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Goshen College Community School of the Arts offers private music lessons for all ages, including piano lessons and summer private lessons. The program also includes vocal and instrumental ensembles such as CSA Choirs, CSA Orchestras, vocal ensembles, instrumental groups, and group classes in the Piano Pedagogy Lab Program. Families can take part in Music Together offerings, including Free Baby Classes for birth to 8 months, Family Classes for birth to age 5, Rhythm Kids™ for grades K–2, and Music Together Demo Classes.
• Ages: Birth–18 years old
• Schedule: Main office hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–noon and 1 pm–5:30 pm
The leadership team includes Jeshua Franklin, Executive Director of the Goshen College Music Center; Marcia Yost, Goshen College Director of the Arts: Engagement and Outreach and Interim Director of the CSA; Mary Rose Norell, Community School of the Arts Private Lesson Program Director and CSA Director; Hillary Harder, Community School of the Arts and ECoSistema Program Director; and Dustin T. George-Miller, Office Coordinator. Dr. Jeshua Franklin holds undergraduate degrees in music from Modesto Junior College and Bethel University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from Bowling Green State University and the University of Washington. Marcia Yost holds a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Indianapolis and an M.M. from Western Michigan University. Hillary Harder is a 2015 Goshen College graduate with a dual concentration in voice and violin and a Spanish double major, and holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Longy School of Bard College. Dustin George-Miller is a 1998 Goshen College alumnus with a B.A. in Music and Music Education and completed coursework for a graduate degree in musicology at the University of Notre Dame.
ECoSistema is a music and youth development program making music education more accessible for Elkhart County youth and families and promoting equitable access, excellence, and empowerment through music. Goshen College Music Together and Triple P partnership fosters early relational health in Elkhart County. Hillary oversees ECoSistema, Music Together, the Youth Honors Orchestra program, and the Community School of the Arts choir program, and is co-facilitator for the Equity-Centered Pedagogy Working Group for El Sistema USA and co-teaches graduate courses for Longy School of Music’s online Master of Music in Music Education program. Hillary Harder was awarded the honor of Elementary Teacher of the Year for Elkhart Community Schools.
Sauder Concert Hall has acoustics described as incredibly warm and true and has been called one of the great halls of the world. The Goshen College Music Center is described as an ideal place to hear music, and entrances and spaces within the Center are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. Testimonials describe Sauder Concert Hall as “a jewel of a hall and one of the best in the country,” “a lovely space with an intimate feel and glowing acoustics,” and “a beautiful place to ‘swing.’”
Last updated May 12, 2026.
• Ages: Birth–18 years old
• Schedule: Main office hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–noon and 1 pm–5:30 pm
The leadership team includes Jeshua Franklin, Executive Director of the Goshen College Music Center; Marcia Yost, Goshen College Director of the Arts: Engagement and Outreach and Interim Director of the CSA; Mary Rose Norell, Community School of the Arts Private Lesson Program Director and CSA Director; Hillary Harder, Community School of the Arts and ECoSistema Program Director; and Dustin T. George-Miller, Office Coordinator. Dr. Jeshua Franklin holds undergraduate degrees in music from Modesto Junior College and Bethel University, and master’s and doctoral degrees in choral conducting from Bowling Green State University and the University of Washington. Marcia Yost holds a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Indianapolis and an M.M. from Western Michigan University. Hillary Harder is a 2015 Goshen College graduate with a dual concentration in voice and violin and a Spanish double major, and holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Longy School of Bard College. Dustin George-Miller is a 1998 Goshen College alumnus with a B.A. in Music and Music Education and completed coursework for a graduate degree in musicology at the University of Notre Dame.
ECoSistema is a music and youth development program making music education more accessible for Elkhart County youth and families and promoting equitable access, excellence, and empowerment through music. Goshen College Music Together and Triple P partnership fosters early relational health in Elkhart County. Hillary oversees ECoSistema, Music Together, the Youth Honors Orchestra program, and the Community School of the Arts choir program, and is co-facilitator for the Equity-Centered Pedagogy Working Group for El Sistema USA and co-teaches graduate courses for Longy School of Music’s online Master of Music in Music Education program. Hillary Harder was awarded the honor of Elementary Teacher of the Year for Elkhart Community Schools.
Sauder Concert Hall has acoustics described as incredibly warm and true and has been called one of the great halls of the world. The Goshen College Music Center is described as an ideal place to hear music, and entrances and spaces within the Center are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. Testimonials describe Sauder Concert Hall as “a jewel of a hall and one of the best in the country,” “a lovely space with an intimate feel and glowing acoustics,” and “a beautiful place to ‘swing.’”
Last updated May 12, 2026.
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