2024 – 25 Semester Dates

HYSOC Fall 2024
August 27 – November 19

HYSOC Spring 2025
January 14 – April 22

Cost

Registration will be for both semesters.
Participation Fees will be payable in one or two installments. If student does not participate for the second semester, we will need to be notified of the early resignation to receive a refund.

 

$150 per semester or $275  for the 2024-2025 season
YOUTH Overture Strings, Scherzos & Students playing in Codas

Additional family members are discounted at half price.

A student’s first semester in the program is FREE and some loaner instruments are available.

We do our best to keep costs affordable for all.

Financial Aid is available based on need.

Rehersal Times

Remember, down beat starts at scheduled time, this means instruments are tuned and students are ready to play. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before rehearsal time.

Parents remember to pick up students promptly. We do not supervise after classes.

Overtures (Grade 3) Schedule
Tuesdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Scherzos (Grades 4-12) Schedule
Tuesdays 6:00 to 7:15 p.m.

Codas Schedule
Mondays 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Location

HYSOC Youth Classes will be at West Homer Elementary School-music room.

HYSOC Coda students will have class in the sanctuary at Christian Community Church.

Homer Youth String Orchestra Club

After School and Evening Strings Program

The Mission of the Homer Youth String Orchestra Club is to foster the orchestral arts for our Homer area youth.

Starting out with just five students in 2004, the Homer Youth String Orchestra now has a group of about twenty-five, ranging in age from five to eighteen years. Children are selected only by their desire to play, and do not need to audition to become part of the Homer Youth String Orchestra. Students from a variety of string instructors in our community are welcome to participate.

We currently have four groups: Scherzos for our  younger or beginning students, Allegros for our older or intermediate students, Tuttis for arrangements suited for all orchestra students and Codas for adult wishing to learn a string instrument or enhance their skills.

Students rehearse once a week through the school year and have opportunities to perform in various venues in the community. While the preparation of music for performances is one goal of rehearsals, it is not the sole purpose of our time in class. The main emphasis during class rehearsals is the further development of fundamental techniques essential to the orchestral performance experience, such as basic posture, basic actions, tone productions, rhythm, note reading, ear training and basic musicianship (understanding of basic terminology).

Our goals are:

  • To teach students to master skills that will enable them to perform music well on their chosen instrument, leading to lifelong enjoyment and personal fulfillment through music.
  • To develop students’ understanding of and appreciation for music and a vehicle for creative self-expression and as a key to understanding past and present human experience.
  • To teach students artistic modes of problem solving, which bring analytical and developmental tools to every situation.
  • To teach students to adapt to and respect others’ ways of thinking, working and expressing themselves.
  • To teach students to analyze and interpret nonverbal forms of communication and make informed judgements of cultural products and issues.
  • To develop the ability to respond to music through writing and to evaluate musical performances using a set of established criteria.

These values and skill will be taught through the development of perform abilities and theoretical and historical knowledge of music.

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EVENTS

Testmonials

Graduating Seniors