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City Heights Music School

City Heights Music School
4300 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92105
City Heights Music School
Kensington
4300 El Cajon Blvd
At 43rd St
San Diego, California 92105

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The City Heights Music School is a program of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO). Originally founded as an educational outreach program of La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (LJS&C) in the summer of 2010, the transition to YPO took place on January 1, 2016. What began as coaching in school music programs at local schools led to the creation of a Latin American Music Project with two classes: a Mariachi and an Afro-Cuban Ensemble (ACE). To play at a performance level, students in the Mariachi required additional coaching on violin, guitar, and trumpet. Over the next three years, the coaching turned into official classes and the ACE went through a few changes of its own, with a final transition to West African drums.

From the start, the emphasis has been on music that is relevant to the community. The variety of classes offered through the City Heights Music School is unique and appeals to students of all ages and cultures. We teach the Suzuki method in violin classes to share the joy of playing the violin while learning the small steps and discipline it takes to do so. We teach classical acoustic guitar with melodies that are simple yet beautiful. In violin and guitar, students rise to the challenge of finding the concentration it takes to coordinate their hands and fingers. Our voice classes cover the genres of folk and popular music. Through Mariachi, the students perform music that expresses the emotions of life and they learn the benefits of dedication and teamwork when invited and hired to perform at festive events.

The CHMS provides one of the few affordable opportunities for music instruction in San Diego. Students often register in multiple classes and spend a few hours each Saturday immersed in music. Our multi-generational classrooms demonstrate a positive dynamic between grandparents, parents, and children as they learn to sing and play the violin, guitar, piano, and other instruments together. With each year, we add a new level of violin and guitar classes to accommodate the students with more experience.

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