Explore! Introductory Classes
Explore! Introductory Classes
Explore! Introductory Classes
For students who want to try out an instrument! Weekly classes in violin and cello.
Weekly Themed Classes
Explore! Introductory Classes
Explore! Introductory Classes
Fiddle! Disney! Popular Music! Just Cello! National Anthem (and a baseball game too!)
Summer Orchestra
Explore! Introductory Classes
Summer Orchestra
Having a big sale, on-site celebrity, or other event? Be sure to announce it so everybody knows and gets excited about it.
Level 1 Tune-Up!
One-on-One Lessons
Summer Orchestra
For any student who has ever taken Level 1 or Beginner level and wants to get back to playing! Great for virtual students to find out what makes orchestra so much fun!
One-on-One Lessons
One-on-One Lessons
One-on-One Lessons
15-minute sessions one-on-one with a teacher. Work on a technique or learn a song in a quiet and individualized environment.
What We Do
Our History
Our History
We teach violin, viola, cello and string bass simultaneously in group classes using a method designed to have the instruments all play together. Our programs follow the school calendar year, with special classes offered in summer. Our program is available to all students from 4th through 12th grade.
Youth Orchestras
After two years of class, many students are prepared to join the Junior Orchestra, a preparatory-level string orchestra. Admission is by audition. The Chamber Orchestra is the top-level ensemble, giving players further opportunity to develop their ensemble playing.
Twice a year, in January and May, our students perform in an all-program concert featuring all class levels and the Junior and Chamber Orchestras. These concerts are free and open to the public.
Community Outreach & Partnerships
We enjoy performing and have performed for many charity and non-profit events and fundraisers. Not only is music our gift to our community, but it provides valuable experience to our young musicians.
Our History
Our History
Our History
The Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia was started in 2007 by parents who wanted to create an opportunity for youth in the Albany area to learn the violin, viola, cello, or string bass. There was no youth orchestra program in the schools, and very few private instructors.
From a single small class in 2007, MVPS has expanded its program to five different levels, and the number of students participating has grown to over 170! We offer three levels of technique instruction, a junior orchestra to learn ensemble concepts, and a chamber orchestra to develop advanced musical skills.
With our new Virtual Orchestra Classes, The Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia hopes to reach youth musicians throughout the entire Mid-Valley area, believing you can never have too many musicians in an orchestra.
Our Mission
Our History
Our Mission
The Mid-Valley Prelude Sinfonia (MVPS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose goal is to provide quality, affordable opportunities for youth in the Mid-Valley area to play violin, viola, cello, or string bass in a group setting.
Learning to play an instrument has a lasting beneficial benefit on brain development as well as on social and emotional development. Most musicians will agree that playing music adds many benefits to their lives. Our hope is to bring this experience to as many local youth as possible, so that they can experience for themselves the joy, satisfaction and pride of playing an instrument.
No Financial Barriers
We believe that great music education should be accessible to every child. We provide need-based tuition assistance, as well as financial support , instrumental rental, concert attire, and other expenses as needed.
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