Private Instruction

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CMCB offers music instruction privately and in groups, for all ages and abilities, in a wide range of musical instruments and styles—from classical and jazz, to world music and pop/rock. Whether you're picking up a brand-new instrument for the first time or refreshing your skills, preparing for advanced study or developing your career as a professional musician, our exceptional faculty can help you achieve your artistic and creative goals.

This year, CMCB will offer instruction in the following:

  • accordion
  • bass guitar
  • bassoon
  • cello
  • clarinet
  • digital piano
  • double bass
  • dulcimer
  • flute
  • saxophone
  • french horn
  • tin whistle
  • guitar -
      electric and acoustic
  • music theory/Solfege
  • oboe
  • percussion
  • performance
  • piano
  • recorder
  • trombone
  • trumpet
  • tuba
  • viola
  • violin
  • voice

Instruction in other instruments may be provided upon request. Other instruction includes:

  • Boston Latin Satellite Program. CMCB also offers instrumental instruction on-site at Boston Latin School in flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, guitar, bass guitar, double bass, French horn, trumpet, percussion, violin and viola.
  • SummerStrings is a new four-week summer violin, viola, and cello program for 4th-7th graders, which includes private and ensemble instruction in addition to classes in rhythm, music theory and performance.
  • Music Theory & Solfege, utilizing music composition tools in our new high-tech lab.
  • Small jazz ensemble instruction, including jazz harmony, covering chord structure, blues and pentatonic scales, harmonic analysis, basic jazz terminology and more.