Music Theory

CMSD Music Classes

MSU Community Music School-Detroit offers a FREE interactive music theory class for youth students enrolled in any CMSD youth program! Students will learn about reading and interpreting music, how music is organized, and the basics of writing their own melodies and songs. No previous theory training required.

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Meet our Music Theory Faculty

Dominic Waddles

Coming from the city of Detroit, a rising composer named Dominic Waddles starts his journey in the year 1999. After moving out of Detroit at a young age, Dominic began to build a strong connection with rhythm and harmony because of his musically rich family. After moving from the city to the suburbs, Dominic began to play the saxophone in the 4th grade. A couple years later, Dominic started to play more and more in class and at his home church, Hope United Methodist in Southfield, Michigan. After continuing to play all through middle and High school accumulating awards for his dedication to music, Dominic went on to pursue a Bachelors in Music with a focus in Jazz Studies at Wayne State University.