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Sponsors and Partners Youth Music Monterey County’s programs are funded by the following foundations, institutions, businesses, sponsors and community partners, as well as hundreds of individual donors. We are incredibly thankful for their investment in our community and helping to build the next generation through music.

Private Lesson Assistance YMMC has found private lessons to be an essential tool for our students to thrive and contribute to our orchestras. In order that this will not deter any dedicated students from participating on our orchestras, we may have additional funding available to subsidize the costs of private lessons. Only students who qualify for tuition assistance are eligible to apply for private lesson assistance. Our available funding varies from year to year, and may not always be available. Awards are not intended to cover the entire costs of lessons. Eligibility To qualify, students must be enrolled in either the Junior Youth or Honors Orchestra. Students must have submitted an application for financial assistance and have been granted an award. Students may only use the award towards lessons on the instrument they play in a YMMC ensemble. Students must submit a new application for lesson assistance each year. Payment The student's private teacher will receive a letter explaining the amount of the award, and the process for billing YMMC. Private teachers will bill YMMC directly up to the amount, and terms detailed in the award letter. All billing must be directly between the teacher and YMMC. Student Responsibility YMMC expects students on scholarship to attend all concerts, rehearsals, and retreats. Poor attendance may result in a revocation of all or a portion of a student's scholarship. YMMC is only able to pay for lessons that have already taken place. YMMC is not able to pay for lessons scheduled in the future, or for any lessons that the student did not attend. If a student incurs a fee for missing a lesson (pursuant to the private teacher's policies), it is the student's responsibility to pay the teacher for the missed lesson. Private Lesson Assistance Form I applied and qualified for YMM tuition assistance Submit Thanks for submitting!

Orchestra in the Schools OITS is an afterschool instrumental music program offering musical instruction for beginenr to intermediate level students in the Monterey area. Youth Music Monterey County's OITS! ORCHESTRA IN THE SCHOOLS OITS Handbook Pay Tuition Tuition Assistance 2026-2027 Calendar Music Absence Form REGISTRATION FOR THE 2026-2027 SEASON IS NOW OPEN! *limited openings available, spots are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Register Now! YMM's OITS! is an afterschool instrumental program offering high-quality musical instruction for beginner to intermediate level students. Students receive weekly lessons from professional musicians from the Monterey area. No experience or auditions are necessary. Beginners are welcome and encouraged! Program Details Available to students grades 3-8 attending Charter, Public, Private or Home-School. Younger students may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Open to beginner and intermediate students. Beginners are welcome and encouraged! Each student receives a minimum of 27 sessions through the school year. Students perform in our Winter Concert in December and our Spring Concert in May and have additional performance opportunities throughout the year. In OITS! your child will learn how to... Build musical skills Learn to read music, develop technique, and play with confidence! Focus and grow Develop musicianship and listening skills! Find their sound Express themselves through music and playing! Perform with other students! Instruments Offered Upper Strings - Violin, Viola Lower Strings - Cello, Bass Woodwinds - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone Brass - Trumpet, Horn, Trombone Percussion - Snare Drum, Drum Pad, Bells, Bass Drum *OITS! does not offer guitar or piano at this time. Dates, Times, & Locations Mondays - YMM Office (546 Hartnell St, Suite D, Monterey) Beginning Strings: 4:00-5:00 pm Intermediate Strings: 5:00-6:00 pm Tuesdays - Monterey Bay Charter School (1004 David St, Pacific Grove) Beginning Strings, Beginning Cello, Beginning Band: 4:00-5:00 pm Intermediate Strings, Intermediate Cello, Intermediate Band: 5:00-6:00 pm Introduction to Orchestra: 4:00-5:30 pm Cost The cost is $725.00 for the entire school year of instruction, approximately $22 per sesssion. Instrument loans at no cost for registered students with $50 non-refundable deposit which goes towards instrument upkeep. Tuition Assistance is available for qualified applicants. Materials Beginning Strings and Cello use Sound Innovations Book I. Intermediate Strings and Cello use Sound Innovations Book II. Beginning Band uses Standard of Excellence Book I. Intermediate Band uses Standard of Excellence Book II. For all books and instrument accessories, please consider purchasing at Bookmark Music in Pacific Grove (307 Forest Ave, Pacific Grove). Bookmark Music is knowledgeable about all OITS! programming and will be able to help for each instrument's needs for classes. For questions about our OITS! program, please fill out the contact form below. First & Last Name* Email* Student's First & Last Name* Student Grade & Instrument* Write a message Send

Artistic Staff Igor Poklad Director, Woodwind Chamber Ensembles A native of Odessa (Ukraine), Igor Poklad began his musical studies at the Odessa State Conservatory of Music (Clarinet Performance). Having moved to the United States, he continued his education at the San Francisco State University (BM Magna Cum Laude in Clarinet Performance and MM in Music History). While studying at SFSU, he excelled as a chamber music performer and soloists, winning Fremont Symphony Orchestra’s Solo Competition with his performance of Claude Debussy’s Premiere Rhapsody . Following the completion of his studies, Mr. Poklad joined the US Air Force Band of the Golden West and performed extensively throughout the United States. Additionally, Mr. Poklad has performed with a number of the Bay Area orchestras and ensembles (Napa Valley Symphony, San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, Vallejo Symphony, North Bay Philharmonic). Later, he was stationed in Germany as a member of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Band, where he was in charge of the Clarinet Quartet. While performing with the USAFE Clarinet Quartet, Mr. Poklad toured throughout Europe and the Middle East. Some of the highlights of his performances overseas include appearances at musical festivals and subscription concerts in Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Latvia, Israel, Serbia and Bulgaria. In addition to performing on clarinet and bass clarinet, Mr. Poklad enjoys playing Renaissance and Baroque music on a variety of recorders. Back to Staff

Tuition Assistance Tuition Assistance Form Tuition Costs Youth Music Monterey strives to keep our programs accessible to all students in our community. We work hard to raise funds and write grants to offset the costs of tuition for all students. Because every student's tuition in YMMC is subsidized, we ask that every family commit to six volunteer duties to help keep our costs low. Junior Youth and Honors Orchestra Payment Options include: One-time ($1,500 due by September 1) Three payments of $500 are due by 9/1, 12/1, and 3/15 Monthly ($150/10 months, first payment due by September 1) Tuition and/or Lesson assistance available Orchestra In The Schools Payment options include: One-time ($725 due by September 1) Tuition and/or Lesson assistance available Tuition Assistance Tuition assistance may be available to students who demonstrate financial need. To be considered, you must complete the tuition assistance form , and submit a copy of your most recent tax return. If you are opting to apply for tuition assistance rather than submitting a payment on September 1st, your registration and tuition assistance application must be completed and received in the YMMC office by September 1st. Private Lesson Assistance Private lessons are an essential tool for our students. We may have additional funding available to subsidize the costs of private lessons for students who need financial help. Only students who qualify for tuition assistance are eligible to apply for lesson assistance. Please see our Private Lesson Assistance Application for complete details. Funding varies from year to year and is not guaranteed. Multi-Student Discount Families with more than one child enrolled in our JYO/HO programs will receive a multi-student discount of an additional $100 off per student. i.e. student one $1500, student two $1400, student three $1300 etc Payment Plans We offer three payment options: full year, per concert (3 payments), per month (10 payments). Payments are always due at the beginning of the pay period that you have selected. The first payment (or completed financial assistance application with tax returns) is due by the third rehearsal of the season. A student whose tuition payments are not current may be disqualified from performing. If at a later point during the year you would like to request Tuition Assistance, please visit this page . Chamber Groups YMMC offers several chamber ensembles to allow our students additional opportunities. We currently offer Brass Ensemble, Woodwind Ensemble, and a mixed instrument ensemble The Chamber Players. The costs of these programs are covered in tuition, and are offered to our students at no additional expense. Please see the Parent/Student Guide or contact the office for more details. Instrument Rentals YMMC is also able to offer instrument rentals to our students. Rentals are $20 per month and also require a $50 refundable deposit. Students asked to use an auxiliary instruments (A & Eb clarinets, piccolo, english horn, etc.) in a YMMC concert may borrow the instrument without a rental fee; however, a refundable deposit is still required. To enquire about an instrument rental, please send an email to Program Manager for Youth Music Monterey, programmanager@youthmusicmonterey.org Quick Links: Private Lesson Assistance Tuition Assistance

Alumni Spotlight Alumni Spotlight: Michelle Maruyama Mar 15, 2021 4 min read Mariam Adam: Clarinet Masterclass Sep 5, 2020 1 min read YMMC 2018 Alumna of the Year, Mariam Adam May 5, 2018 3 min read Alexander Janko Aug 27, 2017 2 min read

Artistic Staff Aleksey Klyushnik Chamber Players Aleksey Klyushnik holds the Master of Music degree from Yale University and both the Bachelor of Music degree and the Artist Diploma from Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. Aleksey has always had great passion for chamber music. He has performed in the most elaborate instrumentation ensembles where he played music ranging from medieval to newly composed works. As a chamber musician he collaborated with many top artists. Aleksey was invited to Chamber Music Northwest for two consecutive summers as Protégé Project fellow. Also, Aleksey had been a member of the Maestro Chamber Music Academy in Santa Monica, and participated in the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival. As an orchestral musician Aleksey participated in Pacific, Verbier and Lucerne music festivals performing in venues throughout Europe, US and Japan. Aleksey has collaborated with many great conductors, some of which include Pierre Boulez, Valeriy Gergiev, Charles Dutoit, Andrew Davis, Mikhail Pletnev, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Zubin Mehta. Aleksey has performed regularly with several orchestras in Southern California, including San Diego Symphony, Opera Pacific Orchestra and Long Beach Symphony. Currently he serves as Assistant Principal Bass with Santa Cruz and Stockton Symphonies and has played with multiple ensembles and orchestras in the Bay Area and Central California including San Francisco Symphony and Opera. In addition to his performance career Aleksey is a dedicated teacher and maintains a private studio of over 20 cello and double bass students. Back to Staff

Administrative Staff Indi McCarthy Administrative Coordinator Back to Staff

Woodwind Ensemble The 2019-2020 Woodwind Ensemble. The YMMC Woodwind Ensemble program consists of woodwind duo, trio, quartet, and quintet ensemble groups that meet on a weekly basis. Open to all woodwind musicians in the YMMC orchestras, participating students gain exposure to classical chamber music repertoire in an environment that encourages musical development. Students will develop team-based leadership skills, critical thinking skills, and deepen their ability to imagine and express themselves musically. Musicians involved in the woodwind ensembles program are considered YMMC ambassadors, and as such are enthusiastic performers in interactive outreach concerts that are typically organized toward the end of the season. Performance venues continue to evolve and currently include Carmel Bach Festival, assisted-living residences, and an end-of-season Woodwind and Brass Ensembles Recital. As with all our chamber music programs, all woodwind students enrolled in the YMMC orchestra are eligible – and encouraged – to participate in the Woodwind Ensemble. There is no additional fee for participation. Audition

Audition Sign-Up Form Instructions Please fill out this audition form if you are: New to our orchestras Looking to move from JYO to Honors Looking to move from 2nd violin to 1st violin in either JYO or Honors Orchestra If you’re interested in auditioning for our Junior Youth Orchestra (JYO) or Honors Orchestra (HO), please fill out the form below. If you have additional questions, please reach out to us at office@youthmusicmonterey.org . Youth Music Monterey Office 546 Hartnell St, Suite B Monterey, CA Fall Auditions for the 2026-2027 Season are August 12-13 at the YMM Office (546 Hartnell St, Suite B, Monterey). We have auditions in the fall. Auditions are possible throughout the season at the discretion of the Music Director. Placement in either orchestra will occur when the next concert set begins. See more about Audition Requirements here. Audition Sign-Up Form I'm auditioning for: * Required Junior Youth Orchestra Honors Orchestra Chamber Players Submit Thank you for submitting! A member of our Youth Music Monterey staff will be in touch!

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