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Spring registration has opened today 3.6.25. Single term activities are available for registration through @portlandparks website as well @cmc_portland. Classes at @y.o.u.thpdx and at Community Music Center (3350 Francis Street) DM questions.

Join @operaintheparkportland and @cmc_portland for a special event on Saturday February 1st at 6pm at @y.o.u.thpdx: Bass @deandresvoice and Pianist @claire_forstman for an evening of Spirituals, Songs and Arias by Black composers. Free Admission (RSVP at communitymusiccenter.org) DM for more info. #livemusic #eastportland #operainthepark #musiceducation

Thank you to all CMC students, families, participants, faculty and staff for a Fall term 2024 full of music exploration. Happy holidays and see you all the first week of January 2025! The Community String Orchestra led by maestro @andrew.ehrlich.397 performed a wonderful concert featuring music by Purcell, Hovhànnes, Mozart and living composer @kaila_flexer Photo: @circularmusic #music #música #orchestra #orquesta #portlandoregon #portlandparks #70years

Music, Beats & Sounds camps was a success for our youth participants, counselors, mentors and instructors. After months of planning, weeks of research, development, team building, collaboration and 4 weeks of camps. Campers learned about beat making, recording, experimenting, good fitness habits and financial literacy. Thanks to all the wonderful people that made this possible: campers, parents, @y.o.u.thpdx staff, @cmc_portland staff, @portlandparks staff, @ext.606 instructors. The program will continue during the school year offering classes and mentorship on Tuesday and Thursdays starting in October. Stay tuned for the @portlandparks guide and @y.o.u.thpdx updates. #music #youth #empowering #eastportland #pdx #portlandparks #abletonlive #musica #oregon 📷@circularmusic

We are happy to announce our music camps in partnership with @y.o.u.thpdx. Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps at Y.O.U.T.H located at 16126 SE Stark Street in Portland. Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4pm, drop off beginning at 8:30am and pick up from 5 to 6pm. Camp dates: July 8th to 19th and July 22nd to August 2nd. Youth: Grades 3-6 Teens: Grades 7-12 To sign your, visit us online at portlandoregon.gov/parks.register or call 503-679-5879. @cmc_portland @y.o.u.thpdx @portlandparks #summercamps #music #portland #youth #musica #makemusic #portlandparks

Community Music Center Inc. Non-profit Board is seeking for new members. Do you have a passion for music and want to give back to the community in a meaningful way? The Community Music Center is supported by an all-volunteer non-profit that raises money year-round to provide instruments, equipment, scholarships, and other items to lower the barriers of participation in the Center’s music education programs and activities. For more information visit our website in the link bio. #portland #community #communitymusiccenter #nonprofit #boardofdirectors #musiceducation #oregon #pnw #music #música

Appreciation post: introducing Geoffrey Mosley. Community Music Center’s piano instructor at @y.o.u.thpdx is Musician, educator, veteran, and community worker. His talent at the piano was recognized early at the age of 2 and he went on to win numerous national and international competitions throughout his adolescence. He also became proficient in the viola and cello, performing in the Seattle and Tacoma Youth Symphonies as a teen where he sat principal viola for four years. Geoffrey also has taught piano and cello for over ten years in various settings. He turned his attention as an adult to service in a number of ways through his work as well as volunteering, and has decades of experience with community engagement and support. Geoffrey currently teaches piano at Community Music Center at Y.O.U.TH and coordinates a veterans services program for a local nonprofit. #tbt #appreciationpost #music #piano #virtuoso #veterans #portland #mission #musica #learn #youth #pnw

Pulitzer prize in Music, Black American rapper and singer songwriter Kendrick Lamar offers a great insight on listening, teaching and friendship. In the photo great multi instrumentalist and CMC/YOUTh Adrian Baxter. @y.o.u.thpdx #listening #friendship #teaching #blackmusic #blackmusicmonth #blackhistorymonth #musiceducation #pdx #pnw #music

#throwbackthursday Community Music Center: The first 60 years - A Musical History Since 1955, the Community Music Center of Portland, Oregon has been enriching the greater Portland community by providing opportunities to learn about, make, and enjoy music. It has produced alumni estimated in the tens of thousands, and concerts, recitals, events and other activities for attendees numbering well beyond that. But who brought the Community Music Center into existence, and what were the influences that helped it germinate, grow and thrive. The book is available at www.communitymusiccenter.org under the section about us. #music #musiceducation #pdx #community #pnw #portlandparks #youthorchestra #adultorchestra #suzuki #chorus #choirs #earlychildhoodeducation #nonforprofit

Inspiration Tuesday goes on with a quote by great Black American Jazz Pianist, pioneer composer big band conductor Duke Ellington. “Music is the tonal reflection of beauty” #americansongbook #jazz #theduke #blackmusic #pdx #music #youth #musiceducation #violin #pnw

A powerful quote by Black American civil rights activist and politician John Lewis. The complete quote reads: “What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and it is grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible”. The photo was taken during last summer’s “music, sounds and beats” in partnership and hosted by @y.o.u.thpdx #community #youth #socialjustice #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #eastcounty #pdx #beats #sounds #music #summercamp #possitivevibes #possible

To begin our week we are sharing an inspiring quote from Black American Maestro Herbie Hancock: “Music happens to be an art form that transcends language” #music #musiceducation #youth #pdx #portland #cello #cellist #portlandparks #winter #musica #juventud

Dear students, families and community, CMC will reopen tomorrow Tuesday January 23 for all regular registered activities. We are looking forward to the music making, learning, practicing that happens in the building everyday. #musicpdx #musiceducation #pnw #pdx #portlandparks #winter #practice #lovemusic #community

The Community Music Center (CMC) is a program of Portland Parks & Recreation in partnership with the non-profit Community Music Center, inc. for over 60 years the center has achieved its goal of full access to high quality musical activities, especially for those who otherwise do not have means to afford it. Funds raised by the nonprofit (CMC,inc) allow the center to offer need-based scholarships, affordable music classes and lessons, free and low-cost concerts, workshops, instrument rentals and other music-related activities. 2023 was a year full of music, learning, concerts and partnerships. A wonderful 2024 to all students, families, community partners and friends of CMC. #music #musiceducation #pdx #portlandoregon #portlandparks #strings #woodwinds #choir #adaptiveandinclusiverecreation #earlychildhoodeducation #olderadultactivities #pnw #nonprofit #musica #piano