EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
The North Carolina Youth Orchestra provides performing opportunities for student musicians with existing playing experience and educational programming for aspiring young musicians with no musical experience. Our goal is to provide the means, resources, and opportunity for our community youth to take their first steps on their musical journey to performing on stage for vast audiences, all the while enriching students’ lives with all the many benefits of learning and playing a musical instrument.
NCYO’s beginning strings class is the perfect fit for students just starting their music education journey. The goal of the Prelude Strings is to introduce and develop the skills needed for orchestral playing in a fun and enjoyable environment. Classes for the Prelude Strings are held on Saturday mornings (violin/viola) and Tuesday evenings (violin/viola & cello) at Bailey Middle School.
The Brass Challenge provides an incredible and unique opportunity for upper elementary and middle school brass players to receive instruction from some of the area’s finest brass musicians. This beginner-focused semester program features classes for trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba, and euphonium and boasts a faculty comprised of exclusively Juilliard alumni. Students are given robust instruction on fundamentals and valuable instrument-specific technical insights. Classes are on Mondays from 5:30-7:00pm at Bailey Middle School.
The Woodwind Challenge provides an incredible and unique opportunity for beginner woodwind players to receive instruction from some of the area’s finest wind musicians. This beginner-focused program features classes for flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon. Students are given robust instruction on fundamentals and valuable instrument-specific technical insights. Classes are on Mondays from 5:30-7:00pm at Bailey Middle School.
The Percussion Challenge provides an incredible and unique opportunity for aspiring young percussionists to receive instruction from one of the Charlotte region’s finest percussionists, Stephanie Wilson. This beginner-focused program features instruction on the full range of percussion instruments. Students are given robust instruction on fundamentals and valuable instrument-specific technical insights. Classes are on Mondays from 5:30-7:00pm at Bailey Middle School.