Community Music School

Registration for Fall 2026

Founded in 1985, Stetson University's Community Music School has provided the highest-quality music education to Central Floridians of all ages for decades. Our association with the Stetson University School of Music continually provides our students with talented and qualified teachers, collegiate-level facilities for lessons and performances, and a gateway to advanced musical study. Many Community School students have gone on to study music at the undergraduate and graduate levels and have built careers in music.

Community Music School Mission and Goals

The Stetson University Community Music School is based on the musical and citizenship values of the School of Music itself, with an emphasis on training in Western musical styles, personal development on an instrument of choice, essential reading of musical notation, and opportunities for public performance. The Community Music School is committed to providing musical opportunities suited to beginning or intermediate students of any age, with various intentions, whether those interests are developing a preparatory path leading to matriculation at Stetson or another professional music institution, learning and growing for personal enjoyment, or anything in between. The Community Music School is proud to share the power of music in DeLand and its surrounding communities.

Private lessons on all orchestral instruments, including piano, guitar, and voice, are available for children 8-18 and adults! Lessons are available year-round.

During the Fall, Summer, and Spring semesters, youth ages 8-18 who love to sing are encouraged to join our Young Singers choir program.

Our Youth String Orchestra is also open to string players ages 8-18 during the Fall and Spring semesters.