Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy​​​​
Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra      Spring 2022  classes must begin in January!

513 Ship Street, St. Joseph, MI  49085   #269-982-4030

Additional registration at location is required.

Students and teachers must be able to readily switch to online instruction at any point in the semester in order to register for classes.


Spring Semester
BSPP Orientation: January 25, 2022 - Mandatory to take class!
January 18 - February 23  Audition video submittal period
First  rehearsal: February 28, 2022
Meets weekly on Mondays at UPton MS starting at 6pm.  800 Maiden Ln, St Joseph, MI 49085
Off for spring break on April 4th
Side by Side Concert - April 24
Final Rehearsal - May 9
Spring Concert: May 15

The Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra, an educational outreach program of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, is designed to supplement private and public school band and orchestra programs and home schoolers by providing a Youth Symphony experience. The program is generally divided into four sections:

• Concert Strings - for string players with a minimum of 1 year of experience.
  Rehearsal Monday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30pm
• Encore Strings - for more advanced middle school string players.
  Rehearsal Monday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30pm
• LMYO Winds - for middle school brass, woodwind, and percussion players with 2-4 years of experience. 
  Rehearsal Monday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30pm
• Youth Symphony - for high school and college level strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion.
  Rehearsal Monday evenings from 6:00 – 8:30pm
  
  

Find additional information at the SMSO website at www.smso.org For questions, please contact Joelle Regovich at joelle@smso.org or cell 269-326-5442



*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

​Syllabus
Teacher of Record: Mandy Jankoviak