Hochstein Music School is a community school of the arts, providing quality education in music and dance to the Rochester community, regardless of age, skill level or financial means. David's promising musical career was supported by Rochester philanthropist George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, among others. The school began in the Hochstein family home as a settlement school, and originally served 330 students. Today, the school accommodates more than 2,600 students annually.
Tuition assistance is based on a sliding fee scale, according to family income.
Hochstein's Music Therapy program reaches more than 600 senior citizens and persons with disabilities, in-house and within more than 50 residential settings. Hochstein offers scholarship incentives for ensembles as well as for individual students of all ages taking private lessons in music or dance. Orff-Schulwerk Program, using this approach in teaching music to young children. The series is broadcast on WXXI FM and features a variety of chamber music, ensembles and solo performances. Hochstein faculty and students are frequent performers on the series.