History

The Centre for Musical Arts opened its doors in September 2006 with just 6 teachers and 2 administrative staff. Word spread of the exceptional quality of music lessons on offer and within a month, all the lessons were running at full capacity on a daily basis. By December 2006, the waiting list had swelled to close to 150.

By staying true to its mission of providing high quality and affordable musicianship to the young and the young at heart, The Centre for Musical Arts continued to grow and attract the finest musicians who were keen on imparting their skills to the community.

What followed was a series of impressive achievements that firmly cemented CMA as one of the premier music schools in Dubai. Here are the milestones of CMA:

September 2006 our doors open with 6 teachers and 2 admin staff
Our first students concert at DUCTAC Dec 2006
March 2007 our teachers hold their first concert
Jan 2007 we are approved as accredited ABRSM Examining Centre
April 2007 ABRSM exams held for first time
September 2007 - 8 more teachers arrive and we are awarded the music Services Contract for four of Dubai's leading schools
September 2009 - our student numbers have now reached 1200
2008 Award: CMA is awarded the Certificate of Appreciation from Al Tomooh Branch of Emirate NBD recognising CMA as a 'Superior Artistic Project
2008/ 2009 CMA wins Pan Arab Web Awards and the UAE Web Award
2008 & 2009 - our talented students and some members of staff go to Bahrain to take part in the Young Muscicians of the Gulf Contest
September 2009 - 2 secondary shcolls added to our music service provision - we now cover 6 leading Dubai schools
2010 Tal Badri wins 'Best Emirati Entrepreneur Award and Best Female Entrepreneur Award' for the SME Awards 2010
2010 CMA wins 'Business Opportunity Grants Award sponsored by British Airways in 2010
2010 Tala Badri speaks at the TED X 2010
2010 Tala Badri speaks and Heels and Deals networking event
2010 - Three of CMA's talented students take part in the prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition held in UAE. Two of our students make it to the final which is held in Kuwait
January 2010 - The Dubai Sinfonia is set up by CMA as a community based orchestra bringing more music to our community here in Dubai
March 2010 - Dubai Sinfonia performs its first concert ot a full house
March 2010 - CMA "Music in the Park' concert at Safa Park brings pleasure to the community
November 2010 - Dubai Sinfornia holds second performance to a full house at Dubai College