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 School of Music students.

Dance Classes

REGISTRATION

Parents can register their children for lessons using this online form.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

The following dance classes will be offered Fall 2021:

Advance Tap for Adults
Beginning Tap for Adults Advanced Ballet (ages 6th grade and up)

For the schedule of classes, contact dgrammel@depauw.edu.

FEES AND PAYMENT

Each semester the student participates in the Community Music School, a $25 registration fee is required. This fee is nonrefundable. Additional fees are paid directly to the instructor.

Please contact dgrammel@depauw.edu for additional pricing information.

Communiversity and Continued Learning Courses

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” and “Spanish Music from Gran Canaria.” These classes are designed to give insight into musical skills as well as other related fields.

GOALS

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

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

Communiversity concerts can be found on the DePauw Events page. For the schedule of dance classes, please contact dgrammel@depauw.edu for more information. Two adult learning dance classes will be offered Fall 2021 Beginning Tap for Adults Advanced Tap for Adults

REGISTRATION

FEES AND PAYMENT

Communiversity concert tickets are available for purchase individually. Tickets for the Arcomusical Communiversity concert can be purchased here.

Each semester the student participates in the dance as a part of the Community Music School, a $25 registration fee is required. This fee is nonrefundable. Additional fees are paid directly to the instructor. Please contact dgrammel@depauw.edu for additional pricing information.

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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Youth Strings Program

The partnership between the DePauw School of Music and Tzouanakis (TZ) Intermediate School has provided more than 600 students with violin lessons free of charge. Every TZ fourth-grader receives nine lessons across the semester during school hours. Those wishing to continue study can do so throughout fourth and fifth grade by participating in weekly classes.

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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Greencastle Middle School Jazz Program

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

GOALS:

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