GCSA Class Schedule & Enrollment

The Gadsden Community School for the Arts offers instruction in strings, woodwind, brass, voice, visual arts, and more.

Enrollment Forms


Registration Form Gadsden Community School for the Arts

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GCSA General Information Guide

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GCSA / EYO / DDC Funds for Access Scholarship Application

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Financial Aid Forms EYO Addendum

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For your convenience, we’ve posted the necessary enrollment form online. You may fill it out and either save it and email it to gcsa@culturalarts.org or mail it to GCSA, P. O. Box 1507, Gadsden, AL 35902.

We prefer to accept payments ONLINE, please: GCSA Payments Page

Class Schedule


Spring 2025
The 2025 Spring Semester is a 16-week term beginning Monday, January 13, 2025 and ending Thursday, May 8, 2025. Registration for returning students begins Monday, November 11, 2025. Registration for new students begins Monday, November 18, 2025.

Summer 2025
The 2025 Summer Semester is an 8-week term beginning Monday, June 2, 2025 and ending Thursday, July 24, 2025. Registration for returning students begins Monday, April 28, 2025. Registration for new students begins Monday, May 5, 2025.

Fall 2025
The 2025 Fall Semester is a 16-week term beginning Monday, August 11, 2025 and ending Thursday, December 4, 2025. Registration for returning students begins Monday, July 14, 2025. Registration for new students begins Monday, July 21, 2025.

Spring 2026
The 2026 Spring Semester is a 16-week term beginning Monday, January 12, 2026 and ending Thursday, May 7, 2026. Registration for returning students begins Monday, November 17, 2026. Registration for new students begins Monday, December 1, 2026.

Summer 2026
The 2026 Summer Semester is an 8-week term beginning Monday, June 1, 2026 and ending Thursday, July 23, 2026. Registration for returning students begins Monday, April 27, 2026. Registration for new students begins Monday, May 4, 2026.

A *$15 Non-Refundable registration fee is due at the time of registration to reserve a lesson time or position in a class or workshop. Instructor information is listed below along with their availability for class. Tuition is broken into four payments, due on the 15th of each month. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. For more information, please contact gcsa@culturalarts.org or (256) 543-2787, ext. 31.

Registration is first come, first served.

We prefer to accept payments ONLINE, please: GCSA Payments Page

*The $15 registration fee is waived if the student is a member if the Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts. Become a member and save $15 per semester for every class/lesson that is taken at the Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts.

By entering the facility, all visitors grant the Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc. the right, but not the obligation, to photograph and film their likeness, as well as that of their minor children, for promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity throughout the world. 


Summer 2025 Course Listings

Diane Chong-Violin/Viola/Piano


Monday and Tuesday
11:00AM-4PM
$258/8-30-minute lessons

Susan DiBiase-Cello


Wednesdays in June Only
1:00PM-4:30PM
$129/4-30-minute lessons

Bryce Anderson-Violin/Viola


Tuesday 5:00PM-7:30PM
$230/8-30-minute lessons

Carmine Di Biase-Violin/Viola 


Wednesdays in June Only
1PM-4:30PM
$115/4-30-minute lessons

Doris Day-Voice/Piano


Tuesday
1PM-7:30PM
$286/8-30-minute lessons

Emmy Hengelveld-Bass


Contact us for availability 

Danny Thomas-Woodwinds


Tuesday and Wednesday
5PM-7:30PM
$230/8-30-minute lessons ($115 monthly)

Tony Robinson-Drums


No class offerings for Summer 2025

Keith Mayo-Trombone


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Ralph Whitfield-Trombone


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Carol Hill-Art, Drawing, and Painting


No class offerings for Summer 2025

Judi Beaird- Intro to Music for Kindergarteners


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No class offerings for Summer 2025

Kody Martinez
Guitar/Bass Guitar/Clarinet/Saxophone 


No class offerings for Summer 2025

Sonja McGiboney-Piano


Tuesday and Wednesday
3PM-7:30PM
$230/8-30-minute lessons

Brian Tisdale - Teen/Adult Guitar


Beginner Acoustic and Electric Guitar for middle school and older students
Monday
5:30PM-7:30PM
$230/8-30-minute lessons ($115 monthly)

Jeff Davis - Art, Drawing, and Painting
All ages


No class offerings for Summer 2025

Music instruction is also available in one-hour courses.


Please contact us for details.

Registration


IN PERSON

Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts
501 Broad Street, Gadsden, AL 35901

BY PHONE

(256) 543-2787

Extension 31

BY EMAIL

gcsa@culturalarts.org
We’ll reply within 24 hours

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Instructor Information


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Diane Chong – Violin

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Susan Di Biase – Cello

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Tony Robinson – Drum/Percussion Instructor

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Danny Thomas – Woodwinds

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Bryce Anderson – Violin/Viola

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Carol Hill – Visual Arts

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Richard White – Visual Arts

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Keith Mayo - Trombone

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Jeff Davis - Visual Arts

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Carmine Di Biase

Carmine Di Biase - Violin / Viola

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Financial Aid



About Financial Aid

Thanks to a leadership gift from the Gadsden Cultural Arts Foundation and additional gifts from other donors, the School for the Arts is able to provide partial financial aid to needy students who meet a series of qualifications. Aid is available to present or future students in all programs of the school. In order to qualify, students must submit this form along with a copy of their family’s most recent tax form to demonstrate significant financial need. Since funds are limited, please be sure to apply early.

Families must apply yearly for financial aid. In order to be renewed, students must show commitment through attendance at all activities required in the program funded. After one semester, students with significant absences may lose support for the next semester at the discretion of the registrar. In general, financial aid will cover only partial tuition, and never covers registration fees and instructional supply fees or instruments.

Award Obligations:

  • Consistent attendance at lessons, classes, and/or ensembles.
  • Consistent practice and preparation for lessons, classes, and ensembles.
  • Positive evaluations from teacher.
  • Recipient must pay tuition bills not covered by financial aid.