Where Creativity Runs Free
Welcome to Field Note: your community music school located at 6 State St. Ellsworth, Maine.
Whether you're picking up your first violin or chasing a lifelong dream, we make music the way it should be. Together. From classical to rock, jazz to songwriting — come through, and let's make art.
Lessons, group classes, and live events.
because music is meant for all of us
Contact Us
Whether you’re curious about lessons, looking to put on a show, or interested in bringing your talents to our faculty, please reach out!
Connect with our staff
Executive Director
Previously a music director, conductor and pianist for the NYC Broadway productions of Hamilton, Wicked and Kinky Boots, Pete’s passion is building accessible, high-quality arts education.
Lydia Reifsnyder
Programs Assistant
Lydia Reifsnyder is a Mount Desert Island native and Westminster Choir College-trained choral conductor whose performance experience — from the Westminster Choir to the Bagaduce Chorale — now supports her work keeping Field Note’s faculty, staff, and volunteers running smoothly.