The Community Music Network, Inc.

Bringing the power of music to those who need it most!

We believe in the Power of Music! ~ Music makes people better on so many levels! ~ It’s not how well you sing, but singing for well-being! ~ Music & Memory Certified!

What is Community Music?

Community music celebrates the essential human need for musical interaction and participation. It fosters collaboration over competition and creates inclusive opportunities for people of all ages, cultures, and ability levels. We focus on providing therapeutic and developmental music experiences that promote well-being, connection, and healing through music. 

“Music is a universal language that unites us all.”

We believe in the power of music to make people better on so many levels.

Our Mission Since 2001:

Develop the provision of live music and promote music education and the appreciation of music in local communities, including the establishment of pilot community music & arts programs.
Provide performance and teaching opportunities for musicians and composers to reach a wider audience, to include school children, elderly, hospital, hospice, correctional facility, and community service outreach.

Our Programs

We offer a wide range of programs for all ages, from early childhood music classes to specialized to specialized therapeutic music for the elderly and disabled. for the elderly.

Eldercare & Inclusive Programs

Early Childhood & Youth Programs

Family Events & Arts in Education

Adult Programs

Who Do We Serve?

Our programs serve a wide range of people, from schoolchildren to elderly individuals, in the Catskill Mountains and globally through digital services.

Partners

We collaborate with local organizations, schools, and healthcare facilities to bring music to those who need it most.

Music Quotes

“There will come a time when a diseased condition of the soul life will not be described as it is by psychologists, but it will be spoken of in musical terms, as one would speak, for instance, of a piano that was out of tune.”

“The superior man tries to promote music as a means to the perfection of human culture. When such music prevails, and people’s minds are led towards the right ideals and aspirations, we may see the appearance of a great nation.”

“The man who disparages music as a luxury and nonessential is doing the nation an injury. Music now, more than ever before, is a national need.”

“All the wars which we see in the world, only occur because of the neglect to learn music…Were all men to learn music, would not this be the means of agreeing together, and of seeing universal peace reign throughout the world?”

“Information is not Knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not Truth. Truth is not Beauty. Beauty is not Love. Love is not Music. Music is the BEST!”