Announcing the new Artist Certificate Summer Intensive

We are excited to present the 8 week 2021 Artist Certificate Summer Intensive! This program offers a condensed sample style version of our AC Program which provides an affordable alternative to music college and a bridge to a career in music performance and education. The goal of this program is to to encourage the development of your unique artistic voice in every way possible, as well as to build skills for working as a 21st century artist. Subjects covered will include Performance (Pop/Rock, Jazz, Classical, World), Professional Music (Integrated Track of Performance, Business, Education), and Composition (Jazz, Classical, Electronic).

DETAILS

Session Duration: 8 weeks

More details to be announced soon.

To register and for more information, please contact us by email at badamczyk@brooklynmusicschool.org or by phone at (718) 638-5660.

Take a virtual step inside the BMS Theater!

BMS Theater: Where Magical Events Happen

The Brooklyn Music School's 250-seat, Spanish style theater provides a unique and historic atmosphere for student productions, community interaction, and third-party productions.

Our heritage and pedagogy places performance at the center of BMS's approach to music, dance and theater. The intimate scale and historic charm of our theater make it ideal for a range of artistic and community-oriented events, and BMS tech and support team are here to support your vision. Reach out today to see how we can work together.

We're deep into Jazz. Can you dig? The 2021 Summer Jazz Workshop is here!

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Register today for the 2021 Summer Jazz Workshop happening from 7/26/21 - 7/30/21! This week-long intensive class for intermediate and above musicians aged 11 and up focuses on honing skills for improvisation and small group playing.

Participants will explore the world of jazz improvisation and ensemble playing as they develop their abilities to hear jazz, learn basic scales and chords, build a jazz vocabulary for improvisation, and become familiar with harmonic devices to give them the keys to a new world of musical self-expression.

Register today for the 2021 Summer Vocal Arts Program!

Registration is now open for the 2021 Summer Vocal Arts Program! Experience the SVA Opera and SVA Cabaret programs which provide comprehensive instruction revolving around Voice and performance.

The SVA Opera program is a a five-week online/in person hybrid workshop in the study, preparation, and performance of opera. This course is designed to accommodate both promising student performers and accomplished adults. The course will culminate in a live, socially distanced public outdoor performance of arias, staged and costumed with artistic and technical support from the faculty.

The SVA Cabaret program is an innovative, four-week workshop for both aspiring student performers and accomplished adult professionals. Over the course of the class, each artist will coach their cabaret selections and prepare for a final live cabaret showcase in one of NYC’s most prestigious cabaret bars!

Chamber Music Ensembles are here!

Chamber Music Ensembles at BMS are a compliment to private instrumental lessons and the BMS orchestra, winds, percussion, and other programs. For now, string and woodwind players, and pianists, are actively encouraged to participate. As the Chamber Music program at BMS grows, brass and percussion players will be welcomed to participate by Fall 2021, based on demand.

Each chamber music group will have weekly coachings with a member of the BMS faculty.  Additional non-coached rehearsals are encouraged if the students' schedules allow but they are not required.

Repertoire for each group will be determined by the coach and will be based on the interests and skill level of the group's players. Some standard repertoire will be learned but other non-traditional works and various styles will be coached as well. Regular performances will take place at venues throughout Brooklyn and at BMS; performances will be live, in-person, streamed, outdoors/indoors, based on presented opportunities.

The Private Lesson Audition Package

Are you looking to prepare yourself for your next big audition? BMS is excited to announce our Private Lesson Audition Package, with 5 sessions in the length of your choosing! This is the perfect way to ensure that you're in prime musical shape for NAILING your audition goals with the help of our world class curriculum and instructors. Inquire today by contacting our Registrar team at registrar@brooklynmusicschool.org!

Take the 2021 BMS Strategic Planning Survey

The BMS family is a fundamental part of our beloved organization. That's why we want you to raise your voice and participate in the 2021 BMS Strategic Planning Survey! Help us to shape a path onward that meets the needs of our community and helps us to endure for centuries to come!

One survey participant will be selected to win a guitar from BMS!

Register NOW for Summer 2021!

JUMP into the MUSIC this Summer at Brooklyn Music School!

The Brooklyn Music School is ecstatic to present our Summer 2021 programming with exciting options for ages 5 and up! Play, sing, and dance your way through the Summer of a lifetime with our world class curriculum and masterful instructors!

Here’s what our community is saying about Summer at BMS!

The BMS Summer Music & Dance Institute provides children ages 5 - 8 with a broad introduction to music, dance, and the performing arts! BMS's seven week program (7/6/21 - 8/20/21) is packed with creativity, fun, and new friendships. Depending on the week, the Summer Music and Dance Institute offers students classes in Music Fundamentals, Guitar, Piano, African Drumming, Drum Rhythmology, Choir, Ukulele, Musical Theatre, Hip-Hop Dance, and Creative Movement!

We are excited to offer the 2021 Summer Intensives for ages 9-12 featuring several music and dance courses running from 7/6/21 - 8/20/21 including the Dance Intensive, Hip Hop Intensive, Orchestra Intensive, Jazz Intensive, and Rock Band Intensive. These courses are tailored specifically to engage older, more experienced students. Rather than sampling a variety of music and dance classes, students have the opportunity to delve deeply into one specific instrument or subject matter.

Spring is here at BMS!

We’ve packed a whole lot of MUSIC into Spring 2021!

Explore the Group Course Catalog today with Core Classes, Early Childhood Music, Adult Classes, Ensembles, and our ARY After School program!

BMS Online is your virtual destination for experiencing the magic of BMS including our world class curriculum, masterful instructors, and affordable pricepoint - all from the comfort of your own home! Register today for these online offerings for all ages and disciplines!

Looking for a way to fill their spring with excitement, learning, and music? Enroll today in Arts Reaching Youth, Brooklyn’s best after school program offering a range of creative options with classes in usic, dance, theater, and the performing arts! This semester, we are excited to offer Body Percussion, Choir, Contemporary Dance, Guitar, Hip Hop Dance, Musical Theatre, Piano, Ukulele, and Violin!

Have you joined in on the excitement of QuaranTUNES, our virtual concert series highlighting BMS students and faculty??? Be sure to send in your performance along with your name, age, instructor, composition title, and composer name to jzsantiago@brooklynmusicschool.org to be featured in the next show! Click here to check all previous installments!

The BMS Holiday Guide is here!

'Tis the Season of MUSIC at BMS!

Give the gift of MUSIC to your loved ones - or yourself! BMS has a special treat for everyone this holiday season. Take advantage of these gift ideas and offers today!

BMS Gift Certificates are the perfect way for you to enrich the lives of your loved ones through music! These can be used towards any BMS programming. To purchase a BMS Gift Certificate, please contact our Registar by email at registrar@brooklynmusicschool.org or by phone at (718) 638-5660!

Get one class free ($18 value) when you purchase the Early Childhood Music 10 Class Pass from now through December when you use code "FREECLASS" at checkout! This pass offers flexibility and affordability with Brooklyn's best Early Childhood Music & Movement program. Grab one for yourself at this special price or gift it to a friend to share the joy!

Get 10% OFF Room Rentals when you book 5 sessions or more and use code: "ROOMRENTALS10" at checkout through December! BMS is proud to offer rental spaces for practice, rehearsals, readings, recitals, performances, and more. All rental spaces are sterilized after each use to help keep our community safe! Click here to learn more!

Enter today to win our Holiday Giveaway! One winner will receive a free BMS Tee Shirt, Facemask and Tote ($42 value)! To participate - simply follow us on Instagram via the button below and tag three friends in any of our comments! A winner will be selected on January 1st!

Arolla Piano Co. Holiday Piano Tuning Special - starts at $90

Brooklyn Music School's exclusive piano service team Arolla Piano Co. is available for easy online booking of your next PIANO TUNING just in time for the holidays!

Book now at arollapianoco.com while availability lasts, the schedule fills up rapidly this time of year. If you've been meaning to tune your piano, now is the perfect time to take advantage of an affordable Apprentice Tuning starting at $90 PLUS show proof of your BMS enrollment/employment at your appointment to receive an exclusive 10% discount!

Important Update: BMS is REOPENING!

Beginning this Monday 12/7, BMS will be open for on-site class and ensemble instruction. If you have any questions related to the BMS reopening, please feel free to contact us by email at contactus@brooklynmusicschool.org or by phone at (718) 638-5660. For more information on BMS Covid-19 safety measures, please see our Fall Reopening Plan.

Important Update: All BMS Programming is Now Online

Dear BMS community,

Effective tomorrow November 19th, 2020, all BMS programming will now be administered ONLINE in accordance with new DOE guidelines. Please be aware that if you are enrolled in in-person programming, your class will continue virtually beginning tomorrow. There will be no canceled programming.

Please stay in contact with your instructors and ensemble leaders and contact our Director of Programming, Brian Adamczyk, by email at badamczyk@brooklynmusicschool.org with any questions.

The 2020 Virtual BMS Gala: The Show Must Go Online is streaming this Tuesday, November 24th at 7:00pm on Facebook Live! We are so excited to be honoring Mark Kelley of Tonight's Show's The Roots, Vernon Reid of Living Colour, and George Porter Jr. of The Meters! Don't miss performances from special guest Nels Cline and BMS students and Ensembles! Click here to learn more and text BMS to "44321" to give today!

We look forward to continuing to make music with you online! Keep an eye out for future updates from BMS via our Newsletter and News Blog!

Piruz Partow,
Executive Director