Few schools can match the quality of CCM's Collaborative Piano program. An all-Steinway institution, CCM offers advanced piano students access to more than 170 pianos (one of the world's largest collections of new Steinways), a prestigious faculty of artist-teachers and the opportunity to learn from and perform with esteemed musicians in world-class facilities.<br><br>MM Collaborative Piano students extend their performance abilities through weekly private lessons with faculty mentors, chamber ensemble participation and recitals. Students have frequent opportunities for public performances as they present their own recitals and partner with singers and instrumentalists. Academics are emphasized through music theory and musicology coursework and multiple electives.<br><br>Our faculty of eminent artist-teachers offer students one-on-one attention and opportunities to perform in the tri-state region and around the world. Master classes attract visiting artists including Emanuel Ax, Barry Douglas, Gary Graffman and Claude Frank.<br><br>Graduates of the program can be found as leading pedagogues at major conservatories around the world, and as performers, composers, orchestrators and directors of competitions.<br><br>CCM is a college within the University of Cincinnati, a major undergraduate university and graduate research institution of more than 40,000 students. The synergy created by housing CCM within a comprehensive public university gives the college its unique character and defines its objective: to educate and inspire the whole artist and scholar for positions on the world's stage.