What does Civic Music do?
Civic Music serves young musicians and music educators through educational experiences, award recognition, scholarship programs and performance opportunities, and indirectly serves thousands more through our networking within the community of Milwaukee musicians, music teachers, and arts institutions. Participating Milwaukee area youth take part in a variety of unique opportunities to refine their skills and practice their craft through private lessons, auditions, workshops, master class, competition and live performance. Civic Music nurtures emerging artists with programming focused mainly on solo performance.
Civic Music serves young musicians and music educators through educational experiences, award recognition, scholarship programs and performance opportunities, and indirectly serves thousands more through our networking within the community of Milwaukee musicians, music teachers, and arts institutions. Participating Milwaukee area youth take part in a variety of unique opportunities to refine their skills and practice their craft through private lessons, auditions, workshops, master class, competition and live performance. Civic Music nurtures emerging artists with programming focused mainly on solo performance.
Who do we serve?
Our focus is serving youth in the greater Milwaukee area. While our programs aim toward musicians ages 9-25, collegiate offerings are open to musicians 18-30 and our Holiday Flute-In is open to all ages. Each season Civic Music programs will reach over 300 talented youth, 500 music educators, and nearly 1,000 audience members.
Our focus is serving youth in the greater Milwaukee area. While our programs aim toward musicians ages 9-25, collegiate offerings are open to musicians 18-30 and our Holiday Flute-In is open to all ages. Each season Civic Music programs will reach over 300 talented youth, 500 music educators, and nearly 1,000 audience members.
Who can audition for the Private Lesson Scholarship Program?
The Private Lesson Scholarship Program is open to 4th-9th grade band and orchestra students as well as 8th -9th grade vocalists. This program is for students who have not yet had the opportunity for private study and must demonstrate financial need.
The Private Lesson Scholarship Program is open to 4th-9th grade band and orchestra students as well as 8th -9th grade vocalists. This program is for students who have not yet had the opportunity for private study and must demonstrate financial need.
Who can audition for the High School Music Competition Scholarships?
Auditions are open to 10th – 12th grade students who are performing at the WSMA Class A level. We encourage 9th grade students to participate in the Audition and Recital Preparation Workshop, the Vocal Master Class and the High School Showcase Recital to prepare themselves for future competition. These are all held during the High School Music Competition.
Auditions are open to 10th – 12th grade students who are performing at the WSMA Class A level. We encourage 9th grade students to participate in the Audition and Recital Preparation Workshop, the Vocal Master Class and the High School Showcase Recital to prepare themselves for future competition. These are all held during the High School Music Competition.
How are we funded?
Civic Music's main funding sources come from investment revenue, board donations, individual donations, government funds, and corporate and foundation donations.
Civic Music's main funding sources come from investment revenue, board donations, individual donations, government funds, and corporate and foundation donations.
How do our offerings benefit young musicians?
Music is an extracurricular activity for most young musicians. Many invest countless hours of practice when their friends are having fun and incur substantial costs for private lesson and instruments. School programs rarely offer opportunities for these dedicated students to perform as soloists, or coaching in the techniques and etiquette necessary for a polished performance. The value of arts education in promoting high achievement in all academic areas is well documented, but the need for serious music students to develop their skills through live performance before an audience, and to gain poise through solo audition and competition is often overlooked. Civic Music Association encourages these talented young musicians to pursue the next level of musical potential by providing unique performance opportunities and recognition of their accomplishments at a critical time in their growth and development. Civic Music is the only local organization with this unique mission.
Music is an extracurricular activity for most young musicians. Many invest countless hours of practice when their friends are having fun and incur substantial costs for private lesson and instruments. School programs rarely offer opportunities for these dedicated students to perform as soloists, or coaching in the techniques and etiquette necessary for a polished performance. The value of arts education in promoting high achievement in all academic areas is well documented, but the need for serious music students to develop their skills through live performance before an audience, and to gain poise through solo audition and competition is often overlooked. Civic Music Association encourages these talented young musicians to pursue the next level of musical potential by providing unique performance opportunities and recognition of their accomplishments at a critical time in their growth and development. Civic Music is the only local organization with this unique mission.