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Edwina French founded Community School of Collegeville in 1991. Since that time she has served as the school's Executive Director and has guided it's growth from just a few dozen students to the more than 500 students that study music at the school's Main Street location in Trappe. Ms. French received her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance from the Philadelphia Musical Academy and her Master of Music in vocal performance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Ms. French moved to Collegeville in 1979. While raising two daughters, Ms. French performed locally, maintained a home studio and taught voice at the Settlement Music School in Germantown. It was during this time that she began to formulate her plans to start a school that would offer music instruction to area children and adults. Her experiences as a teacher at the Settlement Music School and her childhood memories of music lessons at the Peabody Prep in Baltimore are what the model of Community Music School was based on. In addition to being responsible for all fiscal and curricular aspects of Community Music School, Ms. French continues to give vocal instruction to CMS students and is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. |
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