We thank the Harry C. Trexler Trust for underwriting the entire cost of City Arts Camp, a free program for children who reside in the Allentown School District. #allentown #artseducation #colorsofthworld #partnership #nonprofit #communityartseducation

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Community Music School (CMS) – Lehigh Valley & Berks is a non-profit charitable organization which provides the inspiration and opportunity for anyone in our diverse community to achieve excellence in music education and appreciate the transformative power of music. CMS employs over 25 professional musicians who provide high-quality private and group instruction to students of all ages and in nearly every instrument and voice, as well as extensive, tuition-free outreach programs that bring music to students in under-served, high-poverty schools. Thanks to support from our philanthropic community, CMS has provided over 25,000 student services in the Lehigh Valley with the life-long benefits of musical education by funding over $100,000 annually in financial aid, merit scholarships, and tuition-free outreach programming.

In the fall of 2018, CMS moved its Allentown operations to historic 1544 Hamilton Street, the former Lehigh Valley Club. The renovated space offers 12 lesson rooms of varying sizes, a unique parent lounge, early childhood room, music library, administrative offices, and a 150-seat recital hall. Introductory group classes, such as Kindermusik (ages 0-4), Kids Choir (ages 6-11), Modern Band (middle and high school) provide music fundamentals in a fun, group environment. The CMS Big Band offers numerous free performance opportunities for intermediate and advanced students. Learn more at cmslv.org.

CMS does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, creed, color, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, gender identity, disability, or level of family income in its education programs and admission, employment, and financial aid policies.