Play for fun. Learn for Life.

Join us in personalized, one-on-one lessons or in our friendly group classes.

Here are our current offerings:

Make Music Kids Choir

New in 2023!

Learn singing & general music skills, gain confidence in a welcoming environment, practice personal responsibility & teamwork, make friends & have fun! Each quarter culminates with a celebratory performance with the Make Music Ellensburg community.

Mondays, 5:45-6:35, Spring Quarter starts April 3

Open to all singers in grades 2-5. Cost is $95 for April 3-June 21st (Make Music Day).

New students: Register here.

MME students: Register by sending an email to Jan.

Students needing scholarship: contact HopeSource & email Jan.

Grow, make friends, get musical!

A quarterly class in a small, supportive group. $145-180 (depending on quarter length) includes a book & a group performance opportunity. Register here to be notified of our next session, or email us for more info. (These classes are usually scheduled during traditional "work hours" but private lessons are always available for evening times.)

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Preschool Music Explorers

$80.00

**Spring 2023 quarter: April 6 through May 21, Thursdays at 11:00am. We'll meet at the Studio by EDE at 307 N Main St., Ellensburg.**

We will sing, dance, & play instruments together, building our musical skills as well as friendships, with highly-qualified music educators. At the end of our half-hour class, we wrap it up with an optional craft.

This class is offered quarterly. Register to join the waiting list & be notified of openings: www.ellensburgmusic.com/registration. Registration fee includes a bag of music supplies. Additional siblings are welcome with a suggested sliding scale donation ($25/35/45) per child, + $25 per extra bag of supplies.

Private Lessons

One-on-One or Small Group Instruction

In-person & virtual private lessons currently offered:

Guitar, ukulele, bass guitar
Piano
Voice
Brass
Drum set

For private lessons - one monthly fee includes your lesson time slot, some materials, recitals, & all-studio events. We do not have instruments available for rent at this time, but we are happy to answer questions about how to get one.

Small groups - Do you have a group of friends who want to learn together? We are happy to customize small group classes for you!

Cost - We strive to offer music-making opportunities for our entire community. So, if our fees are strain on your family or you are having other difficulties getting started, let's talk. Scholarships may be available. Our friends at HopeSource also offer a youth extra-curricular scholarship for qualified families.

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Valley Voices Community Choir

SATB, non-auditioned performance ensemble

Founded by former director Lee Bates in 2012, this "do good" choir has raised thousands of dollars for the FISH food bank & other local nonprofits with performances around the valley in collaboration with guest artists of all kinds. You can expect between 20-45 active singers in the group at any given time.

Singer comments after our winter performance on Dec 2, 2022:

"It was such a moving & beautiful experience all around."
"It was such a beautiful evening & joyous experience."
"Being a part of this group has been more than I ever expected it could be."

We return after the holidays on January 17th, 2023, & will meet Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm, at the Ellensburg Presbyterian Church. Optional happy hour follows most rehearsals. Open to adults & older teens, $20 suggested monthly donation. Join us to make a joyful noise!

Guest Artist Workshops

Guest Artist Workshops are supported in part by the Ellensburg Arts Commission. Stay tuned for our next visiting artist!

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