Welcome to Elm City Community Music School, a pilot project in the Greater Waterville area.


Our goal is to create a place-based hub to provide opportunities for music making and progressive skill development for people of all ages.
ANNOUNCING our FALL 2023 PILOT SERIES!
Dates: September 23, 30, October 7, October 14
Times: 8 am to 12 noon
Location: at Waterville Senior High School, One Brooklyn Ave, Waterville
Classes available for people of all ages, 0-99+ from any community.
All classes are 4 Saturdays, beginning September 23, except for Fiddling, which starts September 30 and runs for three weeks, with two hours on October 14.
To sign up, click on the link of the desired class; you will register through the Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education (MMRACE) website under Music & Dance.
Please note: age restrictions and pre-requisites apply to certain classes. More info on the MMRACE website!
Private Lessons are open to ages 8 and up; all levels of experience. Students will have a 25 minute private lesson focused on technique and repertoire. The second 25 minutes will be devoted to small ensemble performance; students will be paired up with other students and teachers who will guide the ensemble (duet, trio, or quartet) rehearsal.
Cello Lesson
Jon Moody
8:00 am; 9:00 am; 10:00 am; 11:00 am
Clarinet or Saxophone Lesson
Brady Barre
9:00 am; 10:00; 11:00 am
Flute Lesson
Maho Hisakawa
8:00 am; 9:00 am; 10:00 am; 11:00 am
Percussion or Voice Lesson
Torin Smith
8:00 am; 9:00 am; 10:00 am, 11:00 am
Piano Lesson
Brendan Wilson
8:00 am; 9:00 am; 11:00 am
Trumpet, Horn, or Trombone Lesson
Lizzie Henyan
9:00 am; 10:00 am; 11:00 am
Violin or Viola Lesson
Lori Scheck and Betsy Kobayashi
8:00 am; 10:00 am; 11:00 am
All State Prep for High School Strings Students
Lori Scheck & Betsy Kobayashi
11:00 am
Infant/Toddler Music & Movement
Lizzie Henyan
Open to ages from birth through age 4; parent must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Beginner Fiddling
Maisie Newell & Deidre Becher
For students of all ages who have studied privately for a year (Suzuki Book 1). The class will culminate with a community Contra dance.
10:00 am
Intermediate Fiddling
Maisie Newell & Deidre Becher
For students of all ages who have studied privately for 2 years or more (Suzuki Book 2). The class will culminate with a community Contra dance.
11:00 am
Introduction to the Suzuki Method
Betsy Kobayashi & Deidre Becher
The-time
For 3-6-year old beginning students and their parents.
9:00 am
Pineland Suzuki School: Book 1 Group Class
For students of all ages who know at least “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” by memory
8:00 am
Pineland Suzuki School: Book 2 Group Class
For students of all ages who know at least one piece in Suzuki Book 2
10:00 am
Playing Baroque Music: Some Practice Tips
Raffael Scheck
Focusing on pieces from Suzuki Book 5 and up (violin, viola, cello)
9:00 am
Recording and Mixing
Van Boardman
All ages and levels welcome; Co-sponsored by the Mid-Maine Technical Center’s Mass Media Communications Program
9:00 am
Community Dance & Drumming
Shana Bloomstein & Jeff Densmore
11:00 am
Taiko (Japanese Drumming)
Naoto Kobayashi
For 6th grade students to adults; no experience necessary
9:00 am
Got questions? Want to know more? Want to say hi? Please send a note to info@elmcitymusic.com.