JOINING MYC

How you join MYC depends upon your age. For singers ages seven through fourth grade, our introductory choir is the first step. Students who are in fifth grade and above are invited to make a voice placement appointment with us to determine the choir where they’ll begin their MYC experience. Our eleven choirs are for singers ages 7-18, and we enroll new members in the fall, spring and summer. Tuition information is included below and financial assistance is available for all levels of participation.

The information on this page is updated several times during the year as enrollment and voice placement dates approach. Please check back often or sign up to receive an email when we are announcing new sessions of introductory choir or upcoming voice placement dates.

Performing Choirs | 2nd – 12th grade
Students who are in 5th-12th grade are invited to reserve a voice placement appointment to meet with our conducting staff.  The voice placement appointment requires no advance preparation. Our conducting staff will hear each student sing and guide them through a series of vocal exercises and get to know them a bit. Our main goal is to get to know each singer and place them in the ensemble where they will feel both challenged and successful.  Students ages 7-4th grade complete introductory choir first before being placed in a performing choir. (See introductory choir registration on this page.)

All of our ensembles are organized around voice type. We welcome students of all gender identities with a desire to sing and seek to place them in the ensemble where they are most comfortable.

Our next voice placement appointments are available on Wednesday, 11/19, and Wednesday, 1/7 starting at 5:30PM. The second half of our 25/26 season begins January 11!

Questions? Please email Lynn Hembel at lhembel@madisonyouthchoirs.org.

Introductory Choirs | Ages 7- 4th grade 

Designed to meet the needs of both beginning and experienced musicians, our introductory choir sessions provide our youngest singers the opportunity to explore vocal technique, music theory, and rehearsal skills in a small class environment designed to develop their skills and prepare them for singing in a larger group ensemble with confidence. Class size is limited to 15 students.

Our introductory choir classes are purposely small classes to ensure we can differentiate the learning for musicians of a wide variety of experiences through very hands-on, active strategies–from beginners to more advanced. Our semester approach to introductory choir offers students thematic variety should they decide to enroll in the class multiple times, which for our youngest singers, we especially recommend.

All sessions meet at MYArts, 1055 E Mifflin Street in Madison.

Students are eligible to enroll if they are age 7 by the first day of class.

Questions? Please email Lynn Hembel at lhembel@madisonyouthchoirs.org

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

In Under Construction, students will take a close up look at the building blocks of music and how composers combine these elements to create meaning and beauty through sound. Students will unlock their own construction tools and compose some musical ideas of their own!

Session 1: Sundays • 4-5PM • January 25-March 15

Session 2: Tuesdays • 4:30-5:30PM • January 27-March 17

Session 3: Tuesdays • 4:30-5:30PM • February 24-April 21

Tuition is $210 for one session.

Financial assistance is available. Please complete and submit the assistance application included in the registration process.

Because cancellations impact our ability to fill a section that is limited to 15 students:

  • Cancellation 21 days or more prior to the start of class: full tuition will be refunded.
  • Cancellation 8-14 days prior to the start of class: 50% tuition will be refunded.
  • Tuition becomes 100% nonrefundable 7 days before class begins for your chosen session.