Bringing harmony to our community
No matter your age, skill level, or musical ability – Community Music School (CMS) offers a wide variety of individual lessons, group classes, performance ensembles, and music therapy. Ready to make some noise?
Our mission
CMS is committed to providing musical public service programs to Western New York and quality music instruction for individuals of all ages and abilities regardless of aspirations or financial resources. The professional faculty and administrative staff, together with the volunteers, believe that anyone who has a genuine interest in music can benefit from study and deserves the opportunity to pursue it.
Ready to make some noise? Get started today by registering online, calling 716.884.4887, or stopping by our brand-new Hamlin Park location.
CMS is the proud recipient of the 2023 IDEA Award presented by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra!
About the award
The orchestral music world should reflect and be accessible to our whole community. We seek to break down barriers for participation, especially for those who are underrepresented in the artform.
We recognize that we must all work together as a community to create an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible environment in which music flourishes.
To these ends, this award aims to recognize and lift up individuals and organizations in our local community who love any and all genres of orchestral music and embody the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) while promoting, supporting, and/or practicing this artform.
The BPO Diversity Council honors the Community Music School of Buffalo (CMS) for creating access and opportunities for music learning regardless of age, socio-economic status or geographic location with a special focus on breaking down real or perceived barriers for our underserved community members.
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Explore CMS
We’re thrilled to be in a new space worthy of all our outstanding students and teachers. Our new home in the Hamlin Park Historic District meets all our needs as Buffalo’s premier music school for students of all ages and abilities.
