Community Music School

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Text on Screen: Community Music School of Webster University

Narrator Since 1925, the Community Music School of Webster University has been a beacon of musical education in the St. Louis region.

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Narrator: Formerly known as the Conservatory and School for the Arts or CASA, and the St. Louis Symphony Community Music School, today, it stands as a proud department of the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts at Webster University.

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Text on Screen: Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts of Webster University

Narrator: With over 90 dedicated faculty members and more than 1,200 students, the Community Music School offers a diverse range of programs tailored to students of all ages and abilities. At the heart of the school are individual lessons on a variety of instruments, including all band and orchestra instruments piano, guitar, and voice.

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Text Centered on Screen: Individual lessons Band and Orchestra Piano Guitar Voice

Narrator: Unique to the Community Music School is a traditional Suzuki Strings program offering lessons to beginning students starting at age 4, along with their parents.

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Narrator: The school also offers early childhood classes through Kindermusik International and group piano classes, fostering a love of music from a young age.

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Narrator: For school-aged students seeking a collaborative experience, there are ensemble programs in chamber music, jazz , strings and a sequential Young People’s Orchestra Program, which includes two full orchestras. Summer camps keep the music momentum going all year long.

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Narrator: There’s even a nationally recognized Young Composers Competition, which brings guest composers from across the nation and features professional musicians playing award-winning works.

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Narrator: With two convenient locations in Webster Groves and Chesterfield, the Community Music School is accessible to all in the St. Louis area.

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Narrator: And with 85% of our faculty holding advanced degrees, students can trust they are receiving top-notch instruction.

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Narrator: Join us at the Community School of Webster University, where music education has been a tradition for a century.

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Text on screen: Community Music School of Webster University, webster.edu/cms

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