Community Group Classes

BMS’s Community Group Classes are generously funded by the Feigenbaum Foundation, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Berkshires, Appelbaum-Kahn Foundation, Lee Bank Foundation, Greylock Federal Credit Union, 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. 

Tuition is listed separately for each class. When you register, we will discuss sliding scale options.

Summer Schedule

  • Music for Little Sprouts

    Ages 1.5-4 yrs with caregiver
    DATES TBD
    Saturdays 10:15 - 11:00
    Tuition: $275 or $20 per class

    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.

  • Adult Ukulele Jam

    Ages 18+
    DATES TBD
    Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30
    Tuition: $350 or $25 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!

  • Youth Band Development

    Ages 12+
    April 16 - June 11
    Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00
    Tuition: $375 or $50 per class

    Get a tutorial on how to be in a band! For guitars, basses, drums, vocalists and keys, though all instruments are welcome!

    Two weeks of instruction on students’ main instruments.

    Two weeks of learning how to perform together in a band.

    Four weeks of learning to play multi-genre songs.

    Rehearse, work on stage presence, and listen to each other play and interact musically.

REGISTER FOR GROUP CLASSES TODAY

Special Programming

Special programming is not available on a pay-what-you-wish basis.

  • Music for Babies

    Ages 3 months - 1.5 years
    Dates TBD
    Saturdays: Time TBD

    Tuition: $275

  • Onstage Live Summer Intensive

    Ages 16+
    Saturday, August 1 & August 2
    10:00 am - 4:30 pm
    Performance August 3 at 6:30 pm

    Tuition: $399

REGISTER FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMMING

Summer programming is available for registration!

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