City Heights Music School

City Heights Music School The City Heights Music School (CHMS) offers in-school, after-school, and community programs! Music classes for all ages. Group classes and private lessons.
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Happy Thanksgiving from CHMS! 🦃🍂We are grateful for our amazing students, talented teachers, and supportive community wh...
11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from CHMS! 🦃🍂
We are grateful for our amazing students, talented teachers, and supportive community who make every day special. This season reminds us of the importance of creativity, connection, and giving thanks. May your holiday be filled with warmth, joy, and cherished moments with loved ones.

Teacher Feature – Mac  ✨ Teacher Spotlight: Meet Mac!Mac is one of our amazing instructors at CHMS, known for his dedica...
11/26/2024

Teacher Feature – Mac
✨ Teacher Spotlight: Meet Mac!

Mac is one of our amazing instructors at CHMS, known for his dedication to teaching. With 15 years of experience, he plays guitar, drums, bass, and piano, and has released four albums. This Winter, he’ll lead CHMS’s BeatVox program, teaching students classic rock band formation, as well as the Electro Music class, exploring beat production and songwriting with electronic instruments. Mac also offers group piano sessions and private lessons in guitar, bass, drums, piano, and music production.

Outside of music, he’s pursuing a master’s in clinical psychology and enjoys gardening with his chickens.

Learn more about our programs at www.chms.info!

Discover the Joy of Music!CHMS offers community music classes for all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re picking up a...
11/25/2024

Discover the Joy of Music!
CHMS offers community music classes for all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re picking up an instrument for the first time or honing your skills, we’ve got you covered!

📍 Conveniently located in the heart of City Heights at: 3770 Altadena Ave., San Diego, CA 92105
🎸 Classes include piano, guitar, voice, percussion, saxophone, hip hop, ukulele and special needs.
💻 Sign up today: www.chms.info

Join our vibrant music community and start your musical journey today!

Exciting news! Join us in the upcoming session and explore our NEW classes! We’re thrilled to introduce our Bluegrass an...
11/14/2024

Exciting news!

Join us in the upcoming session and explore our NEW classes! We’re thrilled to introduce our Bluegrass and Folk Ensemble, a Beginner Saxophone Class, a Violin Class on Tuesdays, and Beginner Piano Classes on Saturdays! Whether you want to play, sing, dance, or create, CHMS has something for everyone!

Classes and rehearsals start on January 6th – don’t miss out on this opportunity to grow your musical talents and connect with our vibrant community!

✨ Register now at www.chms.info and start your musical journey with us! 🎸🎻🎤

📍 Location: 3770 Altadena Ave, San Diego, CA
📞 Questions? Contact us at (619) 387-8582 or email [email protected]

11/13/2024
🎶 Join us for the City Heights Music School Fall Session Concerts! 🎶📍 Location: 3770 Altadena Ave.🗓️ Dates: Nov 19-23Fea...
11/11/2024

🎶 Join us for the City Heights Music School Fall Session Concerts! 🎶

📍 Location: 3770 Altadena Ave.
🗓️ Dates: Nov 19-23
Featuring: Ukulele, Piano, Violin, Mariachi, Drum Power, HipHop, Electro-Music, Choir, Ballet Folklorico, and more!

Come support our talented students and enjoy a wonderful showcase of music and culture. Donations are welcome!

Register for Winter Session at www.chms.info 🎶

Last week’s percussion class, one of our talented students took the lead in teaching a rhythm exercise! 🎶 We love seeing...
10/21/2024

Last week’s percussion class, one of our talented students took the lead in teaching a rhythm exercise! 🎶 We love seeing our students step up and share their knowledge with others. It’s moments like these that show how music empowers and builds confidence. Keep the rhythm going! 🥁

Happy Birthday to the amazing Charlie Chávez! Even on his special day, he’s inspiring young minds with the gift of music...
10/16/2024

Happy Birthday to the amazing Charlie Chávez! Even on his special day, he’s inspiring young minds with the gift of music. We’re so lucky to have you on our team! 🎉🎶

Join us at Plaza Bonita Mall on October 19 from 3:30-4:30 PM for a special Dia de Los Mu***os performance! Don’t miss th...
10/01/2024

Join us at Plaza Bonita Mall on October 19 from 3:30-4:30 PM for a special Dia de Los Mu***os performance! Don’t miss this celebration of culture and music! ***os

🍂🍁 Fall is in full swing which means it's time for a trip to the pumpkin patch! Our friends at Pumpkin Station are ready to welcome your family for a festive fall outing. Find a Pumpkin Station location near you at www.pumpkinstation.com! 🎃

It's been an AMAZING week so far!  Our Fall Session is UP and RUNNING.  Happy to have our partner organizations Tap In W...
09/13/2024

It's been an AMAZING week so far! Our Fall Session is UP and RUNNING. Happy to have our partner organizations Tap In With Claudia and International Academy of Jazz San Diego sharing the space with us, as well! Looking forward to seeing everybody tomorrow! There's still time to join! Click on the QR code for TAP DANCE and JAZZ classes, or visit www.cityheightsmusicschool.org for all others! 🎶🎹🥁🎸🎺🪇🪘🎨🎤🧩🧑‍🦼🎩

09/09/2024

Hey hey! City Heights Music School has an opening for a guitar teacher to teach afterschool guitar club for a 6th-12th grade charter school in City Heights on Thursdays 3:45-5:45pm. DM me if interested! Spanish speaking is a PLUS!

We ❤️ that Tap In With Claudia brings her talent and love for dance to our space every week!  See the San Diego Tap & Ja...
09/08/2024

We ❤️ that Tap In With Claudia brings her talent and love for dance to our space every week! See the San Diego Tap & Jazz Dance Festival shout out and details below! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

The demand for our programs is ⬆️ and so is our need for teachers and TAs!  Please spread the word so we can keep ⬆️ the...
09/04/2024

The demand for our programs is ⬆️ and so is our need for teachers and TAs! Please spread the word so we can keep ⬆️ the good work. 🎶 See contact info on flyer!

Taking place where we lease our space. ❤️
09/04/2024

Taking place where we lease our space. ❤️

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📍3770 Altadena Ave. San Diego, 92105

📆 September 8th at 12:30pm

🎟️ $25 Love Offering

A gong meditation is a passive experience, in that the listener lays down and lets the sounds wash over them. It has been described as a sonic massage as your body and mind respond to the sounds and vibrations.

PRONTO Verification Pop up event 9/24!!! To keep riding for free, all youth riders must verify their PRONTO accounts as ...
09/04/2024

PRONTO Verification Pop up event 9/24!!!

To keep riding for free, all youth riders must verify their PRONTO accounts as soon as possible! Seniors, disabled riders, and Medicare beneficiaries also need to complete this process to continue riding at a reduced rate.

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3770 Altadena Avenue
San Diego, CA
92105

Opening Hours

Monday 14:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 12:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 12:00 - 19:00
Thursday 12:00 - 19:00
Friday 12:00 - 16:00
Saturday 09:00 - 14:00

Telephone

+16193878582

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Brief History

The City Heights Music School is a program of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO). Founded as an educational outreach program of La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) in the summer of 2010, the transition to YPO took place on January 1, 2016. What began as coaching in school music programs at local schools led to the creation of a Latin American Music Project with two classes: a Mariachi and an Afro-Cuban Ensemble (ACE). To play at a performance level, students in the Mariachi required additional coaching on violin, guitar, and trumpet. Over the next three years, the coaching turned into official classes and the ACE went through a few changes of its own, with a transition to West African drums. The City Heights Music School was created when different levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) were required for violin, guitar, and, more recently, piano classes.

Present Day

From the start, the emphasis has been on music that is relevant to the community. The variety of classes offered through the City Heights Music School is unique and appeals to students of all ages and cultures. We teach the Suzuki method in violin classes to share the joy of playing the violin while learning the small steps and discipline it takes to do so. We teach classical acoustic guitar with melodies that are simple yet beautiful. In violin and guitar, students rise to the challenge of finding the concentration it takes to coordinate their hands and fingers. Our voice classes cover the genres of folk and popular music. Through Mariachi, the students perform music that expresses the emotions of life and they learn the benefits of dedication and teamwork when invited and hired to perform at festive events.


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