The Community Music School (CMS) is a non-degree granting outreach program for the School of Music which serves interested students of all ages and levels of ability. An accredited member of the National Guild of Schools of the Arts, the 45-member CMS faculty is comprised of School of Music faculty, selected graduate and undergraduate students, and professionals from the community.
Over 600 students receive private and group instruction on wind, brass, string, piano, harp, organ, guitar, drums, voice, and composition/theory. The CMS also features a thriving Kindermusik® program for ages birth – 7 years. Ensembles and group classes include string orchestras, Jazz Combo, various chamber ensembles, and adult group instruction on strings and piano. Open for enrollment year-round, summer options also include the Crimson Music Camps, instrument “sampler” camps, and a beginning level musical.
2010 Community Music School Scholarship Fundraiser
For a catalog of class descriptions, ensemble offerings, and group or private lessons please click the following link:
CMS Catalog (COMING SOON!)
To Register online or download the current registration form , click the following link:
CMS Online Registration (includes revised spring semester Kindermusik schedule)
2009/2010 Mail in Form (see online registration form for revised spring Kindermusik schedule)
For Scholarship/Finacial Aid Information and Forms, please click on the following link to download the PDF:
CMS Scholarship/Finacial Aid Information and Forms
For complete information about the Community Music School, including rates, and faculty, please contact:
CMS: The University of Alabama
Community Music School
Box 870366, 171 Moody Music
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0366
(205) 348-6741 (phone)
(205) 348-1473 (fax)
Email: jweigel@music.ua.edu