Community Music Center Classes and Lessons (Adults and Older Teens)

Community Music Center Classes and Lessons (Adults and Older Teens) includes specific options such as Advanced Jazz Ensemble, Beginning Jazz Ensemble, Summer Jazz Workshop, Beginning Group Guitar for Adults, Beginning Voice, Blues Workshop, Afro-Peruvian Cajon, and Brazilian Candomblé Drumming. The program also offers a CMC Open House: Free Classes for Adults, which is described as being in a welcoming, no-pressure, but personal environment. In the Afro-Peruvian Cajon class, cajons are provided during class sessions, and students who have their own cajon are welcome to bring it.

• Ages: 15–18 years old
• Schedule: CMC Open House: Free Classes for Adults on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
• Price: CMC Open House: Free Classes for Adults – Cost: Free

Community Music Center (CMC), founded in 1921, is a nonprofit music school and performance space with branches in the Mission and Richmond Districts. CMC states that it makes high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means, and that it believes in the power of music to connect people, celebrate cultures and transform lives. CMC offers a generous tuition assistance program, and students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive a discount on class tuition. CMC is described as a cornerstone San Francisco cultural institution and a vital hub for music education and performance anchored in the Mission District, and it partners with many organizations across San Francisco to provide music programming for all ages.

Last updated March 17, 2026.