The W.O. Smith/Nashville
The W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School provides music instruction to children (ages 7-18) from low income families at the nominal fee of 50 cents a lesson. Students must qualify for the reduced or free lunch program in the Metro schools to take lessons.
The school offers introductory classes for pre-instrumentalist, individual and group lessons in all band and orchestra instruments, piano, guitar and voice. The school also provides computer assisted instruction in music fundamentals and theory, classes in composition, music technology and recording. Three choirs, string ensemble,wind band, and other performing groups are available for ensemble experience. A week long resident summer music camp is also available.
WO Smith student Tyler Buntin demonstrates the drums.