News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu summer 05 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 8/15/05   REGISTRATION UNDERWAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL FALL SESSION        HAMMOND – Registration is now underway for the fall session of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Community Music School, which begins August 29 on the Hammond campus and at Southeastern St. Tammany Center.        CMS offers private instruction on all instruments and in voice for students of all ages and levels of experience, said Director Kenneth Boulton. Tuition includes group theory classes, various ensemble opportunities, masterclass coaching sessions with Southeastern music professors, and a variety of performance programs.          “Of special note this year is a new Southeastern Community Music School ‘select’ vocal ensemble,” Boulton said. The ensemble will be directed by Southeastern alumnus Amy Prats, choral director at Ponchatoula High School.          Boulton said CMS classes at the St. Tammany Center, located on the third floor of the St. Tammany Administrative Complex, 21454 Koop Drive north of Mandeville, have expanded to include music instruction on flute, guitar, piano and voice.        “This supplements an already burgeoning string program there,” he added.        The CMS fall registration packet can be downloaded from the CMS website, www.selu.edu/cms, or obtained from the CMS office, Music Annex, room 253, 985-549-5502.