Community Music Center Music Programs
Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR 97202
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Community Music Center Music Programs include music classes, music lessons, concerts, workshops, and music camps. The program also offers Youth Choir, Teen Vocal Ensemble, beat making, recording, experimenting, and activities that include good fitness habits and financial literacy. Instrument rentals are available, and the Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps are one of the specific camp options.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps run Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm with drop off beginning at 8:30am and pick up from 5:00 to 6:00pm, in two sessions from July 8–19 and July 22–August 2; during the school year, related classes and mentorship meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting in October.
Community Music Center Music Programs have been connected with Portland Parks & Recreation since 1955 and have operated in repurposed fire stations for many years. The program is run in partnership with the non-profit Community Music Center Inc., which has supported music programming since 1960 and raises money year-round through an all-volunteer board to provide instruments, equipment, scholarships, and other items. The faculty includes over 25 professional performing artist teachers, and staff member Geoffrey Mosley is a musician, educator, veteran, and community worker who has taught piano and cello for over ten years and coordinates a veterans services program for a local nonprofit. The current director is Gregory Dubay, and past directors include Robert Crawley, Dorothea Lensch, Isadore Tinkleman, Philip Murthey, and Charles Farmer. The Community Music Center Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and reports alumni estimated in the tens of thousands, along with concerts, recitals, events, and other activities for audiences beyond that. The stated mission is that CMC enhances the greater Portland community by providing opportunities for all ages to learn about, make and enjoy music. The program partners with organizations in East Portland, including Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps in partnership with and hosted by @y.o.u.thpdx, and it maintains a Virtual Poster Wall that features events and groups in the greater Portland community involving CMC instructors, alumni, or students.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps run Monday to Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm with drop off beginning at 8:30am and pick up from 5:00 to 6:00pm, in two sessions from July 8–19 and July 22–August 2; during the school year, related classes and mentorship meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting in October.
Community Music Center Music Programs have been connected with Portland Parks & Recreation since 1955 and have operated in repurposed fire stations for many years. The program is run in partnership with the non-profit Community Music Center Inc., which has supported music programming since 1960 and raises money year-round through an all-volunteer board to provide instruments, equipment, scholarships, and other items. The faculty includes over 25 professional performing artist teachers, and staff member Geoffrey Mosley is a musician, educator, veteran, and community worker who has taught piano and cello for over ten years and coordinates a veterans services program for a local nonprofit. The current director is Gregory Dubay, and past directors include Robert Crawley, Dorothea Lensch, Isadore Tinkleman, Philip Murthey, and Charles Farmer. The Community Music Center Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and reports alumni estimated in the tens of thousands, along with concerts, recitals, events, and other activities for audiences beyond that. The stated mission is that CMC enhances the greater Portland community by providing opportunities for all ages to learn about, make and enjoy music. The program partners with organizations in East Portland, including Music, Beats and Sounds: Summer Camps in partnership with and hosted by @y.o.u.thpdx, and it maintains a Virtual Poster Wall that features events and groups in the greater Portland community involving CMC instructors, alumni, or students.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
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