1970…four music teachers….a church basement….a school is born! 

This was the musical DNA that launched the Claremont Community School of Music.  Noting the void created by cuts in public school music programs, these four dedicated music teachers conceived the idea for the creation of a community school of music.

Today, CCSM enrolls over 600 students annually, guided by 46 highly skilled, professional teachers and performing artists.  While the majority of students reside in Claremont (CA) where the school is located, the school also draws from a fifty-mile radius including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties.

Our thanks to the City of Claremont for providing funding for our outreach programs through the Community Based Organizations initiative.

The Claremont Community School of Music is a non-profit, nonsectarian, independent, co-educational organization. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or physical handicaps in its admissions, educational programs, activities or employment policies.