WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL?

 

The Traverse City Philharmonic developed a Community Music School, opened in September 2024 and housed in the new Traverse City Philharmonic Center, to serve students of all ages in our five-county region. This school builds upon the past educational offerings of the TC Phil to include our Civic Orchestra and Chamber Ensembles, Music Appreciation Classes, Family Concerts, Suzuki music classes, Masterworks in Miniature, Tots@TADL, TC Phil in the Schools, and add new Parent and Baby classes, continuing education for Seniors, Private Music Lessons, and a Youth Orchestra.

This expansion of the TC Phil’s existing programming necessitated a new facility at the Cherryland Center, leased from the Traverse City Curling Club. It contains office space, teaching studios, a board room, classrooms, a lobby/reception area, and a rehearsal space and recital venue generously funded with help from the MSUFCU’s Desk Drawer Foundation.

As a trusted local institution with over a 70-year history of serving Northern Michigan, the TC Phil is qualified to lead a Community Music School. We have a long history of providing quality music education through our Civic Orchestra Programs, and an enormous pool of talented musicians, teachers, and artists to draw upon from within the professional ranks of the Philharmonic.

COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERINGS OVERVIEW

Ensembles

  • Civic String Prelude Orchestra (beginners), existing program
  • Civic String Sinfonia Orchestra (all ages, three years of experience), existing program
  • Chamber Music Ensembles–(beginners and advanced), existing program
  • Youth Orchestra (*new program)
  • New Horizons Model Senior Band (*new program)
  • Civic Intensive Institute (*new program)

Group Classes

  • Suzuki strings, piano, guitar (*piano and guitar, new program)
  • Parent/Baby classes (*new program)
  • Music History/Theory, existing program
  • Music Appreciation classes – Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, existing program

Private Lessons (*new program)
• Strings, piano, guitar, brass, winds, voice

Community Outreach

  • Masterworks in Miniature, expanded program
  • Tots@TADL (partnership with KinderMusik), existing program
  • Violin Day (*expand to every instrument)
  • TC Phil in the Schools, expanded program
  • Pop up concerts, existing program
  • Students at the Symphony, existing program
  • Sara Hardy Farmers Market, existing program
  • Solo and Ensemble coaching (*new program)