The Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Instrumental Music Department has long been known for the highest standards of performance, scholarship, creativity, and teaching. Our illustrious roster of alumni is a testament to a legacy that began over 30 years ago. This legacy continues today through the fostering of young musicians within a supportive and rigorous learning community.

Students, faculty, and community engage daily in a lively study of music across genres. With a legendary pre-college and pre-professional training program, CAPA 6-12 music students are challenged to make their superb musicianship and scholarship matter.

We take seriously the role of music in cultural traditions, embracing diversity, not just ethnic, but intellectual and aesthetic, as well. We know how vital music is for our civilization, and take responsibility for sustaining that vitality. Be it delving into music entrepreneurship, emerging as an arts advocate, initiating collaborative projects, or taking a hard look at what music will sound like in the future, this is a place where music as a public art is part of the ethos.

PPS CAPA Instrumental Music_Piano Application Audition Requirements By Art Form 25_26 FOR WEB.pdf

For the 2025-26 school year, the Instrumental Music department anticipates the following number of spaces available by grade level. These numbers may change and will be updated periodically during the late application period for magnet.

·         Incoming 6^th grade: 25

·         Incoming 7^th grade: 5

·         Incoming 8^th grade: 0

·         Incoming 9^th grade: 1

·         Incoming 10^th grade: 1

·         Incoming 11^th grade: 0

·         Incoming 12^th grade: 1