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BYSO Summer 2025 Programming / at the BYSO Youth Center for Music

Essentials For Young Artists
Ages 10-14

July 21 - 25 2025, 9:00am - 3:00pm 

Essentials for Young Artists provides a rigorous skill-building experience to complement your instrumental playing. Students learn in depth how to internalize elements of rhythm and ear training, and how to become more expressive and artistic. You’ll discover how to learn new music with greater independence and confidence. These classes are based in the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to learning, which integrates the ear, mind, and body through movement, singing, and improvisation.

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Dalcroze Eurythmics - Music Through Movement
Ages 6-10

July 21 - 25 2025, 9:00am - 3:00pm 

Dalcroze Eurythmics, sometimes called “Music through movement,” nurtures musicality, creativity, imagination, and expressivity. Students learn to listen for rhythm, pitch, harmony, and more, using body movement, voice, and instruments to respond. Students will learn to improvise and create with their movements. 

At the end of the five-day program, students participate in a performance and art exhibition showcasing the week's fun work and activities with their peers. 

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Summer ChamberFest 2025

ChamberFest is a 5-day summer intensive chamber music program for intermediate to advanced string players and pianists, ages 8-18. Students receive twice-daily chamber coachings, participate in enrichment classes, and perform in a final concert.

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