Children learning music

Group Classes

Learn Together

Fun, engaging group classes for all ages. Build skills, make friends, and share the joy of music-making with others.

Suzuki Group Strings Class

Now Enrolling

Multi-age and multi-level class for violin, viola, and cello students currently taking private lessons in Suzuki books 1 to 4. Advanced students mentor beginners with adapted arrangements.

  • For violin, viola, and cello students (Suzuki books 1-4)
  • Advanced students help mentor new students
  • Small class with individual attention for each student
  • Location: First Lutheran Church (5745 Wales Street)
Saturday mornings, 9:30-10:20am
$105/term ($15/class) or $30 drop-in

Contact Sarah Westwick to register:

sjwestwick@gmail.com

Music for Littles

Coming Soon

Vibrant early years music class for little ones aged 3 months to 5 years. Engaging sessions filled with catchy songs, rhythmic games, and playful instrument exploration.

  • Ages 3 months to 5 years
  • Songs, rhythmic games, and instrument exploration
  • Focus on listening skills, motor coordination, and social interaction
  • Materials provided (no food in the space please)

Schedule and registration details coming soon. Check back or contact us for updates.

Musical Tea Parties

Coming Soon

Join Clara Shandler for a fun afternoon of informal music making. We'll put the kettle on, have some tea, and make music together.

  • All ages, instruments, and abilities welcome
  • Music-reading skills are an asset but not required
  • By donation ($15-25 suggested)
  • No one turned away for lack of funds

Schedule and registration details coming soon. Check back or contact us for updates.

Sing and Strum Ukulele Choir

Coming Soon

Dynamic, fun educational program for kids. Through ukulele lessons and group singing, children build essential skills like rhythm, melody, music reading, and teamwork.

  • Ukulele lessons combined with group singing
  • Build rhythm, melody, and music reading skills
  • Fosters creativity and teamwork
  • Boosts self-confidence in a supportive environment

Schedule and registration details coming soon. Check back or contact us for updates.

Bring Music to Your Space

Our early childhood music teachers Libby Donald and Ross Curran are available to bring a music class to your preschool or community gathering space.

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Prefer One-on-One Instruction?

Our faculty offers private lessons in piano, violin, cello, voice, woodwinds, drums, theory, and composition. Lessons available at our Wales Street location or at teacher studios across Vancouver.

$60-90

Per Hour

15+

Teachers

Ages 3+

To Adults

Bursaries

Available

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East Vancouver

Community Music School

A non-profit society formed in 2008 by professional musicians and teachers. We offer students of all ages the opportunity to study with highly qualified instructors.

Est. 2008 · Non-Profit Society

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We acknowledge that the members of the East Vancouver Community Music School live, teach and learn on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Every child matters.

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