FAQs

• All students and staff are screened daily for COVID-19 symptoms
• Any student or staff who fails the daily health screening will be excluded from activities.
• Beginning Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the opening of business, mask usage at Youth Music Project will be encouraged, but no longer required in its facility. While mask usage will be encouraged, we will honor and respect individual students, families, and staff choices to wear or not to wear masks while at Youth Music Project.
• Our facility is cleaned daily by a professional janitorial service
• The building ventilation system undergoes routine maintenance and is outfitted with MERV-13 air filters
• Each classroom utilizes an additional stand-alone air purification unit
• Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 should isolate for at least 5 days. Isolation may end after 5 full days if the individual is fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication and other symptoms have improved. Individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a well-fitting mask around others at home and in public for 5 additional days (day 6- through 10) after the end of the 5-day isolation period.
• Youth Music Project will continue to provide exposure notifications when possible

Check-in/Check-out processes and detailed info will be communicated to enrolled students and families the week prior to the beginning of your students first day of activities via email.

Beginning Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the opening of business, mask usage at Youth Music Project will be encouraged, but no longer required in its facility. While mask usage will be encouraged, we will honor and respect individual students, families, and staff choices to wear or not to wear masks while at Youth Music Project.

Parents and caregivers who choose to wait for their children in the Parent Lounge will also be screened for COVID-19 symptoms at check-in.

Youth Music Project teaches group and private music lessons for piano, drums, guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, and voice.  We also offer early childhood classes, ensemble classes like Tools of Rock, Rock Band, and Glee Club, and custom-built classes.

We offer four 10-week terms per year, with most classes and lessons taking place between 2:15 – 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Group Classes are 50 minutes long, and Private Lessons are 30 minutes long. Both meet once a week at the same day and time during the term.

Most group classes are $165 per 10 week term.  Early Childhood Classes are $160 per 10 week term.
Privates lessons are $290 per 10 week term.

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Our core program serves students who 18 years old or younger. We also offer private lessons to adults. Most of our classes are divided into the following age groups: 1–4; 5; 6–7; 8–12; 13–18.

We have found that classes are most effective when students are grouped with their peers. However, if your child’s birthday is before the midpoint of the upcoming term, and they will be moving up into the next age bracket, we can make an exception. In this case, please contact our front desk for assistance.

There are major benefits to either one. Group Classes are great for learning the basics and playing with others in a class setting. Private Lessons are great for those who want individualized attention or more focused study.

Our classes are offered by instrument, experience, and age. If your student has never played an instrument before or is very new to it, sign up for a Roots class. If your child has some experience on the instrument, you may have the student assessed to see if they would be a good fit for a Rockers class (the level after Roots). On week seven of each term, each student will receive a recommendation for class level for the following term.

Our class sequence is structured by a benchmark system. Instructors use various materials and techniques to help students reach the benchmarks associated with each level. To learn about our benchmarks hover over the Resources tab, select Benchmarks, and select the instrument and level that you are interested in.

Student concerts are held the week following the final week of each term. Each concert week, we host a total of 25 concerts. Monday through Thursday, concerts are held at 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, concerts are held at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., and 2 p.m.

Students are not required to perform, but it’s encouraged! Nearly all of our group classes participate in a scheduled concert. If private-lesson students wish to perform, they must sign up for a concert time in advance. This is highly recommended — remember, performing is just like any other skill; you have to keep using it!

Group classes are assigned a concert time (the performance schedule will be announced on the fourth week of term), while private-lesson students must sign up with one of our front-desk associates. Concert signups for private lessons are open from the fourth to the ninth week of the term.

You can call us or email us for more information. Next, stop by to pick up your instrument and complete a rental contract.

No problem, we can renew your contract for the next term.

Drop your instrument off at the front desk to be serviced in our shop and we’ll give you a
call when it’s ready to rock.

We keep your magical credit card on file and the replacement value will abracadabra
from your account.

Yes, the list of recommended instruments includes features to consider when purchasing and examples of beginner instruments we find suitable. Using the provided Amazon affiliated link contributes a fraction of your purchase to our programming.

Because we believe that the gift of music shouldn’t depend on someone’s income, Youth Music Project will offer instruction at no cost to students whose families qualify for Tuition Assistance.

For more information on how to qualify, click here.

You can apply by doing any of the following:

1)   Scan the letter and send it via email to: tuitionassistance@youthmusicproject.org.

2)   Make a copy of the letter and mail it to:

Youth Music Project, c/o Tuition Assistance,

2015 8^th Avenue, West Linn, OR 97068.

3)   Bring a copy of the letter to Youth Music Project and give it to one of our front desk

associates.

You can register online through our website, or you can call us and we will help you over the phone. If neither of these options work, you can always come in person and our front desk associates will get you set up.

Learn how to create an account with us here.

Full refunds or school credits are available until 24 hours before your first class session begins. Prorated refunds are available if you withdraw at least 24 hours before your third class session begins. If your class has met three times, or there are fewer than 24 hours before the start of your third class session, no school credit or refund will be given.

Learn more about our policies here.

Priority registration is offered two weeks before general registration opens, and is for current private-lesson students renewing their lessons at their current day and time for the following term. Current students may also make requests for day and time changes or instructor changes. If you are a current student and miss priority registration, you can still register when general registration opens, but you will not be guaranteed the same lesson schedule you currently have.

Waitlists for any activity (group class or private lesson) apply only to the term the activity is associated with. In other words, waitlists do not roll over from term to term.

Unfortunately, due to schedule constraints, Youth Music Project is unable to reschedule lessons or offer make-ups. For Private Lesson students, Youth Music Project will credit the prorated fee for one excused absence per term with at least 24 hours’ notice.

Classes must meet minimum student enrollment. Classes that do not reach the minimum threshold before term begins will be canceled and students will receive a full refund.

Instructors vary based on availability and instrument, but you can trust that your student is going to have a rockin’ good time! All of our staff are subject to regular local and national background checks to ensure everyone’s safety and wellbeing. You can learn more about our instructors here.

No. Private lessons are one-to-one, even in the virtual setting.

These will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, we may offer a credit. Email info@youthmusicproject.org with concerns or questions.

Some (maybe all) school districts limit what students can access using their Google accounts, including our Google Meet lessons. If they you are using Google Meet on an app on a tablet or phone, you need to log out and then log back in using a different Google account. If you are on a computer, you should log out of your school Google account OR open a different browser where you aren’t logged in to your school Google account and paste the meeting link into the address bar.