Whether you are interested in Music, Dance, or Theatre Arts, you’re sure to find a program to pique your interest in the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department. For motivated and talented students, CCM Prep offers classes and preparation for college study and a future in the performing arts. For anyone at any skill level, we can provide fun and learning opportunities.

Our students have gone on to major colleges including CCM, Northwestern, Baldwin-Wallace, University of Southern California and the University of Michigan. Several of our students have been featured on NPR's “From the Top,” as well as Broadway touring productions and competitions. But most of all, we are proud of all the students who participate in our programs and leave with a profound appreciation and lifelong love for the arts. For a more thorough look at our mission, please take a look at our Overview page.

We are pleased to offer classes at new satellite locations this year, allowing easier access to our programs. We also offer programs for Young Children and Adults.

CCM Preparatory Department is proud to be fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the National Association of Schools of Theater and the National Association of the Schools of Dance. We are the only community school in the state of Ohio with this distinction. We are a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education, the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, the Greater Cincinnati Alliance for Arts Education, the Cincinnati Music & Wellness Coalition, and the Suzuki Association of America.

What's new

• We still have openings in many of the spring semester classes just under way, so give us a call at 413-556-2595 and we’ll get you registered. We are offering an advanced theory class for students in our honors program and an organ group class.
  
• Winter Registration continues for CCM Prep classes at its Jewish Community Center and Blue Ash satellite locations.  Click here for details. Students currently registered in classes do not have to re-register. We will re-enroll all students into the same courses for spring term.
• We've posted YouTube videos of the Jan. 22 performances at Watson Hall by CCM Prep's three jazz combos. The links are on the Jazz Ensembles page.
  

Upcoming Events

February

Saturday, Feb. 11: Alll Prep classes on the main CCM campus are closed
Sunday, Feb. 12: Jazz Explosion concert, 7 p.m., Muntz Theater, UC Blue Ash
Tuesday, Feb.  21: Prep Advisory Committee Meeting, 7 p.m. Baur Room
Saturday, Feb. 18: General music recital, 12:15 p.m., 3250 Mary Emery Hall
See Calendars & Events page for full year schedule.