Thank you for your interest in the Youth Chamber Connection (YC²)!

Before proceeding, if you have questions about our program offerings, please visit our website. Students are placed in chamber groups based on their playing level, age, instrument, and schedule availability.

• All registrants must submit a 1-3 minute video demonstrating your playing level (see website for details).
• Please list all possible schedule openings, not just your favorite, for the best chance of being matched in a chamber group.
• While we do not have a deadline for enrollment, students registered by September 15 have the best chance of being matched in a chamber group. 

Communication: Chamber groups require frequent communication between members and YC² management to maintain an accurate rehearsal and performance schedule, including responding to time-sensitive schedule questions. 

For elementary or middle-school students, the listed Primary Parent/Guardian should be the one who agrees to read and respond to, in a timely manner, all YC² communications. (Listing student email or student cell number is optional for this age group.)

For high-school students, either the Student or Primary Parent/Guardian must agree to read and respond to, in a timely manner, all YC² communications. High-school chamber groups are most successful when each student actively participates in group planning decisions. Therefore listing student email address is required for this age group, and also student cell phone number (if applicable). Primary Parent/Guardian always will receive all emails their student receives, and may sign up to receive all texts as well. 

The Second Parent/Guardian can receive all of the same emails and texts as Primary Parent/Guardian and Student, or they may opt out of the frequent communications from YC².  

Pre-Formed Groups:

Chamber groups already formed by YC² during a previous year, through your school, orchestra, or elsewhere, who wish to join YC² as a group, are welcome to register. Groups formed within a high-school music program are encouraged to remain together as a YC² group. Each member of the group should register individually and note your preferences in the comments section. For the 2019-2020 year, all members of a self-formed group must be individually registered by September 15, 2019. After that date, YC² will complete any partially-formed ensembles with a qualified, registered student on our waiting list.

WHEN DO GROUPS MEET:  

• If a group includes TRYPO or City Music Center members, it will most often be scheduled to meet Saturdays at Duquesne.
• If a group includes PYSO members, it will most often be scheduled to meet Sunday afternoons in downtown Pittsburgh before PYSO rehearsal.
• Groups independent of TRYPO or PYSO can meet in any of the above timeslots.
• Rarely are all group members available at the same time, on the same weeknight every week. Therefore, in the past five years, all groups have met either Saturdays or Sundays. 

 

SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY

Below please indicate ALL of your child's possible OPEN time windows on Saturdays and Sundays. Example: OPEN Saturdays 9:00-10:30am, and 1:00-6:00pm. Note any known reoccurring conflicts on Saturdays or Sundays.  NOTE: If you list OPEN 9:00-10:00am, we will assume you can be at Duquesne ready to meet with your group at 9:00am (so if a commitment ends at 9:00am in the South Hills, don't forget to factor in travel time). Having a common timeslot open at the same time as other students is essential to being matched in a chamber group. 

YC² does not require a registration fee. Your first tuition payment will be due October 15, 2019, after your student has been confirmed for placement in a YC² chamber ensemble. At that time, you will be invoiced based on your choice of payment plans: payment in full due October 15; two payments due October 15 and January 15; or five monthly payments October 15, November 15, January 15, February 15, and March 15. For more details about tuition, visit our website. 

BILLING CONTACT

For purposes of this form, the billing contact is the person responsible for handling tuition invoices and making sure they are paid in a timely manner. YC² is administrated by Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras (TRYPO); therefore, all invoices will be distributed via e-mail from TRYPO, so it is important that you enter at least one (1) valid e-mail address. If you would like to enter multiple e-mail addresses, please separate them with a comma and no spaces (i.e.: max@example.com,babou@example.com,etc@example.com).

CITY MUSIC CENTER MEMBERS

Beginning with the 2019-20 season, City Music Center will no longer collect tuition from cross-registered students on behalf of YC² or TRYPO. Fees for participating in YC² and TRYPO will be invoiced independently of, and in addition to, the CMC tuition for the Lessons PLUS program. For more information about CMC cross-registration options, please click HERE. You may also contact cmc@duq.edu or call 412-396-5064.

TUITION

PERFORMANCE TRACK (PT): $550/yr for students in approximately 8th-12th+ grade

EDUCATION TRACK (ET): $450/yr for students in approximately 3rd-8th grade

Household Discount: $100/yr - Households that have a child registered in PYSO or in another TRYPO program for 2019-20, will receive a $100 household discount ($50 per semester) on their YC² tuition.

PAYMENT PLANS

Families can choose the payment plan they prefer. If your student is eligible for a household discount, the amounts below will be discounted $100 ($50 per semester). TRYPO members: Your YC² tuition will be added to the payment plan chosen for TRYPO tuition (click the first option below if a member of your household is a TRYPO member for 2019-20).

• Plan A: Pay in full October 15 - $550 (PT) or $450 (ET)
• Plan B: Pay in two payments: $325 (PT) or $275 (ET) October 15; and $225 (PT) or $175 (ET) January 15.
• Plan C: Pay in five payments: $190 (PT) or $170 (ET) October 15, 2019; and four additional payments of $90 (PT) or $70 (ET) November 15, January 15, February 15, and March 15.

TUITION ASSISTANCE

YC² strives to make participation possible for all students regardless of the family’s personal financial circumstances. All families are welcome to apply for financial assistance. Indicate below if you would like to receive a scholarship application. Forms must be completed and submitted by October 1. Scholarship requests do not affect placement in a chamber ensemble.

ALMOST DONE!

What happens next?

• SUBMIT: The form will do an error check and tell you if you missed any questions. If it submitted, you will see a thank-you message and immediately a confirmation will be emailed to Primary Parent/Guardian and to the student (if a student email was included). Check your Spam and other folders for this email, and move it to your primary inbox so you are sure to receive follow-up emails.  

 

• RE-SUBMIT, If you did not receive the "THANK YOU" screen and email confirmation!! If it did not properly submit, the most likely reason is a "required" question was skipped. We have no way of knowing you are interested in YC² unless your form properly submits! 

• GROUP ASSIGNMENT: In late September, you will receive an email detailing whether the student was able to be placed in a school-year chamber group.

• DO NOT MAKE A PAYMENT: Once your child is confirmed in a chamber ensemble, you will be offered a choice of payment plans, and your first tuition payment will be due October 15, 2019. 

If you have any questions, please contact YC² Staff, at (412) 391-0185 or staff@youthchamberconnection.org.