As a parent of two young children who enjoyed a wonderful singing program ("Purple Finches") at the school, I can say that they really have dedicated, passionate teachers who love what they do, and the students pick up that vibe. While my young children are "over-committed" and we haven't taken advantage of the opportunity to learn a musical instrument at the school, the school's reputation is excellent. The music teachers are well-respected musicians and performers in their own right (e.g. we had Paul Dysktra and Gregg Pauley as piano soloists for the Granite State Symphony Orchestra) and my daughter's friends have learned amazingly fast with the Suzuki violin program. We've enjoyed listening to the students and faculty perform at different times - just beautiful music! To look at the breadth and scope of the activities at the school gives some sense of the dedication, drive, and ability of the President, Peggy Senter, who stands out in the Concord nonprofit (and business) community for her ability to "make things happen" and grow the school to its present size and importance in the community. Not only do they have an incredible breadth in their programs, but they also offer possibilities for students who might not be financially able to attend. They help anchor a culture of performing arts in the capital region.
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- EIN 22-2552850
- (603) 228-1196
- 23 Wall St Concord NH 03301-3742 USA
- www.ccmusicschool.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Schools
Mission: To foster a sense of cummunity through music by providing the fullest possible array of musical experience for people of all ages, musical abilities, and backgrounds.
Programs: In fy2017, a total of 1,450 students of all ages, abilities and backgrounds studied with 50 ccms faculty members weekly throughout the year. At the home campus in concord, 695 students were enrolled in weekly private lessons and ensembles, with an additional 155 students in shorter-term camps and workshops. They ranged in age from 6 months to 95 years old, and included students preparing for careers as professional musicians, older adults singing in choruses, and preschoolers in music & movement classes. An additional 597 students participated in music in the community initiative (mici) partnerships throughout nh, which provide free music education to students unable to attend - continued in schedule o - classes in concord because of barriers posed by low income or disability. These partnerships expanded in fy17 to work with new american refugees and immigrants, with an especially strong collaboration with the bhutanese community of nh and new american africans. Additionally, our expressive arts therapists expanded their work with families affected by the opioid epidemic, specializing in trauma therapy for preschoolers and multimodal music therapy for newborns. In fy17, ccms awarded $86,508 in financial aid to 148 students studying at the home campus. In addition, 597 weekly students served through mici received free instruction at a financial aid value of $143,055. When the number of financial aid students who study in concord is added to the weekly students at mici partner sites, a total of 58% of our 1289 weekly students received free or reduced-cost instruction in fy17 due to financial need. Ccms serves numerous students with special needs due to physical, developmental or emotional disabilities, with those services directed by a faculty music therapist and dance movement therapist. In fy 2017, we served more than 500 weekly students with special needs such as autism, alzheimers, traumatic brain injury, stroke, neonatal abstinence syndrome, schizophrenia, asperger's, down syndrome, dyslexia, muscular dystrophy, mutism, speech and language processing, and a broad range of physical disabilities. This rapid expansion of our therapeutic work has been recognized with a riverbend champion for mental health award. In fy17, ccms produced more than 120 public musical events, reaching audience members with student and professional concerts in concord and throughout new england. These range from the free bach's lunch series, to ticketed folk, chamber music, and jazz concerts. The march mandolin and fall fiddle festivals attract participants from out-of-state, and colleague organizations also present competitions, concerts and workshops at ccms. Audiences include older adults, home-schooled children, mental health clients, music educators, ccms families, downtown professionals, and others.