Community Music School Collage
UNI New Horizons Band Rehearsal (aerial view)
Selfie group picture at Camp Musicmania 2022
UNI New Horizons Band Trumpet section with student teacher
New Horizons Saxophone Section with UNI Student teacher
Camp Musicmania Group picture with teacher

Music Lasts a Lifetime!

Enrich Your Life with Music at UNI

 

The Community Music School offers a variety of music programs just for YOU!  

Music lessons are available on a variety of woodwind, brass, keyboard, percussion instruments, and voice, as well as, group piano lessons, the UNI Children’s Choir, the UNI New Horizons Band, and Camp Musicmania.  Children and adults are welcome!

The CMS staff includes professional music educators, performers, and UNI School of Music students (We love music and we live music!). Classes and lessons are offered year-round for students of all ages and abilities. All CMS events are held on the UNI campus in the UNI School of Music facilities and other appropriate area community sites in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, IA. 

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Mission Statement:

  • To offer innovative music education experiences for area youth and adults.

  • To provide mentored teaching opportunities and experiences for UNI School of Music Students.

  • To establish a community-based partnership to promote and utilize the many resources and facets of cultural diversity at UNI and in the Cedar Valley

 

National Association Of Schools Of Music (NASM) Accreditation 2011

 

National Associate of Schools of Music Logo

 

The UNI Community Music School received full accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music, joining over 650 other accredited universities and institutions across the country. The organization, founded in 1924, establishes the national standards for undergraduate and graduate education programs in the United States. More information can be found at http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/.