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Community Music School at DePauw

Community Music School at DePauw

The Community Music School at DePauw fosters broad access to high quality and affordable music training and education for learners of all ages.

 

These programs meet community needs, create an awareness of the connections between the community and the university, and develop pedagogical skills in DePauw music students.

APPLIED LESSONS

Open to learners of all ages, DePauw University musicians provide one-on-one lessons in strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano, and voice. Community students will be assigned an instructor and receive approximately ten lessons each semester. 

GOALS:

• Experience the study of music in a one-on-one environment
• Develop technical musical skills appropriate for each age group
• Demonstrate learning outcomes through performance

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COMMUNIVERSITY AND CONTINUED LEARNING

Communiversity courses and Continued Learning courses offer adult learners the opportunity to engage in music in a variety of ways. Past classes have included “Opera and Wine,” “Harlem Renaissance,” and “Spanish Music from Gran Canaria.” These classes are designed to give insight into musical skills as well as other related fields.

GOALS:

• Provide opportunities for continued education in music
• Develop technical musical skills appropriate for each age group

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Greencastle Middle School Jazz Program

The DePauw Institute of Music and Greencastle Middle School provide 6-8 graders with the opportunity to explore their own creativity by learning to improvise and perform in a jazz band.

GOALS:

• Experience the study of music in a group and one-on-one environment
• Enhance the learning opportunities of the local public school curriculum
• Develop technical musical skills appropriate for each age group
• Demonstrate learning outcomes through performance

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