CSM strives to create the most personalized experience possible, focusing on the skills and artistic interests of the individual students within a group setting. Also emphasizing the dynamics of accountability and teamwork unique to bands and ensembles.
Our Beginner Feedback Band welcomes new musicians with no audition required and is offered multiple times between October and March, making it easy to start your musical journey. For students ready to take the next step, Youth Band classes run January through June and auditions are held on October 24th.
Our Percussion Ensembles offer exciting opportunities for students, studying any instrument, to explore rhythm, technique, and ensemble performance. The beginner Rhythm Fundamentals class is offered multiple times between October and March, providing an accessible entry point for aspiring percussionists. More experienced students can continue their musical growth in the Academy Blue Percussion Ensemble, offered January through June.
Our Awesome After School Orchestra is the perfect ensemble experience for beginner strings students. AASO is offered October through May.
Performances for our bands and ensembles include McMenamins, Tower Theatre, and Bend Summer Festival.
CSM Band Program
The Awesome After School Orchestra
The Awesome After School Orchestra is part of CSM's Outreach Program, sponsored by Pacific Power Foundation. This beginner strings class meets twice each week from October through April, culminating with a performance at CSM's Showcase at the Tower Theatre.
Cascade School of Music
510 NE 3rd Street, Bend, OR 97701
Phone: (541) 382–6866
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