Regent Park School of Music is one of Toronto's foremost independent non-profit community music school with a mandate to provide a safe and secure environment where inner-city young people can participate in an affordable after-school music program.
The discipline of music education provides multiple benefits to young students. The music school has an open door, first come first serve policy. We work closely with our professional music faculty, who provide their services to us at discounted rates, to provide students with quality musical instruction at a cost that meets their very limited resources.
Currently approximately 275 young people from 146 families are registered at the music school taking lessons in cello, choir, early childhood music, flute, guitar, percussion, piano, saxophone, string ensemble, music theory, viola, violin and voice. We have a waiting list of over 250 children for our programs.
Regent Park School of Music is a supportive setting where young people can build confidence, develop discipline, and have positive mentoring experiences through music education based on excellence.
In March 2006, we began a pilot project in the Jane-Finch community teaching students steel drums at no cost. In March 2007, we expanded this program to include group piano and violin lessons at a nominal fee. Currently 100 students are registered for the program.
Since the school commenced operations, many students that have graduated have gone on to post-secondary studies. Truly, Regent Park School of Music offers children the opportunity to grow out of their surroundings and become contributors to society.
For more information about the School, please contact us at our office at 416-364-8900 or email us at regentparkschoolofmusic@on.aibn.com.