Concord Community Music School

What Concord Community Music School does

Concord Community Music School (CCMS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community music school founded in 1984 and headquartered at 23 Wall Street, Concord, New Hampshire. The school delivers music education across the full life cycle — early-childhood music and movement classes, private lessons across an unusually broad instrument range ("banjo to bouzouki"), youth and teen choruses (Purple Finches, Euphonias), adult ensembles (New Horizons Band, Songweavers), expressive therapies (music therapy and dance movement therapy), summer camps, and community concert series (Bach's Lunch, New England Roots and Branches, Sunset Singers). Instruction is delivered primarily in person at the Concord facility, with a remote-lesson option used by geographically distant students.

The school operates a hybrid revenue model that combines tuition and program fees with donations, charitable giving, event revenue, facility rentals, and gift certificates. It maintains recurring-gift programs (Orchard Society, Encore Society planned giving) and receives institutional funding from the City of Concord arts grant program, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and local sponsors such as Concord Walmart. Pricing is community-accessible — student recitals are typically free, with ticketed events ranging from $10 to $20 and the annual fundraising gala at $125 per ticket — and a financial-aid program subsidizes qualifying students.

Governance is provided by a volunteer Board of Trustees, with Maryann LaCroix Lindberg, CFRE, serving as Interim Executive Director since summer 2021 following the retirement of founder and long-time President Peggy Senter. The school markets through its website, email newsletter, and an active social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok), supplemented by community events, public performances, and local earned media, including a 2024 feature on NH Chronicle's America 250 special.

Name

Concord Community Music School

Legal name

Concord Community Music School

Website

https://ccmusicschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Concord Community Music School is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community music school in Concord, NH, founded in 1984, offering private lessons, ensembles, choruses, summer camps, and expressive therapies to children, teens, adults, and seniors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Schools & Conservatory Prep (Pre-College) (EDAMANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Music Lessons (Instrumental) (EDAMANAA), Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC), Early Childhood Music Education (Ages 0–7) (EDAMANAD), Music Therapy (Educational/Developmental Programs) (EDAMANAK), Music Instruction (Instrumental & Vocal) (EDAMAAAE)

Keywords

• Music education
• Private music lessons
• Group music classes
• Music therapy services
• Community music school

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Program Fees: Revenue from private lessons, group classes, ensembles, summer camps, and workshops. The school offers a comprehensive array of music education programs for all ages and skill levels.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the school relies on donations from the community, business sponsors, and membership programs (Orchard Society, Encore Society planned giving).
3. Event Revenue: Ticket sales for concerts, galas, and performances. The school hosts regular student recitals, faculty concerts, and community events.
4. Facility Rental: The school rents out its facilities including the Recital Hall and Community Room for events and performances.
5. Gift Certificates: Sale of gift certificates for music lessons, workshops, ensembles, and concerts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Concord Community Music School is a nonprofit community music school that delivers private instrument and voice lessons, group classes, ensembles, summer music camps, and expressive/music therapy services to students of all ages and abilities. Programs are organized around academic-year sessions plus a summer session, with instruction available in-person and remotely.

Product overview

Concord Community Music School offers a comprehensive suite of music education programs centered around private lessons, group classes, and ensemble experiences. The school provides weekly private instruction across all instruments, complemented by choral programs (Purple Finches Youth Chorus, Euphonias Teen Chorus, Songweavers), the New Horizons Band for adults, and expressive therapy services. The school operates seasonal offerings including summer camps and special community events like the Bach's Lunch concert series and New England Roots and Branches folk music programming. Additional offerings include facility rentals and gift certificates for lessons and programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Music Lessons One-on-one private music instruction offered for students of all ages and abilities, with remote lesson availability.
• Group Music Classes Group music classes for students aged 6 months through adult, including early childhood and senior programs.
• Ensembles Ensemble performance groups for students seeking ensemble playing experience.
• Summer Music Camps Intensive summer music programs for students organized in a dedicated summer session.
• Expressive Therapies Expressive and music therapy services offered to students of varying needs.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• City of Concord Arts Grant ProgramminorOthersThe school receives arts grant funding from the City of Concord, NH to support programs like the New England Roots & Branches series.
• New Hampshire Charitable FoundationminorOthersThe Concord Classical Concerts series is made possible by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Ellen Downing Waite and Edward Osgood Waite Fund.
• Concord WalmartminorOthersMarket Days Festival activities are made possible in part via a grant from Concord Walmart.
• Pembrooke Country ClubminorOthersVenue partner for the 40th Anniversary Gala fundraising event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Music School of Delaware: Delaware-based nonprofit community music school providing private lessons, ensembles, music therapy, and outreach. Closely comparable in program mix and donor-supported nonprofit model.
• Brookline Music School: Massachusetts nonprofit community music school offering private and group instruction across instruments and ages, with ensemble and early childhood programs. Operates on a similar tuition-plus-donation revenue model as CCMS.
• The Rivers School Conservatory: Greater Boston community music school offering private and group instruction for all ages with strong ensemble programming. Comparable target market and tuition-funded community model.
• Neighborhood Music School: New Haven, CT nonprofit community music school delivering private instruction, group classes, and ensembles with a comparable horizontal segmentation across ages and abilities.
• Levine Music: Washington DC-area community music school with private lessons, ensembles, early childhood, and therapy programs serving a similar all-ages population. Comparable in scale, program breadth, and nonprofit structure to CCMS.
• Settlement Music School: Historic Philadelphia-based community music school founded on the Settlement House tradition, offering private lessons, ensembles, therapy, and outreach. CCMS explicitly references this model, making it the closest direct functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• School of Rock: National franchised music education brand focused on performance-based group instruction, primarily rock and popular music. Targets youth enrichment broadly rather than comprehensive community music education but draws from the same student pool.
• New England Conservatory Preparatory School: Boston-based preparatory division of a major conservatory. Overlaps with CCMS in private lessons and youth ensembles but operates at significantly larger scale with stronger college-prep orientation.
• Peabody Preparatory: Pre-college division of the Peabody Institute. Competes for advanced students in the Northeast and overlaps with CCMS's more advanced youth programs, though backed by a much larger institutional infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Lessonface: Online marketplace connecting students with private music instructors across instruments. Represents the digital delivery alternative to CCMS's in-person private lessons and direct competition for incremental online enrollment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz1F5zDi9U-6u8qquCAKR9w
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccmusicschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccmusicschoolnh
• TikToktiktok.com/@ccmusicschoolnh
• Xx.com/concordmusicsch

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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