Crowden School / Lessons, Classes, and Camps

Crowden School / Lessons, Classes, and Camps offers Hello Music, Young Musician Primer, Keyboard Prep Primer, Young Musicians’ Vocal Academy, Summer Strings, Young Musicians’ Chamber Music Academy, Scrape, Squawk, and Bang: An Instrumental Discovery Camp, Private Lessons, Chamber Music Workshop, and John Adams Young Composers Program Workshop. Private lessons are offered for violin, viola, cello, guitar, flute, double bass, piano, and composition. Parents participate in every class for Young Musician Primer, and Suzuki Strings includes group classes with weekly individual lessons and parent participation.

Programs

• Hello Music — Ages 3-4 · Multiple sessions starting June 20 at 9am
• Young Musician Primer — Ages 6 to 8 · Multiple sessions starting June 20 at 10am
• Keyboard Prep Primer — Ages 8-11 · Multiple sessions starting June 20 at 11am
• Young Musicians’ Vocal Academy — Ages 10-15 · July 5 to July 16 | 9am-3pm
• Summer Strings — Ages 7 to 12 · June 21 to July 2
• Young Musicians’ Chamber Music Academy — Ages 10-15 · June 29 - July 10
• Scrape, Squawk, and Bang: An Instrumental Discovery Camp — Ages 5 to 9 · June 14 to 18, June 21 - 25
• Private Lessons — Ages 6 to Adult · Rolling enrollment year-round subject to teacher availability
• Chamber Music Workshop — Ages 14 to 19 · July 19 to 30
• John Adams Young Composers Program Workshop — Ages 8 to 18 · July 19 to 29

At a glance

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• General schedule: Lessons, classes, and camps are offered for music education for every age, instrument, and season. Summer programs are described as preview for 2027 with full program dates and registration details to be announced.

About the provider

Crowden School was founded in 1983. The timeline says the school opened in September 1983, became a Berkeley institution by 1998, and was officially renamed Crowden Music Center in 2003. Crowden says it serves roughly 8,000 individuals each year, produces over 60 public concerts each year, provides public school outreach, and exposes thousands of Bay Area children and adults to classical music through Community Music Day and participation in major community street festivals.

What families say

“Crowden opens your mind and lets you develop in a way that is only possible when you have music alongside the strong academics.” — ANJANINE BONET CROWDEN GRADUATE

Last updated September 17, 2026.