Project Based Learning Electives provided by the Berrien Springs Virtual Academy​​​​
Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra        Fall 2021

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.

LMYO is hoping to schedule a fall and spring session in 2021-2022. We cannot make a final decision until St. Joseph Schools release their 2021-2022 policy on outside groups, however. The following is what we hope the season will be.
 
Fall Semester
Auditions: Sept 21 - Mandatory to take class!
First Fall LMYO rehearsal: October 4, 2021
Winter Concert: Dec 12, 2021

We will update this information in late August 2021.


Spring Semester
BSPP Orientation: January 25, 2022 - Mandatory to take class!
First Spring LMYO rehearsal: February 28, 2022
Spring Concert: May 15, 2022


We will update this information in late August 2021.

 
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
  
  

Auditions for new Concert Strings, LMYO Winds, Encore Strings and Youth Symphony members will be held by appointment. Please call the SMSO office at 269-982-4030 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm to schedule an audition time.
 
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