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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 School of 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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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:

• 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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