
Classes start
Monday, August 21
CODAS – ADVANCE / ADULT CLASS
Tuesday, August 22
YOUTH CLASSES
All classes run through Thursday, December 12
Classes start
Monday, August 21
CODAS – ADVANCE / ADULT CLASS
Tuesday, August 22
YOUTH CLASSES
All classes run through Thursday, December 12
Overture Strings TUESDAYS 4 to 5pm
Scherzos TUESDAYS 6 to 7:15pm
Codas MONDAYS 6:30 to 8pm
$150 YOUTH Overture Strings, Scherzos & Students playing in Codas
$170 ADULTS Codas
Additional family members are discounted at half price.
We do our best to keep costs affordable for all.
Financial Aid is available based on need.
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.
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).
These values and skill will be taught through the development of perform abilities and theoretical and historical knowledge of music.