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Contact Information
Community Music School
Jennifer Alexandra Johnston, Director
Stevens Center, Third Floor
405 West Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
phone: (336) 734-2950
fax: (336) 734-2951
communitymusic@uncsa.edu
or
johnstonja@uncsa.edu
REGISTRATION
The Community Music School of UNCSA
offers music lessons to people of all ages who live in Winston-Salem
and the
surrounding counties. Private lessons can be taught starting as early
as age
four on some instruments, and we offer a senior discount to anyone over
the age
of 60. We also offer the Musikgarten curriculum for children from birth
through
age five.
The Community Music School office schedules lessons and collects fees
for all of our teachers. During the school year, most lessons take
place in the afternoons and early evenings, Monday through Friday.
Earlier lessons can be arranged.
To register, simply complete the enclosed
PRIVATE LESSON or MUSIKGARTEN registration form and return it along
with the registration fee, administrative fee (if applicable) and the
fee for the first lesson (if you’re a new student) to
Community Music School, 405 W. Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC
27101. If you prefer to register in person, we are located on the
third floor of the Stevens Center (use the box office entrance). We
regret that we cannot accept credit or debit cards, but we happily take
cash, checks and money orders. When we have received your
registration form and fees, we will call you to schedule your lesson.
Students may register for lessons at any time during the semester as
long as there are available lesson times. Lesson fees will be
pro-rated. If there is no available lesson time, we will add your
name to our waiting list and call you when there is an opening.
WHO MAY REGISTER
At the Community Music School, we believe music is for everyone –
including you! Our youngest students are babies and our oldest
students are long past retirement age. We teach beginners of all
ages as well as intermediate and advanced students. If your child is
age five to seven, we strongly encourage you to enroll in our
MUSIKGARTEN curriculum, although Suzuki instruction IS also available
for younger violin and guitar students. Private lessons can begin for
most children on any instrument at the age of eight. Keep in mind that
every child is different and some variation may occur due to a
child’s physical and emotional maturity and the level of parental
involvement. We are happy to talk with you about your
child’s specific needs. There is no upper age limit on when
you may begin to study an instrument!
INSTRUMENT RENTALS
We do not rent instruments, but we can give you a list of local stores
to contact about rentals.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Community Music School is committed to the equality of educational
opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students or
employees based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age,
sexual orientation or disability.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS TO ITS HOMETOWN, WITH LOVE
Soon after the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)
opened in 1965, members of the music faculty began offering lessons to
people in the community. Space was limited on the campus, and studios
were only available on the weekends. When James Houlik joined the music
faculty in 1976, he was given the responsibility of administering and
growing the “Saturday Morning Music Program,” which then
served fewer than 50 students. Under Houlik’s guidance, an
excellent faculty of UNCSA. Ultimately, the success of the program
strained the facilities at UNCSA and the Saturday Morning Music Program
– now known as the Community Music School - soon needed a home of
its own.
UNCSA’s renovation of the historic Carolina Theatre and Hotel as
the Stevens Center for the Performing Arts presented a wonderful
opportunity. Community Music School moved to spacious new studios and a
flexible recital hall in the Stevens Center in 1983. Renovations in
2003 expanded Community Music’s space to two floors, and added a
classroom and five new studios, bringing the total to 16. Community
Music School’s central downtown location has proven to be
convenient for students from Winston-Salem, Forsyth County and the
Triad region.
Today, three decades after it’s founding, the Community Music
School serves more than 300 students. Our faculty of some 40 gifted,
professional musicians enjoys teaching as a way of sharing their talent
and nurturing a love of music in others. Private lessons, early
childhood music classes, and special group classes give students the
chance to experience the joy of making music in the way that best suits
their individual needs. Students may enroll at any time during the year
with no auditions and no previous experience.
Whether you’re interested in music for yourself or your child,
you’re thinking about a career in music or just want to have fun,
you’re a novice or an advanced student, exploring the world of
music can enrich your life. Why not get started today?
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