USF Community Music Project
CMP at the University of South Florida School of Music
The USF Community Music Project supports our community’s children and adults of all ages and levels to experience and grow through music. We believe music is essential and transforms lives.
- We foster engagement with music and the arts through cultivating skills, understanding, and artistry
- We offer equitable and inclusive music making and learner-centered arts experiences
- We promote social and emotional connections between music creation, consumption, and the human condition
Through this program, USF Artist-Faculty and USF music majors offer private lessons, classes, workshops, and events for everyone interested in enjoying and creating music. These opportunities are available for students of nearly all ages (7 and higher) and all levels, ranging from complete beginners through very advanced. Our instructors specialize on the instruments they teach.
*To join Our Community, please complete our Interest Form (one per student) for more information, or contact us if you have questions.
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USF students, staff, and faculty qualify for a 10% discount!
We also extend this discount for all US Veterans! See our interest form for details.
- Jazz Voice Workshop with USF Director of Vocal Ensembles, Prof. Allyssa Jones (for ages 16+):
Are you a singer interested in exploring jazz? Are you a working jazz vocalist ready for the next level? Get started in our Jazz Voice Workshop. Coached by jazz vocalist and USF faculty Allyssa Jones, participants will learn and perform two jazz standards of their choice with deep dives into the history and structure of the tunes they choose. There are two sections to fit busy summer schedules: a 3-day course and a one-day intensive. In addition to building skills, confidence and community, participants will leave with lead sheets in comfortable keys, a live recording of their best workshop performance, and a library of tunes introduced during the course. All participants (both sections) are invited to try out their new tunes with a live band at a local jam session! Tuition: $100
All levels of jazz experience are welcome. Audition required.
Audition Requirements: Submit a video of you singing two contrasting songs in any style (does not have to be jazz), no longer than 10 minutes. Performance must be unaccompanied (no tracks, no accompanying instruments). We are listening for tone quality, intonation and expression. Submissions due Friday, June 28th. Decision letters will be sent via email by Wednesday, July 3rd.
Attend either 3 classes, or one long-day intensive:
*Option A: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 4-5:30 (Option A) OR *Option B: 7/24 10-4 (Option B)
- Our second Flute Fast-Track designed to jumpstart your summer practicing (for all flutists entering grades 9-12 this Fall); with USF flute professor Francesca Arnone. June 9, 1-5 PM. Free!
This session covers breathing and centering, new summer warm-up, scale party with
tone and articulation focus, strategies for practicing over the summer, FBA etude
overview, and sight-reading. All who participate will have an opportunity for an individual
follow-up session for anyone preparing for FBA All-State materials (also FREE!). For
high school flutists (with FBA Prep + more, those entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2024).
Registration due FRIDAY, 6/7
- The Effects of Music and Visual Art Training on Cognitive Performance in Children (8-12 Years) USF Research Study #5218. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a visual art or music camp on memory performance in children. Benefits: Summer session (June 10-21 2024); Free music or art training.
No previous art or music experience necessary. To see if your child qualifies, contact Dr. Jennifer Bugos at (813) 974 - 2753 | bugosj@usf.edu
Have you seen the many campus the USF School of Music offers? Here are just a few:
USF Summer Music Camps, including
- Middle and High School Band Camp
- USF Sings
- Honors Jazz Camp/Honors Big Band
FALL 2024 CLASSES. Tution: $210, 10 classes unless otherwise noted. All begin the first full week of September 2024.
- NEW! What in the World is World Music? Saturdays, 11:30 AM. From Indigenous hip hop to Indian tabla drumming, from Scandinavian metal to Caribbean carnival, this listening-focused survey course provides an informed overview of global traditions of music—how they developed and how they have influenced one another. Moving between regions and genres, as well as the traditional and contemporary, this course will also feature a number of lecture-demonstrations and is designed for both adults and children (6th grade and above). With Dr. Berthie Kibreah.
- Join Community University Singers at USF Tampa, Wednesdays 2-3:15 PM. Perform repertoire from across cultures and styles, no audition necessary! These rehearsals start up the first week of classes (in August) and continue through the full college semester. With Prof. Latoya McCormick-Hutchinson.
- Adult Beginning Group Piano: Mondays, 5:30-6:45 PM. 8 classes, for adults. Always wanted to play piano but just never had the chance? Or have little experience, but would like to learn with a community in a positive and nurturing environment? Then this is for you!
- Oboe Reed Making Class: Fridays at 12 PM. $65. Learn to make and adjust your own reeds with proven guidance. Supplied by this course: lighting, clamps, sharpening stones, and expertise! Bring your own tools and supplies. With Oboe Faculty, Prof. Amy Collins. For advanced oboists / pending instructor approval.
Classes fill on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, complete our interest form
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Private Lessons are available on nearly all instruments and areas, for ages 7+
Some of Our Previous Gift to the Community Classes
USF Flute Lesson Scholarship, Fall 2023 with USF Flute Professor, Dr. Arnone: this opportunity is competitive, and available to a school-aged student who has not been able to take flute lessons, but has a strong interest in making music. Ten 30-minute lessons, beginning the week of September 11. Lessons will be at USF or online. A commitment to practicing and attending are required.
Fall Anime Piano Arranging Class: some piano experience, a good ear for listening (instrumentation, registration, form, harmonies, melodies, & rhythms); recommended: identify your preferred song/piece/soundtrack music from Anime/Japanese films (optional).
All-State Mock Audition Double Reed Day at USF: Sunday, August 27, 1-4 PM (Tuition: FREE). USF Professors Amy Collins (oboe) and Fernando Traba (bassoon) present an afternoon for those preparing oboe and bassoon All-State materials.
USF Flute Summer Fast-Track with Dr. Francesca Arnone: level-up your summer flute practicing, June 10, 9 AM - 4:30 PM (Tuition: FREE). Join us one-day intensive to carry you through your summer studies! Including breathing and centering, the summer warm-up, scale slam, hitting those money notes, FBA etude overview, understanding rhythms, and sight-reading. For high school flutists (with FBA Prep + more, those entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2023).
Summer Alla Breve Flutes Community Flute Ensemble with Dr. Francesca Arnone. Sundays in June: June 4, 11, 18, from 7-9 PM (Tuition: FREE). Open to flutists of all ages, who have played at least one year. We’ll play music with parts on a variety of levels to keep everyone comfortably engaged (distributed ahead of time), with an informal presentation on our final day! With support from Alry Music Publications
Shades of Broadway The Wiz with Prof. Allyssa Jones, Director of USF Vocal Ensembles: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 PM. 10 one and a half-hour classes. Each semester this course will focus on a show created by underrepresented composers on Broadway. Spring 2023 will be The Wiz; open to singers and instrumentalists of all ages and levels. Now accepting new students through February 1.
SOLD OUT FOR SPRING 2023! Beat Club for Music Production with Mr. Kenrick Wagner, Director of the USF Commercial Music Program (beat making with DAWs and Midi controllers): Wednesdays, 5-6 PM. 10 one-hour classes. High school to adult / ages 14+. Create your own hip-hop/EDM/video game beats using online sounds, digital audio workstations, and midi controllers. Learn about EQ, sequencing, and arranging sounds using industry standards. Explore how to create a business with your beats. Ten classes, beginning January 25.
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