Oakland Public Conservatory Of Music's Adult Programs Are Back! at Oakland Public Conservatory Of Music

Embrace your musical dreams with OPC’s 2025-26 Adult Programs! Now enrolling! ????

Learn an instrument and live your wildest dreams! The Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, dedicated to affordable, top-level music education, announces our Adult Programs starting October 2025. Enroll now at opcmusic.org and join a vibrant community of music enthusiasts!

Discover your inner musician and unleash your passion for music in our welcoming environment. Let’s create a symphony of new connections as we learn and grow together. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Explore your passion for music with OPC’s Adult Programs! Now enrolling! ????...

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Embrace your musical dreams with OPC’s 2025-26 Adult Programs! Now enrolling! ????

Learn an instrument and live your wildest dreams! The Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, dedicated to affordable, top-level music education, announces our Adult Programs starting October 2025. Enroll now at opcmusic.org and join a vibrant community of music enthusiasts!

Discover your inner musician and unleash your passion for music in our welcoming environment. Let’s create a symphony of new connections as we learn and grow together. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Explore your passion for music with OPC’s Adult Programs! Now enrolling! ????

Join a vibrant, diverse community of fellow music enthusiasts!

Immerse yourself in our range of classes and ensembles tailored for adult learners:

1. Beginning and Beyond Beginner Piano : Master the basics and progress to more advanced techniques in a supportive environment.

Experience communal music-making, learn traditional banjo techniques, and sing with soulful voice in “Black to the Roots: Banjo & Community Singing!” with Patrice Strahan.

Dive into jazz vocal improvisation, express your unique voice through captivating scatting, and learn vocal techniques in “Jazz Vocal Improv & Scatting with Azure McCall.”

Explore the vibrant rhythms of the marimba, expand your percussive skills, and develop a deeper appreciation for this enchanting instrument in “Marimba with Ronnie Daliyo.”

Connect with fellow musicians, grow together through collaboration, performance, and skill-building in various genres in “Adult Ensembles.”

Channel your inner jazz and blues musician, enhance your performance skills, and improvise in “Jazz and Blues Ensemble with Howard Wiley.”

Pay homage to Stevie Wonder, explore his iconic repertoire, and learn from KJ Jackson, who played on his album “Hotter than July,” in “Stevie Wonder Ensemble with KJ Jackson.”

Dive into the funk-filled world of Bay Area legend Sly Stone, learn from KJ Jackson, and discover how his music unifies people through its irresistible grooves and powerful messages in “Sly Stone Ensemble with KJ Jackson.”

Experience the rich cultural blend of Afro-Latin music, refine your rhythmic sensibility, and develop versatility as a musician in “Afro Latin Ensemble with Obrayan Calderon.”

Join OPC’s supportive learning environment and embark on a life-changing musical journey. Enroll now at opcmusic.org.

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