Community Group Classes

BMS’s Community Group Classes are generously funded by the Feigenbaum Foundation, Gilson Family Foundation, Golub Foundation, and the Pittsfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Community Group Classes are offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis. 

  • Adult Ukulele Jam

    May 22- August 28

    Thursdays 12:30-1:30

    Suggested Tuition: $195 or $15 per class

    Are you craving a little music on your lunch break? Come to a fun and informal ukulele jam session. Don’t know how to play the uke? No worries, we can start you from square one and soon you’ll be strumming along! Your song suggestions are always welcome as we continuously build our repertoire. Need a uke? We’ve got one for you!

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  • Youth Ukes

    Ages 8-14

    June 28-August 30

    Saturdays 2pm-2:30

    Suggested Tuition: $100

    The ukulele is the perfect instrument for kiddos to begin their music learning journey! This is because of the ukulele’s size and simplicity which makes it easy to hold and play. In this class, kids will learn to strum and play chords, and this will lead them to play simple songs as well as songs of their choosing.

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  • Magic Violins

    Ages 3-6

    June 20-August 29

    Fridays 3:30pm-4pm

    Suggested Tuition: $85

    In the Suzuki Method, parents and teachers work closely together to create a nurturing environment to achieve success. This is a process, and it is in this process that we achieve our true goals of a child's lifelong character development.

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  • Presto Ensemble

    Ages 6+ with caregiver

    Fridays 4pm-4:45pm 

    June 20-August 29

    Suggested Tuition: $110

    Presto Ensemble is a elementary violin group for children, with caregivers encouraged to participate. Students should have one year of violin experience or permission from the teacher, Bing Liu.

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  • Allegro

    Ages 7+

    Fridays 4:45-5:30pm

    June 20 - August 29

    Suggested Tuition: $110

    Young musicians with some prior string knowledge come together for a first chamber ensemble experience!

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  • String Orchestra

    Intermediate to Advanced

    June 20th-August 29

    Fridays 5:30-7:00pm

    Suggested Tuition: $225

    The BMS Orchestra invites musicians of all ages to have fun making music together.

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  • Tunes for Tots

    Ages 1.5-4 yrs with caregiver

    June 26-August 28

    Thursdays 10:30am-11:15am

    Suggested Tuition: $180

    This class introduces our youngest students, accompanied by an adult, to a wide array of music from all different genres and origins through an equally wide array of fun, age-appropriate, student-oriented activities.

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  • Youth Beginning Piano

    Age 6-9

    4:45pm-5:30pm

    June 17-August 26

    Suggested Tuition: $200

    Immersion in music is essential for children of all ages! This piano class for kids will train young students’ ears to recognize pitch and play it back on piano, their hands to form the correct shapes for piano technique, and their minds to think outside the box and invent their own original tunes.

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